GDT: Devils @ Wild - 8 P.M. - MSGSN2

[glenwo2]

@barry tallackson
Hey I did say "I miss those days", didn't I?


EDIT : Weird. It doesn't quote an attachment, I guess.

But I stand corrected.

Barry however wasn't all that. I'll just say that much.


And we are not this year's Oilers. Give me a break, man. LOL

 

[Hisch13r]

Think Vitek is getting needless hate tonight. He has had rough games this year, but I don't think tonight is one of them.

First 2 were fine. 3rd is one of the worst goals I've seen in a long time and deserves a lot of shit.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

We knew there would be some growing pains with a defense that is basically 1/3 rookies. I expect this will even out by the end of the season.

Nobody wins the Cup in November, and nobody loses in the first round here either.

There's only 1 rookie though? and he's not struggling. Maybe you count Bahl as a rookie too but I wouldn't say he's massively struggling either. Like was mentioned, it's the vets crapping atm.

Siegs being awful, Marino being awful, and then replacing Severson with Smith...yea major downgrade on the 3rd pair.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I'm not sure people watch enough of the rest of the league tbh. Our team defense at 5 on 5 is totally fine. The numbers bear that out. They aren't getting good enough goaltending so far.

 

[Hisch13r]

 

[Emperoreddy]

When it comes to the defense my biggest concern is the PK defense. The 5v5 D isn't great but it's nowhere near as bad as some make it out to be. Really makes no sense why the PK looks so much worse and more passive than it did last year

Goal aside I thought the PK looked better tonight. Still too passive, but it does seem to be improving.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

Why does every fu*king question Erica ask begin with "how does it feel..."?

She just wants to know how it feels man

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[NjDevsRR]

Large PP

Oh my

 

[Lou Bloom]

I'm not sure people watch enough of the rest of the league tbh. Our team defense at 5 on 5 is totally fine. The numbers bear that out. They aren't getting good enough goaltending so far.

It was terrible the first handful of games on the season, but they've mostly settled down. Still need the veteran defenseman to step up their play though, Hamilton, Marino and Siegenthaler have all underperformed from last year.

 

[Oneiro]

I'm not sure people watch enough of the rest of the league tbh. Our team defense at 5 on 5 is totally fine. The numbers bear that out. They aren't getting good enough goaltending so far.

Agreed.

But I think some of the anxiety is because now the cup is the bar. And it's about what it takes to go all the way.

I feel like we're getting there.

 

[glenwo2]

Are we sure Jesper isn't actually a 4th Hughes brother?

Jesper Hughes?

Jesper good at hockey.

He is.

But Brendan Smith isn't... (WTF?)

There were lots of talks if we should trade Bratt for Laine not too long ago.. OH MY

Laine....Debrincat....Tkachuk...

They can all go pound sand.

Well Tkachuk can go play in traffic....the other two can go pound sand.

 

[jkrdevil]

Goal aside I thought the PK looked better tonight. Still too passive, but it does seem to be improving.

Still think the PK is about getting clears and goalies being able to freeze the puck for face offs and line changes. I think they will get better at the first. However, the second worries me and also makes it hard for the first to happen.

 

[devilsblood]

What are we looking at?

 

[Emperoreddy]

Vitek is who he is. He can give you enough but not much more.

Schmid has not been good to start the year, but I think he will figure it in the end.

I'm really not worried about the team right now. Some issues need ironing out but I see no reason why they won't get ironed out in time.

 

[DVision44]

What are we looking at?

A ridiculous PP%... lol

 

[Emperoreddy]

Still think the PK is about getting clears and goalies being able to freeze the puck for face offs and line changes. I think they will get better at the first. However, the second worries me and also makes it hard for the first to happen.

I think the second will improve once Schmid finds his game (which I think he will).

Vitek is Vitek

 

[njdevils1982]

Enough fighting, forward we go

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yes forward. lets go.

 

[Devs3cups]

GDT for the Blues game locked and loaded. Will post at 12.

 

[Hisch13r]

It was terrible the first handful of games on the season, but they've mostly settled down. Still need the veteran defenseman to step up their play though, Hamilton, Marino and Siegenthaler have all underperformed from last year.

Detroit game was always overblown. Coyotes game was f***ing awful. Panthers game wasn't as bad as you'd think based on the goals. Then we get into the Isles game and beyond where they haven't been bad at all really (besides the Buffalo one)

 

[glenwo2]

What are we looking at?

Power Play percentage thus far.

 

[guitarguyvic]

Agreed.

But I think some of the anxiety is because now the cup is the bar. And it's about what it takes to go all the way.

I feel like we're getting there.

Bingo. It's not about thinking the team is bad. It's that this is not contender-level D, goaltending, or PK.

 

[glenwo2]

@devilsblood The Rags normally would be at the top PP % but the Devils are like "F U clowns. We're taking over"

 

[Emperoreddy]

Agreed.

But I think some of the anxiety is because now the cup is the bar. And it's about what it takes to go all the way.

I feel like we're getting there.

Oh yeah it's definitely this. Expectations are sky high and we are a critical bunch even without expectations.

With expectations everything is under the microscope.

 

[njdevils1982]

GDT for the Blues game locked and loaded. Will post at 12.