Post-Game Talk: Devils win! Devils 5 - Sabres 3

[Bleedred]

Gusev has literally been the forward on the team.

He might even be the worst player on the entire team right.

What a shitbag.

 

[MartyOwns]

 

[britdevil]

Willing to give them benefit of the doubt and some time....Especially Palms

Palms, ok sure.

But hell no to Gusev. We owe him nothing. Guy needs to pull his head out of his ass and produce.

 

[britdevil]

That's painful to watch.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Gusev has literally been the forward on the team.

He might even be the worst player on the entire team right.

What a shitbag.

Easily the biggest disappointment so far this year. Palmieri has struggled too but his underlying numbers are fine.

 

[Devils090]

Easily the biggest disappointment so far this year. Palmieri has struggled too but his underlying numbers are fine.

Agreed, Palms is getting chances here and there he just can’t finish. Gusev has been awful at everything.

 

[Bleedred]

The difference between Gusev and Palmieri is that Gusev doesn’t have a track record of more than a year. Palmieri has been in the league for 8 or so years, Gusev has been in the league since last year and whatever we’ve gone through this year.

Gusev has an even smaller track record of NHL games played than Johnsson does. And he’s been as bad as Johnsson was for the first 6 games for all 9 games now.

Gusev is clearly the real space junk trash on the team currently. Reminds me of the second coming of Ponikarovsky. Maybe they’re cousins or something?

 

[Mgd31]

Painful for sure. But in his defense, this doesn't even happen but for his initial play of stealing the puck.

 

[NjdevilfanJim]

See your point....Time will tell I hope Ruff stays true to form that competition will rule for spots if you don't produce next man up.

 

[Devils Army]

Painful for sure. But in his defense, this doesn't even happen but for his initial play of stealing the puck.

Honestly I've always been a Zacha defender and will continue to do so here. He creates that play and sets up a teammate in the slot and just does not expect a pass back there. Should he have? Yeah probably, but that pass was in his skates and he really had to adjust to it. It obviously looks bad but its more an analogy for Zachas career than anything. A nice defensive break-up, good pass, and then the final execution isn't there. Whatever...

Jack Hughes is good.

 

[Devilsfan992]

Watching that replay, I see what happens. Zacha is flatfooted after passing the puck back. He should have had the instinct to know the puck would come back to him so he could set his feet in time.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Watching that replay, I see what happens. Zacha is flatfooted after passing the puck back. He should have had the instinct to know the puck would come back to him so he could set his feet in time.

Sal said as much. His head was out of the play and he wasn't expecting the puck to come back to him.

 

[glenwo2]

That's painful to watch.

I was laughing out loud myself.

Sal said as much. His head was out of the play and he wasn't expecting the puck to come back to him.

I think this is exactly what happened. He didn't stay alert.

The story of his NJ Devils career.

 

[The 29th Pick]

I was laughing out loud myself.




I think this is exactly what happened. He didn't stay alert.

The story of his NJ Devils career.

he's another Pavel Brendl, drafted way to high

 

[My3Sons]

With all the expiring forward contracts this offseason and an expansion draft that may cost NJ a McLeod, the team may need Zacha to play a bottom six center role. Sure they can get someone and maybe Zajac returns but until then the Devil you know is the usual choice in these scenarios.

 

[Emperoreddy]

With all the expiring forward contracts this offseason and an expansion draft that may cost NJ a McLeod, the team may need Zacha to play a bottom six center role. Sure they can get someone and maybe Zajac returns but until then the Devil you know is the usual choice in these scenarios.

It won't cost them McLeod because they will protect him and expose Zacha.

I would bet one of Butcher or Zacha gets snatched.

 

[My3Sons]

It won't cost them McLeod because they will protect him and expose Zacha.

I would bet one of Butcher or Zacha gets snatched.

I could see that but you need guys to expose and the way the contracts line up they may need to keep Zacha for the expansion draft similar to Butcher. I know it’s easy to want to trade Zacha right now but this season teams need guys like that they can expose and be comfortable they are essentially just depth players

 

[devilsblood]

he's another Pavel Brendl, drafted way to high

Brendl had 22 career NHL points. Zacha has 112 and counting.

They both do share the same first name, but beyond that, I'd say that's an unfair comparison.

 

[JimEIV]

Gusev is tied for 2nd on the team in shots with Miles Wood. I mean he's not playing particularly well but calling him the worst player on the team is beyond hyperbolic.

Subban 27
Wood 24
Gusev 24
Severson 23
Palmieri 21
Zacha 19
Hughes 19

 

[JimEIV]

It won't cost them McLeod because they will protect him and expose Zacha.

I would bet one of Butcher or Zacha gets snatched.

That would be a really bad move.

 

[glenwo2]

That would be a really bad move.

How do you figure that?

 

[devilsblood]

That would be a really bad move.

We have the rest of the year yet to make a decision.

 

[devilsblood]

Gusev is tied for 2nd on the team in shots with Miles Wood. I mean he's not playing particularly well but calling him the worst player on the team is beyond hyperbolic.

Subban 27
Wood 24
Gusev 24
Severson 23
Palmieri 21
Zacha 19
Hughes 19

But who doesn't like hyperbole?

 

[Emperoreddy]

I could see that but you need guys to expose and the way the contracts line up they may need to keep Zacha for the expansion draft similar to Butcher. I know it’s easy to want to trade Zacha right now but this season teams need guys like that they can expose and be comfortable they are essentially just depth players

Oh they are not trading Zacha this season. Same for Butcher. They have little trade value and they still have uses here as depth players if guys get hurt or more guys go down with Covid.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

It isn’t hyperbole to say Gusev has been the worst forward on the team. Unless you’re including Boqvist or Merkley that have only played 3 games, no one has contributed less. His shots haven’t been good scoring chances. And he’s getting caved in defensively.