Devils 2019-20 preseason thread (team discussion, news and notes) II

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[MartyOwns]

@DerekDevils30 you may be right, nico hitting 80 points. but my prediction is hughes is our #1C by the end of the year. i’ve already seen more offensive ability from him than nico, who could wind up being one of the best 2C’s in the league in a year or two. it’s fun having options again

 

[DerekDevils30]

@DerekDevils30 you may be right, nico hitting 80 points. but my prediction is hughes is our #1C by the end of the year. i’ve already seen more offensive ability from him than nico, who could wind up being one of the best 2C’s in the league in a year or two. it’s fun having options again

If Hughes indeed blossoms into that type of player this soon, we are going to be an absolute nightmare. You can tell Nico really worked hard this offseason. He's ready to explode

 

[Hisch13r]

@DerekDevils30 you may be right, nico hitting 80 points. but my prediction is hughes is our #1C by the end of the year. i’ve already seen more offensive ability from him than nico, who could wind up being one of the best 2C’s in the league in a year or two. it’s fun having options again

Maybe I'd feel different during the year but Hall/Nico and Gusev/Hughes makes much more sense to me than switching them

 

[AfroThunder396]

I don't think you can really go wrong with any top-6 combination.

 

[MartyOwns]

Hall/Nico and Gusev/Hughes makes much more sense to me than switching them

what are you basing that on? there’s a relatively small sample size to go off of, and hall and hughes looked amazing together

 

[JimEIV]

@DerekDevils30 you may be right, nico hitting 80 points. but my prediction is hughes is our #1C by the end of the year. i’ve already seen more offensive ability from him than nico, who could wind up being one of the best 2C’s in the league in a year or two. it’s fun having options again

I am not sure it matters who Hughes plays with. If he continues to make plays like he did the other night he will be wildly successful. I might even be inclined to keep Nico and Hall together and let them face the best defenses allowing Hughes a bit more room. I don't think it really makes a difference #1 or #2 C in that type of scenario

 

[DerekDevils30]

Maybe I'd feel different during the year but Hall/Nico and Gusev/Hughes makes much more sense to me than switching them

It may just end up being a 1a/1b scenario as the season wears on. If we even get to that point, look out league. Balance that with the defensively responsible Zajac and Zacha anchoring our bottom 6, and we are golden. I get goosebumps just thinking about it

 

[JimEIV]

It may just end up being a 1a/1b scenario as the season wears on. If we even get to that point, look out league. Balance that with the defensively responsible Zajac and Zacha anchoring our bottom 6, and we are golden. I get goosebumps just thinking about it

Coleman is going to get 30 from the 3rd line

 

[MartyOwns]

I am not sure it matters who Hughes plays with. If he continues to make plays like he did the other night he will be wildly successful. I might even be inclined to keep Nico and Hall together and let them face the best defenses allowing Hughes a bit more room. I don't think it really makes a difference #1 or #2 C in that type of scenario

i agree, that’s how the season should start, giving hughes easier matchups. but i just have a feeling we’ll be seeing hughes on the first line with hall by march. he’s incredibly gifted and it doesn’t seem like he’ll need his hand held all that much

 

[DerekDevils30]

Coleman is going to get 30 from the 3rd line

Is your 3rd line Coleman-Zajac-Simmonds?

I really liked the Boqvist-Zajac-Bratt line in the one game but Coleman is definitely a 3rd liner and shouldn't be on the 4th although he may be if Jesper makes the team

 

[JimEIV]

i agree, that’s how the season should start, giving hughes easier matchups. but i just have a feeling we’ll be seeing hughes on the first line with hall by march. he’s incredibly gifted and it doesn’t seem like he’ll need his hand held all that much

We have to trade Hall by March

 

[Billdo]

RELEASE: Devils Assign 16 Players to Binghamton

They seem to have misspelled Boqvist though. It's spelled S-e-n-e-y.

 

[BurntToast]

Tennyson is the biggest suprise non-cut.

 

[Freaky Styley]

Hey guys, how has Ty Smith looked? Think he will stick this year?

 

[Blender]

Hey guys, how has Ty Smith looked? Think he will stick this year?

Shaky, and no unless he shows some improvement.

 

[JimEIV]

Is your 3rd line Coleman-Zajac-Simmonds?

I really liked the Boqvist-Zajac-Bratt line in the one game but Coleman is definitely a 3rd liner and shouldn't be on the 4th although he may be if Jesper makes the team

I think I like
Hall Nico Bratt
Gusev Hughes Palmieri
Coleman Zajac Simmonds
Wood Zacha and honestly I would like Bastian on this wing.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Hey guys, how has Ty Smith looked? Think he will stick this year?

He has been poor. Seems very unsure of himself in the defensive zone and a step behind as a result. Much different than camp last season. I hope he can find his groove this week but he has been outplayed by Carrick to this point

 

[Emperoreddy]

Hughes doesn’t need Hall to have big numbers. He can blow up alongside Gusev. We saw how they looked in the first preseason game together and we know what they can do apart.

Plus they will get more mismatches as teams will still focus on Hall first.

We also shouldn’t suddenly pretend that Hall/Nico hasn’t been a very lucrative partnership.

 

[Call Me Al]

could see hughes/gusev being weak defensively so it might make sense to put hughes and hall together but i think i like hall and hischier together better personally

 

[DerekDevils30]

Hughes doesn’t need Hall to have big numbers. He can blow up alongside Gusev. We saw how they looked in the first preseason game together and we know what they can do apart.

Plus they will get more mismatches as teams will still focus on Hall first.

We also shouldn’t suddenly pretend that Hall/Nico hasn’t been a very lucrative partnership.

Nico has been Hall's conscience away from the puck. Playing with Hall as a 18 year old rookie is a lot to ask on the defensive side of things. Although if Nico could do it 2 seasons ago, maybe Hughes can too.

 

[Auto Pilot]

Seems McLeod impressed them more than Maltsev. Tennyson still being up is weird.

 

[DerekDevils30]

I think I like
Hall Nico Bratt
Gusev Hughes Palmieri
Coleman Zajac Simmonds
Wood Zacha and honestly I would like Bastian on this wing.

Sending Boqvist back to Europe?

 

[JimEIV]

Sending Boqvist back to Europe?

I don't think that would be a good idea. I just don't see how he easily fits unless you do some major juggling to get him in...and one of Bratt, Coleman or Simmonds would have to be the odd man out...I don't see that as a good situation either.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Boqvist absolutely deserves to be on the team. He has been one of the 3 or 4 best forwards this preseason

Not sure how anyone could keep him off the roster tbh