Devils 2018-19 team discussion (news and notes) part IV

[MadDevil]

Unless Keith shuts Tampa out, just start Cory Thursday. Keith is due a night off anyway. Would have started 9 in a row by then.

I'd give him Detroit, go back to Kinkaid for the Isles and Pens, then back to Cory against Ottawa (which would be the latter half of a back to back).

 

[Maine Fan]

Cory wont start tomorrow, which was a pretty obvious call.

From Erica's twitter

Good, he played two full games for Binghamton but let in 7 goals I think. I don't trust him in goal vs Kinkaid, right now. I know he has to start sometime. Let him practice with the big team for a while as backup.

 

[NJDevs26]

He played three games and gave up eight goals. That’s fine, it was his camp.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Good, he played two full games for Binghamton but let in 7 goals I think. I don't trust him in goal vs Kinkaid, right now. I know he has to start sometime. Let him practice with the big team for a while as backup.

did you happen to look at any of the highlights? I'm guessing not

Binghamton's defense isn't exactly stellar.

 

[bobilly45]

Good, he played two full games for Binghamton but let in 7 goals I think. I don't trust him in goal vs Kinkaid, right now. I know he has to start sometime. Let him practice with the big team for a while as backup.

He stayed healthy and didnt re injure anything, that's all that stint was about.

 

[Billdo]

Good, he played two full games for Binghamton but let in 7 goals I think. I don't trust him in goal vs Kinkaid, right now. I know he has to start sometime. Let him practice with the big team for a while as backup.

He wasn't really at fault on any of the goals. Their defense isn't "good" by any stretch of the word.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Expected points earned this road trip?

14 possible points

 

[MadDevil]

Expected points earned this road trip?

14 possible points

I'll go with a 3-2-2 record, so 8 points.

I also just noticed that we only have two Saturday night home games all season. They really went hard for the afternoon games this year, didn't they?

 

[Bleedred]

He wasn't really at fault on any of the goals. Their defense isn't "good" by any stretch of the word.

I definitely thought one goal was a stoppable one, but that was actually in the game where he only allowed 1 goal.

I didn't think he had a chance on any of the goals when he allowed 3 in the first game, but I thought there was one he could have had in his last game, maybe two goals in that one.

It's very hard to pick up much with those low quality AHL highlight videos.

 

[Stephen Gionta]

back to the 2C conversation... Would be interesting if Ray could acquire somebody, or if Seney could prove he's the real deal. Apparently he looks superb in the American league.

Hall Hischier Palmieri
Johansson (Kadri, Duchene, Seney) Bratt
Coleman Zajac Noesen
Wood Zacha Boyle

 

[Maine Fan]

did you happen to look at any of the highlights? I'm guessing not

Binghamton's defense isn't exactly stellar.

Amazing, you guessed correctly. Where am I going to watch the highlights of a Binghamton game? Please don't say: "you tube".

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

back to the 2C conversation... Would be interesting if Ray could acquire somebody, or if Seney could prove he's the real deal. Apparently he looks superb in the American league.

Hall Hischier Palmieri
Johansson (Kadri, Duchene, Seney) Bratt
Coleman Zajac Noesen
Wood Zacha Boyle

Id place Zacha on the wing on the third line before I demote him to fourth - he will NEVER learn how to score there.

 

[Devils Dominion]

I'll go with a 3-2-2 record, so 8 points.

I also just noticed that we only have two Saturday night home games all season. They really went hard for the afternoon games this year, didn't they?

I don't have a lot of confidence

 

[Zippy316]

back to the 2C conversation... Would be interesting if Ray could acquire somebody, or if Seney could prove he's the real deal. Apparently he looks superb in the American league.

Hall Hischier Palmieri
Johansson (Kadri, Duchene, Seney) Bratt
Coleman Zajac Noesen
Wood Zacha Boyle

Most will probably be opposed due to his age, but in terms of fit, Jeff Carter would be awesome as a 2C on that second line.

 

[RememberTheName]

I don't have a lot of confidence

When do you ever?

 

[Devils Dominion]

When do you ever?

I predicted a win over FLA

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I don't have a lot of confidence

I, for one, am SHOCKED

 

[Bleedred]

Most will probably be opposed due to his age, but in terms of fit, Jeff Carter would be awesome as a 2C on that second line.

How many years does he have left?

UGH! He apparently is signed until 2022, when he'll be 37. He wouldn't be bad if that was 2 or possibly even 1 year fewer in term.

He still points up a good amount of points.

Although, I unfortunately get vibes that he's a player that will just fall off at 35 and he's already 33 and turning 34 on January 1st.

 

[MadDevil]

I predicted a win over FLA

Isn't that the only game you've predicted us to win so far this season? How many points do you think we get on the road trip?

 

[Bleedred]

I predict I'll be at tomorrow night's game. Kept forgetting it's in Tampa haha.

We won our last regular season game there. Maybe we should have started Eddie Lack though?!

 

[Quest for Stanley]

back to the 2C conversation... Would be interesting if Ray could acquire somebody, or if Seney could prove he's the real deal. Apparently he looks superb in the American league.

Hall Hischier Palmieri
Johansson (Kadri, Duchene, Seney) Bratt
Coleman Zajac Noesen
Wood Zacha Boyle

Seney all the way! He clicked with Mojo and Bratt in Manhattan.

 

[Blender]

I can't wait for Brattman Returns.

 

[Alex NJD]

I predict I'll be at tomorrow night's game. Kept forgetting it's in Tampa haha.

We won our last regular season game there. Maybe we should have started Eddie Lack though?!

If Eddie Lack hadn't of made 48 saves against the best team in the East we may have not made the playoffs.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Isn't that the only game you've predicted us to win so far this season? How many points do you think we get on the road trip?

Four

 

[Emperoreddy]

It really isn’t that intimidating a road trip. Tampa and Winnipeg are the toughest games on the whole trip and we still ended up beating Tampa three times in the regular season last year.

We always play Pitt well. Toronto is banged up and we showed we could skate with them last year. Detroit, Ottawa, and Islanders are all very very winnable games.

Cory is back so we don’t have to ride Kink into the ground. We should be getting the likes of Rooney and Gryba out the lineup this week, and Bratt should be back for the back end of the trip.

We had tougher trips last season that were supposed to end the season and the time made it through.