Post-Game Talk: No Lead Is Safe!
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the Devils are 20th in goals per game
If you are going to make stupid comments, at least get your facts straight.
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I disagree that Hynes’ extension was warranted. I think he’s been a disaster. The amount of losing - and in particular the losing streaks - is indicative of a coaching staff that is unable to keep things from snowballing.
In terms of Cory, it would have been hard to jettison that contract, but Edmonton managed to rid themselves of Lucic, so even really bad contracts are moveable.
Philly has been great? They are good, but given their draft picks and amount of talent, I don’t know that anyone would say that management has gotten then to perform better than expectations.
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While I agree with most of your post, and I'll brush past any SV% mention since we'll agree to disagree - I'll take offense at the above statement...
One was a true hockey player and goalie who could read the play, understood the nuances of goaltending and would do what his team needed to win a game. The other was an athlete who relied upon quickness, reflexes and positioning with all sorts of flaws in his overall goaltending game. In the NHL, any chink in your armor gets exposed, and if it gets exposed enough (like rebound control) it wrecks your confidence.
Cory lost his fastball and he's now worthless. When Marty lost his fastball it wasn't a big deal because he knew how to *pitch*.
Marty could make a bad team play better in front of him, settle them down, and pick them up.
Cory is just a big question mark and that totally wrecks the psyche of an already fragile shitshow in front of him.
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JK3
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I'm glad they spent a good amount of time on this game on the NHL Network. They showed PK and Halls comments and pretty much called Hall out and said yeah of course they're booing with the way we've thrown away games. They gave PK props for taking ownership of his poor play.
They listed all the blown lead games at home and talked about coaching and not taking risks in certain game situations and stapling guys to the bench to send a message (Halls dumb turnover). Called him out for that one and mentioned he needs to be a leader out there lol.
They listed all the blown lead games at home and talked about coaching and not taking risks in certain game situations and stapling guys to the bench to send a message (Halls dumb turnover). Called him out for that one and mentioned he needs to be a leader out there lol.
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I'll completely agree with this. Expectations are killing us.
The season they went to the playoffs two years ago, coming out of camp, I had the feeling that they were a blue-collar team with one great player who were just going to go to work and grind out some wins depsite everyone crapping on them.
Guys like Coleman, Wood, Nose, Gibbons jump started the season, and we had very very steady play from the Kids and the Hall, and by a second line with Zajac and Palms.
THIS year, it felt like 'we're just going to show up with all of this talent and start winning automagically' - and there is a feeling that there is not really one guy on the team that is just going to 'grind it out'...
I mean - even Coleman has a little 'wedding hangover' going on or something after that first crazy goal... and only really Zajac and Zacha (because of the KHL stuff) have seemingly come to play every night. Everyone else is just waiting for someone else (Jack, Subban, Hall, Nico, Gusev) to do something - or gripping their own sticks so hard that it hurts. Jack gets a pass for sure. Subban and Hall... not so much.
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AfroThunder396
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Gtfo with this
He is coming back from injury and is clearly not 100% and yet his line was dominant last night.
you think he sucks? Is that frustration or your considered opinion?
New Jersey
(pacmanghost x) sad again
implying that the reason we have all these blown leads at home that translate our record from 7-3-0 to 2-5-3 are because we don't score enough goals.
Better Call Sal
Salnalysis
I couldn't even get mad or react last night. I actually fully anticipated it to happen.
That's how bad this pattern has become.
That's how bad this pattern has become.
GameSeven
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God, I miss the days when this was automatic for NJD, in the third period no less
Zajacs Bowl Cut
Lets Go Baby
Since Nico has entered the NHL in 2017, he has outproduced the following players at 5 on 5:
Cam Atkinson
Dylan Larkin
Nik Ehlers
Nick Backstrom
Vladimir Tarasenko
Mark Scheifele
Blake Wheeler
Logan Couture
Jake Voracek
Anze Kopitar
Jonathan Toews
Tyler Seguin
Patrik Laine
Gabriel Landeskog
to name few. at 18-20 years old. But yes, he "sucks and cannot score". Sure.
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This is absolutely accurate, but you've come to the wrong place for rational takes. The Devils could outshoot the Stanley Cup champions 55-14 and lose in a shootout, and we would need to blow the whole team up yesterday and fire every executive in the organization. At a very minimum, bring back Lemaire and the neutral zone trap.
Hah, I'll have plenty of opportunities this season ...Feel free to drunken post - we need the laughs this year
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Better Call Sal
Salnalysis
I'll legit brawl with someone who actually believes Nico sucks.
Dialamo
Fire Rogalski Hire Pepe
Yeah but he is not producing like Petterson, we shoulda drafted him instead!
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