GDT: Devils @ Flyers - 7 P.M. - Devils TV

[TheUnseenHand]

That was definitely the worst of the preseason games. Most of the team seemed flat. Top pair D was meh. Those other 4 D were bad, but that was expected. The bottom 6 was all career ahlers, so them doing nothing was expected. I did not like the top 6 tonight. But I also always wonder what the actual effort level is in games like these for guys who have spots locked up.

 

[Devs3cups]

That was definitely the worst of the preseason games. Most of the team seemed flat. Top pair D was meh. Those other 4 D were bad, but that was expected. The bottom 6 was all career ahlers, so them doing nothing was expected. I did not like the top 6 tonight. But I also always wonder what the actual effort level is in games like these for guys who have spots locked up.

Most guys just try to get into a groove it seems

 

[Dialamo]

Pretty mid game but nothing to be concerned about.

 

[njdevils1982]

Time for some Oilers v Canucks

time for a corned beef sandwich and a pipe

 

[BostonDevil]

@Bleedred - My goal this season is to give you a "thumbs up" for every goal that you post. Is there any way we can track this?

 

[glenwo2]

Fitting that the one that stirs the drink....gets the Gamewinner. lol

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Thompson would also be put on waivers if he doesn't make the roster. The Devils should take the best player and at this point Holtz has not shown to be better than either at this point.

Tyce Thompson had 7 goals and 26 points in 56 AHL games last year. What are we talking about here

 

[Billdo]

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What a shot. That looked like it could've been really bad too.

 

[Mr Bojanglez]

time for a corned beef sandwich and a pipe

 

[glenwo2]

Always nice to beat the Flyers whether its a blah Preseason win or not. @Saugus and I are pleased.

 

[njdevils1982]

That was definitely the worst of the preseason games. Most of the team seemed flat. Top pair D was meh. Those other 4 D were bad, but that was expected. The bottom 6 was all career ahlers, so them doing nothing was expected. I did not like the top 6 tonight. But I also always wonder what the actual effort level is in games like these for guys who have spots locked up.

effort level is enough to get some reps in....pace yourself really.

i've been there when i played my soccer ... exhibition games preseason were glorified scrimmages but we made sure to play these matches vs non league teams (still had to be sanctioned with refs and all) but it was only 1 or 2 matches and a 'warmup' for the season...

play hard but 'dont kill yourself out there' .....what do you have to prove. sounds like a bad philosophy and example for other players but really it's not,

no one can go full tilt for preseason, all regular season and all playoffs..... it's a marathon, not a sprint as "they say"

 

[Lou Bloom]

Tyce Thompson had 7 goals and 26 points in 56 AHL games last year. What are we talking about here

He also put up 15 points in 16 games the year before and missed a ton of time due to injury. It also isn't as much a ringing endorsement of Thompson as it is a criticism of Holtz's play.

 

[glenwo2]

Plasy??

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Thompson would also be put on waivers if he doesn't make the roster. The Devils should take the best player and at this point Holtz has not shown to be better than either at this point.

Thompson is a 4th liner at best. Holtz has to be a top 6 player to be effective IMO.

Not to mention, Holtz looks MUCH better than last year. I don't even think that can be argued.

 

[My3Sons]

Thompson is a 4th liner at best. Holtz has to be a top 6 player to be effective IMO.

Not to mention, Holtz looks MUCH better than last year. I don't even think that can be argued.

Yes it can

 

[njdevils1982]

Yes it can

a perfect response law man. well done.

 

[Lou Bloom]

Thompson is a 4th liner at best. Holtz has to be a top 6 player to be effective IMO.

Not to mention, Holtz looks MUCH better than last year. I don't even think that can be argued.

Why does he have to be a top 6 player to be effective? And what about his play has earned him a top 6 spot over Toffoli or Mercer? Shouldn't a team with cup aspirations care more about adding a player to the roster that plays a solid all around game, rather than someone who's only effective when he's shooting the puck?

