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Continue though we could probably post trade specific talk in the other thread or in specific threads when trades happen with us.
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Big Mac should be in net tomorrow. Although it will be amusing to read ''It's Ovechkin! Guy has 700 goals! He's the greatest goal scorer of all time!'' when Cory lets in a trickler or some top shelf shot, due to him leaving the whole short side open or moving his glove either too early or too late.
Cory and Louie make it harder to evaluate the skaters on this team, as fewer mistakes are bailed out when they're on the ice. FAR more mistakes end up in the back of the net.
And there's also a noticeable uptick in ''Severson sucks and can't play defense'' and ''Trade Will Butcher, he's terrible'' posts when those goalies are in net. Meanwhile, they're still making the same mistakes when Big Mac is in there, but the pucks seem to just magically hit him.
I think that's fair to say and I've always said his biggest problem is his coverage and losing his man.Severson does suck in his own zone... it really doesn’t matter who’s in nets.
My biggest fear is that Cory plays well again and they keep him another year. Cory is the worst player on the team (worse than all the guys that get bitched about on here, even worse than Andy Greene, who's now gone. Probably even worse than Hayden adjusted for positions. And same thing for Louie when he's up).They should not overplay Mac. Certain posters ingrained hatred for Cory should not be a deciding factor in overworking our one good goalie.
Is Zacha still a disappointment in this forums eyes if he gets 35-40 points for 4th on the team in scoring?
I'm higher on him than most, but I think he can be a 50 point with excellent D once he gets his head right. He absolutely can get another 10-15 points on a better team and some improvement that we all know he has in him, and he's only 22. That's the kinda player cup teams need.
If Zacha were actually good defensively I would be fine with his production. The trouble is he's not good defensively - the Devils do worse with him on the ice than with him not on the ice. This was true last year as well. Wouldn't mind at all if he were sent packing at the deadline for another young forward.
Is Zacha still a disappointment in this forums eyes if he gets 35-40 points for 4th on the team in scoring?
I'm higher on him than most, but I think he can be a 50 point with excellent D once he gets his head right. He absolutely can get another 10-15 points on a better team and some improvement that we all know he has in him, and he's only 22. That's the kinda player cup teams need.
If we care about Cory as a human, that’s not the right thing to do either.There's no reason to buy Cory out or retain-to-trade him. We're going to be loaded with cap space for the next few years. Waive him and let him play in Bing.
Have a feeling Schneider is going to have a tremendous game tomorrow but Devils will still find a way to lose.
I actually thought he would play a tremendous game in his last start last month against the Blue Jackets and he gave up 4 goals, 3 of them were bad goals and he got yanked halfway through regulation.Have a feeling Schneider is going to have a tremendous game tomorrow but Devils will still find a way to lose.