Post-Game Talk: Devils beat Sabres 4-3 in OT! The Zacha Edition

[glenwo2]

I'm sorry, this is the Zacha thread...

Jk. Unicorn was awesome.

Actually,

This is the "Keep the Zacha, Nico, Bratt line together and never break them apart" thread.

 

[Jets012]

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Yea besides the PK gaffe (which seems to be a system thing), I thought Murray played quite well tonight when I watched. Noticeably better than the last few games

 

[Lou is God]

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Hughes is playing so much better for someone with those numbers, he's going to bust out soon.

 

[Tretyak 20]

So Hynes 2 favorite whipping boys, Zacha and Severson. One is leading the team in points and the other has probably been our best player this year. Makes you think

Yeah, makes you think John Hynes is a baboon's ass.

 

[Devils090]

Jack-19
Nico-22
Ty-20
Bratt-22
Zacha-23
Severson-26
Blackwood-24

I need some air

 

[Camille the Eel]

The goat of the night is Murray. Watching those two tap in passes go by him. Man you just can’t do that. The game shouldn’t have got to OT.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

He looks like a seasoned veteran.

He’s so damn smart. He plays an extremely safe, efficient game in the dzone while also making plays in offensive zone that not many dmen can make.

 

[Eggtimer]

Pumped for the win but still pissed about the PK and how horrible it is. 5 on 5 has been way better than expected.
Zajac looking almost cooked but he is getting up there in age for a NHL’er and the guy just had his ass kicked by COVID ....
Nico slowly looking better but he had not played hockey in almost a year prior to this.
Just need Murray to regain his form and Vats to shake off his rust.
There is always going to be some players having a stretch of bad games , just have to minimize the amount of bad games and the number of players playing bad at the same time lol.

 

[New Jersey Devils]

Smith should be QBing the top PP over Subban. He just has that “it factor” when handling the puck. I mean look how he set up the rush on the GWG.

 

[Blender]

Hughes is playing so much better for someone with those numbers, he's going to bust out soon.

With Hughes you can just see that he will hit a point in his development curve where he will explode.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Nico kinda got away with a penalty on his goal huh?

 

[Nubmer6]

Uhh....

Bratt : "YOU'RE F'N WELCOME FOR THAT SWEET DROP PASS".

Do you really want to start this again, NJDevs?

How about BOTH players were terrific and leave it at that?

Meh. We should bench Bratt for a rookie.

 

[Bcap88]

Smith needs to be on pp1

 

[Patrik26]

Can MSG remove the game graphic at the bottom of the screen so I can see more of Erika's legs?

 

[Blender]

Jack-19
Nico-22
Ty-20
Bratt-22
Zacha-23
Severson-26
Blackwood-24

I need some air

Obligatory:

 

[SJinNewJersey]

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Some posters wanted Bratt scratched tonight.

 

[Forge]

Zacha and that shooter mentality. You love to see it.

He still needs to get more aggressive though. He only had 3 SOG tonight, and I don't think he's had more than 4 SOG in a game all year. He's barely taking 3 shot attempts per game, I think. I'm hoping putting the puck in the net at the rate has been this year continues to push his confidence in a direction where he's willing to fire off those shots like that.

 

[Darkauron]

Zacha is bad he should be off the team

 

[Blackjack]

Looks like wing is his spot. Team may need a vet C next year with Zajac being likely gone and PZ as a wing.

 

[Patrik26]

Smith needs to be on pp1

Smith needs to work on his stamina and play 50+ MPG.

 

[Blackjack]

lmao come on this team does not need more centers

 

[Nubmer6]

Lest we forget the day the legend was born ...

Ya, I'm fairly confident that's when he started turning things around.

 

[glenwo2]

I'd like to know what is up with the smarmy I-told-you-so's?

Bratt and Zacha had a great game.

That's where it should've began and ended.

Not this "Well...duh...about that Bratt is much better than Zacha" crap while standing on one's soapbox.

 

[devilsblood]

That time where Zacha whiffed on an easy tap in goal may have turned his whole career around.

He was playing well before that. The whiff clouded that for most fans.

 

[Blender]

Some posters wanted Bratt scratched tonight.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

If Good Zacha is actually a thing, then Hughes, Nico, and Zacha down the middle is sweaty dog gif worthy

Zacha as a good center won’t ever be a thing. Zacha as a member of a line with Nico and Bratt as the engines? It looks possible. If he can keep ripping it like that...