GDT: Devils vs. Blues - 8:00PM MSG+2

[Call Me Al]

the result sucks but im feeling better after this game. reality check is in the last 3 games we had two third period go-ahead goals called back by having a skate lifted an inch off the blueline, not even crossing the plane, and a backbreaking goal allowed to stand with 6 skaters on the ice. my fear going into last night was that the team was going to slump hard and this house of cards could crash, but they played a really good game, stayed in it all the way and should have won.

we're still in 2nd place in our division with games in hand, if they play like they did last night they will win more often than not

 

[HischierSeDgewOrk]

What year did STL try to tamper with Stevens?

Yes, but St. Louis tried to sign him a few years later with some shenanigans in play and they got busted for tampering. one of the conditions we used to swap picks and then traded up with the swapped pick to get parise.

I think in 98 because we swapped in the final year and we had a 5 year window. Parise was drafted in 03

 

[Devils Dominion]

It's still bullshit that we got two goals disallowed last night
But MoJo has to bury one of those golden chances in OT

 

[Colin226]

So what did Hynes have to say post game?

At some point you have to take shots at the league. Get it into the media.

The guy has 3 daughters to put through college and, most likely, pay for their weddings. He can't afford to be taking on fines

 

[Better Call Sal]

I feel so bad for Nico. He's had multiple chances in OTs this season to end it and he typically gets a good chance off. He had a chance against Buffalo and hits the post here.

He really keeps getting better out there. It's so much fun to watch.

 

[Emperoreddy]

This is a perfect example of the league completely overreacting to one play (the Duchene play, which I think they claimed some other bull**** about "possession" or something in their ass covering afterwards) and making changes without thinking of the potential long term ramifications of it. All because this stupid league doesn't ever want to admit that they ****ed up.

In a normal situation when you screw up like they did on that Duchene play, you just admit it, and simply get better refs.

You don’t game the entire system. At best just put something in the rules that the refs or something have the ability to conference and change calls if they deem it necessary.

 

[Emperoreddy]

The pure absurdity of it too. The scoring play continued on for a full 13 seconds after the alleged offsides.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Couple things:

• its not so much that I hate the offsides rule in itself, its just that if it takes you literally 10 minutes to review something, it, by definition, is inconclusive. You cannot overturn the call on the ice at that point.
• that being said, they need to extend the blue line up just as they do with the plane in the NFL. It makes absolutely no sense that your entire body could be in the zone but if the tip of your skate is not on the line, you're offsides.
• once the opposing team takes obvious control of the puck (which STL did after the MarJo zone entry), I think that you should not be able to review

 

[Call Me Al]

we only had one goal called off last night, the one in overtime wasn't even close to crossing the line it was a good save.

we could have had two more goals though if coleman was able to bury open nets

 

[Call Me Al]

and yeah, by the letter of the law they were offsides, but if they changed the rule to crossing the plane even if the skate was off the ice both goals would have counted. would be nice if the league looked into that. that said if it's 30 seconds to call for a review they should abide by that and not just give the coach all the time they need like they were doing last night. they literally held up the faceoff until the stl coaches could watch it a few more times to decide

 

[Emperoreddy]

Meh. I’m not going to bury anyone for missed chances in a game where we in the end scored the go ahead goal and were on the way to a win if not for bullshit.

How many times should a team be expected to win a game in one night?

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

we only had one goal called off last night, the one in overtime wasn't even close to crossing the line it was a good save.

we could have had two more goals though if coleman was able to bury open nets

Gibbons scored early in the game but it was waved off due to a fairly weak penalty call

 

[Emperoreddy]

Gibbons scored early in the game but it was waved off due to a fairly weak penalty call

The things they called on us were also absurd. All soft calls. Meanwhile they were running pick plays all night.

 

[Devils Dominion]

we only had one goal called off last night, the one in overtime wasn't even close to crossing the line it was a good save.

we could have had two more goals though if coleman was able to bury open nets

Gibbons scored in the 1st but was nullified due to a bull crap penalty against him.

 

[Patrik26]

Kink was passive in the SO.
just hoping the puck would hit him.

how about challenging the shooter?

He was too busy thinking about which emojis to use on Twitter.

 

[Call Me Al]

oh right forgot about gibbons.

to be fair he wouldn't have been as open as he was if he didnt clip that guy in the face i didn't have a problem with that

 

[Emperoreddy]

oh right forgot about gibbons.

to be fair he wouldn't have been as open as he was if he didnt clip that guy in the face i didn't have a problem with that

Not Gibbs fault the dude dove like he was in the Olympics.

 

[Call Me Al]

huge problem with that non-holding call on the second blues goal that was some grade A bs

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

oh right forgot about gibbons.

to be fair he wouldn't have been as open as he was if he didnt clip that guy in the face i didn't have a problem with that

from where I saw it, the Blues DMan lifted Gibbons' stick into his own face

 

[Devils Dominion]

He was too busy thinking about which emojis to use on Twitter.

He did have a good game otherwise, including a huge 3 on 1 save late in the 3rd when Greene got caught up ice

We were giving up odd man rushes late in the 3rd which is not smart hockey.

 

[Emperoreddy]

No one getting a retaliation penalty when they punched Palms in the face was bullshit too

 

[Blender]

No one getting a retaliation penalty when they punched Palms in the face was bull**** too

Don't forget him getting driven into the dasher from behind.

 

[severian]

huge problem with that non-holding call on the second blues goal that was some grade A bs

That one bothers me more than the offside. That crap is supposed to be out of the game.

 

[JimEIV]

What year did STL try to tamper with Stevens?

1994. It took until 1999 with investigations to prove it.

Edit: I just found this.
HOCKEY; Devils Get $1.4 Million and Draft Pick in Tampering Case

 

[Call Me Al]

also a side note but mojo looks pretty good lately, missed goals aside. if he and palmieri both click at the same time this team could be a lot more dangerous