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

[Jets012]

Went out so missed the game, but recorded it and rewatched. Greene/Severson and Vatanen/Mueller did their jobs. Played well. Gryba sucks.

First line was good. Nico played fantastic.

Zacha can't score at all. Might be time to move him down in the lineup. MoJo makes some smart plays and creates some chances, but he's snake-bitten. Don't know why he can't score at all.

JQ is just meh. Doesn't really do a whole lot. Just a filler.

Noesen/Coleman didn't do much at all. Need those two to pick it up. Especially Noesen who I'm disappointed with so far, but just feel like he's due to start playing better. I would give Yakovlev a shot since Gryba really was bad.

 

[Hughes86Hischier13]

i thought jq had a decent game and i feel like hall is trying to do much out there sometimes

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Really wishing we landed O'Reilly now.

 

[BahlDeep]

Complain all you want about Zacha (I totally understand the frustration), but the veteran on the line has been trash.

 

[Camille the Eel]

Going forward I’d like to see more balance in the lines and the ice time too. While special teams complicate it, over 82 games maybe we shouldn’t want the 1st line playing 20 minutes a night, while Noesen and Coleman get 9 and 12 minutes. We’d also like the latter unit to get a little forecheck going. We probably do need to move Palmieri away from Hall and Nico too. We seem very unbalanced at the moment.

 

[Capt Nico Poo]

Got 1 more point that most of us thought wed get. Nashville showed us why they are elite, they get the two points in the end. Nevertheless, devils played fine and couldve gotten 2p.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Complain all you want about Zacha (I totally understand the frustration), but the veteran on the line has been trash.

I have a much bigger problem with Mojo then Zacha right now.

He is also doing jack all on the PP. Second unit sucks.

 

[MadDevil]

MoJo is at least generating some shots and has hit the scoresheet. Zacha isn't really even doing that. They both need to be better.

 

[FooteBahl]

I had to miss this one, but I’ll take a point against a top team.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Again if Dea buries that shot we are singing a different tune.

And last year at this time no one would have thought Noesen should be anywhere near a 2nd line either.

I'm not. I said from the start that I hated the idea of moving him up. You kill all his momentum and now when he does go back to the 4th line, his confidence might be gone.

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Really wishing we landed O'Reilly now.

Agree. Also Jeff Skinner would help.

 

[Blender]

I thought he outplayed them for long stretches last night, and overall the game was pretty even as it swung back and forth a few times. I'll take the one point against one of the best teams in the league, even though I am disappointed they couldn't hold onto the lead to win.

 

[Brooklyndevil]

Without secondary scoring we won’t go far. On the plus side I see Mojo as a future 2nd round pick for us.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Johansson need to get away from Zacha and Dea so badly. Hopefully Bratt comes back soon. I'd roll with Johansson-Zajac-Bratt as the second line and have Wood-Zacha and either JQ, Dea, or Coleman on the 3rd line.

Noesen has been a whole lot of nothing since the Oilers game.

 

[Devil X]

The second PP unit is made up of grinders, Johansson and Vatman. Honestly that whole group needs to be different. That’s coming from someone who normal never complains about personnel desicisons.

 

[Devils Dominion]

I had to miss this one, but I’ll take a point against a top team.

A point vs them isn't bad but it was a blown 3rd period lead again.

2nd time in the last 3 games.

 

[Cult of Hynes]

I have a much bigger problem with Mojo then Zacha right now.

He is also doing jack all on the PP. Second unit sucks.

What do you expect him to do on the PP with some of the forwards they have in it?

 

[Nocashstyle]

Hischier had a great game. Was looking super confident with the puck. I’d like to see more of that

 

[Hypernova]

It would be nice if one winning streak didn't have to end with a losing streak right after.

 

[JimEIV]

What do you expect him to do on the PP with some of the forwards they have in it?

So he can't score 5v5 cause Zacha sucks...He can't score on the PP cause his linemates suck too? That is at least 4 different forwards...5 if they run 1 D on the PP, which they haven't been doing on the 2nd unit, so let's call it 4 different forwards...A full 1/3 of the teams forwards suck too much to play with Johansson?

I would say Johansson has been the biggest disappointment on the team in the first 7 games. At least with Zacha you get a good defensive center that kills penalties effectively and is decent at faceoffs...We've got almost nothing from Johansson.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Mojo’s the vet and getting PP time. His play has not been acceptable.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Mojo’s the vet and getting PP time. His play has not been acceptable.

agree, I've been saying that as well.

He has not played well yet.

Hopefully Bratt is his tonic

 

[None Shall Pass]

MoJo would be racking up assists if Zacha or the plug-in RW on that line could bury a shot. I sincerely wonder what games you all are watching. The man is a great playmaker. He's not even on my list of worries.

 

[Emperoreddy]

He doesn’t generate squat and over passes like crazy.

 

[None Shall Pass]

Nah he's fine