GDT: Devils vs. Ducks - 8:00 PM - MSG+

[Pitaya]

BIG NEWS on the Zacha front :

Last time it was nothing serious guys missed 3-4 weeks lol

 

[Pitaya]

Who is the better passer on this team?

Bratt or Hughes?

Hughes

Bratt is just able to get in better position to simplify his passing as of now. So instead of Jack trying to fling it across three guys, Jesper will attack the slot and make it through one or two guys

Once Jack gets some confidence and meat on his bones he will do the same

 

[ScottyK]

Jacob's looks like tyler kennedy and taylor halls test tube baby

 

[crashline]

How does one eat solids without teeth?

If you're Big Mac?

WHOLE.

 

[Forge]

BIG NEWS on the Zacha front :

Clearly was benched because they need him to bring it more consistently

 

[Forge]

Who is the better passer on this team?

Bratt or Hughes?

I'm probably not going to explain myself well here, but I'll give it a shot.

I thiiiiiiiiiink Hughes?

Does that sound convincing?

I think Jack has fantastic vision, so that is one thing. I do think it's better than Bratt's, and I believe that is the strength to Bratt's passing game, so that's saying something. He's also more anticipatory than Bratt, I think, so the way his mind works is he sees the play that could be in his head and tries to make that happen. I don't think that Bratt does that in the way that Jack does.

I do, however, think Bratt is capable of driving plays that lead to passes that Jack can't make at this point. Jack can't make that first play that Bratt made tonight, at least not yet, in my opinion. I also think that Bratt may be slightly better at the physical act of passing sometimes. He's maybe better adjusted to the speed and size of the NHL game, and thus he's better at maneuvering the creases and small openings between defenders to make tighter passes. I think that Bratt can make passes that Jack can't quite find yet, but I do think that is largely a byproduct of age / experience in the nhl.

So in theory, I'd say Jack. But there are certainly times in application where Bratt (and Gusev even) can do things Jack can't.

 

[MichaelJ]

I really like McLeods speed... If we can only polish him into a better player.....

He’s going to center the best 4th line in hockey

 

[MichaelJ]

When do we get the Nico v Zacha and who should be the 1c debate going?

After we draft Lafreniere and see who he has better chemistry with

 

[glenwo2]

After we draft Lafreniere and see who he has better chemistry with

The level of salt that would flow on the Main Board if we win Lafreniere, would be Legendary.

 

[glenwo2]

Hughes

Bratt is just able to get in better position to simplify his passing as of now. So instead of Jack trying to fling it across three guys, Jesper will attack the slot and make it through one or two guys

Once Jack gets some confidence and meat on his bones he will do the same

Yeah. I look forward to Jack doing the same as Bratt and simplifying things.

Sure he can make great passes but passing it through 3 guys has a much lower percentage of completion than passing it through 1-2.

 

[Blackjack]

After we draft Lafreniere and see who he has better chemistry with

1. Win Lottery
2. Draft Laf
3. Hall sees how much talent we have coming in and signs with us
4. Same with Pietrangelo

Lafreniere-Hischier-Palmieri
Hall-Hughes-Broqvist
Gusev-Zacha-Bratt
Wood-Zajac-Anderson

Severson-Pietrangelo
Subban-Smith
Mueller-Greene
Butcher-Bahl

Schneider
Blackwood

 

[MichaelJ]

The level of salt that would flow on the Main Board if we win Lafreniere, would be Legendary.

it would be like winning it twice

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Corey Masisak‏ @cmasisak22
Josh Jacobs led the #NJDevils defensemen in xGF, xGF%, SCF and SCF% tonight. @KenDaneykoMSG said Jacobs was playing well during an intermission. The eyes and the numbers agreed on this one.

They better keep Jacobs in the lineup next game. I don’t care if Claessen is ready to go.

 

[MVP Zacha]

If Sevs is going to play RD1 they really need a LD1 who will mesh properly with him to make that work.

If Severson is RD1 next year we are going to get our heads caved in again.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Au contraire!



As if you couldn't adore Cory the human any more he goes and hands the jacket to Bratter, who approves.

Orange Brattsidy.

 

[Devilsfan992]

Bratt has been spectacular as of late. 15 points in his last 16 games.

 

[Billdo]

BIG NEWS on the Zacha front :

probably wasn't bringing it enough

 

[Blender]

BIG NEWS on the Zacha front :

Zacha just rode the unicorn to an easy 2 goals, couldn't let him get another.

 

[njdevil26]

Bratt has been spectacular as of late. 15 points in his last 16 games.

With a really strange healthy scratch right in the middle of that streak.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Remember when Bergfors got 4 points in the first period against the Penguins, and then Lemaire benched him the rest of the game because "I didn't like the way he was playing"? Good times.

 

[Blender]

Remember when Bergfors got 4 points in the first period against the Penguins, and then Lemaire benched him the rest of the game because "I didn't like the way he was playing"? Good times.

Lemaire was outraged that the 0-0 tie was compromised by his 4 points.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Remember when Bergfors got 4 points in the first period against the Penguins, and then Lemaire benched him the rest of the game because "I didn't like the way he was playing"? Good times.

Lmaoooo, amazing. How did I forget about this. I was big on Bergfors.

 

[Hypernova]

Awesome win. Good to know Cory can still play well during garbage time of the season.

 

[Better Call Sal]

I know he netted us Kovy at the end of the day (or helped net him I should say), but I loved Bergfors in his brief time here. He slaughtered the Penguins that year for us.

He was fun to watch, I wish he was able to find a role somewhere else in the league after we dealt him.

 

[Blackjack]

I know he netted us Kovy at the end of the day (or helped net him I should say), but I loved Bergfors in his brief time here. He slaughtered the Penguins that year for us.

He was fun to watch, I wish he was able to find a role somewhere else in the league after we dealt him.

I was really surprised he didn't stick. The year we traded him it looked like he had broken out.