GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (24-39-6) vs. New York Rangers, (44-20-6), 7 PM, MSG+2

[Better Call Sal]

How many more punches to the ass do we have to take this year?

But for real, this season has felt like one gigantic bitch slap after another.

It also feels as though it's taking an eternity to get to the end.

At least we have Jack to enjoy watching. Oh right.

Anyway, let's just enjoy watching our young guys and hope for as few pucks on our net as humanly possible.

Your New Jersey Devils (projected, unconfirmed):

#37 Pavel Zacha - #13 Nico Hischier (C) - #63 Jesper Bratt
#11 Andreas Johnsson - #18 Dawson Mercer - #90 Tomas Tatar
#17 Yegor Sharangovich - #70 Jesper Boqvist - #59 Janne Kuokkanen
#16 Jimmy Vesey - #20 Michael McLeod - #14 Nathan Bastian

#71 Jonas Siegenthaler - #7 Dougie Hamilton (A)
#33 Ryan Graves - #28 Damon Severson (A)
#24 Ty Smith - #76 P.K. Subban

#50 Nico Daws
#35 Andrew Hammond

Scratches/Injuries:

#2 Colton White (Healthy)
#29 Mackenzie Blackwood (IR, Heel)
#32 Jon Gillies (Healthy)
#44 Miles Wood (Day to Day, Hip Recovery)
#45 Jonathan Bernier (IR, Hip)
#55 Mason Geertsen (Healthy)
#86 Jack Hughes (Game Time Decision, Lower Body Injury)

New York Rangers:

#20 Chris Kreider - #93 Mika Zibanejad - #77 Frank Vatrano
#10 Artemi Panarin - #16 Ryan Strome - #18 Andrew Copp
#13 Alexis Lafreniere - #72 Filip Chytil - #15 Julien Gauthier
#64 Tyler Motte - #21 Barclay Goodrow - #75 Ryan Reaves

#55 Ryan Lindgren - #23 Adam Fox
#79 K'Andre Miller - #8 Jacob Trouba
#12 Patrick Nemeth - #45 Braden Schneider

#31 Igor Shesterkin
#40 Alexander Georgiev

Scratches/Injuries:

#14 Greg McKegg (Healthy)
#16 Ryan Strome (Day to Day, Lower Body Injury, Game Time Decision)
#17 Kevin Rooney (IR, Upper Body Injury)
#24 Kaapo Kakko (IR, Upper Body Injury)
#25 Libor Hajek (Healthy)
#29 Dryden Hunt (Healthy)
#61 Justin Braun (Healthy)
#76 Jonny Brodzinski (Healthy)
#91 Sammy Blais (IR, Torn ACL)

LGD

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[Devs3cups]

LGD!

 

[Devs3cups]

 

[Devs3cups]

Considering the circumstances, I don’t mind this lineup. I still think Jack’s injury is pretty minor, guess we’ll wait for an update.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Gross

 

[glenwo2]

Reminds me of the days Pre-Jack.

All we need now is f'n Hynes to make an appearance....

 

[TrufleShufle]

Zacha making his way through the lineup.

 

[Clam Jensen]

Would be extra fun to beat the Ranjuhs sans Jack.

 

[Bleedred]

The conspiracy theorist in me thinks Jack Hughes is a (fairly) healthy scratch to fit Geertsen in.

 

[Mgd31]

Geertsen - Zacha - McLeod

 

[Better Call Sal]

Geertsen - Zacha - McLeod

 

[glenwo2]

Would be extra fun to beat the Ranjuhs sans Jack.

Well it would be even more "extra fun" if Bratt can show up on the scoresheet tonight.

'Cause quite frankly, he, Nico, and SharanGoalvich are the only ones that are truly a threat to score now with Jack out of the lineup.

 

[Clam Jensen]

Well it would be even more "extra fun" if Bratt can show up on the scoresheet tonight.

'Cause quite frankly, he, Nico, and SharanGoalvich are the only ones that are truly a threat to score now with Jack out of the lineup.

From your lips to gods ears. If any of them get points (add Mercer), I’ll be happy.

 

[Hisch13r]

Should be

Tatar-Nico-Yegor
Johnsson-Mercer-Bratt
Kuokkanen-Boqvist-Zacha
Vesey-McLeod-Wood

Even if they're deadset on trying to rekindle the Kuok-Yegor magic I'm still putting Zacha in the top 9 and Wood on the 4th. Also reuniting the Johnsson-Mercer-Bratt line. Then you have Kuok-Yegor and Tatar-Zacha as the 2 wing combos and I don't care who is with Nico and who is with Bo.

 

[glenwo2]

Should be

Tatar-Nico-Yegor
Johnsson-Mercer-Bratt
Kuokkanen-Boqvist-Zacha
Vesey-McLeod-Wood

Why Wood is on the first line (from the tweet) is beyond me.

Ruff just doesn't care anymore.

Fire all of them after the season is done.

I'm tired of this s--t.

 

[Hisch13r]

Why Wood is on the first line (from the tweet) is beyond me.

Ruff just doesn't care anymore.

Fire all of them after the season is done.

I'm tired of this s--t.

Yeah a Wood who even played the whole year wouldn't make much sense let alone a Wood who has only played 2 games after being out all year.

 

[NjDevsRR]

The conspiracy theorist in me thinks Jack Hughes is a (fairly) healthy scratch to fit Geertsen in.

 

[ScottyK]

We either blow them out or we get blown out. No in-between

 

[SJinNewJersey]

Geertsen - Zacha - McLeod

 

[FooteBahl]

Hopefully Mikey and Geersten’s effort level will rub off on Pavs

 

[Eggtimer]

We either blow them out or we get blown out. No in-between

Or a combination of both. We get up by 5 and lose . Blow them out , then they come back and blow us out .

 

[Bleedred]

Not that I believe it’s all Ruff, but the faster we get people who value goons and run to insert one into the lineup when guys start getting injured (and not injured, Johnsson and Bastian have both been a healthy scratch for Geertsen this year), the better off we’ll be.

Management deserves blame for this as well. Geertsen was claimed off in waivers and Ruff just keeps playing him. He’s likely to get 30 games this year. It’s bullshit.

 

[markog]

Lose 8-6 and in process f**k up Shesterkins chances of Vezina/Hart.

 

[Azathoth]

WTF is that 4th line? If they get an even strength goal tonight I think we should all go buy lottery tickets. Or prepare for the end times.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

If you are going to play Geertsen, might as well go with Gillies.