Pre-Game Talk: Devils @ Senators - 7:30 ET - Tuesday November 6th 2018

[NyQuil]

Maybe having put together the UFA line is a good strategy. If they develop chemistry together (we're starting to see it between Duchene and Stone), maybe they can be enticed to all sign back here and continue to play together?

And we don't lose any chemistry when they all leave.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

boucher: andy in net thursday, Tkachuk,Boro, Ryan all may be playing.

Boro and Ryan can have the night off. Or the year, just take all the time in the world.

Andy not being out is big. At some point another goalie has gotta get a start in here though.

 

[solidprospect]

Boro and Ryan can have the night off. Or the year, just take all the time in the world.

Andy not being out is big. At some point another goalie has gotta get a start in here though.

Road trip to Florida after this next game against Vegas. We play back to back games this weekend again. Maybe start the backup against the Panthers or something.

 

[NyQuil]

Boro and Ryan can have the night off. Or the year, just take all the time in the world.

Ryan has been a pretty important player lately.

I'd say he's been the most consistent guy on the PP.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Ryan has been a pretty important player lately.

I'd say he's been the most consistent guy on the PP.

He's been good on the PP but his skating is still a huge liability to the team 5 on 5.

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

For the first time since the playoffs a few years ago I think Ryan is actually looking pretty good 5 on 5. Hopefully it can last.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Good win.

Stone is a god, and Chabot is a king.

But how the **** was Pyatt a -3 in a game with 7-3. He has yet to be one ice this season where the team scored a goal with him on it. How the **** is this possible.

I love how Boucher keeps going back to this ****ty line. They start the game, and first shift they give up a 2on1. We get scored on, he puts the Pyatt line out there again, gets scored on again. This dude never learns from his mistakes.

Pyatt has looked so so so so so bad this year.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I'd say he's been fine.

Not ideal for a guy making that much money but hey, what can you do.

 

[Boud]

I'd say he's been fine.

Not ideal for a guy making that much money but hey, what can you do.

I get what you're saying. He doesn't look noticeably bad out there. He doesn't make evident or flashy mistakes but damn the guy doesn't create anything out there. When you're not creating anything and getting scored on at the rate he does it's problematic. The fact that he doesnt create anything, and his role is easily replaceable with some guys that we do have, means that his overall impact on the game can only be either neutral (if he doesn't allow any goals against or a lot of chances) or negative.

I think a team could use a guy like Pyatt and probably give him more favourable minutes than what Boucher is giving him. He has a good head for the game and is still a useful player but I don't see how he deserves to be on the roster at this point when injured players come back.

I don't think having him on the roster is a bad thing but the guy should get scratched when he deserves to be just like any other player who has a bad game. FWIW I think he would be a great 13th forward for us.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

He's been good on the PP but his skating is still a huge liability to the team 5 on 5.

Yea, 2-3 good PP games does not excuse the other elements of his game we've seen this season too. However if he maintains his stat line for the rest of the season then I really don't give a damn. He's on pace for 20 goals 50 points.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

For the first time since the playoffs a few years ago I think Ryan is actually looking pretty good on the PP. Hopefully it can last.

Fixed that for u

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

Fixed that for u

he's looked good 5 on 5 as well i'd say. Boedker, Tierney, Ryan have been a solid line.

 

[Boud]

he's looked good 5 on 5 as well i'd say. Boedker, Tierney, Ryan have been a solid line.

I agree. That line has been good on the cycle. Would keep them together since the other lines are also working well.

 

[Multigrain]

So who is going to be scratched against vegas?

 

[h2]

So who is going to be scratched against vegas?

Hopefully Pyatt

 

[Boud]

Hopefully Pyatt

Probably Rodewald.

Or no one if one of Ryan/Tkachuk is not ready.

 

[h2]

Probably Rodewald.

Or no one if one of Ryan/Tkachuk is not ready.

Agree on Rodewald, forgot about him.

 

[NyQuil]

Hopefully Pyatt

I wonder if Pyatt will ever be scratched.

Boucher brought him in specifically.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

The good thing is that this is Pyatts last year in his contract.
Doubt he gets resigned

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Ryan has been a pretty important player lately.

I'd say he's been the most consistent guy on the PP.

okay hes played well..really well even. but outside of the new jersey game our last few games have been disasters with him playing well.. so how important is he really.

 

[JD1]

Fixed that for u

hey

did you see Ryan make the nifty little pass to Chabot on Tuesday that responded to NJ going up two?

that quick response and goal got us going