GDT: Devils vs. Blue Jackets - 5:00 PM MSG

[Edmonton East]

This team's record is 1000 times more terrifying over the last month+ when you factor in the unsustainable PP% clip...

 

[Devils Dominion]

Dumb decision to shoot by stollery. On a 5 on 3

 

[The Wumpus]

Hall has been a big disappointment this season imo....

He needs someone to play with. Not necessarily a superstar, just someone he clicks with. He can be pretty ineffective on his own at times.

 

[Devils Dominion]

BB been awful the past few games.

 

[Devilswede]

But why? Don't you realize that he's on pace for ONE fewer point (over 82 games) than he was last year and he's on the worst team at offense that he's ever played for?

There a player on pace for 64 points on this ****ing team! That's the sad part....

I meant goal-wise. He was brought in to score goals and he's missed so many glorious scoring chances. Those don't fall on his linemates. All on him.

 

[Bleedred]

Maybe we're mandated to start starters today?

The Blue Jackets are too, but Torts played his backup last night in Ottawa.

 

[Emperoreddy]

His point total is fine considering how snakebitten he is.

He seems to be checking out, which sucks but also isn't surprising with the season in the dumpster.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Hall has been a big disappointment this season imo....

Based on the Edm fans glowing reports I expected much better than what Hall has done so far.

Hes a good player but not a franchise guy.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I meant goal-wise. He was brought in to score goals and he's missed so many glorious scoring chances.

He has never scored 30 goals. He is a play driver that is what he does.

It has already been discussed to death that his shooting percentage is unsustainably low and he is badly snake bitten

 

[Bleedred]

I meant goal-wise. He was brought in to score goals and he's missed so many glorious scoring chances.

I agree that if there's one thing I think he could have been providing more this season, it's probably goals.

He's producing a bit below last season's pace goal wise.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Based on the Edm fans glowing reports I expected much better than what Hall has done so far.

Hes a good player but not a franchise guy.

Except he is. Not his fault this team is awful.

 

[Bleedred]

They play the Bouncing Souls at our arena, but of course it's their worst song.

Steve sounds weird today, this is what he sounds like sometimes when calling the game on the road in certain buildings.

 

[Devilswede]

Personally I think it's about his feelings and his mentality about this whole thing...those are just off for some reason. He just looks and sounds like he's not in this wholeheartedly. He just doesn't seem happy with the Devils.

 

[Bleedred]

The hilarious part is workload was the reason given why Cory didn't start the back to back games against the Isles when we WERE still on the fringe of staying in the race, but now that we're not let's just go ahead and run him into the ground, makes perfect sense. Kinkaid shouldn't be on the team if he's not going to play now.

One thing that crossed my mind was, maybe they're really not happy after that last performance from him in Brooklyn.

But we're in garbage time here and I think he deserves a chance to bounce back in a back to back set and in garbage time. It was only one really terrible game, as terrible as he was that game. It's not like he's had anything else that was nearly that bad this season.

 

[Blender]

Personally I think it's about his feelings and his mentality about this whole thing...those are just off for some reason. He just looks and sounds like he's not in this wholeheartedly. He just doesn't seem happy with the Devils.

Good. Anyone happy with this cluster**** of a team needs a reality check.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Personally I think it's about his feelings and his mentality about this whole thing...those are just off for some reason. He just looks and sounds like he's not in this wholeheartedly. He just doesn't seem happy with the Devils.

Well said.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Why would he? He gets traded and his old team is playoff bound while we suck.

They give him a playoff season and he will perk up.

 

[The Wumpus]

I know these guys are pros, but Hall has got to be bummed out by his situation. Just starting to see light at the end of the tunnel on a brutal rebuild, and he gets sent to a team that's further away. Meanwhile Edmonton is finally headed to the playoffs.

He seems like he'd be a lot more effective on a good team. He needs some talent to surround him.

As Shero said the other day, we've got to draft our way out of this. It's going to take a while.

 

[DerekDevils30]

I see chicken little has made multiple appearances in this thread already.

We should trade Hall. He isn't smiling enough.

 

[Devils Dominion]

I'd like to see Hall value the puck better and hustle more in backchecking.
Along with showing a little more emotion.
The team and fans rely on him as the pulse of the team.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Multiple guys have been checking out at various points.

Absoutely leadership issues in that locker room.

 

[R8Devs]

I meant goal-wise. He was brought in to score goals and he's missed so many glorious scoring chances. Those don't fall on his linemates. All on him.

He was brought into put up points which he has. This doom and gloom by you about hall is ridiculous

Hard to look exceptional when you're the only top line talent on the team

 

[Devils Dominion]

Prout playing well

 

[NJDevils17]

Prout is obviously a weaker skater but I actually like his play. I think he's smart but his skating holds him back.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Multiple guys have been checking out at various points.

Absoutely leadership issues in that locker room.

Well said