GDT: There Will Be Blood: Devils @ Oilers 4pm MSGSN

[SteveCangialosi123]

We need to know what’s up with Timo. I don’t even think of him as a contributor to this team never mind a weapon. He’s just there, periods go by and I’m like oh yeah I forgot we have this guy.

Major problem for the team. He can’t move and should not be playing.

 

[devilsblood]

Given Holtz is clearly playing a much higher pace then probably any time in his life, fatigue could be a concern at some point, and would make sense on a back to back.

Ya know, I went and looked at the game stats. Holtz had a strong game. 76% Corsi. 0-0 goals. 1 sog, 3 attempts.

He did split time line wise, put up good numbers with Jack. But pitched a shut out with Mercer. 8-0 corsi. 2-0 shots. So maybe that pairing has something?

Mercer also had a strong individual game. 3 sog's, led the team, 4 attempts.

McLeod got the McDavid matchup more often then not. 11:30 toi 5v5. 6:04 vs McDavid.

Holy Mackerel.

5-1 vs McDavid too.

 

[Blender]

We need to know what’s up with Timo. I don’t even think of him as a contributor to this team never mind a weapon. He’s just there, periods go by and I’m like oh yeah I forgot we have this guy.

It's not like he's playing well and just struggling to produce either like was the case a bit last season, he's been a total passenger.

 

[NJDevs26]

But their shit goalie didn’t let in any softies did he?

I've said this before and I'll say it again, it's a hilarious dichotomy that while goalies always get blamed for the team giving up a ton of goals, the team never seems to get blamed for going punchless on offense against poor goalies.

 

[Camille the Eel]

We played a darn good first period here tonight and didn’t finish some good looks early and then our power play sputtered. The game turned on our weak second power play when we didn’t get a shot. Their opening goal followed forthwith.

What I see happening is other teams getting physical with Jack and Luke up top, and bumping them off of pucks during the penalty kill. Plus Jack not getting his shot through when he moves along the boards towards the net on the left side. A lot of shots getting blocked.

We’ve become rather predictable in running the power play through the Hughes’s up there. Need to change things up or make them pay for overplaying Jack. Maybe Luke can take it to the net, straight down the middle?

Anyway I feel like the two failed first period power plays may have cost us the game. Or very much changed it. We had the chance to take the lead there.

 

[Oneiro]

Luke has to work on his shot.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

Schmid made some really big stops but that 3rd goal really took them out of the game for good. You would of thought he would use more caution playing the puck after the first disallowed goal. It took the team too long to get a goal. Huhhes going pointless in 3 games kind of sucks but he generated some offense over those 3 games even though he didn't have any points. I'll take 3 out of 4 wins but I thought we were going to play better than we did today heading into this. The Oilers are hot though and are looking like the team of the last few years. They will flop if they make the playoffs , that's a given.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I feel Schmid is having different issues from Vitek where he is letting easier goals that he should be stopping while still making the tough saves.

Vitek isn't making any tough saves but I don't think he is letting in many true easy ones. He also can't move as well as Schmid and his rebound control is a nightmare.

 

[NjDevsRR]

I did my best folks. I hope the next GDT creator carries on the good vibes. Until next time

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Captain obvious comment but Dougie would've been so helpful in this game as a PPQB, B2B and could've let Luke focus 5v5 with shadowing McDavid like they made him do today. They're starting to miss his shot from the backend a bit since teams are playing Jack a little tighter to defend the PP and no option to move Luke off the PP since it's cooling down a bit after the super hot start

 

[Guttersniped]

All teams are giving up leads. Its just so much parody and talent in this league. Its not just us. But, that seemed to be a wake up call and the last 3 games were clearly focused on playing a more responsible gm. Now, it came to the expense of some offense, so they have to find a good middle ground. It is early early early in the season

It’s not like we’ve blown a lot of big leads this season, the problem was we weren’t getting them.

Teams can lose in all sorts of ugly ways and it’s not the end of the world.

Hell, look at the Edmonton this year, the Oiler haters on the main board were dancing on their grave and now the team people expected in preseason has shown up.

Last season Habs fans spent months gloating about how they were getting a lottery pick with the 2023 Florida 1st. Whoops.

It’s not like I’m particularly optimistic about this particular season* but there are always ebbs and flows to every season. “We’re not a playoff team” crying after every loss is a bit silly to me.

And if anyone thinks that over-sharing bitter negativity means that they get to claim they’re right whenever things go wrong… nope. That’s just your factory setting, you win no points for it.

*Note: I’m never particularly optimistic about anything ever lol.

 

[Guttersniped]

Captain obvious comment but Dougie would've been so helpful in this game as a PPQB, B2B and could've let Luke focus 5v5 with shadowing McDavid like they made him do today. They're starting to miss his shot from the backend a bit since teams are playing Jack a little tighter to defend the PP and no option to move Luke off the PP since it's cooling down a bit after the super hot start

“We’re better off without Dougie” was bad take.

Bahl/Marino as our shutdown pair doesn’t seem like something we can do all season but what do I know.

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Spoiler: Hockey Viz charts

ICE TIMES

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Quality of Teammates & Competition

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DEFENDER COMBINATIONS

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As side note, I enjoyed this icing chart.
LOL Tierney

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(No one is as nearly as bad Tierney so the y-axis is quite different here.)

