GDT: Game 7 - Your New Jerseyyyyyy Devilssss @ Pittsburgh Penguins

[NBC Hockey]

I didn't count on Fayne being so good, I didn't even count on Salvador being serviceable and I didn't believe Larsson could play the role he did.

So you're saying...you can't see the future and you're not necessarily correct all the time and the players currently not playing well could pick up their performance and help the team do great things?

 

[Devils Dominion]

No one can be happy with todays performance.

 

[glenwo2]

Missed the entire game cuz of work. How bad was it?

Consider yourself lucky.

 

[JimEIV]

Zajac.

Thank you. And Sykora

So what is that 7 forwards added from the summer to the finals?

Or half the freakin team

 

[guitarguyvic]

Uhmmm...from the time of that post til the finals they added Ponikarovsky, Gionta, Bernier, Carter, Henrique...and I didn't count on Fayne being so good, I didn't even count on Salvador being serviceable and I didn't believe Larsson could play the role he did....matter of fact the team did not look good until Ponikarovsky, Bernier and Zubrus created that massive third line...only then did they start looking good and that was January or February.

You are defending your post about how bad our defensive core was by saying that we added 5 forwards and you under-valued 3 of the defenseman. Thanks for proving my point.

 

[guitarguyvic]

Thank you. And Sykora

So what is that 7 forwards added from the summer to the finals?

Or half the freakin team

This is great. What do all these forwards have to do with the quality of our defensive core, which you predicted was "the worst in Devils history"?

 

[JimEIV]

Oh and Zidlicky.

 

[NJDevs26]

Nobody 'ever' has the same team from SEPTEMBER to April. Nobody.

 

[guitarguyvic]

Oh and Zidlicky.

Yeah Zidlicky turned the worst defense in team history into a capable group that made it to the finals. LOL

 

[JimEIV]

Who in their right mind would count on an 18 year old Larrson coming in and playing 20 minutes?

Who in their right mind would count on Salvador stepping right back in the lineup after missing a year and really playing better than he ever has.

And who knew Lou was finally going to get a PMD after nearly a decade of going without.

And could anyone count on Fayne becoming a top4 defenseman?

That defense was in shambles in the summer.

 

[guitarguyvic]

Who in their right mind would count on an 18 year old Larrson coming in and playing 20 minutes?

Who in their right mind would count on Salvador stepping right back in the lineup after missing a year and really playing better than he ever has.

And who knew Lou was finally going to get a PMD after nearly a decade of going without.

And could anyone count on Fayne becoming a top4 defenseman?

That defense was in shambles in the summer.

No one could have predicted all that. Which is why you should probably refrain from predicting that this is a lottery team this year.

 

[manilaNJ]

It was pretty shoddy to start the season as well.
...kind of like right now.


By pure miracle that is surely never to be repeated again, they got better as the season went on.

 

[AfroThunder396]

I mean, the team was clearly a work in progress all of last season. The team was still learning Pete's system and we had some pretty glaring holes. But Lou wasn't afraid to make moves and tweak the roster, and we ended up putting it together about 2-3 weeks left in the season.

Unfortunately, we don't have 82 games to gel and "figure it out" this season. Normally I would want us to be patient, but over a 48 game season every point is precious. If something isn't working, you need to make adjustments, and we haven't been able to do that so far this year.

 

[JimEIV]

No one could have predicted all that. Which is why you should probably refrain from predicting that this is a lottery team this year.

I don't think I made any such predictions. I said if the season goes the same as the last time we played without Parise the bright side would be a lottery pick in front of our home fans this summer.

That right there is merely a positive attitude.

 

[CerebralGenesis]

Can we wait to tank and get mcdavid?

 

[AfroThunder396]

I missed the game and just watched the highlights.

HOLY CHRIST WHAT THE **** ARE YOU DOING STOP TURNING THE GOD DAMN PUCK OVER JESUS MARY AND JOSEPH

Seriously though, our defense blows chunks right now. Those were some of the most horrendous giveaways I've ever seen.

