So my 3 game takeaways after finally seeing the highlights:
1) The D'Agastino play should have been a goal. Devils dodged a bullet there.
Yeah. I think the Puck crossed the line a split second before the net came off. But considering all the breaks that went AGAINST the Devils last season, I'll take it and run.
Some here are saying that it was Goalie Interference and that he was pushed in, though the Refs did not even say their reasoning to calling it a no-goal (and we still don't know) so maybe the Refs didn't feel it was interference. I don't know.
Refs suck anyway.
2) The Yak pass to Hall was very nice. Way better than Loughlin made it sound on radio.
Watching it on TV is better than listening on Radio. Loughlin can only do so much to make the call sound exciting.
3) A bit less impressed after actually seeing the 2 Zacha goals, but at least he's playing better.
I don't get this at all. For someone who basically couldn't buy a goal even if the goaltender stood still and didn't move, him getting not one but TWO goals is Terrific 'cause now his confidence is restored and I think we see him relax and just play hockey, and score goals.
Besides, the first goal was impressive because it looked like he batted it while it was in the air a bit, into the net. And the second goal was good because he recognized the mistake the Habs made toward the end of the Devils PP and rushed forward aggressively for the shot on Price. Now should Price have gotten that? Of course 'cause it was a very stoppable shot but he didn't. You don't hear Pens fans complain when one of their players gets a fortunate bounce.