GDT: Three-Quarters Assed - Coyotes @ Devils

[Better Call Sal]

Thanks to the 3-headed coaching Hydra, we're on a 3 game winning streak!

It's fitting that we're going for #4 with a certain #4 patrolling the bench these days.

You hear that Adam? He's telling you to wake up because you're the next great Devils defenseman!

With the help of our two Adams, we're playing some of the best hockey of the season. (Not that there was anywhere to go but up.)

Will we be able to storm out of the Eastern Conference basement to, perhaps, get to the middle of the staircase?

Stay tuned as the craptastic saga continues!

Tuomo Ruutu-Scott Gomez-Jaromir Jagr
Patrik Elias-Adam Henrique-Steve Bernier
Mike Cammalleri-Travis Zajac-Jordin Tootoo
Dainius Zubrus-Jacob Josefson-Stephen Gionta

Andy Greene-Adam Larsson
Marek Zidlicky-Jon Merrill
Eric Gelinas-Peter Harrold

Cory Schneider
Scott Clemmensen

LEADERS:
G: Cammalleri - 20
A: Henrique/Zidlicky - 19
P: Henrique - 31
+/-: Greene - 4
PIM: Tootoo - 59
PPG: Cammalleri - 8
SHG: Josefson - 2
GWG: Cammalleri - 8

GOALTENDING:
Schneider - 21-22-5, 2.27 GAA, .924 SV%, 2 SO
Kinkaid - 3-4-3, 2.59 GAA, .915 SV%

Arizona Potential Lineup

Lauri Korpikoski-Antoine Vermette-Martin Erat
Tobias Rieder-Mark Arcobello-Sam Gagner
Lucas Lessio-Kyle Chipchura-Shane Doan
Jordan Martinook-Joe Vitale-David Moss

Oliver Ekman-Larsson-Brandon Gormley
Keith Yandle-Michael Stone
Andrew Campbell-Connor Murphy

Mike Smith
Mike McKenna (yes, seriously)

LEADERS:

G: Ekman-Larsson - 17
A: Yandle - 36
P: Yandle - 40
+/-: Gormley - 2
PIM: Chipchura - 62
PPG: Ekman-Larsson - 9
SHG: Rieder - 2
GWG: Ekman-Larsson - 7

GOALTENDING:
Smith - 10-26-5, 3.26 GAA, .895 SV%
McKenna - 0-1, 5.00 GAA, .853 SV%



LET'S GO DEVILS, BRING ME TWO MORE POINTS!

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[Better Call Sal]

FYI: That lineup and goaltending line for Arizona makes me feel 1000 times better about our situation

 

[Jersey Man]

Bring on another W, please.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Hoping for the "Assed" edition GDT next.

 

[Wingman77]

lol Mike McKenna

Played like what 2 games for us and cried about Lou's twitter policy

 

[DenisSamson3]

Just don't make the game boring Devils. Want to see some scoring chances today.

 

[glenwo2]

lol Mike McKenna

Played like what 2 games for us and cried about Lou's twitter policy

I guess Arizona told him he can tweet all he wants.

 

[glenwo2]

Just don't make the game boring Devils. Want to see some scoring chances today.

I could care less if the game was boring.

Just give me a win at the end of the night.

 

[DenisSamson3]

I could care less if the game was boring.

Just give me a win at the end of the night.

I see some optimism in you now .

 

[glenwo2]

I see some optimism in you now .

It's a case of me realizing that this team is not going to be even close to the Top 5 in the draft so might as well root for this team to win games.

Seeing them win games is never boring.

 

[ScottyK]

Kinkaid out. Clemmer in. CS35 Starting per everyone

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Kinkaid out. Clemmer in. CS35 Starting per everyone

Well, now I believe Kinkaid has a serious injury.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Clemmer would dethrone Lindback as the worst netminder in the league.

If Kinkaid is out for an extended time Lou should bring someone in.
I hope not Bryz.
Does anyone dare suggest Marty?

 

[Brooklyndevil]

Clemmer? Maybe Lou has decided to tank, doubt it. Devil win tonight.

 

[Devils Trap]

Jesus Christ ... I knew Arizona had a bad lineup , but good lord those forwards are actually worse then ours . Didn't think that was possible

 

[Richer's Ghost]

kinkaid skated on his own prior to team skate - he's good enough to do that so it's probably just a tight groin and doesn't want to risk anything (a good idea).

 

[billingtons ghost]

FYI: That lineup and goaltending line for Arizona makes me feel 1000 times better about our situation

no doubt, eh?

So THAT's where Sam Gagner is continuing his useless life.

I can't believe that lineup. It looks like a who's-who of the waiver wire.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Mike Smith's statistics are an absolute abomination. But is it his fault? If this is the type of team they've been icing, I almost can't blame him.

If it weren't for Yandle and OEL, would they have any offense?

I really hope we crush these guys tonight. Especially if McKenna gets the start

 

[tr83]

We all know Clemmer sucks, so why not just try out Wedge for a game? He's been pretty good down in the A.

It will force the team to play all ass, whole ass, full ass or something like that

 

[Devils Dominion]

Arizona is in tank mode, but so was Edmonton.

Coyotes have some talented offensive-minded defensemen that the Devils' usually lazy forwards have to keep an eye on.

The Devils are playing their 3rd game in 4 nights .
They are 1-6 so far this season when playing their 3rd game in 4 nights and four of the losses were miserable no-show efforts:

At Detroit Nov 7 loss
Home vs Chicago Dec 9 loss
At Philly Dec 11 loss
Home vs Caps Dec 20 loss
Home vs NYi Jan 9 OT loss
Home vs Florida Jan 31 win
Home vs Edmonton Feb 9 loss


They looked to be trying to conserve energy in the 3rd period on Saturday vs Carolina.
Let's see if they have anything left in the tank tonight.

 

[NJDevs26]

Clemmer would dethrone Lindback as the worst netminder in the league.

If Kinkaid is out for an extended time Lou should bring someone in.
I hope not Bryz.
Does anyone dare suggest Marty?

Why bother? By the next time we need a backup to play the games might really be meaningless anyway.

 

[Better Call Sal]

We all know Clemmer sucks, so why not just try out Wedge for a game? He's been pretty good down in the A.

It will force the team to play all ass, whole ass, full ass or something like that

I don't think Clemmer is going to get a start, he could just be the placeholder on the bench while Kinkaid heals up.

 

[XX]

Jesus Christ ... I knew Arizona had a bad lineup , but good lord those forwards are actually worse then ours . Didn't think that was possible

Actual lines:

Lessio - Vermette - Doan
Rieder - Arcobello - Gagner
Korpikoski - Chipchura - Erat
Martinook - Vitale - Moss

OEL - Crombeen
Yandle - Campbell - Stone
Gormley - Murphy

Yeah, it's bad.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Hoping for a win, since a four game win streak would be nice and the Devils are capable of beating the Coyotes, but I know a loss is possible since the Devils might be too tired and old to put forth more than a token effort.

 

[Devils Trap]

Actual lines:



Yeah, it's bad.

It will look 10x better with Domi + Whoever you draft this year in a few years....