Post-Game Talk: Devils beat Leafs 6-3: I LIKE WHAT YOU GOT. GOOD JOB.

[Lou is God]

If Vegas had odds on who would be the last undefeated team in the Eastern Conference, what you think the Devils odds would have been?

 

[BurntToast]

Wow.. and some of those penalties were questionable.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Read the Misc NHL thread on the Flyers board if you want a good laugh

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Matthews is incredible and made Nico look silly a couple times. Not surprising really, it's a learning experience. This I think was a time when Nicos lack of muscle mass was very apparent.

 

[Blender]

Babcock saying we out-skated them and won most of the battles.

 

[Lou is God]

All six Devils defensemen finished with a + rating.

Didnt expect THAT coming into tonight!

A LOT of things happen tonight I didn't expect.

 

[Ech0]

The Devils. So hot right now.

 

[My3Sons]

Your gamely TOI report:

Moore: 17:35
Greene: 20:54 with 7:31SH (!)
Santini: 19:55
Severson: 18:18
Mueller: 16:46
Butcher: 16:18 with ~5:00PP

Looking at the forwards:

Hall had only 14:15. Henrique led with 20 including 7min SH. Johansson behind him with 17:18. Bratt with 17:15 and Zacha with 17:12 in 3rd and 4th.

Quite amazing to see the Devils are doing this while keeping the forward and defense minutes balanced. There's been no passengers on the team so far.

I think that is part and parcel of fast attacking and supportive. Guys need a breather and rolling four lines and three pairs is probably a necessity.

 

[BurntToast]

How many Devils players have points? This is crazy?

 

[Devil X]

Well beside all the guys that did well, like CORY!!, Coleman, Santini, Bratt, Henrique, Butcher, Wood and so on. This team has a bounce back it seems. They answer goals with goals, they keep playing even when they are up goals and keep pushing. They are playing together as a team and defending each other. These are things that didnt always happen last year or years before.

Boyle, take your time. I see no reason at all to change the 4th line at the moment. They are playing about as well as a 4th line can.

Jasper Bratt danced around Leafs early in this game and showed his skill, got 2 shots off and almost scored. This kid is very fun to watch.

Andy Greene was outstanding tonight, it was the Greene of old.

 

[My3Sons]

As Saugus said in the GDT. They went into straight into the buzzsaw tonight and won.

They showed they can skate with one of the best offensive teams in the league. That is a bit of a statement.

Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth

 

[OmNomNom]

 

[Emperoreddy]

Suggest guys avoid imgur. The site wants to post them like tweets and not images.

 

[NJDevs26]

Hall's low TOI is what stands out to me on that list...wonder why he only got 14:30?

 

[My3Sons]

Greene and Santini were fantastic tonight. Literally fantastic.

I really thought Butcher played well in his own zone.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Hall's low TOI is what stands out to me on that list...wonder why he only got 14:30?

All the PK time.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I really thought Butcher played well in his own zone.

True. He played a good game.

 

[Bleedred]

Zacha was playing well before tonight.

Small sample size of corsi is not the best indicator, but I believe he had one of the best relative corsi on the team among forwards. Behind only Gibbons, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Stafford, who played like 6 minutes.

 

[My3Sons]

Hall's low TOI is what stands out to me on that list...wonder why he only got 14:30?

Having too much fun high fiving guys on the bench after they skated over to celebrate a goal.

 

[Zippy316]

I really thought Butcher played well in his own zone.

Yeah. Butcher was fantastic tonight.

 

[Blender]

From reddit:

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

What a fun game to watch. Team was electric tonight, so fast and competitive. They look so much more confident and motivated. The Devils are on fire and flying and buzzing. As a fan, I love to see it. Even more than the wins, it is a treat to see the team play like this. Still undefeated, wow. Keep up the strong play,Devils.

 

[The Wumpus]

We have the 2nd best goal differential in the league after Chicago

 

[BahlDeep]

There's no way in hell the leafs got 50 shots

 

[Emperoreddy]

All this and Nico had a meh game. Hall had a meh game. Palms had a bad game.

This is good news.