GDT: Devils vs. Canadiens - 7:00 PM MSG+2

[Quest for Stanley]

Loved Yak again tonight. Very curious to see what they do when Vatanen returns. Carry 7D and send Joey/Seney/Dea down?

They’ll send Gryba down

 

[Emperoreddy]

I don’t feel comfortable with Yak in the lineup if he keeps blowing coverage like he has.

 

[MadDevil]

I would guess Yak gets dropped back to the extra role again. If you sit Lovejoy for him you're looking at a Butcher/Yak pairing, which could be an adventure defensively.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Zacha was fantastic. Loved how he played.

 

[Saint Beaurivage]

I don’t feel comfortable with Yak in the lineup if he keeps blowing coverage like he has.

In terms of blowing coverage, Yakolev is not as smart as Lovejoy. I watched Yakolev very closely last night and he seems to be another one of these Russian hockey players that need strong discipline. They can be stubborn. He does have good speed and talent, much more than Lovejoy.

Lovejoy is a weak link in my eyes. I always notice he really gets beat hard when games mean something, like the end of season and playoffs.

 

[JimEIV]

Zacha 2 goals behind Hall....just saying

 

[MichaelJ]

Zacha was fantastic. Loved how he played.

I hope he keeps the confidence up. The kid has always had the tools, probably to be a 50-60 pt C who plays great defense...maybe more, we’ll see. It would be great for the team if they can go back to not needing another center.

 

[Lateralous]

Zacha 2 goals behind Hall....just saying

At this rate, he should pass him by Sunday night at the latest.

 

[Quest for Stanley]

Good to see the PP slump end. 2nd unit will be a great compliment. First PP action for Seney and he picks up a helper. Great patience by Seney to settle the play down before hitting Severson with the pass.

 

[Wingman77]

On Zacha's second goal, you could see the difference in play from last month before the demotion to now and the confidence he has been playing with since coming back up.

He turned on the gear as soon as he saw the opening entering the zone and broke straight for the net. I'm not sure we would have seen that last month.

Great on the PK too, glad to see this leg of games for him and hopefully it is something that we can get from him on a more consistent basis.

 

[Nubmer6]

On Zacha's second goal, you could see the difference in play from last month before the demotion to now and the confidence he has been playing with since coming back up.

He turned on the gear as soon as he saw the opening entering the zone and broke straight for the net. I'm not sure we would have seen that last month.

Great on the PK too, glad to see this leg of games for him and hopefully it is something that we can get from him on a more consistent basis.

He's always looked like he hesitated in the past. Things are beginning to get instinctual now, it seems.

 

[NJDevs26]

Tatar is #90, so is Johansson, someone got their wires crossed with that

lol that's probably what happened. Even the Canadian media's not that stupid or homeristic.

 

[Devils Dominion]

He’s shooting 2.3% because his quality of shots have been abysmal, he is rarely getting any good chances. That is not good and will not change if he doesn’t smarten up.

That and he's been a liability in our own zone with failed clears and poor positioning

The hold out really set him back

 

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

PZ and MarJo had great games.
Hope it continues, we need them to

On the other hand Wood continues to disappoint
He has so much trouble in the defensive zone and he's not a factor with the puck anymore.

Solid win in spite of Kink looking shaky

Hard to believe PZ has twice as many goals as Barzal at the quarter pole.

We need Wood to get it going. Disappointing is probably an understatement at this point.

 

[Billdo]

I wish they still would broadcast the games on WFAN or some real radio station instead of streaming only

Yep, lots of people enjoy games on the radio and don't want to use their phone.

This. There's something nostalgic about listening to AM radio and it's scratchiness for me. I dislike streaming audio. Did however watch on the MSGGo app last night since TV wasn't available.

 

[tr83]

Zacha is the key to rounding out the top 6. MarJo is replaceable. There are plenty of capable LWers that can be plugged into his spot

 

[Brooklyndevil]

Zacha was fantastic. Loved how he played.

If he can keep up that level of play, not saying 2 goals per, but his decision making and drive we’ll have a good shot at making the playoffs. I expect Wood will also be much better in the 2nd half of the season. Most players stink in the beginning when they miss camp.

 

[oxman44]

So happy for PZ, Ive been holding out hope for him through all the adversity and he looks like hes finally just playing the game and not overthinking about doing the right thing. just getting to his strengths right away. I think weve gotta give the staff down in binghamton some credit too, the stint down there seems to have done wonders for his approach to the game

 

[NJDevils17]

Don’t want to get excited for Zacha until he keeps it up at a sustained pace.

 

[NJ07102]

Amazing how hard some people here are on Yak. He has played four NHL games and some people already know how much he sucks. Sure, he has made some mistakes, there was at least one yesterday that was really bad, but others make mistakes too and as an NHL rookie you are simply gonna make a few more of them usually. I have to say I am pretty impressed by how well he played so far and, imho, he is a NHL calibre defenseman that doesn't look out of place at all.

 

[BenedictGomez]

will take a .923 save % and 2GAA with being shaky and getting the win every day of the week.

goaltending was a non-issue. shouldn't even be brought up especially considering the nature of the second goal.

LULZ

You would be the first person here to call Cory "lucky" after several posts and a disallowed goal.

 

[BenedictGomez]

I don’t feel comfortable with Yak in the lineup if he keeps blowing coverage like he has.

Chico waffled him last night saying he needs to learn to NOT chase forwards to the boards, leaving the middle open. Apparently he did that last night and someone beat Kinkaid but it hit crossbar. That's also how the first goal was scored 1 v 0 on Cory the prior game. Chico said, "I dunno if that's okay in the KHL" and I started cracking up.

 

[haak84]

LULZ

You would be the first person here to call Cory "lucky" after several posts and a disallowed goal.

dude 0-14-2 this isnt even an argument anymore. its not even about luck. i dont care about cory. hes done.

and i already said i dont care about posts. it just seems ridiculous to say the devils won IN SPITE of kinkaid when 1) they never trailed 2) goaltending had nothing to do with the outcome.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Don’t want to get excited for Zacha until he keeps it up at a sustained pace.

Same. I'm still concerned he'll be nothing better than 3rd-line on a decent team, but it is what it is. At worst case I figure he could be a Pandolfo sort given he's very solid defensively & killing penalties.

 

[NJDevs26]

Chico waffled him last night saying he needs to learn to NOT chase forwards to the boards, leaving the middle open. Apparently he did that last night and someone beat Kinkaid but it hit crossbar. That's also how the first goal was scored 1 v 0 on Cory the prior game. Chico said, "I dunno if that's okay in the KHL" and I started cracking up.

That was my main moment of consternation, it happened just after the Habs made it 5-2 and could have easily made it 5-3 as a result

dude 0-14-2 this isnt even an argument anymore. its not even about luck. i dont care about cory. hes done.

and i already said i dont care about posts. it just seems ridiculous to say the devils won IN SPITE of kinkaid when 1) they never trailed 2) goaltending had nothing to do with the outcome.

For someone that doesn't care about Cory you still post enough about him. It'd be nice if you occasionally posted on something other than Cory or Keith, there are eighteen other skaters out there.