 

[Colin226]

You were on MSG+ pregame. Nice job reppin. How many Devils fans overall? Pathetic effort/performance by our Devils.

Heard I was on TV lol, cant wait to see my DVR of the game! Good amount of Devils fans considering you basically had to buy a $130+ ticket from a Pens fan to get in.. I'd say about 100, and we were all high 5'ing before the game.. Away games are great, especially as a Devils fan, because you know they're from your area and we all have that common bond.. We're not a bandwagon team where people from outside Jersey will follow us lol

Pens fans are tame. They know their fairweathered and would get owned in an argument.

Lol I'm at this Pens bar and have been saying to their fans "last game I went to was in 2005 and it was empty. Where were you guys?".. After several excuses like "oh I've always gone to games" I finally got "We're just a bandwagon city man, if you win we'll give a ****" lol

I'll say this, I was embarrassed to be there and their fans were extremely nice to me after the game.. Probably the 2nd nicest fan base in our division after the Islanders.. Great arena too although the upper concourse sucks compared to ours

 

[Getzo5]

I missed the game and just watched the highlights.

HOLY CHRIST WHAT THE **** ARE YOU DOING STOP TURNING THE GOD DAMN PUCK OVER JESUS MARY AND JOSEPH

Seriously though, our defense blows chunks right now. Those were some of the most horrendous giveaways I've ever seen.

Volchenkov... sad face.

 

[CerebralGenesis]

Heard I was on TV lol, cant wait to see my DVR of the game! Good amount of Devils fans considering you basically had to buy a $130+ ticket from a Pens fan to get in.. I'd say about 100, and we were all high 5'ing before the game.. Away games are great, especially as a Devils fan, because you know they're from your area and we all have that common bond.. We're not a bandwagon team where people from outside Jersey will follow us lol



Lol I'm at this Pens bar and have been saying to their fans "last game I went to was in 2005 and it was empty. Where were you guys?".. After several excuses like "oh I've always gone to games" I finally got "We're just a bandwagon city man, if you win we'll give a ****" lol

I'll say this, I was embarrassed to be there and their fans were extremely nice to me after the game.. Probably the 2nd nicest fan base in our division after the Islanders.. Great arena too although the upper concourse sucks compared to ours

Ill probably be at the game next Sunday if you go lemme know yo

 

[Oroku Saki*]

Volchenkov... sad face.

It's like when Kovy missed the shot in the Buffalo shoot out game. A ton of people ripped into him and wanted him traded.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Volchenkov always has brick hands.

 

[apice3*]

Top 6 needs to be more consistent and we need a 3rd liner and a 2nd/3rd line tweener added to the roster.

We will win tomorrow by 3+. Quote me on it.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Top 6 needs to be more consistent and we need a 3rd liner and a 2nd/3rd line tweener added to the roster.

We will win tomorrow by 3+. Quote me on it.

Which is good, because it's been too long since we've seen those "Start Hedberg Over Brodeur" threads.

 

[apice3*]

Brodeur's best is miles ahead of Hedberg's best, but I feel like Hedberg is much more consistent. Which is strange considering he's coming off the bench.

We need Brodeur's best for a playoff run. Hedberg's best won't be able to do it.

Defense hasn't played well, but Brodeur certainly hasn't helped the cause the last two games. Not sure why DeBoer has constantly compliment Brodeur after giving up 10 goals in two games.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Brodeur's best is miles ahead of Hedberg's best, but I feel like Hedberg is much more consistent. Which is strange considering he's coming off the bench.

We need Brodeur's best for a playoff run. Hedberg's best won't be able to do it.

Defense hasn't played well, but Brodeur certainly hasn't helped the cause the last two games. Not sure why DeBoer has constantly compliment Brodeur after giving up 10 goals in two games.

He wants the team to know that they have been playing like crap and its not on the goaltending. Deboer says the right things and pushes the correct buttons.