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More charts to complement the Brady one
Both very good young players. It’s not relevant at all to what was being argued about in the post you quoted though.
More charts to complement the Brady one
Both very good young players. It’s not relevant at all to what was being argued about in the post you quoted though.
Like Montreal??Ottawa players only do well against other shit defenses
just wait until Ottawa is back in an actual divisin, lets see their kids produce anything then
Didn't think I'd ever see NJ win one of these.Went with Jersey as they will ultimately attract better UFAs.
Another great read in the Sens/Devils HF franchise.Edit-
Wrong thread
At least we're not the habs. Bad on paper and bad on the ice.Devils.
Sens are and always have been a team that's always good on paper but shit on the ice.
Bratt and what else?devils right now but this offseason is a turning point for them some big decisions need to be made.
Bratt and what else?
Much like your posts.Devils.
Sens are and always have been a team that's always good on paper but shit on the ice.
I’m not going to go through all of those, but don’t see how any of that materially changes the trajectory of the Devils (bar Bratt).Severson, Tatar, Wood, Graves, Smith, Blackwood.. Are Sharangovich, McLeod, Bastian etc part of the long term plan? Say what you will about those players, but someone has to replace them. Not sure we have young forwards ready for a middle6/bottom6 role, so they probably need to re-sign some of them and/or sign new UFAs. Who knows how that will work out. And it doesn't look like Okhotyuk and Bahl are ready to replace Smith let alone Graves. Luke Hughes is probably ready for at least 3rd pairing role, but Nemec, Casey etc are probably a year away and Mukhamadullin is a questionmark.
don’t see how any of that materially changes the trajectory of the Devils (bar Bratt). You can replace those guys and I’m also sure not every player you listed will be leaving.
They have two (potential) openings on D with four players to potentially plug there, including two blue-chip prospects and two players they’ve been blooding in this season. Neither Graves or Severson are blowing the doors off this season. You can question whatever, but you’re severely overstating their contribution this season. And Fitz isn’t duty-bound to replace them in house. He can pick up players with the saved cap like he did with Marino.They might not be impact players, but depth and quality of your bottom6 does matter. You can't just replace them with any warm body and expect the team to do just as well. The best teams in the league have 4 competitive lines and when the Devils went on their 13 game win streak every line was clicking. And it's not a coincidence that their losing streak came when couple of guys got injured and they had to juggle the lines.
If you think Ok and Bahl can just step up and replace Graves and Severson right now, I'd question how closely have you watched these player and think you are severely overrating them and underrating Graves and Severson. Both Ok and Bahl have had couple of downright disasterous games that make Seversons few boneheaded plays every now and then look like nothing. They (and Luke, Nemec, Casey, Muk..) might be solid top4 guys one day, but I think it's a little too optimistic to think they can step into that role already next season. Severson especially has eaten big minutes while Marino was injured.
The Devils core is solid, but everything else matters too. The sens also have a fantastic top6 and great young defencemen with incredible potential, most were already putting them into a playoff spot for this season but here we are. You never know how things go, how young guys adapt to the league and new guys to the new system.
In terms of lottery luck the Devils have had all of it and the Sens have had none. The sens picks have only moved down while Jersey has secured two first overalls and a 2nd. Makes a big difference for a rebuild.
Hopefully the Dorion nightmare is almost over.
Devils.
Sens are and always have been a team that's always good on paper but shit on the ice.
They have two (potential) openings on D with four players to potentially plug there, including two blue-chip prospects and two players they’ve been blooding in this season. Neither Graves or Severson are blowing the doors off this season. You can question whatever, but you’re severely overstating their contribution this season. And Fitz isn’t duty-bound to replace them in house. He can pick up players with the saved cap like he did with Marino.
Yes, you need four lines, but you’re way overly fixated on supremely replaceable players. That fourth line was good in November and has done nothing since. Wood is not only a drag on any line he’s on, but makes way too much money. Moving on from him is 100% the right move and that money can be so much better spent. Bastian and McLeod are very “meh”. Again, if they leave, Fitzgerald should not have an issue replacing them.
Most were putting the Sens in a playoff spot and yet it’s the Devils with the third best record in the league right now. I don’t see the Devils cratering to the extent required for this equation to materially change.