Your New Jersey Devils - fastest team in the league?

[Hischier and Hughes]

and I think it may be by a wide margin!

Fastest straight line skater in the league and two other guys in top 10-15 overall speed in Wood, Hall, and Grabner.

Then you have Hischier, Bratt, Coleman, Gibbons (when healthy), and Moore as speedy guys/above average speed. In fact, everyone else is about average speed minus Boyle, Zajac, and possibly Maroon (dont know yet, his first NJ game is tonight).

Is NJ the fastest team in the league? If not, who is? If they are, how close are teams behind them?

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[Rodgerwilco]

Pretty difficult to judge or quantify really, but they're certainly one of the fastest, and that's not up for debate. It's great to see how they've re-worked their team from slow, trap, defensive team to a high-flying speedy skilled team.

 

[Devils090]

Pretty difficult to judge or quantify really, but they're certainly one of the fastest, and that's not up for debate. It's great to see how they've re-worked their team from slow, trap, defensive team to a high-flying speedy skilled team.

They stopped trapping a long time ago but thanks for noticing

 

[Jersey Fresh]

We already had this thread.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

It's definitely something when you have Hall, Grabner and Wood all on separate lines.

Individual players doesn't mean the team plays fast but we know they do.

 

[DearDiary]

Fastest skating? I think so. Pens and Leafs play faster though and that has to do with their general puck movement

 

[JT Kreider]

Pretty difficult to judge or quantify really, but they're certainly one of the fastest, and that's not up for debate. It's great to see how they've re-worked their team from slow, trap, defensive team to a high-flying speedy skilled team.

They haven't been a trap defensive team in years... but from the moment they lost Kovalchuk through the Hall trade those Devils teams were about as slow and unskilled as you could get.

It's been a quick turnaround though that's for sure. Gives me hope for the Rangers if we get some luck in this draft lotto

 

[The Winter Soldier]

I would say yes, and maybe they are. They are fast, they get on you quicker than any team I have seen this year. Very good at taking time and space away.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

They stopped trapping a long time ago but thanks for noticing

Sure, they stopped trapping, but they still maintained that image as a slow, defensive-minded team, there's no way anyone would consider them anywhere near to that these days.

 

[Jerzey Devil]

You can basically ice the puck and there’s a good chance Wood will get to it first. I think that might actually be a set play they’ve worked on.

 

[Laineux]

Is Wood or Grabner faster?

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

We already had this thread.

Must have went by really fast........

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Is Wood or Grabner faster?

Wood in a straight line, Grabner has him on edge work and overall skating

Wood is likely the fastest straight liner in the NHL

 

[THall4]

Wood in a straight line, Grabner has him on edge work and overall skating

Wood is likely the fastest straight liner in the NHL

Would love to see a straight line race between Wood and McDavid..would be awesome

 

[Jerzey Devil]

Would love to see a straight line race between Wood and McDavid..would be awesome

This is why I think everyone should be involved in All Star Weekend. Each team should hold their own skills competition that everyone competes in every event. Then the selected All Stars meet up on Sunday to play the actual game.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

I think so.

 

[Canovin]

Not after the Maroon acquisition

 

[Colin226]

Article out of Pittsburgh after Tuesday's game..

“They’re young and they’re fast,” Mike Sullivan said. “They can skate. They play a fast style of play, as well. It was a fast game out there."

“They’re fast, they play with a lot of pace,” DeSmith said. "They know how to create rushes, for sure. Then when they get the rushes, they tend to execute them pretty well."

Penguins' home winning streak comes to an end with loss to New Jersey

 

[Colin226]

Not after the Maroon acquisition

Yeah he was a real ball-and-chain to McDavid...

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I think Tampa can play as fast. Kucherov, Stamkos, Point and Johnson can fly too.

 

[Super Hans]

Must have went by really fast........

Only if you're slow.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

We can discuss this as much as you want. Just lose tonight. K, thanks.

 

[My3Sons]

Fastest skating? I think so. Pens and Leafs play faster though and that has to do with their general puck movement

Pens didn’t look like they played any faster in their last matchup. Devils outskated them for most of he game.

 

[Colin226]

We can discuss this as much as you want. Just lose tonight. K, thanks.

 

[DVision44]

Fastest skating? I think so. Pens and Leafs play faster though and that has to do with their general puck movement

They’ve made the Pens look slow twice thus far this season... the first they were on a back to back but what’s the excuse for the 2nd time?