GDT: Happy Valentine's Day: Devils @ Hurricanes, 7 PM, MSG+

[beekay414]

This issue is how you get to middle of the road. If you go out and trade for bad contracts or sign bad contracts just to get on the bubble. You have accomplished nothing.

Am I missing something? I don't see anybody here saying that. You're misconstruing quite a bit tonight.

 

[Emperoreddy]

...IF we don't blow it up and trade prime players for picks and prospects. If we do that we'll be lucky to make the playoffs three years from now.

meh this is overstated too. You are talking about three wingers, whose returns can be used to build a good young defense behind our top 2 really young centers and our good young goalie.

Good wingers are not that hard to find compared to what we don’t have. D.

 

[beekay414]

Literally said that a proven coach or a coach with a proven system and a legitimate #2 goalie gets us on the bubble by themselves. I don't see anybody saying go out and splurge on middling veterans on the blue line ITT.

 

[Satans Hockey]

Every Devils fans new favorite holiday!

 

[beekay414]

Literally said that a proven coach or a coach with a proven system and a legitimate #2 goalie gets us on the bubble by themselves. I don't see anybody saying go out and splurge on middling veterans on the blue line ITT.

And even if we did go out and fill the blue line with a few "middling" veterans to get to the bubble, it's not like the contracts are going to kill us. I wouldn't advocate doing so, as I've always been about building a team organically, but it's far less doom and gloom than many are making out to be.

Go watch a lot of other hockey, there's no such thing as a perfect roster. Everyone is capable of playing bad hockey or having questionable groupings at positions. This expectation that EVERYTHING has to be fixed before we'll make any strides is just asinine. Slow and steady is the best route to take. Impatience in sports is, by far, the worst thing in sports.

 

[OmNomNom]

So merkley looked aight?

 

[Satans Hockey]

So merkley looked aight?

I thought he made the most of the ice time he was given. Had a really nice assist on one goal, almost scored on another nice chance and threw some nice hits.

 

[NJDevs26]

On top of being bad, I think the thing that bothers me the most about Domingue is it just looks like he doesn't care too often.

On goal three, he probably shouldn't make that save, but he has enough time to try and surge to the left and just... doesn't. He just gives up.

I've seen that too many times with him.

Maybe he's slow to react cause he needs LASIK like Jameis Winston

 

[njdevils1982]

I live by a motto when it comes to human beings. Never trust one who doesn't like the Beatles or dogs.

hey bulldog

 

[njdevils1982]

My grandmother use to call any white bread American bread... Ironically she called my father White bread.

My father married my mother who was 100% Italian and heis mostly English with some other stuff mixed in...my mom's family wasn't happy.

italians are always on the hot headed side

 

[Emperoreddy]

I thought he made the most of the ice time he was given. Had a really nice assist on one goal, almost scored on another nice chance and threw some nice hits.

His advanced numbers were the best on the team tonight. He had a very good game.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Maybe he's slow to react cause he needs LASIK like Jameis Winston

Domingue is just a disaster positionally. He has to turn saves that should be more routine into floppy circus acts.

it’s different from Cory where he isn’t moving quick enough and isn’t reading pucks well either.

 

[My3Sons]

I love dogs...but the first boy band that stole all their music from someone else and main attraction is the studio wizardry sucks ass.

Add dogs love me I should add.

Meh. Do you know how foolish you sound comparing John, Paul, and George to Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, and whoever else sang with them?

Show me one thing Paul stole while in the Beatles, just one. I'll admit that Nico stinks, c'mon, just one. Where did he nick Yesterday? Blackbird? Surely you know what song he stole to create the derivative Let It Be and Hey Jude.

I know John grabbed a few melodies and of course poor George will always have morons dredging up My Sweet Lord and I even know where he took the basic premise of Old Brown Shoe. None of that detracts from In My Life, Strawberry Fields and While My Guitar Gently Weeps or Here Comes the Sun.

I don't care who you listen to. Your own musical choices would mock you. Every single one of them would say the Beatles were better than them. Every. single. one.

 

[glenwo2]

I guess this game no longer matters anymore.