I also don't think he looks much better than last year. He's slightly faster but his puck handling and decision making looks even worse. He's been useless with the puck on his stick with any bit of pressure and is invisible off the puck.

 

[Goptor]

Thompson will get the 4th line RW spot after its revealed that Nate Bastian is actually just an AI chat bot.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

He also put up 15 points in 16 games the year before and missed a ton of time due to injury. It also isn't as much a ringing endorsement of Thompson as it is a criticism of Holtz's play.

And a pretty unnecessary one in a game where he scored a goal and the whole team looked off. There is no real competition between these players.

 

[Lou Bloom]

And a pretty unnecessary one in a game where he scored a goal and the whole team looked off. There is no real competition between these players.

He didn't look good last game either and has yet to look good against NHL level competition. I want nothing more than for Holtz to succeed and live up to his draft status but we're in year 4 and he is still making the same mistakes he's been criticized of the past couple years.

Also why is there no real competition between these players? What has Holtz done to separate himself from the competition? Because from what I've seen so far, both Thompson and Foote have played better than Holtz this preseason.

 

[Cheddabombs]

This is what I get, I stopped watching after the 2nd. Continued my run in Fire Emblem POR and lost my best unit, and missed Haula's game winner.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Why does he have to be a top 6 player to be effective? And what about his play has earned him a top 6 spot over Toffoli or Mercer? Shouldn't a team with cup aspirations care more about adding a player to the roster that plays a solid all around game, rather than someone who's only effective when he's shooting the puck?

I also don't think he looks much better than last year. He's slightly faster but his puck handling and decision making looks even worse. He's been useless with the puck on his stick with any bit of pressure and is invisible off the puck.

I don't even know what you're inferring here? You really think that Holtz will play on the 4th line? Good luck with that. Its pretty clear what his skillset is, and who he should play with to be an effective player.

Holtz has done much more than "shoot the puck" in this preseason so far. He has made plays in the neutral zone and seems to be thinking the game a bit better.

I think Thompson is fine but he is 24 years old and still hasn't broken into the league yet. He is almost certainly your classic AAAA player.

 

[R8Devs]

He didn't look good last game either and has yet to look good against NHL level competition. I want nothing more than for Holtz to succeed and live up to his draft status but we're in year 4 and he is still making the same mistakes he's been criticized of the past couple years.

Also why is there no real competition between these players? What has Holtz done to separate himself from the competition? Because from what I've seen so far, both Thompson and Foote have played better than Holtz this preseason.

Foote's most likely going to be on the team (chance of being claimed due to name/draft position, big body) with Bastian still recovering from injury. Thompson would probably pass through waivers as a lot of teams have guys like him on their team and the Devils probably wouldn't mind too much if he got claimed bc he has a one way deal,

The entire Hischier line didn't have a good night -- even Lindy said as much as in the presser but he also followed that up with the previous game was really good for them. And for us we don't see them in practice which probably holds more weight

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

He didn't look good last game either and has yet to look good against NHL level competition. I want nothing more than for Holtz to succeed and live up to his draft status but we're in year 4 and he is still making the same mistakes he's been criticized of the past couple years.

Also why is there no real competition between these players? What has Holtz done to separate himself from the competition? Because from what I've seen so far, both Thompson and Foote have played better than Holtz this preseason.

I just don’t agree, whatsoever, that Holtz has looked bad individually, or that the line looked bad the last time they played. They didn’t play that well this game — oh well. It’s still very clear that his skating has improved considerably, one of the major criticisms of his game.



This isn’t a player that needs to drive play, he needs to get to scoring areas and finish. If that line stays together, that’s two puck dominant play drivers. The biggest problem in his short stint last year was his inability to generate shots.

Foote has looked slow and pedestrian this preseason, I’m not quite sure what you’ve been watching. What has Holtz done to be ahead of these guys? Be considerably more talented and productive in the AHL.

 

[Hisch13r]

Lazar’s been really good. Will fill in nicely for Nate if he is out