GDT: It's a Wonderful Streak! Red Wings @ Devils, 7 PM, MSG+ 2

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

We currently have 3 players in the top 32 in the entire NHL in ES points/60 (min. 300 ES minutes)

Hall 2.59 (18th)
Gibbons 2.49 (28th)
Hischier 2.4 (32nd)

 

[devilsblood]

No but the numbers tend to even out over time. Is Bratt going to shoot 18% over his career? Very doubtful.

Sure a players #'s wil even out, but certain guys will always have better #'s then others.

Stamkos for instance is just a better shooter then Hall. His % is always going to be better.

And at this point Bratt is a better shooter then Nico. And that reflects in the %.

 

[The 29th Pick]

I must be watching different games.

what was that from 2 tears ago ?????

 

[devilsblood]

He may not skate well but that doesn't make him one-dimensional. I noticed at least two plays last night where he got beat but then made a nice stick play behind him to prevent the scoring chance.

He doesn't play against tough comp, he get's a high % of offensize zone starts, he plays the pp, he does not play the PK.

You can't get easier minutes.

I won't deny he has good stick/puck skills, he's a good pp guy for sure, the points are impressive, but he also has limitations.

 

[FooteBahl]

what was that from 2 tears ago ?????

I've shed much more than 2 tears over his recent play

 

[DeVols]

what was that from 2 tears ago ?????

He, most likely, took away a goal in the 3rd with about 8:00 left with his slick stick lift on Athanasiou. I'm not saying he hasn't been bad, but you all would have killed him for it if he didn't make that play.

 

[Better Call Sal]

That back check by Zajac (Zajac-check?) was clutch.

Again, Zajac haters

Was a fun game to be at and a great atmosphere. Loved seeing Nico get the monkey off his back and pot a couple. Great redirect on his first and an all around great play by that line on his 2nd, especially from Bratt to hit Hall with that pass shielding Helm away.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Bratt's been the better sniper. He's been much more productive on the PP(get's the better minutes too, so that plays into in) and is more disruptive on the PK.

But 5v5 Nico generates more shots on net, and gets more assists. Significantly better #'s in both regards. He also plays the tougher position.

It's an interesting debate, but I'd probably roll with Nico as having the better season thus far.

If I HAD to pick the more impactful rookie up until this point, I think I would go with Bratt just because his productivity has been more consistent and spread out whereas Nico has been a little streaky. Bratt also sticks out a little more just because he is so creative and elusive with the puck. He reminds me of P. Kane a bit in how controls the puck and just avoids checks with his shiftiness. I'd also say he is probably our most creative (not best, that is obviously Hall) offensive player. Nico is no slouch in creativity either though.

Besides that, both Bratt and Nico have excelled away from the puck and been assets even when they're not scoring. We're really, really lucky to have both.

 

[Its a Trap]

I must be watching different games.

 

[devilsblood]

That shirt makes everyone look like a scrawny wimp. Nico in that thing was hilarious.

 

[JimEIV]

Personally think Bratt has been better at every single aspect of the game compared to Nico.

That's no dig at Nico...just a ringing endorsement of Bratt

I also understand that Bratt on the wing has it a bit easier than Nico playing center and the fact that Nico is 18 years old shouldn't be forgotten...but Bratt has been better.

I fully expect Hischier to eventually pass him and just about everyone else on the team, but right now it's Bratt.

 

[New Jersey]

*checks pulse*

yeah, this is real life.

 

[devilsblood]

Personally think Bratt has been better at every single aspect of the game compared to Nico.

That's no dig at Nico...just a ringing endorsement of Bratt

I also understand that Bratt on the wing has it a bit easier than Nico playing center and the fact that Nico is 18 years old shouldn't be forgotten...but Bratt has been better.

I fully expect Hischier to eventually pass him and just about everyone else on the team, but right now it's Bratt.

5 v 5 Nico's been better. Special teams goes to Bratt.

I think that is the pretty simple break down of it.

 

[Call Me Al]

i think nicos being underrated defensively here. bratts no slouch obviously and does great work on the pk but i can’t say how many times a game i notice nico backchecking, forcing turnovers in the d zone with stick checks and forcing dangerous plays outside. for an undersized 18 year old it’s phenomenal

 

[Burner Account]

Enjoying every moment of this ride.

 

[NJDevils17]

Then: Gomez, Tootoo, Bernier

Now: Hall, Bratt Hischier

That was three years ago.

 

[New Jersey]

Then: Gomez, Tootoo, Bernier

 

[Better Call Sal]

Then: Gomez, Tootoo, Bernier

Now: Hall, Bratt Hischier

That was three years ago.

Even looking back at a year ago from yesterday, when we had Cammalleri who fell off a cliff, PA Parenteau, Beau Bennett, Sergey Kalinin and Vernon Fiddler in our lineup.

What a difference a year makes.

 

[New Jersey]

What a difference a year makes.

 

[AfroThunder396]

I must be watching different games.

 

[MachoDiablo]

It's why we're going to beat the Caps: because monkey's brains, though popular in Cantonese cuisine, are not often to be found in Washington, DC.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

pssht but ITS ALL ABUOT TEH POINTZ!

 

[OmNomNom]

He really needs to shoot more. even HAYES has more shots than him. sure, this is in 19 GP, but if you doubled that to expand out to if he played the whole season so far, he'd have 48 SOG, which would put him under gibbons' production. that 8.3 is pretty ugly.

edit: he's LAST in OPS.

 

[The 29th Pick]

I've shed much more than 2 tears over his recent play

ha ha, I hit T instead of Y , but dont cry anymore !

 

[New Jersey]

i think we're losing track of the fact that zajac's number one priority isn't scoring anymore, if it ever was.

the last five years amplified his lack of score sheet contributions because of how f***ing awful the team was, and now our lineup is stacked so he's naturally going to get fewer opportunities than he had even though the team as a whole is generating more offense.