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

[Cult of Hynes]

I enjoy the fact that Hynes was inpressed with Yaks game yet he took him out of the lineup and kept the same slugs in. ******ed coaching at its finest

He's showing just how truly clueless he is.

 

[Spoiled Bratt]

We aren't playing the Oilers tonight, so scratching a rookie would make some sense.

 

[Jets012]

I'm skeptical that Dea at center is better than Boyle at wing.

Definitely fair. Why hasn't Coleman played more center. By all accounts he does fairly well there when he centers a line I thought

 

[I Hate Tie DOMI]

I'm sure the plan was to keep Zacha down in the A for longer, but injuries.

Also he can only play 5 more games in the NHL and then waivers kick in, so if anyone is out long term or if he completely craps the bed the next few games, he's up for the rest of the year. No way he passes through waivers.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

He stinks

 

[OmNomNom]

hahaha this is so funny, hynes haters out in force, but if we somehow go on a tear for 5 games, this whole community will quickly change tunes.



i would like to be proven right, john

 

[Devils731]

 

[Devilsfan992]

Severson has been great this year from the games I watched.

 

[Billdo]

People will still bitch and moan though

 

[Better Call Sal]

Severson has played well for the most part, but he was pretty poor in his own zone last game. Not that he was alone by any stretch.

He'll always have his detractors, but he brings a ton of positive qualities to the team.

 

[I Hate Tie DOMI]

He stinks

Great. Not calling you out, but Cordell never touts the defensive stats. Where are those, since he's a defenseman?

While I don't think he has been completely awful in his own zone this season like years past and I'm one of his harshest critics. He's still not a forward and the last three games have not been good for him or anyone, but hey, by all means, keep piling up those points in 7-3 and 6-1 losses though while allowing those cross ice back door tap-ins and covering the guy in the corner over the guy in the slot with the puck on his stick.

 

[Alex NJD]

Do we know what the PP will look like with Nico and Boyle missing? I assume Wood will take Boyle's spot on PP1. Does Zacha play Nico's spot on PP1 with the 2nd unit staying the same?

 

[glenwo2]

Zajac on the 1st line?

WOOF!

Can't they try Hall with Bratt and Palmieri instead?



And Kinky starts?

GOOD.

 

[Triumph]

Great. Not calling you out, but Cordell never touts the defensive stats. Where are those, since he's a defenseman?

While I don't think he has been completely awful in his own zone this season like years past and I'm one of his harshest critics. He's still not a forward and the last three games have not been good for him or anyone, but hey, by all means, keep piling up those points in 7-3 and 6-1 losses though while allowing those cross ice back door tap-ins and covering the guy in the corner over the guy in the slot with the puck on his stick.

Should probably change your name here to who you hate that plays in the league now, but high-danger chanees % is a defensive stat in that it measures the difference between offensive and defensive high-danger chances.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Zajac on the 1st line?

WOOF!

Can't they try Hall with Bratt and Palmieri instead?



And Kinky starts?

GOOD.

Who is playing center on that line?

 

[Better Call Sal]

Do we know what the PP will look like with Nico and Boyle missing? I assume Wood will take Boyle's spot on PP1. Does Zacha play Nico's spot on PP1 with the 2nd unit staying the same?

As much as we know, but at least it looks like Zacha will get a shot on the PP. Assume Amanda misspoke about Bratt on the 2nd unit.

 

[I Hate Tie DOMI]

Should probably change your name here to who you hate that plays in the league now, but high-danger chanees % is a defensive stat in that it measures the difference between offensive and defensive high-danger chances.

Max?

 

[Camille the Eel]

Severson also has had to deal with being paired with a declining Andy Greene, who has been toast trying to defend off the rush, and gotten burned badly on a few horrendous pinch attempts in the offensive zone.

I don’t mean to dump on Andy, who has compensated as well as can be, by using smart positioning, shot blocking, and veteran tricks like lifting opponents’ sticks for his now marked lack of mobility. But it’s not as if Sevs is paired with someone who will tend to compensate for his own (that is Sev’s) miscues.

I think it’s been a year of big growth so far for Severson.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Great. Not calling you out, but Cordell never touts the defensive stats. Where are those, since he's a defenseman?

While I don't think he has been completely awful in his own zone this season like years past and I'm one of his harshest critics. He's still not a forward and the last three games have not been good for him or anyone, but hey, by all means, keep piling up those points in 7-3 and 6-1 losses though while allowing those cross ice back door tap-ins and covering the guy in the corner over the guy in the slot with the puck on his stick.

Top 10 in the NHL in % of high danger chances he’s on the ice for. That covers “defense”. He’s done more good than bad, much much more good, in fact.

 

[Davegarri]

Who is playing center on that line?

Lovejoy

 

[My3Sons]

I'm going to jump out of my skin if Zacha scores tonight.

Will you be able to put it back on or are you like a snake and you’ll grow a new one?

 

[EliasFTW]

I'm going to jump out of my skin if Zacha scores tonight.

I'll have the ambulance on standby.

 

[BenedictGomez]

People will still ***** and moan though

It's not hard given he still makes way too many defensive mistakes.

I'd rather he play flawless defense and have 2 points this year.

His season has been weird. In the preseason he was making dumb mistakes like always, then once the season started it was like a light was switched and he was playing really solid (the best in his entire career I'd say). The last 4 or 5 games though, he's back to "I dont want to play defense" mode, and that's bad.

 

[BahlDeep]

People will still ***** and moan though

Great. Not calling you out, but Cordell never touts the defensive stats. Where are those, since he's a defenseman?

While I don't think he has been completely awful in his own zone this season like years past and I'm one of his harshest critics. He's still not a forward and the last three games have not been good for him or anyone, but hey, by all means, keep piling up those points in 7-3 and 6-1 losses though while allowing those cross ice back door tap-ins and covering the guy in the corner over the guy in the slot with the puck on his stick.

Severson has greatly improved. I'm loving his game so far this year. Sure he has some lapses on defense, but they happen way less then last year and that's a huge positive to his game. He's also way more assertive on offense.

Cordell is still a f***ing dumbass for trying to tell us Mojo was solid by singling out the shot-attempt assist.

 

[Oneiro]

There's a point at which you're jumping through a shit ton of hoops to criticize Severson in isolation, when every other d-man commits unforced errors at the same or worse rate but none of them send the puck going the other way as well as he does.

The problem is the coach. It will take a hell of a win streak won in a convincing fashion for me to give Hynes a pass for the stupid system we currently have. I think the roster is actually better than people believe, not worse.