GDT: Devils vs. Caps - 7:00 PM MSG+

[johnny pierogi]

Here is a 'great' article from RMNB about the Devils playing the 'trap'

http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2017/03/02/the-new-jersey-devils-are-a-plague/#more-124724

These people really can't tell the difference between purposely not scoring a lot of goals and not having the ability to score a lot of goals? Laughable

edit: not having the ability to score any goals

 

[217 Forever]

I consider last night a win

1-0 loss to a team that hasn't lost at home yet this calendar year. Played well positionally against a team that can light you up pretty quick.

If Patty comes back I'll be thrilled!

That and a nickel will get you a subway ride.

It's nice that the team hasn't thrown in the towel but it would be nicer if we had someone who could score a goal.

 

[Billdo]

If Moore never played again for the Devils that'd be a good thing. His offensive skill set does not make up for his complete and total lack of any defensive ability. He's beyond terrible defensively. I don't think we've had a defenseman who is as bad as he is in the last decade.

 

[MadDevil]

Moore is basically Gelinas, except his one offensive skill is skating instead of the big shot. They're both dumb as a box of rocks.

 

[NJDevs26]

Moore is basically Gelinas, except his one offensive skill is skating instead of the big shot. They're both dumb as a box of rocks.

The irony is Moore's more of a goalscoring threat these days lol

Gelinas's stats in Colorado have been staggeringly bad. ONE POINT in 33 games

 

[MadDevil]

The irony is Moore's more of a goalscoring threat these days lol

Gelinas's stats in Colorado have been staggeringly bad. ONE POINT in 33 games

He has 1 goal in his last 67 games. Helgeson has that in just 9 games this year.

 

[Better Call Sal]

That and a nickel will get you a subway ride.

It's nice that the team hasn't thrown in the towel but it would be nicer if we had someone who could score a goal.

Can't ask for too much from this team against the best team in the league. Just look at the majority of the posts on the first 2 pages, everyone was expecting a blowout and trashing every forward line outside of the top one. Can only hope for so much at this point other than improvement from the younger guys. Some would say that is "accepting a losing culture" but it's more just being realistic of the current situation.

The gameplan last night was very clearly "do everything to not get housed". The shots were 12-8 Capitals almost at the end of the 2nd. They did what they wanted to accomplish. One too many costly penalties was our downfall.

 

[Feed Me A Stray Cat]

How did Rooney look last night? From the first period highlight package he seemed to make some deft plays.

 

[NjDevsRR]

How did Rooney look last night? From the first period highlight package he seemed to make some deft plays.

He looked ok but I do not think he is built to play in the NHL.

 

[CHIP72]

How did Rooney look last night? From the first period highlight package he seemed to make some deft plays.

He had what I thought was a bad defensive zone turnover in the 2nd period, but otherwise seemed to play alright.

 

[217 Forever]

Can't ask for too much from this team against the best team in the league. Just look at the majority of the posts on the first 2 pages, everyone was expecting a blowout and trashing every forward line outside of the top one. Can only hope for so much at this point other than improvement from the younger guys. Some would say that is "accepting a losing culture" but it's more just being realistic of the current situation.

The gameplan last night was very clearly "do everything to not get housed". The shots were 12-8 Capitals almost at the end of the 2nd. They did what they wanted to accomplish. One too many costly penalties was our downfall.

I get it, it's just grating having to watch this hunker down mentality style of hockey. It's sad that we have to play like an expansion team to try and win games.

 

[Better Call Sal]

I get it, it's just grating having to watch this hunker down mentality style of hockey. It's sad that we have to play like an expansion team to try and win games.

I hear ya, it's far from an easy watch.

 

[Devils Dominion]

I get it, it's just grating having to watch this hunker down mentality style of hockey. It's sad that we have to play like an expansion team to try and win games.

It's not fun as a fan, especially that pathetic soft-sagging shell formation on the pk along with the lack of quality scoring chances.

 

[NJDevs26]

I get it, it's just grating having to watch this hunker down mentality style of hockey. It's sad that we have to play like an expansion team to try and win games.