Merkley was fun to watch, though.

 

[njdevils1982]

I guess this game no longer matters anymore.

Merkley was fun to watch, though.

no, lets all have the best of both worlds

 

[Billdo]

How did Merkley look?

 

[Whaddagoal]

How did Merkley look?

He was able to generate a few chances in the game.

Looks like he has talent to be offensive threat in NHL, we should give him more games. Also was dishing out the hits a bit...

 

[Sir Fenwick Corsi]

If Blackwood isn’t playing, I just skip the games now. It’s too damn frustrating and it legitimately pisses me off watching any other disaster that they choose to throw in goal.

 

[Quest for Stanley]

The current NHL roster can’t consistently win. Blow it up at the trade deadline. Trade out the Vets for high quality prospects and picks. Replace the Vets with hungry winners.

Bingo is filled with winners. Another comeback win last night taking down the top team in the AHL- Hershey.

 

[Bleedred]

Schneider and Domingue have combined for an .868% save percentage over 20 starts and a combined 24 games played. And a record of 3-13-3. That should get you into some kind of hall of fame of suck right there. So in 42% of our games so far, we have an appearance from one (or both) of these sieves that have combined for an .868% on the season.

Add in Gilles Senn’s one start and we’re 3-14-3 in games Blackwood doesn’t get the decision in.

Adding Gilles Senn’s 1 start and 2 games played of .902% brings the non-Blackwood save percentage up to .877% over a combined 26 appearances.

 

[Satans Hockey]

Schneider and Domingue have combined for an .868% save percentage over 20 starts and a combined 24 games played. And a record of 3-13-3. That should get you into some kind of hall of fame of suck right there. So in 42% of our games so far, we have an appearance from one (or both) of these sieves that have combined for an .868% on the season.

Add in Gilles Senn’s one start and we’re 3-14-3 in games Blackwood doesn’t get the decision in.

Adding Gilles Senn’s 1 start and 2 games played of .902% brings the non-Blackwood save percentage up to .877% over a combined 26 appearances.

I knew it was bad but seeing it like that, woof. If we had even just an average NHL backup it's amazing what a difference it would make for this team.

 

[Camille the Eel]

The current NHL roster can’t consistently win. Blow it up at the trade deadline. Trade out the Vets for high quality prospects and picks. Replace the Vets with hungry winners.

Bingo is filled with winners. Another comeback win last night taking down the top team in the AHL- Hershey.

While I disagree about blowing up the roster - I love the part about winners. Winning is such a large part about determination, will, sacrifice and character that I think we give way too little weight to it in assessing talent in kids. It should be at least as weighty a consideration as sheer physical aptitude, skill or facility.

 

[Patrik26]

italians are always on the hot headed side

Is it sauce or gravy will verify this.

 

[glenwo2]

He was able to generate a few chances in the game.

Looks like he has talent to be offensive threat in NHL, we should give him more games. Also was dishing out the hits a bit...

His first hit was the most memorable, imo.

Plus, he got a Primary assist on Joey's goal.

I think he's earned more time here with that game.

 

[glenwo2]

Schneider and Domingue have combined for an .868% save percentage over 20 starts and a combined 24 games played. And a record of 3-13-3. That should get you into some kind of hall of fame of suck right there. So in 42% of our games so far, we have an appearance from one (or both) of these sieves that have combined for an .868% on the season.

Add in Gilles Senn’s one start and we’re 3-14-3 in games Blackwood doesn’t get the decision in.

Adding Gilles Senn’s 1 start and 2 games played of .902% brings the non-Blackwood save percentage up to .877% over a combined 26 appearances.

I don't add Senn's start 'cause we don't know what we have in him.....yet.

 

[Quest for Stanley]

While I disagree about blowing up the roster - I love the part about winners. Winning is such a large part about determination, will, sacrifice and character that I think we give way too little weight to it in assessing talent in kids. It should be at least as weighty a consideration as sheer physical aptitude, skill or facility.

Keep the winners (Coleman like players) and trade/demote the losers and replace with more heart and soul winners.