GDT: The Schneiderman's Redemption: ECQF Game 4 - Lightning @ Devils, 7:30 PM

[Better Call Sal]

Flair in the building would be fan-f***ing-tastic.



Same lineup confirmed.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Aw hell nevermind

"yeaaAAHHHHH... OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhh"

Moore out for Mueller would be a massive upgrade... even if Lovejoy stays in. Moore sucks.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Leo saying Mueller in for Moore

Thank you Hynes. I never thought it would happen. Look forward to seeing what Mueller-Severson can do.

Edit: **** you Hynes lol

 

[Better Call Sal]

"yeaaAAHHHHH... OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhh"

Moore out for Mueller would be a massive upgrade... even if Lovejoy stays in. Moore sucks.

The sequence of him failing to keep the zone, giving up a near breakaway and then hitting the guy on the top of his head with his stick was absurd.

I appreciate the guy's compete level and his positives, but man it's tough to watch him on defense.

 

[Billdo]

Thank you Hynes. I never thought it would happen. Look forward to seeing what Mueller-Severson can do.

Edit: **** you Hynes lol

You’ll have to wait lol

 

[Better Call Sal]

For those that wanted to see the intro, I filmed it and uploaded it to YT

 

[Hypernova]

I'm not sure why Hynes needs Moore in... is he expecting some kind of random 3 on 3 situation to arise?

 

[BenedictGomez]

I CANNOT believe STAFFORD is STILL in the lineup!!!!!!

BOTH Gibbons and Grabner sit, while Tampa RIPS APART the Devils Penalty Kill at will.

WTH is WRONG with the coaching staff?????? They seriously cant see this?????

 

[BenedictGomez]

They did score on the PK but it wasn't because of our forwards. On one goal, Lovejoy chased the puck BEHIND the net, leaving his man wide open in the slot for a tap in. The Stamkos goal was a nice shot that went through Schneider.

Fake news.

1st tampa PP goal was on Coleman (Sal did an entire X's & O's breakdown on this during the postgame)

2nd Tampa PP goal was on Nico, completely leaving Stamkos way, way too alone & completely unchallenged

 

[NjDevsRR]

Am I the only one who does not mind having Stafford in? He did a good job on the powerplay last game since they are utilizing him in the slot where he can use his quick release, he almost had two goals. I do not mind him getting 4th line mins and PP time.

 

[Wingman77]

For those that wanted to see the intro, I filmed it and uploaded it to YT

A little Yanni thrown in I see

 

[OmNomNom]

i really dislike the "now we rise", they coulda done something better

 

[NJDevs26]

Fake news.

1st tampa PP goal was on Coleman (Sal did an entire X's & O's breakdown on this during the postgame)

2nd Tampa PP goal was on Nico, completely leaving Stamkos way, way too alone & completely unchallenged

Coleman would be killing penalties anyway, Nico might be killing penalties too unless both guys were in the lineup, Zacha would probably be the first one to get taken off the PK for one of Gibbons/Grabner

 

[Whaddagoal]

Am I the only one who does not mind having Stafford in? He did a good job on the powerplay last game since they are utilizing him in the slot where he can use his quick release, he almost had two goals. I do not mind him getting 4th line mins and PP time.

Nope, I'm fine with Stafford as well (and have been since 2nd half of season)

 

[Better Call Sal]

A little Yanni thrown in I see

If you listen closely, you can hear me go "Oh, the Yanni music!" I love when they throwback to that.

 

[OmNomNom]

Am I the only one who does not mind having Stafford in? He did a good job on the powerplay last game since they are utilizing him in the slot where he can use his quick release, he almost had two goals. I do not mind him getting 4th line mins and PP time.

i'd agree since he's getting minimal usage. legit he had 5:30 of 5 on 5 time on thursday tho

dug a bit though, and though the sample size is small, he needs to step it up. Here are the teams' shots for/shots against

Note: Trav is a god

 

[Ech0]

i'd agree since he's getting minimal usage. legit he had 5:30 of 5 on 5 time on thursday tho

dug a bit though, and though the sample size is small, he needs to step it up. Here are the teams' shots for/shots against

Note: Trav is a god

And we're all Devils.

 

[Wingman77]

If you listen closely, you can hear me go "Oh, the Yanni music!" I love when they throwback to that.

