canuckslover10
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Man if they could fix their defense they got a scary team
Is NJ one of the most improved offences in recent memory?
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Gardiner/Lupul for Beauchemin - That trade was made 6 YEARS AGO. Completely irrelevant to a change from last year to this year in terms of improvement.
JVR for Schenn - Another old trade, 5 years ago. Again, not really relevant to improvement in the last 2 years.
Pickard for scraps - Not really any trade worth mentioning. You traded away scraps for... a #3/4G.
The Bozak signing was 4 years ago, and made by a completely different front office.
Soshnikov - He's played 59 games in 2 seasons and has 9 points... how is this 'improving' your team?
And finally, let's get this straight.
A team (Devils) that should have had no business being any good when the season started is playing very well, and people talk about it. The fans of the team are, as would be expected, excited and talking about it, as well as fans of other teams. There are maybe five total threads about the Devils in the first four pages. Considering the number of Devils fans who often post in the NHL Talk forum and the amount of talk about this team, and how bad they've been the last few years, it's hard to blame our fans for being vocal about how good the team has been.
Conversely, a number of Leaf fans come into these threads (and threads about other teams as well) and take steaming dumps on the Devils and their fans, basically saying that it's nothing worth talking about... but every day we see threads like "Auston Matthews has white runners with green laces" "*insert Leafs player here* is the best player in the world not named Matthews/Marner" "If each Leaf was a condiment..." "Check out this replay of a Leafs player making a routine play" and the threads go on for hundreds of posts.
It's almost like some Leafs fans can't take the fact that they aren't the center of attention and try to poo-poo every other team's successes as lesser than theirs.
Some people need to take a step back and, I dunno, let us enjoy our moment of fun and excitement that the Devils are playing fun hockey, and that there's threads that don't revolve around "Devils are old/slow/killing hockey" or something like that.
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That is funny, because "on pace for" means very little, especially after 25 games. Of those names you mentioned, Hischier is closer to the RNH's of the grouping than the Matthews/MacKinnon's, which is precisely why he's considered a "weaker" first overall pick.
It's entirely relevant as nearly every single one of those players is on the team today, and that poster implied that the Leafs have yet to win a meaningful trade/signing.
OP asked: "can you remember a team who added more talent to their offence (or defence for discussion sake) in one off-season?"
God forbid any Leaf fan answers that question or provides legitimate evidence of a team that has improved just as much or more in that time span because, well, it's the Leafs and only other fanbases are allowed to "enjoy their moment of fun and excitement" (as you put it). After all, the Devils four or five years of gloom compares to the Leafs decade of suffering.
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I wonder how much Leafs fans would shove Hischier down the throats of everyone if he was drafted by them?
Yeah, Nico and Zacha really should be looked at as a package deal. Without Zacha, they most likely don't get the draft lottery luck of landing Nico. Still lots of time for Zacha to reach his potential, but obviously at this point Werenski, Provorov or Barzal would've been the pick.
Leaf fans.... You guys hijack just about every thread on this main board. 1.2 years of a DECENT team and you guys have anointed yourselves the judge and jury on everyone else's teams and players.
Ray Shero has completely rebuilt this team's offense through trades/drafting/and signings.
No one is saying the Devils are going to win the cup this year. Hell, it remains to be seen if we'll even make the playoffs. While it's been a fantastic start, the team can only win one goal games lately and the point gap between first place and not being in the playoffs is not that much. We need Johansson and Palmieri to get back from injury (Mojo within a week and Palmieri in 3-5 weeks). Schneider and Kinkaid have to be on top of their game at all times because this D group WILL give up a lot of shots and chances every game.
Ray Shero has completely rebuilt this team's offense through trades/drafting/and signings.
No one is saying the Devils are going to win the cup this year. Hell, it remains to be seen if we'll even make the playoffs. While it's been a fantastic start, the team can only win one goal games lately and the point gap between first place and not being in the playoffs is not that much. We need Johansson and Palmieri to get back from injury (Mojo within a week and Palmieri in 3-5 weeks). Schneider and Kinkaid have to be on top of their game at all times because this D group WILL give up a lot of shots and chances every game.
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hmmm, its almost like the Leafs were bad for a decade and Leafs fans don't know how to deal with now being "good".....
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'It's Noesen! It's Noesen!'
Probably still pre-draft hype and not anything that has occurred this season for Nico in the NHL.
Its a Trap
Yes I’m still here to piss you off
Once again you’re not a devils fan because you do literally nothing but trash the team. That’s why nobody on the devils board takes anything you post seriously. Good ty though. “Oh woe is me!”
And you making a few good posts about Hall and Bratt this season doesn’t replace your very long history and MO. I’ll never forget “Hall made the offense worse”
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While many of your points are valid, dismissing Hischier the way you have based solely on a points basis suggests you have not watched him play to any great extent. I'm not saying he's better than Matthews, or even as good, just that you have given him short shrift if you have already consigned Hischier to the group of "weak" first overall picks.
Critical13
Fear is the mind-killer.
Isn't awful having a fanbase that wants to discuss and argue on a board meant for discussion and arguements?
Wouldn't it be better if every forum was more like the Devils forum, where a thread might be on the front page for weeks at a time without being bumped off?
Not to be an ass, but feverish fans from Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Chicago, Boston...etc annoying as they may be, are what keep forums like this alive and worth visiting. If you truly want just prospect info, there are blogs, podcasts and articles by professionals without all the fan input.
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nice shot at the Devils' fanbase there.
NOT that this means anything, but here are the post total leaders on this site from the Metro:
Rangers
Penguins
Devils
Flyers
Islanders
Capitals
Hurricanes
Blue Jackets
the Devils' forum has nearly 300k more posts than the Blackhawks forum does on this site.
Irishguy42
Mr. Preachy
Who would have thought that Gibbons would become an offensive all star.
How many lucky clovers did he find before the regular season?
How many lucky clovers did he find before the regular season?
Critical13
Fear is the mind-killer.
Are you proud have having a more active fanbase than Islanders, Hurricanes and Blue Jackets?
The fact that you have more than Chicago doesn't change anything. Devils fans will start to get the same bad rep other fans do of successful teams.
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There's a difference between trashing the team and disagreeing with decisions.
You are the perfect example of what I came to hate about the devils board. "You can't be a devils fan if you disagree with management decisions". That type of sheepish group think is unbearable. It must kill you that I was right about Zacha and Barzal lol.
I'm sorry if you are unable to read, but that's not on me. I make positive comments all the time. Go read the Jesper Bratt thread lol. Or threads I've created . . . "Palmieri is a top 10 RW". It's pathetic to see you flat out ignore those threads because it doesn't fit your narrative.
I also never said that Hall made our offense worse, my argument was that losing Larsson in exchange for Hall gave us no improvement in our ability to score. That has less to do with Hall and more to do with us spending a lot more time hemmed in our own zone. Hard to score from there.
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It wasn't wrong last year. But if Hall continues to play the way he has been, I'll be eating crow sandwiches.
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Devils fans have always been very active contributors on HF. There was actually once a time where the collective group of Devils fans were seen as some of the best on the forums - and this was back when they were a consistent playoff team. So you're assumption that we'll get a bad rep when we become successful is completely false.
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What are you referring to? Was our offense better last year than the year before?
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