GDT: Devils vs Canucks - 1:00 PM - MSG+

[JimEIV]

Too much zone time in the 2nd, but overall they were pretty good today in front. Kept the shots down, didn’t give up too many high quality chances, and obviously they scored plenty of goals.

2nd period was rough... I was happy with everything else.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

pretty crazy what happens when we get NHL quality goaltending for a couple games at a time...

 

[MauDevils]

Kinkaid's leverage and chance at a big payday with us are slipping away.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Hows he on the outside looking in. They're riding the hot goalie right now... blackwood will play till he loses, or at least ends his shutout streak.

why are we talking about Kinkaid right now lol

you are obsessed with him for some reason

 

[Better Call Sal]

Next goal will tie Pavel Zachas career high.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

That kind of became a reoccurring issue with Kovalchuk on the PP.

It was like clock work, get it to Elias on the right wall, up to the point, over to Kovy on the left for the one timer.

It still led to one of the prettiest PP goals I can remember to date but it was way too predictable and readable at times no matter how often his shot was able to get through.

Every team does this though. Washington's PP runs through Ovy etc.

And that video you posted was actually the perfect way to get it to the trigger man, kovy was wideeee open. What the devils are doing is forcing plays to hall which won't work.

 

[Devils Dominion]

These 3 wins have been fun , Big Mac, PZ, Wood, young guys stepping up!

Hope this is just the beginning of something special with Big Mac

 

[Cheddabombs]

That Zacha goal still gives me a half chub. That whole sequence needs to be shown, not just the goal. Him saving a grade A opportunity allowed that goal to transpire.

 

[JimEIV]

Zacha has too much talent to only have 8 points... I am going to keep believing that he is going to breakout in a big way.

 

[Jack Be Quick]

do you see any weaknesses? Obviously he's very strong down low but he was making saves on high shots too. Maybe his rebound control can be better.

I specifically recall one shot from the circle on Macs right side where an uncovered Vancouver player was flying in on his left side and he wisely kicked kicked it in to the corner away from the streaking Canucks player and where there were several Devils players waiting for it.

I remember being impressed of the awareness at the time.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Canucks broadcast literally trashing our arena and the area of the town it's in right now. How the location of the arena "makes it tough to get pumped up about playing there".

Sour grapes, sore losers that got whitewashed today.

How many Cups have Vanc won?

The Rock is a great arena and we know that this part of Newark is fine.

The pregame scene on Edison Place is one of the best too.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Maybe running the PP entirely through Hall is the problem with the PP because without him they have simplified everything and it looks better

But it still looks like crap, let's be honest.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Zacha has too much talent to only have 8 points... I am going to keep believing that he is going to breakout in a big way.

He's been one of our better players the last 5.

In all zones.

 

[Blender]

Zacha has too much talent to only have 8 points... I am going to keep believing that he is going to breakout in a big way.

He's a physical beast, he's quick, has a great shot, is a great passer, is excellent defensively, etc. Everything about him screams good player, but he just hasn't been able to put his tools together to make it work. Hopefully he has finally figured it out.

 

[Maine Fan]

Devils winning strategy

Don't play Hall.

 

[MadDevil]

do you see any weaknesses? Obviously he's very strong down low but he was making saves on high shots too. Maybe his rebound control can be better.

I don't see anything obvious, but the big thing with goalies is consistency. Every goalie who suits up in the NHL (well, except Cory I guess) is capable of being good for a stretch of games. We still need to see how Blackwood responds to adversity. If he has a bad game does it linger, or does he shake it off? Are there tendencies shooters can key on? It's an extremely small sample size, so trying to draw any conclusions is premature. Still, it's nice to see actual good goaltending again. It would be fantastic if Blackwood can at least provide some level of consistency there moving forward.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Had to go over to the Vancouver board when I saw someone shitting on Zacha for being a 2015 draft pick when Juolevi is 2016 with 0 games

Not to mention he f***ing scored on them today and theyre claiming he isnt NHL calibur lol

 

[Devils Dominion]

My avatar was the trivia answer today.

@Bleedred Nilson was very beatable today, we finally lit him up.

 

[Jack Be Quick]

Sour grapes, sore losers that got whitewashed today.

How many Cups have Vanc won?

The Rock is a great arena and we know that this part of Newark is fine.

The pregame scene on Edison Place is one of the best too.

Yeah, sorry we didn't try and burn Newark to the ground after losing in 2012.

Maybe they'd have more respect for us if that were the case.

Instead our terrible fanbase showed up to that crap arena in a dirt area of town to welcome the team home and thank them for a valiant effort. What losers.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Had to go over to the Vancouver board when I saw someone ****ting on Zacha for being a 2015 draft pick when Juolevi is 2016 with 0 games

Not to mention he ****ing scored on them today and theyre claiming he isnt NHL calibur lol

Seems like from their broadcasters to their fans on HF, not a lot of smarts.

Didn't they riot after losing to Boston?

 

[Tundra]

The Prudential Center isn't in a good area, but it's a nice building. I'm confused, why the canuck announcers are trashing the building?

 

[NjDevsRR]

Good to see Noesen finally finding his game. He is a good depth player to have when he is playing to his abilities.

 

[Wingman77]

Every team does this though. Washington's PP runs through Ovy etc.

And that video you posted was actually the perfect way to get it to the trigger man, kovy was wideeee open. What the devils are doing is forcing plays to hall which won't work.

When a top quality player is on the ice during a PP it is tough not to want to center the play around them which is certainly valid. It becomes a problem though when things are becoming too forced, as you mentioned, instead of letting the play naturally flow. That sometimes is why PPs struggle. Variety is needed especially when that top quality player is on the ice to keep the other team on their heels.

Pierre’s reaction and his reaction to Oates reaction says plenty about that play. Could not have drew it up to have worked out better.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

The Prudential Center isn't in a good area, but it's a nice building. I'm confused, why the canuck announcers are trashing the building?

Fun fact, Prudential is a top 5 grossing arena worldwide and was recently rated top 10 for all pro sporting facilities in North America

 

[Devils Dominion]

The Prudential Center isn't in a good area, but it's a nice building. I'm confused, why the canuck announcers are trashing the building?

Sore losers grasping for straws.