I did hear that actually

 

[BenedictGomez]

Coleman would be killing penalties anyway, Nico might be killing penalties too unless both guys were in the lineup, Zacha would probably be the first one to get taken off the PK for one of Gibbons/Grabner

Coleman
Gibbons
Grabner
Zajac

When they were in the lineup.

And that was the best Devils PK since the Madolpho days.

 

[Whaddagoal]

Fake news.

1st tampa PP goal was on Coleman (Sal did an entire X's & O's breakdown on this during the postgame)

2nd Tampa PP goal was on Nico, completely leaving Stamkos way, way too alone & completely unchallenged

At the same time, the real problem was Vatanen's misjudgement thinking he'd get the puck, so he chased down the TB guy/puck, but was deep in the corner, but didn't get the puck. Lovejoy came around behind the net thinking he'd follow up Vatanen behind the puck, but since Vatanen didn't gain posession, both were basically behind the net and forwards didn't get back in time.

Doesn't mean its forward's problem per se. They were late, but they all assumed Vatanen would have positive possession of puck (but he didn't get it).

I think if you have to blame someone, its either Vatanen for misjudging or Lovejoy for not playing safe enough to cover front.. But it was a screwup either way.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Am I the only one who does not mind having Stafford in? He did a good job on the powerplay last game since they are utilizing him in the slot where he can use his quick release, he almost had two goals.

He "almost" had 2 goals, means he had 0 goals, as usual.

I actually dont recall either of these "almosts" either, though I do recall the time he was set-up all alone in the slot with a beautiful pass, 10 feet from goal, on a moving goalie, where it would have been a goal if he just put it on net, and he completely fanned on the shot. That I recall.

Hell, maybe he'll score tonight, one of these years he has to, right?

Stafford last scored a goal 23 games ago.

Drew Stafford GAME LOG

 

[NjDevsRR]

i'd agree since he's getting minimal usage. legit he had 5:30 of 5 on 5 time on thursday tho

dug a bit though, and though the sample size is small, he needs to step it up. Here are the teams' shots for/shots against

Note: Trav is a god

Dat Lovejoy doe

 

[BenedictGomez]

Then there's Boyle with 2 goals in his last 44 games, and only playing 5 minutes 48 seconds last game.

Clearly that's far more valuable than getting Gibbons or Grabner into the lineup to help shut-down arguably the best PowerPlay in the entire NHL.

Another smart decision.

 

[NjDevsRR]

He "almost" had 2 goals, means he had 0 goals, as usual.

I actually dont recall either of these "almosts" either, though I do recall the time he was set-up all alone in the slot with a beautiful pass, 10 feet from goal, on a moving goalie, where it would have been a goal if he just put it on net, and he completely fanned on the shot. That I recall.

Hell, maybe he'll score tonight, one of these years he has to, right?

Stafford last scored a goal 23 games ago.

Drew Stafford GAME LOG

All I am saying is Stafford is not hurting the team when he is out there. Production wise there is no argument. Bratt Gibbons and Grabner have like 2 points in their last 10 games while Stafford has 3. It is a moot point to talk about production where the 4 potential forwards are all producing jack shit. The only argument for against Stafford is the PK role for Grabner/Gibbons, which is a good argument and something I agree with you on.

Edit: But let's see, it does not surprise me staff is going with the same lineup. They played their best game of the series in game 3.

 

[Whaddagoal]

He "almost" had 2 goals, means he had 0 goals, as usual.

I actually dont recall either of these "almosts" either, though I do recall the time he was set-up all alone in the slot with a beautiful pass, 10 feet from goal, on a moving goalie, where it would have been a goal if he just put it on net, and he completely fanned on the shot. That I recall.

Hell, maybe he'll score tonight, one of these years he has to, right?

Stafford last scored a goal 23 games ago.

Drew Stafford GAME LOG

At the same time he had 3 assists in his last 4 games. Cherry picked stat is cherry picked stat either way.

Grabner is probably more effective on PK than Gibbons, generally speaking, but he didn't look good either way.

I'd rather have Grabner than Gibbons, personally, but Grabner has been so atrocious in ES play because he doesn't know what to do with the puck, i'm okay with Stafford.