Jack Hughes, Taylor Hall, PK Subban: Devils a contender?

[LetsGoBLUES91]

Necrobumping a thread with 5 consecutive posts responding to one obvious troll and the fallout he created a month ago. Nice work.

Haha the thread was linked from a different thread. I couldn’t believe my eyes.

 

[Blackjack]

I had to actually physically see it to believe it.

lol, he just really likes Sami Vatanen. We all gotta have heroes.

 

[Keeptdos]

If healthy they should make the playoffs though I'm not calling them contender till I see the regular season.

 

[King Mapes]

I would take Hughes+Hischier+Zajac over ROR any day of the week.
Pietrangelo, Parayko vs. Subban, Vatanen = Even
Dunn vs. Severson = Even
Hall vs. Tarasenko = Hall

Binnington was decent and had some clutch performances. Blackwood has an even bigger upside and is a more complete goalie. Started his NHL career with 2 straight shutouts.

Binnington was decent

Started his career with 2 straight shutouts. Cool. But I doubt he’ll have a season like Binnington. It’s really really doubtful. Despite the back to back shutouts, Binnington still had a GAA 0.7 lower in more games.

Subban and Vatanen is not as good as the other pair it’s not even debatable.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

Contender for the playoffs.

 

[BrockLobster]

This thread is aging well

 

[KK91]

At this point no but how the NHL is set up anyone is a contender after St Louis Blues run!

 

[The Crypto Guy]

PK is far from a top pair defender and Hughes is not NHL ready. They are a bottom team.

 

[Claypool]

Contender for best lottery odds.

 

[Nordiques1979]

PK is far from a top pair defender and Hughes is not NHL ready. They are a bottom team.

Gotta say you're right about PK, as for Hughes, just like Hischier, it will be a slow process, but to the point to say that he's not NHL ready... there's a gap!

 

[Jerzey Devil]

This thread is aging well

If only they had 77 more games to turn things around.

 

[TheTwelfth]

Hughes’ shot is not NHL quality. He needs a finisher on his line. Sadly, pairing him with Gusev is too much of a defensive liability.

 

[Blender]

Hughes’ shot is not NHL quality. He needs a finisher on his line. Sadly, pairing him with Gusev is too much of a defensive liability.

He hasn't played with Gusev since game 2, and he has been much better in the last 3 games.

 

[TheTwelfth]

He hasn't played with Gusev since game 2, and he has been much better in the last 3 games.

I agree he has been better, but he needs a scorer like Gusev or Palmeri on his wing, but he also needs a defensive forward too.

Maybe he would do better playing wing this season with Zajac and Palmeri?

 

[Blender]

I agree he has been better, but he needs a scorer like Gusev or Palmeri on his wing, but he also needs a defensive forward too.

Maybe he would do better playing wing this season with Zajac and Palmeri?

He's been centering Zacha and Simmonds the last two games, and it was our best line in both games. They keep playing that well they will get some goals. Zacha is a very good defensive player, so that helps stabilize the line as well.

 

[Jerzey Devil]

He hasn't played with Gusev since game 2, and he has been much better in the last 3 games.

He needs to play with someone who can finish but isn’t a defensive liability. I like him with Zacha because Zacha is good defensively but they need to give him a sniper on the right side. Maybe put Palmieri on that line and put Bratt or Gusev back on the first line with Hall and Nico. Or even Boqvist.

 

[Blender]

He needs to play with someone who can finish but isn’t a deceive lability. I like him with Zacha because Zacha is good defensively but they need to give him a sniper on the right side. Maybe put Palmieri on that line and put Bratt or Gusev back on the first line with Hall and Nico. Or even Boqvist.

I agree, Palmieri with Zacha and Hughes would be ideal.

 

[Jerzey Devil]

I agree, Palmieri with Zacha and Hughes would be ideal.

Hall-Hischier-Gusev
Zacha-Hughes-Palmieri
Bratt-Zajac-Boqvist
Wood-Coleman-Simmonds

No reason for Hynes not to try it. I think Hughes is adjusting to the nhl a lot better lately but he needs to be with better line mates.

 

[Paperbagofglory]

I feel sorry for Taylor Hall. Has there ever been a player whos played for such bad teams for as long as he has? I know there have been athletes who almost never made the playoffs but i am talking about a superstar player thats been involved with that many first and second overalls. Any comparisons in the NHL or other sports for an athlete with that much bad professional luck?

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

They look like one of the worst teams.

Speed is great (especially in NJ) but that alone doesn't make a team great.

I hope to see Hall in a Bruins jersey after free agency.

 

[Jumptheshark]

they need a new coach

 

[Flyers1928]

there a bad team

 

[britdevil]

they need a new coach

Perfectly sums up the situation.

 

[TheTwelfth]

I agree, Palmieri with Zacha and Hughes would be ideal.

I trust you on the Zacha being defensively good. I was at the game against the Oilers and thought his line was good, but it was mostly just Hughes deking around the zone by himself. I dont think Simmonds and Zacha have done enough to help him in the offense, and he does not have a NHL quality shot to be counted on to finish himself.

 

[Dahlin 2 Eichel]

What Edmonton would be like if they didn’t have McDavid.