Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - 2022-23 season thread part II

[SJinNewJersey]

None.

But if we had to send someone? Vanecek.

In reality - Hischier, Hughes, Bratt, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Marino, and Vanecek are all worthy of All Star Game consideration at this moment.

Entering the conversation.

 

[billingtons ghost]

Amanda Stein is so cringe oh my goodness

She asks very good questions though - I enjoy her interviews.

 

[glenwo2]

She asks very good questions though - I enjoy her interviews.

I never understood why some here get offended by her giggling.

I really don't.

 

[Billdo]

I really wish they did the All Star game like this, obvious all stars get in and then a bunch of guys with specific skills in the random competitions. As terrible as he was, I always wanted to know how hard Gelinas could shoot the puck.

It would be pretty neat to see the team do their own Skills Comp, if I recall correctly they did at least once YEARS ago. Hardest shot, fastest skater, etc. Would be neat for the fans.

 

[njdevils1982]

Mason Geertsen and Andreas Johnsson.

johnsson is an 100 % an all star in my books.....his absence has propelled the team to the top of the league

 

[Bleedred]

Well the reason was Krueger was terrible coach who did Skinner dirty for no disernable reason.

I know all fans of losing teams bitch about coaches but Sabres have a real cause with him, Krueger was weirdly extra bad in peculiar ways.

Oh god, don't even get me started on Freddy's brother.

The love affair with this guy (before his Sabres stint) was even weirder than the Babcock lackeys.

''Ohhh, he's a good coach! I'd like to see him get another chance in the NHL. He did an outstanding job with the Oilers that season, better than every other coach they tried and yet they axed him after just one 48 game season? What gives? Oh and did you see his job with Team Europe in the world cup of hockey? OOHHHHHH AHHHHHHH SO MANY FEELS!''

And every offseason after that world cup until the Sabres finally hired him, he kept getting talked about. ''Is this the season Ralph Krueger finally comes back to the NHL and rightfully gets a head coaching job again? I guess when he isn't too busy running his soccer team he'll come back''. Didn't some credible insider (maybe Kevin Weekes?) even come out and say that he really turned some heads after Team Europe's performance in 2016 and that teams will come calling the next offseason?

And 4 or 5 random games coaching Team Europe, which was basically Halak standing on his head like it was 2010 in Montreal, but that was certainly enough to confirm that Ralph Krueger would be such an asset as the bench boss for an NHL team.

Guy was even more of a BUST as an NHL head coach than Nail Yakupov was as an NHL player. Several years of hype and anticipation for his return to the NHL and he didn't even last 100 games in his long awaited NHL head coaching stint. Now that's f***ing funny.

 

[NJDevs26]

I never understood why some here get offended by her giggling.

I really don't.

I don't either, but I could do without the inside jokes that aren't fleshed out...like who the hell were they talking about (Pally) that owned a soccer team for like two minutes of that interview?

I didn't even really fully understand the superfan part - did some guy just go nuts on social media proclaiming his love for Tatar or something in Montreal? I wasn't exactly paying attention to him there so I don't know about this 'viral' moment either and it wasn't explained.

 

[My3Sons]

''Ohhh, he's a good coach! I'd like to see him get another chance in the NHL. He did an outstanding job with the Oilers that season, better than every other coach they tried OOHHHHHH AHHHHHHH SO MANY FEELS!''

''Is this the season Ralph Krueger finally comes back to the NHL and rightfully gets a head coaching job again?

In a cynical world it’s nice to see you stick out your neck and praise a coach many others find subpar.

 

[Rhodes 81]

I never understood why some here get offended by her giggling.

I really don't.

How dare someone have fun at their job!

I just refuse to believe that the org isn't capable of better sound engineering than that, though.

I don't either, but I could do without the inside jokes that aren't fleshed out...like who the hell were they talking about (Pally) that owned a soccer team for like two minutes of that interview?

I didn't even really fully understand the superfan part - did some guy just go nuts on social media proclaiming his love for Tatar or something in Montreal? I wasn't exactly paying attention to him there so I don't know about this 'viral' moment either and it wasn't explained.

I think Pally is Palat. The fan is the dude from the gif at the top of this page

 

[Nubmer6]

It would be pretty neat to see the team do their own Skills Comp, if I recall correctly they did at least once YEARS ago. Hardest shot, fastest skater, etc. Would be neat for the fans.

I remember being there. After the competition, they were all just hanging out in the ice trying to get their hardest shot.

 

[Billdo]

I remember being there. After the competition, they were all just hanging out in the ice trying to get their hardest shot.

That had to have been what, 20 years ago?

 

[Nubmer6]

That had to have been what, 20 years ago?

Or more. 90s, I think. Maybe even before we won our first cup.

