GDT: Your New Jersey Devils vs. Buffalo Sabres, 7 PM, MSG, Hockey Fights Cancer Night at the Rock

[Unknown Caller]

The chicken littles can step back from the ledge now.

Long way to go, but this is the real team.

 

[RNCDevil]

It looked like Holtz could have had a hat-trick tonight. I'm really rooting for the kid after the mistreatment he got last year.

 

[JimEIV]

They played fine against Columbus but they didn't generate the same quality of chances against the Jackets. Barely nothing inside. Tonight was very reminiscent of last year, Nico was a big part of that tonight.

I don't agree that it was one player . getting an important piece back is always a plus...this was team that worked itself out of a funk and we saw signs of life in the last game.

Of course Nico had a role ...but there were a plethora of things to point to that aided in the success.

 

[Whaddagoal]

The chicken littles can step back from the ledge now.

Long way to go, but this is the real team.

I tend to agree. Just need to see a string of a few more this week.

 

[njdevils1982]

Blatant high stick on Bratt in front of the ref on Luke’s goal.

f*** that noise.

f*** yes, bring it

 

[Devs3cups]

I don't agree that it was one player . getting an important piece back is always a plus...this was team that worked itself out of a funk and we saw signs of life in the last game.

Of course Nico had a role ...but there were a plethora of things to point to that aided in the success.

Not sure where I said it was one player. Nico had a strong game and was a big part of the win, as were other guys. It was a complete team effort tonight, as you said.

 

[Devilsgrl35]

Great game! Positive vibes only

 

[glenwo2]

So the Devils.....STOPPED THE BLEEDING.

Good job.

Now the next game is a Must-win instead of a "Need To Win At All Costs".

 

[Its Always Sundstrom]

f*** yes, bring it

Our captain is Nico, I call Norm, ya know?

I don't agree that it was one player . getting an important piece back is always a plus...this was team that worked itself out of a funk and we saw signs of life in the last game.

Of course Nico had a role ...but there were a plethora of things to point to that aided in the success.

So the Devils.....STOPPED THE BLEEDING.

Good job.

Now the next game is a Must-win instead of a "Need To Win At All Costs".

But no one can stop the @Bleedred.

Recognize.

 

[Devs3cups]

 

[britdevil]

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He is their leader. You could really sense just how much it meant for them to have him back.

 

[Devs3cups]

 

[NjDevsRR]

Palat cooking?

 

[NJDevs26]

Dawson is still not on my "good boy" list. 2 points helps. Need another 3 or 4 of those.

That’s how I feel about the team as a whole. This is literally the first time since the regular season started they legit looked like last year’s juggernaut for a full sixty and not just a 20-25 minute spurt here and there

 

[britdevil]

They are 5-2-1 with Nico in the line-up.

Let's get on a tear.

 

[RNCDevil]

What were the D-Pairings tonight? Any of the pairings seem to be particularly effective?

 

[Triumph]

What were the D-Pairings tonight? Any of the pairings seem to be particularly effective?

The standard stuff. Siegenthaler-Hamilton, Bahl-Marino, Hughes-Miller. Hughes-Miller had an xG just short of 100%.

 

[britdevil]

What were the D-Pairings tonight? Any of the pairings seem to be particularly effective?

Siegs-Dougie
Bahl-Marino
Hughes-Miller

All played well. Hughes and Miller have good chemistry. Sal put up some stats to reflect that.

We got the typical Dougie Hamilton experience. 2 assists, one horrendous pinch which led to them giving up an odd man rush with him taking an eventual penalty. Which they scored on....

 

[Devs3cups]

Not having our true top 2 C’s hurts the lineup a lot???

 

[Xirik]

Nico "eye smiling" whenever he mentions how nice it is to be back around the boys and that he loves them makes my eye rain.

Also Holtz face always looks like a bad mugshot photo.

 

[njdevils1982]

They are 5-2-1 with Nico in the line-up.

Let's get on a tear.

from tears to a tear

...and tears for fears, sowing the seeds of cup.

boo all you want

 

[NJDevs26]

People can cite the record with the big two but literally the only reason they were winning games early on was because Jack and the PP were both otherworldly.

Hopefully they finally got it through their thick skulls they have to actually play defense and play more than 20-25 minutes a night, then they should be able to get on a run if the goaltending doesn't hold them back anyway. And no the goaltending wasn't the entire reason they were losing the last few weeks either.

 

[JK3]

My brother was a special guest of the Devils tonight and did the pitchfork thing that lit up the scoreboard for the intro before the game.

I don’t know if anyone saw it but that was his family up there, pretty cool! He’s a five year cancer survivor.

 

[Its Always Sundstrom]

from tears to a tear

...and tears for fears, sowing the seeds of cup.

boo all you want

Could you break this down again?

 

[britdevil]

Could you break this down again?

He's head over heels for this team.