Post-Game Talk: That was one big pile of... Devils Flyers

[NJDevs26]

They clearly want something from him that he's yet to show enough of to stick as a full time NHL player.

I'd buy that argument more if Kevin Freaking Rooney and a washed up Drew Stafford weren't his replacements. They've tried to make Rooney a thing since camp and he was even worse than Quenneville, at least Quenneville was only invisi-bad. Rooney was actually bad and Stafford wasn't any better than JQ.

 

[JimEIV]

Going into this game Quenneville was 3rd on the team in CF%. And Stafford was last

 

[Triumph]

I'd buy that argument more if Kevin Freaking Rooney and a washed up Drew Stafford weren't his replacements. They've tried to make Rooney a thing since camp and he was even worse than Quenneville, at least Quenneville was only invisi-bad. Rooney was actually bad and Stafford wasn't any better than JQ.

Rooney was called up because he can kill penalties, and he did that. Unfortunately he took one of his own, but I thought he did a good job on the PK. Quenneville or Rooney or Stafford isnt going to make or break this team. The players who are supposed to contribute to wins besides Hall didn't do a whole lot today.

Going into this game Quenneville was 3rd on the team in CF%. And Stafford was last

CF% means almost nothing this far into the season.

 

[MartyOwns]

wood has been pretty forgettable these past couple of games. zacha can f*** off somewhere

 

[NJDevs26]

Rooney was called up because he can kill penalties, and he did that. Unfortunately he took one of his own, but I thought he did a good job on the PK. Quenneville or Rooney or Stafford isnt going to make or break this team. The players who are supposed to contribute to wins besides Hall didn't do a whole lot today.



CF% means almost nothing this far into the season.

I don't really care about a couple of PK shifts if you're so freaking lost on 5-on-5 you're constantly pinned in your own zone. Find someone else on the roster that can PK without being a total net negative everywhere else. And no I don't think playing him over anyone decided the contest but it's just indiciative of how the staff panicked making an unneccesary move and were unsure about the lines until puckdrop and it filtered down to the players today. They were in panic mode before the game. You have players that can PK - Coleman, Zacha, Boyle, Nico, it just so happened most of those guys were the ones taking penalties too.

 

[Cage Helmet]

Definitely need more from Zacha or TZ might find himself back in that #2 spot when he returns.

 

[JimEIV]

CF% means almost nothing this far into the season.

I think the eye test matches the numbers even though the sample is insignificant.

Zajac Wood and Quenneville in that order for CF%. Just watching the games I think it's pretty obvious to me that they have been the best ES line this season. The small sample seems accurate.

 

[JimEIV]

I think either some of us don't realize it or don't want to admit how important Zajac is to this team. There was a significant collapse when he went down.

Hopefully they can adjust to his absence.

 

[NJDevs26]

Well clearly faceoffs were horrible without Travis tonight, but they weren't this bad as a whole without him last year either. Obviously that's been a big difference in the last game and a half though.

 

[Triumph]

I don't really care about a couple of PK shifts if you're so freaking lost on 5-on-5 you're constantly pinned in your own zone. Find someone else on the roster that can PK without being a total net negative everywhere else. And no I don't think playing him over anyone decided the contest but it's just indiciative of how the staff panicked making an unneccesary move and were unsure about the lines until puckdrop and it filtered down to the players today. They were in panic mode before the game. You have players that can PK - Coleman, Zacha, Boyle, Nico, it just so happened most of those guys were the ones taking penalties too.

The Devils were a 40% CF team today and Rooney was right in line with that. I don't see how you can judge from one game that Rooney is a 'net negative' and 'consistently pinned in his own zone' - these aren't attributes I would put on him. He has NHL skating speed and strength - his puck skills are what make him a minor leaguer. I didn't see a whole lot of puck skill errors by him today.

Either way, Rooneys don't win or lose you games. Players like Wood, Zacha, Noesen, Hischier, Palmieri, Johansson - they do.

 

[JimEIV]

Well clearly faceoffs were horrible without Travis tonight, but they weren't this bad as a whole without him last year either. Obviously that's been a big difference in the last game and a half though.

It's a lot easier to prepare and adjust for an off season injury from the beginning of the season. That's why I am hoping that they can adjust during this break.

 

[JimEIV]

Johansson was the worst player on the team today in my opinion. He did nothing and the play in the O zone seemed to die with him often.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

ok so we go 80-2 now...

 

[NJDevs26]

Johansson was the worst player on the team today in my opinion. He did nothing and the play in the O zone seemed to die with him often.

It would help if he had a finisher to not botch a great pass in front the way Noesen did in the second period (I think).

 

[JimEIV]

ok so we go 80-2 now...

Not until we get Quenneville back.

 

[Blender]

 

[MauDevils]

Johansson was the worst player on the team today in my opinion. He did nothing and the play in the O zone seemed to die with him often.

He hasn't really had an ounce of talent around him all season. He's trying to do it all himself and I don't blame him one bit.

 

[JimEIV]

Do these guys get a book of cliches to study and memorize went they get into the league?

 

[JimEIV]

He hasn't really had an ounce of talent around him all season. He's trying to do it all himself and I don't blame him one bit.

See I was thinking the same about Zacha.

 

[None Shall Pass]

MoJo is a playmaker. He needs a finisher.

 

[theoptimist]

Zacha is a joke

 

[Oneiro]

But who needs perspective?

 

[Blender]

He better make them skate. A lot.

 

[The 29th Pick]

wood has been pretty forgettable these past couple of games. zacha can **** off somewhere

Wood, Hall and Nico need to be Wood, Hall and Nico
Zacha ...we're all still waiting on

 

[NJDevs26]

See I was thinking the same about Zacha.

Zacha has more talent around him than Johansson by default cause Johansson himself is more talented than Zacha.