 

[BurntToast]

Another crazy Idea, move Bratt or L.Hughes to PP2.

There aren’t any good puck carriers/passers on PP2. Its a waste of 30-40s.

Mercer is still mostly a bystander.

Finally, the last major issues for the Devils are their board work and their ability to clear pucks. Schmid’s almost goal and the third goal were bad but both times the offensive player, blows past the defense. Having both defensive players on the boards is really working. Good news, if the Devils do get the puck, they will flub a pass, blow a tire, and get their pockets picked.

 

[Brooklyndevil]

You can’t win them all. The Devils had a tough schedule. They did fine on this road trip. Didn’t watch the whole game yesterday, but the first goal was so weak. I’m still worried about our goaltending. Just as long as they stay close to a playoff spot I’m good.

 

[Triumph]

I've said this before and I'll say it again, it's a hilarious dichotomy that while goalies always get blamed for the team giving up a ton of goals, the team never seems to get blamed for going punchless on offense against poor goalies.

A: it's a Western Canada road b2b, if the Devils were rested at home there'd be a lot more anger

B: everyone here knows this team has a ton of offensive firepower, they are 5th in the league in goals , have played one fewer game than the average team, haven't won any shootouts, and have 3 empty net goals.

 

[MasterofGrond]

I've said this before and I'll say it again, it's a hilarious dichotomy that while goalies always get blamed for the team giving up a ton of goals, the team never seems to get blamed for going punchless on offense against poor goalies.

One of those things happens with alarming regularity, and the other doesn't, though.

If the devils were a top 5 team in Sv% I sure would forgive the occasional stinker, just like I can sometimes forgive not scoring in the third game of a 3 on 4 on a western road trip.

 

[NJDevs26]

One of those things happens with alarming regularity, and the other doesn't, though.

If the devils were a top 5 team in Sv% I sure would forgive the occasional stinker, just like I can sometimes forgive not scoring in the third game of a 3 on 4 on a western road trip.

It doesn’t matter, it was still the case when we were struggling with regularity to score, either the other goalie played well or we were unlucky, I’m not basing my comment on just this year

 

[Devs3cups]

It’s not like we’ve blown a lot of big leads this season, the problem was we weren’t getting them.

Teams can lose in all sorts of ugly ways and it’s not the end of the world.

Hell, look at the Edmonton this year, the Oiler haters on the main board were dancing on their grave and now the team people expected in preseason has shown up.

Last season Habs fans spent months gloating about how they were getting a lottery pick with the 2023 Florida 1st. Whoops.

It’s not like I’m particularly optimistic about this particular season* but there are always ebbs and flows to every season. “We’re not a playoff team” crying after every loss is a bit silly to me.

And if anyone thinks that over-sharing bitter negativity means that they get to claim they’re right whenever things go wrong… nope. That’s just your factory setting, you win no points for it.

*Note: I’m never particularly optimistic about anything ever lol.

This is all true. Just feeling very uninspired with how the team has played so far this season even in wins. They have the talent to turn it around though. Still think we end up making the playoffs.

 

[JrFischer54]

I've said this before and I'll say it again, it's a hilarious dichotomy that while goalies always get blamed for the team giving up a ton of goals, the team never seems to get blamed for going punchless on offense against poor goalies.

Their goalie didn’t give up any bad goals ours did. If he made the saves he had to make (schmid) the devils win that game

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

It doesn’t matter, it was still the case when we were struggling with regularity to score, either the other goalie played well or we were unlucky, I’m not basing my comment on just this year

Meh, every fanbase says this. The Oilers are basically us with having super skater core but just need average goaltending to be elite. That being said, they absolutely didn't have their legs + Jack looked off. That was a game we need our superstar to take absolutely over to have any chance on a B2B and 3 in 4 nights. Really disappointed in Timo since he's been back, probably still hurt. 3-1 with their two top 6 forwards being basically MIA is good for me on a road trip.

 

[TFHockey]

While I am glad the Oilers beat the Devils and extended their winning streak to seven games, but I was really entertained by New Jersey's playstyle. What a great young team you folks have there. Fast, intense, skilled, they remind me of the Oilers with a younger McDavid and Draisaitl.

I expect big things from the Devils in the near future.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Their goalie didn’t give up any bad goals ours did. If he made the saves he had to make (schmid) the devils win that game

You think the Devils were gonna win 1-0 if not for Schmid? That seems very unlikely to me.

 

[Camille the Eel]

Luke has to work on his shot.

But also introduce more motion into the play. Switch places with Jack occasionally, more rotation, occasionally take it right into the slot closer in to make the shot more dangerous. And the bumper guy has to be more involved also. They are overplaying Jack and expecting Luke to do nothing but rotate the puck or take a long shot. Where our guys in front are not getting tips either. Our whole power play has gotten very static and predictable over the last three games.

 

[swissdude]

Their goalie didn’t give up any bad goals ours did. If he made the saves he had to make (schmid) the devils win that game

what about scoring more than one goal, if they lost 3-4 I would get the whole whining about goalie performance but sorry you don't win that many games in the NHL scoring only once

 

[NjdevilfanJim]

Had to watch game today and I thought the effort was there they were just cooked.....Akira got a lot of crap said about him but I thought he made some really grade A saves....He's 23 years old trying to round out his game in the NHL....Akira never quit gotta love that about his effort yesterday