GDT: Devils @ Blue Jackets, 7 PM, MSG

[Better Call Sal]

Ok, so losing in OT sucked, but we mustn't dwell on the past!

Your New Jersey Devils (21-21-10, 42 Pts) visit the Columbus Blue Jackets (33-12-5, 71 Pts)

vs.

Last Game:

Devils Lineup (I imagine there'll be changes):

#9 Taylor Hall - #19 Travis Zajac (A) - #21 Kyle Palmieri

#44 Miles Wood - #14 Adam Henrique (A) - #13 Michael Cammalleri (A)

#37 Pavel Zacha - #16 Jacob Josefson - #23 Stefan Noesen

#64 Joseph Blandisi - #51 Sergey Kalinin - #11 P.A. Parenteau

#6 Andy Greene (C) - #12 Ben Lovejoy

#22 Kyle Quincey - #28 Damon Severson

#39 Seth Helgeson - #34 Steven Santini

#35 Cory Schneider (15-15-8, 2.75 GAA, .909 SV%, 2 SO)
#1 Keith Kinkaid (6-6-2, 2.59 GAA, .920 SV%)

Scratches:
#2 John Moore (Concussion, resumed skating)
#7 Jon Merrill (upper body injury, unknown timeframe)
#8 Beau Bennett (wrist, resumed skating)
#25 Devante Smith-Pelly (healthy)
#38 Vernon Fiddler (healthy)
#46 Karl Stollery (healthy)

Leaders:

Goals: Palmieri/Henrique - 14
Assists - Hall - 22
Points - Hall - 33
+/- - Quincey - +5
PIM - Palmieri - 42
PPG - Hall/Palmieri - 5
SHG - Henrique - 2
GWG - Hall - 4

Columbus Lineup

#20 Brandon Saad - #10 Alexander Wennberg - #71 Nick Foligno (C)
#38 Boone Jenner (A) - #17 Brandon Dubinsky (A) - #13 Cam Atkinson
#11 Matt Calvert - #25 William Karlsson - #34 Josh Anderson
#43 Scott Hartnell - #45 Lukas Sedlak - #89 Sam Gagner

#8 Zach Werenski - #3 Seth Jones
#27 Ryan Murray - #7 Jack Johnson
#54 Scott Harrington - #47 Dalton Prout

#72 Sergei Bobrovsky (28-9-3, 2.14 GAA, .927 SV%, 3 SO)
#70 Joonas Korpisalo (3-1, 3.57 GAA, .893 SV%)

Scratches:

#23 David Clarkson (Eternal IR)
#33 Markus Hannikainen (healthy)
#58 David Savard (back spasms, out indefinitely)
#65 Markus Nutivaara (undisclosed)

Leaders:
Goals - Atkinson - 25
Assists - Wennberg - 34
Points - Atkinson - 47
+/- - Savard - +19
PIM - Anderson - 56
PPG - Atkinson/Foligno - 9
SHG - Atkinson/Calvert - 2
GWG - Atkinson/Foligno - 5

Quotes via Andrew Gross http://www.northjersey.com/blog/fireandice/:

Kyle Palmieri:

“We go in there, it’s a tough place to play,†right wing Kyle Palmieri said. “We’ve got to hear that cannon every time (they score). I was lucky enough in September to be on the right side of the cannon (for Team USA). This time I’ve going to try to do my best to not hear it too often.â€

Palmieri added, on the ice, it sounds like your head is in the cannon when it goes off.

Andy Greene on his return:

“I felt great,†Greene said. “That’s why I play. It’s no fun sitting out. I really do hate it. It felt good to be back out there. It took a little time to get back to it.â€

Palmieri on trucking Brouwer leading to the Calgary PP goal:

“I spoke to the ref about it, asking him what he thought and he saw,†Palmieri said. “I thought it was kind of an all-over play. I don’t know whether our feet got tangled up or if he turned and he knocked into me. I saw Hallsie (Taylor Hall) going for a shot. I braced myself to hopefully bang into a rebound and he knocked into me. I don’t know if our skates hit. It’s tough that he only called one of us. I’m not going to look into it anymore. He gave them their power play goal there but I think we responded well after that. It is what it is.â€

Please, for the love of god, WIN!!!!!!!!!!!

PLAY. ****ING. HARDER.

LGD​

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[liquid1988]

We couldn't beat the damn Blue Jackets the past 3 seasons when they were trash. I can't imagine how painful tonights game is going to be. Calling it 5-1 now.

 

[Blender]

I can see us getting abused tonight, unfortunately.

 

[MadDevil]

Watch us beat Columbus now that they're actually good.

 

[Devils Dominion]

I can see us getting abused tonight, unfortunately.

Torts still has a grudge against us too.

 

[MadDevil]

Torts still has a grudge against us too.

For what? Beating him in the ECF 5 years ago?

 

[NJDevs26]

If you ask DD it's because we passed on him to be the coach a couple years back but that's silly, he's been passed on or fired by so many other teams it pretty much is a non-issue unless you think he has a grudge over the other 28 teams too.

Of course we did beat Torts in the playoffs - three times over a nine-year stretch to be exact

 

[Ben Matlock]

I miss Auvitu.

 

[tr83]

Shouldn't the title of the thread be "the beatdown edition"

 

[JK3]

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Hard not to anticipate this one being a loss.

 

[Devils Army]

Watch us beat Columbus now that they're actually good.

I honestly think this going to happen

 

[Devils Dominion]

I honestly think this going to happen

Very low odds.
But Cbj did get shutout by the Senzzz at home a few weeks ago.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Castron vs Conte tonight.

 

[major major]

You guys are giving my Jackets entirely too much respect. They've only been about .500 since the streak. Team D has slipped.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

 

[Cheddabombs]

Ahahahaha nooo too soon RG

Go Zacha and the rest of them!

 

[Better Call Sal]

 

[JK3]

Lmao, now we're talking. Good one RG.

 

[Ben Matlock]

Had to be done

 

[Brooklyndevil]

Hard not to anticipate this one being a loss.

Unfortunately, agreed.

 

[Darkauron]

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Amazing.

 

[Better Call Sal]

 

[JK3]

Haha MD!!!