GDT: Jack is back! Sharks @ Devils - 7:00 PM - ESPN+

[Devs3cups]

Meh. Good first, they showed some fight, but atrocious effort in the 2nd. Could've been worse, Mac made some pretty amazing saves. I never get a good feeling when our games are on ESPN+ lol. Just recoup, and play solid against Minny on thursday.

 

[DEVILS130]

Well the good news is Boston and Columbus are losing

 

[SJinNewJersey]

people need a whipping boy to lay all the sins on the world on. This year they oddly picked Nico.

Thanks buddy, appreciate the support.

 

[Emperoreddy]

You just can't no show that much of a hockey game and expect to win.

 

[MauDevils]

It's kind of like a 5 on 4 for the Sharks.

I'm really tired of the McLeod erection. The guy has all 10 of his goals in a 50 game span in the middle of his 103 or 105 NHL games. Whatever he's at now. It's enough games to certainly write him off as a bust, that's for sure.

You don't celebrate taking a faceoff/PK specialist at 12th overall. That was a legendary Conte style whiff by Shero Castron for their first ever pick.

His faceoff stuff is becoming a circus.

I'm also pretty sure he was on the ice for every single goal the Sharks scored tonight.

 

[Chris Lean]

Gotta love Nico not having the awareness to put his stick guarding the EMPTY NET.

Yea man, protect the opponent going around the boards instead. What an idiot.

Captain shit

 

[SJinNewJersey]

Thanks for wasting my nice GDT jerks lol.

The Sharknado thread was nice, would have been nice to get a win out of it.

 

[Auto Pilot]

They did some good things in the 3rd going with Mercer, Hischier, and Hughes running their own lines. Just an unacceptable second period.

Chalk that up to score effects since the sharks were up 4-0.

 

[WetWholphin]

mcleod didnt even win a good amount of his faceoffs tonight. poopy.

 

[Xirik]

If Smith didn't suck so bad this year, we probably wouldn't see as much Subban on the power play or elsewhere.

Maybe we still would though, this staff seems to give him the leash of a player we just signed a year or two ago to a 6 year deal.

Can Smith be sent down to the AHL? I think he needs a couple gamed down their to "rediscover" himself.

 

[John Pedro]

One terrible period killed us

on a side note, it seems like everyone from Zacha's draft turned out better than him

 

[devilsblood]

The kid who was so pissed to be sent back to the WHL...what happened to that Smith?

He's not playing in the WHL.

 

[Camille the Eel]

For what it’s worth, Chico and Matt saying not lack of effort in 2d, but repeated boneheaded mistakes on D leaving shooters all alone uncovered in front of Blackwood with all the time in the world. Breakdowns not lack of effort.

 

[Eggtimer]

In all honesty Nico should have been in place to get the reverse by Smith . He is supposed to give his D options to break out . What good was he where he was standing ? He has to know that if Smith reversed ut , it would be along the boards , not in the middle of nowhere . Yes Smith should have communicated that he was going to reverse it maybe ( maybe he did ? ) . It’s not all on Smith . I’d say more on Nico than Smith . Nico has to be more ready . He saw Smith under pressure snd just stands there …..

 

[Emperoreddy]

Smith to Utica just makes sense though. He might not be 100% health wise, but the volume of basic mental mistakes.

He needs time in a safer environment to get his head on straight.

 

[HBK27]

That 2nd period was one of the worst I've seen in a long time.

 

[Omar Little]

For what it’s worth, Chico and Matt saying not lack of effort in 2d, but repeated boneheaded mistakes on D leaving shooters all alone uncovered in front of Blackwood with all the time in the world. Breakdowns not lack of effort.

Agreed, the effort looked good. Just three significant breakdowns

 

[HyperX]

I'm seriously fine with putting Smith in Utica for a bit and rolling with white. I think the latter gives us a better chance to win

White has looked pretty damn good in his games hes gotten, IMO

I agree Smith needs to be sent down, even for just a game or two

 

[DVision44]

What's disappointing about Smith is he's been bad on both ends of the ice.

 

[Emperoreddy]

One terrible period killed us

on a side note, it seems like everyone from Zacha's draft turned out better than him

Provrov has been lackluster for 3 years now.

 

[Xirik]

Thanks for wasting my nice GDT jerks lol.

Just like the Sharknado movies you to will get another chance at a sequel GDT.

 

[SpitfireG]

Devils looks like a banda of kids

 

[Emperoreddy]

Agreed, the effort looked good. Just three significant breakdowns

It was WAY more then 3 breakdowns. Just 3 went into the net because Blackwood had to save their asses to keep it from being 6 or 7-0

 

[Captain3rdLine]

In all honesty Nico should have been in place to get the reverse by Smith . He is supposed to give his D options to break out . What good was he where he was standing ? He has to know that if Smith reversed ut , it would be along the boards , not in the middle of nowhere . Yes Smith should have communicated that he was going to reverse it maybe ( maybe he did ? ) . It’s not all on Smith . I’d say more on Nico than Smith . Nico has to be more ready . He saw Smith under pressure snd just stands there …..

He was in the right spot. It wasn’t exactly an easy reverse to pick up at all. But I do think Nico should’ve done better too. However, I also think Smith can hold onto it for a second or two longer instead of just throwing it back right away. Or he very likely could’ve gotten the net. But at least hold onto it for a little longer them give Nico a nice reverse of the boards rather than getting and just throwing it back the other way along the boards.

But lol at the people saying Nico just didn’t care and gave up and let the guy put it into the empty net.

 

[HyperX]

What's disappointing about Smith is he's been bad on both ends of the ice.

Its clearly a confidence issue; his skating isnt fluid enough to be indecisive and questioning himself. He probably has a hard time getting out of grooves.

I personally have never seen top pair dman in Ty, but a pretty solid #3 I have.. and right now he needs some AHL time