GDT: Devils vs. Canadiens - Thanksgiving Edition - 7:30 PM MSG+

[TBF1972]

Blackwood with the .917 sv%

after giving up four goals

 

[TBF1972]

This is gonna be long season. Are we dead or alive....?

Sounds like a GDT theme. Hynes and Shero as the bounty hunters.

 

[TBF1972]

Why does Bratt and Zacha play with a Lame-Brain like Wood?


Answer to both questions :

A Big Bald Idiot.

At least he played for (I think) the first time this season, the 12 forwards most everybody wants to see on the ice. The optimist in me tries to see some kind of progression.

Nah. It's just a random combination of players, while rotating people in and out of the line up.

 

[MadDevil]

At least he played for (I think) the first time this season, the 12 forwards most everybody wants to see on the ice. The optimist in me tries to see some kind of progression.

Nah. It's just a random combination of players, while rotating people in and out of the line up.

We also iced this forward lineup against Edmonton, so we're 1-1 with it. Since this was a win, hopefully we stick with it. But it's Hynes, so who the hell knows. That 4th Montreal goal might get Zacha and/or Bratt benched again.

 

[Emperoreddy]

after giving up four goals

We gave up like 50 shots.

 

[ThePrideofStockholm]

The bald reaper, I almost died laughing after reading that

 

[Better Call Sal]

Keith Lee = Us
Adam Cole = Carey Price

 

[captainscott]

We gave up like 50 shots.

and I think all of our goals were off the odd man rush.. which most teams on most nights will limit better. we won a road game .. great... nothing has changed. limit a few odd man rushes and get a less than stellar performance from your goalie and we lose by 2 or 3 on this one... granted that is the type of goaltending you should expect in the NHL but the entire game was played in the devils end.. tonight due to the skill in lineup they were able to counter punch a bit on montreal being over aggressive in the offensive zone..

 

[captainscott]

We gave up like 50 shots.

48 to be exact.... you lose most nights with that

Hall played 19 mins and was -2...

PK was -3 just saying

 

[captainscott]

Holy ****, dat shot attempt stat?! Is that for real? Did they play the entire game on the PK?

essentially they did..

 

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

Just watched the condensed game.
So Price saved Hynes ass for now..
Hall was a complete non-factor - flip him for a LD or an actual NHL goalie as long as he still have some value.

Guess Gusev, Boquist and Zacha get benched for the next game...

There is a Hall to Montreal thread that was active on the main boards before the game. I have a feeling that thread will not have many offers from Habs fans anymore since they just saw him play!

 

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

Did anybody mention the stat that was on the broadcast last night that Blackwood made more saves than any NHL goalie in the month of November? The Devils are really not putting their young players in a position to succeed.

 

[NJDevs26]

I don’t disagree with the premise but the Devils have had 14 games this month with Blackwood playing 12, it’s also not a surprise the primary goalie on a bad team is going to pile up the saves.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Goose with 7 points in 12 games since getting sat.

 

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

I don’t disagree with the premise but the Devils have had 14 games this month with Blackwood playing 12, it’s also not a surprise the primary goalie on a bad team is going to pile up the saves.

Agree. I had mentioned this previously - when the Flyers have called up skill forwards like Farabee and Frost, they both played on a line with Giroux. That is putting young players in a position to succeed. Look at who JBoq was playing with early in the year. Not surprising he is starting to produce now that he is playing with more skilled players.

 

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

-2 and invisible in a 6 - 4 win is doing it without the need to bench him.

I have a morbid curiosity as to what he returns for you guys in the trade.

I am thinking the Devils will get a lesser package than Stone got. The Devils have already traded their 2nd round picks in 20 and 21 and our 3rd in 20 so getting some futures back would give us flexibility to potentially make some trades. If Hall goes the Devils will have cap space as well to help make some moves. I will also be glad that our younger wings will get the chance to play with other skill players with Hall not taking up a spot in the top 6.

 

[Tretyak 20]

So more then what we gave up lol

Larsson wasn't that bad, just a cautionary tale about drafting D in the top 5.

 

[Tretyak 20]

Keith Lee = Us
Adam Cole = Carey Price

Nah...
Adam Cole = Us under Hynes in 2019
Keith Lee = the NHL.

 

[Zippy316]

Goose with 7 points in 12 games since getting sat.

Seems like since he's been sat he's taking on the approach of simplifying his game and creating within the system.

Looks like he's getting much more comfortable with the NHL game. Really curious to see how he looks next year.

 

[MartyOwns]

 

[Better Call Sal]

Nah...
Adam Cole = Us under Hynes in 2019
Keith Lee = the NHL.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Just seeing the highlights now, holy crap Price had a stinker.

And Blackwood's .SVP is > .900 now. That's a Devils' goalie milestone.

 

[haak84]

Even though we gave up a ton of shots and blackwoods save % looks nice he is really starting to concern me. He needs to find consistency in his game. Which is going to be really tough giving this teams play and his age. Teams are picking on his glove side when he drops down.

feel like this board is falling in love with a goalie who might be another fringe starter and our rose colored glasses won’t get past his December/January last year.

since his first 10 appearances he is:

13-14-1
3.00 GAA
.903 save %

Needs to be better than that.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Who, exactly, is falling in love with Blackwood? He had a good game and deserves to get praised for it.

 

[haak84]

Who, exactly, is falling in love with Blackwood? He had a good game and deserves to get praised for it.

He did not have a good game. Many posters are much more lenient given his age, that’s fine. But the rest of the board thinks he’s garbage.