GDT: Let's Rock: Devils @ Capitals, 7 PM, MSG+

[JimEIV]

Not sure if this is the goal that happens in the GDT at that point, but are people really blaming Severson for the second goal? It was a perfect scissor play, he really couldn't do anything. Butcher, on the other hand is puckwatching and loses Backstrom which makes that whole sequence possible. Kind of a typical example why you can't leave Butcher (yet) to play against top lines.

I have completely given up trying to dissect plays. People see what they want.

 

[Blender]

I'm just hoping for the makeup calls to come on Tuesday. When was the last time the Devils beat the Blues in St Louis?

Makeup calls?

 

[Gerard]

Washington is just a really bad matchup for us. Lets hope if we make the playoffs we stay away from them.

 

[severian]

Makeup calls?

A man can dream, right?

 

[EliasFTW]

I'm just hoping for the makeup calls to come on Tuesday. When was the last time the Devils beat the Blues in St Louis?

Is Avon still a thing?

 

[Richer's Ghost]

You can challenge any goal for offsides or goalie interference but you can't challenge any play for too many men? That makes so much sense. You should be able to challenge any play at any time for too many men, illegal equipment, kicking or batting the puck in goal, goalie interference, and puck out of play. Those all should be apparent to the War Room as well but we won't get into the sticking points of when Toronto can and should get involved in reviewing plays when the on-ice officials have that same ability.

And get rid of the offsides review all together - it's stupid. Go to a system of max 2 challenges for any of the above where if you win the first challenge you keep your timeout and challenge a 2nd time. No penalty if wrong, just you lose your timeout and can't challenge a 2nd time. Teams shouldn't be punished for fixing an officiating wrong by losing the timeout or the ability to fix a 2nd mistake also later in the game. It's screwy that getting something corrected has a negative impact to you after the fact.

 

[Tretyak 20]

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I count 6. 6 ****ing people celebrating.

Which goal was that!?!

 

[Blender]

You can challenge any goal for offsides or goalie interference but you can't challenge any play for too many men? That makes so much sense. You should be able to challenge any play at any time for too many men, illegal equipment, kicking or batting the puck in goal, goalie interference, and puck out of play. Those all should be apparent to the War Room as well but we won't get into the sticking points of when Toronto can and should get involved in reviewing plays when the on-ice officials have that same ability.

And get rid of the offsides review all together - it's stupid. Go to a system of max 2 challenges for any of the above where if you win the first challenge you keep your timeout and challenge a 2nd time. No penalty if wrong, just you lose your timeout and can't challenge a 2nd time. Teams shouldn't be punished for fixing an officiating wrong by losing the timeout or the ability to fix a 2nd mistake also later in the game. It's screwy that getting something corrected has a negative impact to you after the fact.

...but Matt Duchene was offside by many feet and it was all over sportscenter, so they put in an offside challenge.

This has never had anything to do with getting the calls right.

 

[njdevils1982]

oshie was the 'invisible man' unlisted on shift charts

…anyways, 1 point back, 2 games in hand

 

[Tretyak 20]

Not sure if this is the goal that happens in the GDT at that point, but are people really blaming Severson for the second goal? It was a perfect scissor play, he really couldn't do anything. Butcher, on the other hand is puckwatching and loses Backstrom which makes that whole sequence possible. Kind of a typical example why you can't leave Butcher (yet) to play against top lines.

The thing I really didn't like on the 2nd goal was Zajac. First he gets totally left behind on the play, then signals for a change, then inexplicably starts candy-assing his was back towards the zone and is still about fifty feet away when the goal is scored.

 

[JimEIV]

The 6 guys celebrating makes it so much worse.

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[Darkauron]

That was amazing lol

 

[VaxjoDevil]

The thing I really didn't like on the 2nd goal was Zajac. First he gets totally left behind on the play, then signals for a change, then inexplicably starts candy-assing his was back towards the zone and is still about fifty feet away when the goal is scored.

Yeah it was definitely a 3 on 2 so the third man high from our zone was not doing his job whoever that was, most probably the center.

 

[glenwo2]

Washington is just a really bad matchup for us. Lets hope if we make the playoffs we stay away from them.

Didn't the Rags have a stretch at one point in a past season where they Dominated us in the regular season and then we turned the tables on them in the postseason?

Caps won't be able to win 4 straight against us. I think THAT series goes the full 7.

 

[Emperoreddy]

We will have to make adjustments to beat the Caps in the postseason, but that is a bit easier to do in a series as opposed to a random regular season game.

 

[glenwo2]

Oh great. Now I've got that Bert And Ernie song in my head.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

So the NHL had to willfully remove a player from the shift charts to "correct" reality. FAKE NEWS! FAKE NEWS!

 

[AfroThunder396]

So the NHL had to willfully remove a player from the shift charts to "correct" reality. FAKE NEWS! FAKE NEWS!

"Failing NHL has record low ratings. Crooked Gary, who is very weak on the officials, wants New Jersey to miss the playoffs. Not good!"

 

[Devils Dominion]

We outplayed them for a good stretch in the 2nd.

Weak start was too much to overcome

 

[NJDevs26]

So the NHL had to willfully remove a player from the shift charts to "correct" reality. FAKE NEWS! FAKE NEWS!

This actually happened? So they removed the extra plus-minus too?

 

[njdevils1982]

This actually happened? So they removed the extra plus-minus too?

the nhl chart never acknowledged it to begin with. (along with non nhl ones)

 

[Emperoreddy]

We outplayed them for a good stretch in the 2nd.

Weak start was too much to overcome

Well that and an illegal goal that should have been a PP for us.