GDT: Flyers @ Devils, 7 PM, MSG+

[Devils Dominion]

Devils took 8 out of a possible 10 points vs Philly this season.

Mason now 0-10 lifetime vs NJD.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Devils took 8 out of a possible 10 points vs Philly this season.

Mason now 0-10 lifetime vs NJD.

Good. **** them. Let's stay in Mason's head as long as he is a Flyer.

 

[VoidCreature]

Again, if he needs all that to be good, why keep him around?

95% of defenseman in this league would be good playing with a steady partner on the 3rd pairing with sheltered minutes.

I don't get the love for Moore. He stinks. We do terrible when he's on the ice and he only stands out on the 3 on 3. We played better when he was injured. He occasionally chips in offensively this year on the 5 on 5, but he hasn't shown that to be a consistent skill. He's perennially amongst the bottom of the league in possession numbers. This has also been with him getting bottom pairing minutes.

He's just not good. And that's why every team he's gone to has gotten rid of him. He's all flash with his skating ability, but that's it. So yes, you're right he would do just fine if we played him with all those circumstances, but so would just about every other defenseman in the NHL.

He's the only D we have that can shoot the puck. I say keep him.

 

[nugg]

Moore first Devils defenseman in 5 years to hit double digit goals. Honestly would keep him over Lovejoy.

Maybe they should try him at forward though

 

[tr83]

John Moore ****ing sucks except if he's on a stacked team with a Ken Daneyko type playing beside him who can play two defensive positions in the defensive zone at once while he asks for a ****ing map with a big giant X to tell him where he's supposed to stand so he doesn't screw up.

TL/DR:John Moore ****ing sucks

 

[Bleedred]

Maybe they should try him at forward though

I usually am not a proponent of this, but he's signed through next year and we have several forwards that might be worse than him at forward. I think he can actually outscore a good number of forwards if he were a forward.

He's already outscoring quite a few of them this year as a defenseman.

He's got a high shooting percentage this year, by a defenseman's standards and by his own previous years standards, but it's not something that would be considered high for a forward.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Which vet told Coleman that a hot supermodel works the penalty box doors?

 

[MadDevil]

Moore would be just as bad as a forward. He's only slightly smarter than Gelinas and his offense is entirely dependant on his ability to jump into the play with his skating. Plus he's soft as tissue paper. He'd probably get broken in half after 10 games as a forward.

 

[Bleedred]

Moore would be just as bad as a forward. He's only slightly smarter than Gelinas and his offense is entirely dependant on his ability to jump into the play with his skating. Plus he's soft as tissue paper. He'd probably get broken in half after 10 games as a forward.

I think he'd be a little bit less of a liability though.

That's the only reason I'd look into discovering that possibility.

 

[Sir Fenwick Corsi]

Moore can skate with the best of them but that's basically it with him. He's an awful defender. Like really awful.

 

[MadDevil]

I think he'd be a little bit less of a liability though.

That's the only reason I'd look into discovering that possibility.

Okay, so do you play him over guys like Wood, Quenneville, Blandisi, Lappin, and others who should be fighting for bottom 6 spots next year?

It would just be a rather pointless experiment IMO.

 

[Bleedred]

Okay, so do you play him over guys like Wood, Quenneville, Blandisi, Lappin, and others who should be fighting for bottom 6 spots next year?

It would just be a rather pointless experiment IMO.

Probably not over most of those guys.

I think I'd play him over Coleman, Pietila, etc. I might even play him over Josefson and I realize Josefson is a far better possession player, but when you've been in this league this long and can't score more than 15-20 points a year, it's no longer luck. You suck at scoring.

 

[NJDevs26]

John Moore ****ing sucks except if he's on a stacked team with a Ken Daneyko type playing beside him who can play two defensive positions in the defensive zone at once while he asks for a ****ing map with a big giant X to tell him where he's supposed to stand so he doesn't screw up.

TL/DR:John Moore ****ing sucks

Well he's pretty good on the 3-on-3, I'll give him that much. Last night was like his third or fourth OT goal with us.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Halls reaction to the goal still makes me laugh. His instincts made him sauce that beautiful pass, but he was probably thinking "just turn it over, don't give him a layup.". He looked so deflated and Moore was so excited

 

[Bleedred]

Well he's pretty good on the 3-on-3, I'll give him that much. Last night was like his third or fourth OT goal with us.

I wouldn't be surprised if he's scored almost a third of our OT goals in the last two years.

At least one of them was a power play goal, from what I remember. I think it was against Dallas last year.

 

[Oneiro]

That Moore's good at 3 on 3 just makes me dislike him more.

Like the dumbass dog that gets to run into the street when it's closed to traffic.

 

[Brooklyndevil]

I figured the Devils would win. Was happy to beat Philly, plus I'm starting to think in this year's draft doesn't really matter. So many questions even on the top two players. Being in the bottom 5, is good enough in this draft year.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Thomson had a solid first NHL game.
He dished out some hits and his skating was fine for a 4th liner.

Was at the game last night. Thomson was a lot of fun to watch. Thought he was one of the best (if not the best) forwards last night. I liked his play away from the puck (unlike Zacha who I was wondering what the hell he was thinking on each and every shift -- I haven't seen a guy that clueless away from the puck in a while).

Kinkaid looked great, too.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

No fights. Noooooo fights!!!! I feel ripped off :p

I was sincerely hoping for someone to beat Simmonds into the ice.

 

[NJDpassantino]

I seriously don't get how people complain about Moore, but praise Severson. The kid gets all his points on the PP and can someone find out how many of those are secondary assist? I would rather see Moore on the PP.

Moore is a -5 as a D on a terrible team and Severson is at a high -29. Who is worse? Idk

Just my opinion.

 

[OmNomNom]

Was at the game last night. Thomson was a lot of fun to watch. Thought he was one of the best (if not the best) forwards last night. I liked his play away from the puck (unlike Zacha who I was wondering what the hell he was thinking on each and every shift -- I haven't seen a guy that clueless away from the puck in a while).

Kinkaid looked great, too.

woah holy hf vet

 

[I Hate Tie DOMI]

Which vet told Coleman that a hot supermodel works the penalty box doors?

I'm giving you a slow golf clap right now for this comment.

Coleman needs to stop taking penalties every game pronto.Though it doesn't really matter I don't see him being an NHL player anyways.

 

[SansaStark]

woah holy hf vet

wow that guy...

it wasnt zacha's best game ever but he made some beautiful passes including that stretch pass to hall which was gorgeous.
im not sure how anyone who watched that full game comes away with the "zacha was lost" conclusion.

 

[Zippy316]

wow that guy...

it wasnt zacha's best game ever but he made some beautiful passes including that stretch pass to hall which was gorgeous.
im not sure how anyone who watched that full game comes away with the "zacha was lost" conclusion.

Zacha away from the puck has absolutely no idea where to be, he's not wrong there. When was the last time we saw Zacha get a scoring chance set up by another player?

He's amazing with the puck, but without it, he is lost.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Moore can skate with the best of them but that's basically it with him. He's an awful defender. Like really awful.

The man has 10 goals so skating is not the only thing he can do.