Pre-Game Talk: Series Preview: Your New Jersey Devils vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

[Lou is God]

Always liked Andrew:

 

[BruinLVGA]

I am here to wish you the best of luck, fellas. I am a big fan of Hischier and therefore I hope that you guys will have a lot of success in the playoffs.
Destroy Tampa.

 

[Devil X]

Im sure its been discussed but i think someone who is going to play at a different level in the playoffs is Blake Coleman. Im not talking about his offensive game, that will stay where it is. I think he is going to up his physical game. He will be a nightmare for Tampas forwards. I was even noticing in the Washington game he took a couple runs at Wilson, not letting up one bit. He is going to get into a lot of faces and hopefully pull some of those offensive forwards off their game.

With guys like Zajac, Maroon, Coleman, Noesen, Palmieri, Boyle, and Wood i do believe we will have the physical edge. Get some of these guys off their game and grind them out, lots can happen.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Blake has been saving the good pickles for this.

 

[glenwo2]

If we win tomorrow, please don't start gloating on the main board.

If we lose tomorrow, please don't commit suicide.

I will only gloat to those who erroneously predicted Bolts in 4.

 

[JimEIV]

Im sure its been discussed but i think someone who is going to play at a different level in the playoffs is Blake Coleman. Im not talking about his offensive game, that will stay where it is. I think he is going to up his physical game. He will be a nightmare for Tampas forwards. I was even noticing in the Washington game he took a couple runs at Wilson, not letting up one bit. He is going to get into a lot of faces and hopefully pull some of those offensive forwards off their game.

With guys like Zajac, Maroon, Coleman, Noesen, Palmieri, Boyle, and Wood i do believe we will have the physical edge. Get some of these guys off their game and grind them out, lots can happen.

I would discount the offensive game... it's been slowly gaining steam.

In his first 50 games he had 14 points 6g, 8a. In his last 20 he had 10 points 7g, 3a

 

[glenwo2]

what did she say when you punched her square in the mouf?

Ouch?

 

[Devil X]

I would discount the offensive game... it's been slowly gaining steam.

In his first 50 games he had 14 points 6g, 8a. In his last 20 he had 10 points 7g, 3a

Im not by any imagination. I think he will stay right where he is maybe a bit better. But i think he is going to be a nightmare for them to deal with on the ice, night in and night out.

 

[glenwo2]

Had a dream last night Devils tied a game 3-3 to get it into overtime. Then my Dog woke me up so no idea how it finished.

nice, we got a point

Gotta bank those points to keep the Panthers off our backs.

Oh wait....

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Returning fire!

Bite (avy) sized:

This is fun.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I feel like Zacha is built for the playoffs.

 

[hawksrule]

welcome to the bandwagon, @hawksrule! you'll want to bone up on the double sided ear ***** known as steve cangelosi

Thanks, Marty. This is big for me. I’m proving my naysayers wrong. I think back to my sixth grade Spanish teacher who told me that if I amounted to a hill of beans, it would be the world’s smallest hill. If she could only see me now, taken 15th (out of sixteen) in a meaningless bandwagon draft no one understands, on an obscure hockey website no one’s heard of.

Like Butch in Pulp Fiction, I keep winning because they keep underestimating me. Go Devils!

 

[captainscott]

Im sure its been discussed but i think someone who is going to play at a different level in the playoffs is Blake Coleman. Im not talking about his offensive game, that will stay where it is. I think he is going to up his physical game. He will be a nightmare for Tampas forwards. I was even noticing in the Washington game he took a couple runs at Wilson, not letting up one bit. He is going to get into a lot of faces and hopefully pull some of those offensive forwards off their game.

With guys like Zajac, Maroon, Coleman, Noesen, Palmieri, Boyle, and Wood i do believe we will have the physical edge. Get some of these guys off their game and grind them out, lots can happen.

couldn't agree more.. he is going to make a name for himself this playoffs.. probably after kinkaid and hall the devils most valuable player.. the little things that don't get on the stat sheet every night .. he has been insanely good and if you know the game of hockey you can appreciate this guys game... gibbons was playing the role before he got hurt.... wasn't surprised the devils fell off a little when gibbons got hurt but coleman stepped in and exceeded in the same role... he is gonna earn himself a name this playoffs...nice call

 

[BenedictGomez]

Always liked Andrew:

Well it's not like he can not pick the Devils!

 

[njdevils19]

I realize that. That's why the "track meet strategy" is the worst possible option IMO.

They need to do their best to play a team defensive game. The Devils forwards as a group are solid defensively, among the best in the NHL.



Perhaps not officially, but if you look at the way they're practicing it's obvious he's the starter.

While I do agree to an extent, the devils have beaten a bunch of good teams and it wasn't with their team defense. I don't think they are good enough to be conservative, chip it out, and start over.

I think in the end we only win if we push them on their heals at times and that's where severson can help. I understand the benching, but I'm concerned that Lovejoy is not capable of being the rock back there he needs to be to cancel out the lack of transition.

I think to win as underdogs we need to be smart but aggressive. Severson is a gamble but Lovejoy has his own struggles back there that keep the play alive in our end . That or he makes a play that brings the offense right back in. Tough decision . Personally I'm taking the more aggressive approach as the underdog with a team that I don't think can bunker in and win.

 

[MartyOwns]

I think back to my sixth grade Spanish teacher who told me that if I amounted to a hill of beans, it would be the world’s smallest hill. If she could only see me now, taken 15th (out of sixteen) in a meaningless bandwagon draft no one understands, on an obscure hockey website no one’s heard of.

yeah you’re going to do just fine around here

 

[MartyOwns]

I am a big fan of Hischier

i remember you from the main boards. i guess if we meet up with you in the playoffs and marchand gives nico a concussion, you’d feel conflicted?

 

[Colin226]

i remember you from the main boards. i guess if we meet up with you in the playoffs and marchand gives nico a concussion, you’d feel conflicted?

I fully support the awesomeness of this comment

 

[Devils Dominion]

TB will try to wear out Greene/Vats .

It's important that we get the puck out of our zone as quick as possible and work their defense.
Every bodycheck counts.

 

[BenedictGomez]

TB will try to wear out Greene/Vats .

I have a feeling Hynes will be wearing out Greene/Vats more than Tampa will. At least Vatanen I have a feeling he's going to be having 25+ minute games.

 

[bobilly45]

Always liked Andrew:

Much better then the idiot they have now... every other tweet is about baseball, and the hockey tweets aren't detailed like the rest

 

[hayen]

I hope the team is watching these games today. Fast and furious. The Devils play at that level but need to be ready because so will everyone else.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I hope the team is watching these games today. Fast and furious. The Devils play at that level but need to be ready because so will everyone else.

We are built to play like this.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Quite lame by TBL to put their flags on the stairs of the Devils landed plane.

 

[glenwo2]

We are built to play like this.

Agreed.

I think the Bolts will need to take a game to "wake up" so getting Game 1 will be critical.