Post-Game Talk: Devils lose to Jets 8-4

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

Recchi just for the board implosion

I CAME IN LIKE A RECCCCCCHI BALL

 

[ScottyK]

I CAME IN LIKE A RECCCCCCHI BALL

ALL WANTED WAS TO SCOREEEEEE A GOALLLLLL

 

[My3Sons]

I don’t think this is on Ruff . This is what’s going to happen when you have a team with an average age of like 24-25.
What I don’t get is how teams like the RedWings and Ducks are winning . They have like three good players and they’re best ones are 19-22 years old …. I guess it’s the mix of youth and vets ?

Ducks have a good veteran defense and Getzkaf has played well and Henrique and Terry is 23-24 so older than guys like Nico and Jack and Mercer. Zegras and Drysdake playing well but they are supported by vets. Put them on NJ and while I think Drysdale is better than Smith I don’t think Zegras is better than Jack.

 

[The Great Dame]

Say what ever happened to Rick Kowalsky? Remember there was a period where he looked like the heir apparent? Lol

 

[MadDevil]

Also, did I see somebody mention Babcock? f*** that noise.

 

[ScottyK]

Say what ever happened to Rick Kowalsky? Remember there was a period where he looked like the heir apparent? Lol

Director of AM scouting I think ?

 

[My3Sons]

LOL watch them fire Ruff and have Nas be the interim...again.

i could see that.

 

[Louskoolaid89]

That worked before but, it was too late! Now we have time on our side!

 

[Camille the Eel]

Ducks have a good veteran defense and Getzkaf has played well and Henrique and Terry is 23-24 so older than guys like Nico and Jack and Mercer. Zegras and Drysdake playing well but they are supported by vets. Put them on NJ and while I think Drysdale is better than Smith I don’t think Zegras is better than Jack.

Drysdale looked like the real thing the game we played them. He was just dominating and making it look effortless too.

 

[Chris Lean]

LOL watch them fire Ruff and have Nas be the interim...again.

Honestly… I’d be down at this point as long as recchi goes with ruff

 

[Emperoreddy]

Another question is why isn't this team ever ready to play in the 1st? Yet another disaster first period.

Ruff bag skated them after San Jose and they answered back with a no show against the Wild and another now show 1st period tonight.

Is Ruff sending the wrong message? Are the players just ignoring him? This has become a trend.

Though tonight they only played competent for maybe 10 minutes between the end of the 1st and start of the 2nd?

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

6 shots and a goal for Nico when he gets put with Bratt. He just gets guys going. Jesper is by far our best forward right now.

 

[My3Sons]

Drysdale looked like the real thing the game we played them. He was just dominating and making it look effortless too.

hes very talented. He’s also small so he will have his work cut out for him against certain teams even if NJ is soft and easy to play against.

 

[jkrdevil]

Recchi just for the board implosion

Basically what they did when they fired Hynes.

 

[Camille the Eel]

My guess is that Ruff settles this down. That we continue to hover around NHL 500 going forward through the holidays. I don't expect this implosion to continue. We are exactly at 500 right now and really that's probably about where we deserve to be given our roster and experience. A lot of the other clubs in our division are struggling right now too by the way.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Let Nas HC to end the season. I don't really care as long as it means Ruff and Reechi are gone.

Let him put up or shut up rest of the way.

 

[Camille the Eel]

hes very talented. He’s also small so he will have his work cut out for him against certain teams even if NJ is soft and easy to play against.

I was surprised in fact to see how small when I looked him up. Because he was physically winning every battle against us. But yes, that was us.

 

[Emperoreddy]

My guess is that Ruff settles this down. That we continue to hover around NHL 500 going forward through the holidays. I don't expect this implosion to continue. We are exactly at 500 right now and really that's probably about where we deserve to be given our roster and experience. A lot of the other clubs in our division are struggling right now too by the way.

Schedule is pretty soft coming up so that might save Ruff's bacon

 

[My3Sons]

I was surprised in fact to see how small when I looked him up. Because he was physically winning every battle against us. But yes, that was us.

i could probably out compete some of the players in NJ even as old and broken down as I am.

 

[Mgd31]

They need to take Smith out to start the home stand

 

[My3Sons]

They need to take Smith out to start the home stand

sure but their problems are much more pervasive and deep than just one or two guys

 

[Mgd31]

sure but their problems are much more pervasive and deep than just one or two guys

i know but he’s getting killed out there

 

[Emperoreddy]

They need to take Smith out to start the home stand

They should but the problem goes behind him right now.

 

[Azathoth]

Question for those more ax’s and O’s inclined: how similar is the defensive game plan to that if hynes? It still seams like the defenders are either confused about their assignments or teams are adjusting to both defenders chasing the puck carrier? I think it was Fitz that said they run a pretty unique defensive structure. Is this why Nas has survived this long and does that mean some of the decisions are coming from higher up? Ok tin foil hat off.

 

[Emperoreddy]

i could probably out compete some of the players in NJ even as old and broken down as I am.

Thats just it. It's all coachable things they are failing at.