Greene is actually at an even rating after tonight. Butcher is a +1. So if you're using +/- as proof of defensive ability our three best defenders are Lovejoy, Butcher, and Greene.
Greene is actually at an even rating after tonight. Butcher is a +1. So if you're using +/- as proof of defensive ability our three best defenders are Lovejoy, Butcher, and Greene.
It's hard to tell with this team due to that dreaded G word.It's a fine metric for within the same team (INTRA-team) comparisons. As soon as you start comparing player A from team A, with player B from team B, it has a lot less relevance (well you can draw some generalizations)... IMO. But if you compare within the same team, it is pretty clear what it indicates.
It's hard to tell with this team due to that dreaded G word.
Which once again, was not a problem in the slightest in tonight's game.
Read an interesting article once explaining how +/- is useless in every manner, even same team. Something about play outside of 5v5 and so on, cant remember off the top of my head.It's a fine metric for within the same team (INTRA-team) comparisons. As soon as you start comparing player A from team A, with player B from team B, it has a lot less relevance (well you can draw some generalizations)... IMO. But if you compare within the same team, it is pretty clear what it indicates.
Didn't Nashville not long ago pay a 1st round pick at the deadline for a 4th line center. I have forgotten his name but I think it was from Buffalo.Wonder if a team like Nashville or Winnipeg would be interested in Boyle.
Paul GaustadDidn't Nashville not long ago pay a 1st round pick at the deadline for a 4th line center. I have forgotten his name but I think it was from Buffalo.
Eh I don't know, everyone went ape**** over John Moore's late-season OT goal against the Flyers a couple years back that bumped us from 3 to 5, and boom we win the lottery out of the 5 hole. I'd rather not completely suck for months and months, not gonna do any good for the players that are supposed to be part of the solution...if we're in March that's one thing, then it's only a few games. But there's too much time left to keep playing like a MacLean team. 2012 doesn't happen without Lemaire straightening them out in 2011.
the lower we finish, the better our odds. it’s that simple. i’d rather not suck for months and months either, but we’re already doing that
what makes you think Blackwood is playing when he was placed on IR, albeit retroactively?Big Mac vs Hart gives the game at least some juice
A lot of tickets have been already sold for this game, so unless there are tons of no shows the atmosphere fan be decent if the Devils actually try to play a good game
what makes you think Blackwood is playing when he was placed on IR, albeit retroactively?
Didn't Nashville not long ago pay a 1st round pick at the deadline for a 4th line center. I have forgotten his name but I think it was from Buffalo.
i’ll just say it, we won’t be doing ourselves any favors by beating philly
Didn't Nashville not long ago pay a 1st round pick at the deadline for a 4th line center. I have forgotten his name but I think it was from Buffalo.
Adding good players to a shitty system does nothing...A legit top d man over vatanen would improve this team more than a top 10 goalie. Not sure what’s easier to come by.
This has been my gripe for a few years now. Even if we don't have multiple top tier defenseman, even one would go a looooong way towards helping this team. It would allow everyone to slot down a notch.A legit top d man over vatanen would improve this team more than a top 10 goalie. Not sure what’s easier to come by.
This has been my gripe for a few years now. Even if we don't have multiple top tier defenseman, even one would go a looooong way towards helping this team. It would allow everyone to slot down a notch.
1LD-Vatanen
Greene-Severson
Butcher-Lovejoy/Santini
I'm all for Hughes but we NEED to acquire a bonafide LD1 at some point.
Adding good players to a ****ty system does nothing...
if anyone is old enough to remember the 1992-93 and 1993-94 teams or even the 2010-11 team that is the two most glaring examples in Devils history...
93 to 94 was largely the same team personnel-wise(yeah I know... Brodeur) At least from a core perspective...but the difference between a Herb Brooks coached team and a Jaques Lemaire coached team were so night and day it was like they were completely different teams with completely different abilities.
Same for the Maclean coached team.
A well coached team makes a difference.., a poorly coached team can make good players look terrible and make mediocre players look like minor leaguers.