Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - part IV

[Hisch13r]

I remember hearing from somewhere he had the injury as Norris and now I can’t stop worrying

Wheeler is doing his annual ranking of prospect classes, and he's up to #5 and no NJ yet

top 5 team with a top 4 prospect class. Feels good man!

When it comes to top 5 prospects I don’t see how anyone is topping a group of Luke, Casey, Holtz, Nemec, and Gritsyuk. I really like Minny’s group with Wallstedt, Rossi, Ohgren, Yurov, and Faber but I’m still taking ours unless Wallstedt really becomes that elite goalie (certainly possible)

 

[Devs3cups]

Wheeler is doing his annual ranking of prospect classes, and he's up to #5 and no NJ yet

top 5 team with a top 4 prospect class. Feels good man!

2 of the top 5 (arguably top-3) best D-man prospects in the league. Good times!

 

[Devils731]

I remember hearing from somewhere he had the injury as Norris and now I can’t stop worrying





When it comes to top 5 prospects I don’t see how anyone is topping a group of Luke, Casey, Holtz, Nemec, and Gritsyuk

Grits usually isn’t ranked very high, probably be a use he doesn’t get seen much in Russia, so it will be interesting to see where he is ranked relative to the rest of the team.

 

[My3Sons]

I just try to stay out of fan drama. Every sports fanbase has the general public, the young idiots who try to be edgy and shitpost all day, and the message boards of elitists that think we're the top tier of the fanbase and know more than everything else (us).

Well I am the elite top tier who knows more than everyone else. Now get off my lawn so I can glean more knowledge from Facebook.

 

[Hisch13r]

2 of the top 5 (arguably top-3) best D-man prospects in the league. Good times!

Off the top of my head I feel like there’d be a consensus top 4 of Luke, Jiricek, Edvinsson, and Nemec

 

[Devs3cups]

Off the top of my head I feel like there’d be a consensus top 4 of Luke, Jiricek, Edvinsson, and Nemec

I’d probably put Nemec over Edvinsson (and it’s very close with Jiricek for me, I prefer Simon’s strengths), but you’d be hard-pressed to have anyone else in that top 4, absolutely agreed.

Very solid group of prospects.

 

[Hisch13r]

Grits usually isn’t ranked very high, probably be a use he doesn’t get seen much in Russia, so it will be interesting to see where he is ranked relative to the rest of the team.

Yeah he’ll probably be ranked lower but in my mind there’s a pretty clear top 5 for us and he’s definitely in it

 

[Devs3cups]

Yeah he’ll probably be ranked lower but in my mind there’s a pretty clear top 5 for us and he’s definitely in it

And then you have guys like Muk, Filmon and Vilen who aren’t top prospects, but still very solid in their own right.

 

[Hisch13r]

I’d probably put Nemec over Edvinsson (and it’s very close with Jiricek for me, I prefer Simon’s strengths), but you’d be hard pressed to have anyone else in that top 4, absolutely agreed.

Very solid group of prospects.

I’d probably rank them how I had it. Maybe flip the Simon’s but I probably give Edvinsson the edge

 

[glenwo2]

I'm absolutely....mesmerized.

 

[Devs3cups]

I’d probably rank them how I had it. Maybe flip the Simon’s but I probably give Edvinsson the edge

That’s fair as well. It’s a very solid group of prospects and that 2 to 4 ranking can also heavily rely on personal preference, it’s that tight.

I feel the biggest gap though is between 1 and 2. I really feel Luke is at another level and his potential is that high.

 

[Mgd31]

 

[Hisch13r]

That’s fair as well. It’s a very solid group of prospects and that 2 to 4 ranking can also heavily rely on personal preference, it’s that tight.

I feel the biggest gap though is between 1 and 2. I really feel Luke is at another level and his potential is that high.

I think Jiricek’s potential upside is the highest. If he gets the skating figured out at the NHL level I think it’s him but that’s still a question and could limit him so I’ll take Luke. I think Jiricek’s the 2nd best offensively and maybe the best defensively. Luke best offensively and worst defensively.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

wtf lol

we have a really weird faction of the fanbase that does stuff like that on Twitter

 

[Mgd31]

wtf lol

we have a really weird faction of the fanbase that does stuff like that on Twitter

Yea I can’t speak for the caption (not my tweet) but just thought it was a nice video of our returning savior

 

[Guttersniped]

Off the top of my head I feel like there’d be a consensus top 4 of Luke, Jiricek, Edvinsson, and Nemec

I think Mintyukov is right there actually. (Not sure what the consensus is actually.)

 

[ndkjr70]

That was a bizarre couple pages of reading other people's twitter drama.

Was taking a look at the schedule ahead. It's criminal that the Devils somehow only have one remaining game against the Rangers. We see the Lightning three times in five days, but the Rangers once more total?

Looks like a full second half of "hurry up to slow down" again, too. 3 games in 4 days, 4 days off. Road back-to-back, 3 days off.

Weird scheduling this year.

 

[Hisch13r]

I think Mintyukov is right there actually. (Not sure what the consensus is actually.)

Yeah he's really good too

 

[Richer's Ghost]

wtf lol

we have a really weird faction of the fanbase that does stuff like that on Twitter

Good sign