I didn't get why they weren't playing like this when they were still in the race, and I don't get why they're bothering to play like this now that they're not.

 

[Bleedred]

Even though he wasn't very good against Montreal and he's let in a few bad goals lately, just going through Cory's gamelog and he's only had 4 games of less than .900 goaltending since the new calendar year. He was yanked in 2 of them.

Only on January 6th against Toronto (DNF game), January 24th against LA (DNF game), February 3rd against Calgary and February 27th against Montreal.

So while he was pretty poor up to that point, he's mostly been good since then. A few bad goals lately and since then, especially all 3 in January 31st game against Detroit, where all 3 goals were stoppable and we won 4-3. Maybe he wasn't playing QUITE as bad in November and December as he looked on paper and this is just the percentages evening out. Although I do think he was poor for the second half of November and most of December.

He's improved quite a bit since January 2nd.

 

[Burner Account]

I get it, it's just grating having to watch this hunker down mentality style of hockey. It's sad that we have to play like an expansion team to try and win games.

Idk, that's what our talent level dictates. But agreed with NJDevs26. Too little, too late.

 

[MadDevil]

I didn't get why they weren't playing like this when they were still in the race, and I don't get why they're bothering to play like this now that they're not.

Well, the alternative is to try to play more run and gun, which typically ends with us giving up 4 goals.

 

[billingtons ghost]

Even though he wasn't very good against Montreal and he's let in a few bad goals lately, just going through Cory's gamelog and he's only had 4 games of less than .900 goaltending since the new calendar year. He was yanked in 2 of them.

Only on January 6th against Toronto (DNF game), January 24th against LA (DNF game), February 3rd against Calgary and February 27th against Montreal.

So while he was pretty poor up to that point, he's mostly been good since then. A few bad goals lately and since then, especially all 3 in January 31st game against Detroit, where all 3 goals were stoppable and we won 4-3. Maybe he wasn't playing QUITE as bad in November and December as he looked on paper and this is just the percentages evening out. Although I do think he was poor for the second half of November and most of December.

He's improved quite a bit since January 2nd.

meh. Just silly numbers that means he's given up more rebounds that turned into shots and saves.

.900+ means nothing to me when he is letting in back-crushing, heart-rending and stoppable goals.

 

[Bleedred]

meh. Just silly numbers that means he's given up more rebounds that turned into shots and saves.

.900+ means nothing to me when he is letting in back-crushing, heart-rending and stoppable goals.

I don't agree with you on the rebounds. When he's given up bad rebounds lately, they've turned into goals at least half the time and not extra saves. In some buildings, like ours particularly, they don't even count 2 shots for a shot that turns into another shot or two more shots on rebounds.

He's let in some bad goals recently, just not at quite the rate that he did in the 2016 part of this season.

 

[Zippy316]

How did Rooney look last night? From the first period highlight package he seemed to make some deft plays.

He just looks like a smart hockey player with nothing fancy to his game. Supports the play well, is a surprisingly quick player, and is strong on the walls.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he carves out a Fiddler-like role playing fourth line minutes and some PK time while bringing a consistent, reliable game defensively. From watching him at times in Albany, he seems like he always makes the right play.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Moore is basically Gelinas, except his one offensive skill is skating instead of the big shot. They're both dumb as a box of rocks.

Moore is a smarter player than Gely. That isn't saying much, but he knows his way around the offensive zone much better.

 

[Emperoreddy]

People's complete lack of understanding about the goalie position is astounding.

Generally it seems people just have axes to grind.

 

[Bleedred]

People's complete lack of understanding about the goalie position is astounding.

Generally it seems people just have axes to grind.

He's given up some bad rebounds, like in that Islanders game, but that game tying goal rebound against Montreal wasn't really a bad rebound.

I thought it dribbled through him before seeing the replay, so I dinged him on that originally. It did dribble through him after hitting Lovejoy or the Habs guy that was on him like elastic. So I don't think it was a bad goal.

Cory has been pretty good lately, with the exception of like 3 games since the new year.

Kinkaid at Barclays Center was the worst goaltended game I've seen from a Devils player since Hedberg in 2013.