 

[Devs3cups]

Little fun fact, we have the biggest distance from the 2nd spot in all divisions.

Metro: NJ 39 pts, CAR 31 pts
Atlantic: BOS 38 pts, TOR 35 pts
Central: DAL 32 pts, WPG 29 pts
Pacific: VGK 35 pts, SEA 31 pts

8 points is one hell of a cushion. Puts our early season success in perspective.

 

[OmNomNom]

I don't either, but I could do without the inside jokes that aren't fleshed out...like who the hell were they talking about (Pally) that owned a soccer team for like two minutes of that interview?

I didn't even really fully understand the superfan part - did some guy just go nuts on social media proclaiming his love for Tatar or something in Montreal? I wasn't exactly paying attention to him there so I don't know about this 'viral' moment either and it wasn't explained.

Pally is Palat - he partially owns a team in tier 3 of english soccer, which is actually a pretty big deal if they end up promoted

NHL stars Hedman and Palat among new Argyle investors

The duo are part of the Argyle Green LLC investment group which has paid £4 million for a 20 per cent stake in the club

www.plymouthherald.co.uk

 

[NJDevs26]

Pally is Palat - he partially owns a team in tier 3 of english soccer, which is actually a pretty big deal if they end up promoted

NHL stars Hedman and Palat among new Argyle investors

The duo are part of the Argyle Green LLC investment group which has paid £4 million for a 20 per cent stake in the club

www.plymouthherald.co.uk

Well that makes sense, but it just proves they can’t assume everyone knows the shorthand nickname of a guy who’s played six games here. Most people hadn’t even heard his Sharangovich nickname.

 

[MadDevil]

Pally should have been obvious to anybody who knows how hockey nicknames work.

 

[Rhodes 81]

Pally should have been obvious to anybody who knows how hockey nicknames work.

I mean honestly we should have known better than to think they would go 2 syllables deep to call Sharangovich Rango

 

[tailfins]

This is cool. I love Tuna.

It is cool. I appreciate that they did this. I just wish Amanda would eliminate the word “like” from her delivery. It was too distracting for me. I had to stop the video.

 

[NJDevs26]

Pally should have been obvious to anybody who knows how hockey nicknames work.

Not when you basically forget the guy is a Devil to begin with cause he played six games and hasn't been a part of the mix for the last month while most of the winning's been going on.

 

[Saugus]

Pally should have been obvious to anybody who knows how hockey nicknames work.

And some guys already have their hockey nickname as their actual name.

Like I'm semi-convinced that Matt Boldy's family name is actually Boulder or Bolden or Bolduc, and an overzealous registrar of births who knew he would grow up to be a hockey player went ahead and shortened it for him. Same thing for TJ Oshie.

 

[Its Always Sundstrom]

Bigger, stronger, faster

I had to double take at the date. Did that f*** face really just say that on Wednesday?

What a dolt. I hate him and his stupid hair.

 

[AfroThunder396]

And some guys already have their hockey nickname as their actual name.

Like I'm semi-convinced that Matt Boldy's family name is actually Boulder or Bolden or Bolduc, and an overzealous registrar of births who knew he would grow up to be a hockey player went ahead and shortened it for him. Same thing for TJ Oshie.

Timothy Jimothy Oshothy

 

[Stephen Gionta]

Would you guys be in favor of signing Miles Wood to a 6 year, 19.5 million (3.25mil AAV) contract extension in January?

Would mean he's under contract until 2029. His age 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 seasons.

Would be great to have him locked in at a fair number, but I could see a world where his style of play declines in his early 30s. The good news, is that by years 4/5/6 of that deal, the salary cap should be about 95 million at a minimum - which makes 3.25 million a very easy contract to move if you have to.

Curious everyone's thoughts. Even in a game like last night, as well as all last season, you could tell the Devils miss what he brings.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Would you guys be in favor of signing Miles Wood to a 6 year, 19.5 million (3.25mil AAV) contract extension in January?

Would mean he's under contract until 2029. His age 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 seasons.

Would be great to have him locked in at a fair number, but I could see a world where his style of play declines in his early 30s. The good news, is that by years 4/5/6 of that deal, the salary cap should be about 95 million at a minimum - which makes 3.25 million a very easy contract to move if you have to.

Curious everyone's thoughts. Even in a game like last night, as well as all last season, you could tell the Devils miss what he brings.

6 years?

 

[Stephen Gionta]

6 years?

Yes. 6 years. Miles Wood will most likely be looking for term on his next contract. If the Devils don't want to give him term, he will likely be moving on - and that is a big loss.

3 million AAV for a player of Miles Wood's caliber is a great deal, even if you have to bite the bullet on term.