redruM Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Excited about tonight's game, Should be a fun night at the ROCK.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 LGDs,... oh wait , is this the game thread?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Know who else's return it is? Palms and Hall: https://mobile.twitter.com/amandacstein/status/942780312270069760Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 And it could even be mine if someone's got some free tickets they're trying to unload Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Know who else's return it is? Palms and Hall: https://mobile.twitter.com/amandacstein/status/942780312270069760 Finally! this is a huge roster swing.. mojo is skating too.. so hes close... cant wait 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLinfante Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I tend to let the coaches do their thing without too much debate...that's why they get paid the big bucks after all, but Bratt on the 4th line and Gibbons on the 2nd seems odd to me. Bratt is a talented NHL player, he has played his off-wing before; he seems a more logical choice for the top-6 at this point in time. Hopefully I eat some crow on this one and I can go back to not nitpicking at Hynes' line combos, but I really want to see a win on Thursday against the team from across the river. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 hour ago, NLinfante said: I tend to let the coaches do their thing without too much debate...that's why they get paid the big bucks after all, but Bratt on the 4th line and Gibbons on the 2nd seems odd to me. Bratt is a talented NHL player, he has played his off-wing before; he seems a more logical choice for the top-6 at this point in time. Hopefully I eat some crow on this one and I can go back to not nitpicking at Hynes' line combos, but I really want to see a win on Thursday against the team from across the river. I never like when they take a 4th liner who is producing and try to move him up. Don’t mess with what’s working!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLinfante Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) 21 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: I never like when they take a 4th liner who is producing and try to move him up. Don’t mess with what’s working!!! I'm fine with not changing what is working, but Bratt is not a 4th line player. When MoJo gets back, they both need to be in the top 6. Keeping Coleman-Zajac-Gibbons together as a tough shutdown unit is great, but they cannot be expected to contribute offensively long term. Edited December 18, 2017 by NLinfante Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 23 minutes ago, NLinfante said: I'm fine with not changing what is working, but Bratt is not a 4th line player. When MoJo gets back, they both need to be in the top 6. Keeping Coleman-Zajac-Gibbons together as a tough shutdown unit is great, but they cannot be expected to contribute offensively long term. I don't think there's a substantial difference between the 2nd line and the 4th line on this team. According to Natural Stat Trick, the Devils highest ice time/game forward at 5 on 5 is Taylor Hall with 13:43/game. Their lowest is Zacha at 10:31. They roll 4 lines in almost all situations, and to me Boyle and Noesen are decent shooters who, while they may not be capable of finding Bratt a whole lot when they have the puck, they shouldn't have the puck a lot either - it's up to Bratt to distribute it to one of them. So yeah, if Bratt ends up at 10 minutes this game, I'll be disappointed, but my guess is that he ends up around 13-15 minutes depending on how much special teams he plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer91 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Crisis said: And it could even be mine if someone's got some free tickets they're trying to unload There are tix on stub hub for $19 bucks each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, lucifer91 said: There are tix on stub hub for $19 bucks each. Just holding out in case someone has a pair from the giveaways they can't use. Times are tough, my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLinfante Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 18 minutes ago, Triumph said: I don't think there's a substantial difference between the 2nd line and the 4th line on this team. According to Natural Stat Trick, the Devils highest ice time/game forward at 5 on 5 is Taylor Hall with 13:43/game. Their lowest is Zacha at 10:31. They roll 4 lines in almost all situations, and to me Boyle and Noesen are decent shooters who, while they may not be capable of finding Bratt a whole lot when they have the puck, they shouldn't have the puck a lot either - it's up to Bratt to distribute it to one of them. So yeah, if Bratt ends up at 10 minutes this game, I'll be disappointed, but my guess is that he ends up around 13-15 minutes depending on how much special teams he plays. Yeah, that's a good way to put it. I don't really care about numbering lines 1-4, it just seems like SOP for fans and people around the game. Bratt has shown the kind of ability with the puck to warrant reasonable ice time, not "4th line" minutes. That's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 hour ago, NLinfante said: I'm fine with not changing what is working, but Bratt is not a 4th line player. When MoJo gets back, they both need to be in the top 6. Keeping Coleman-Zajac-Gibbons together as a tough shutdown unit is great, but they cannot be expected to contribute offensively long term. I meant Gibbons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 41 minutes ago, NLinfante said: Yeah, that's a good way to put it. I don't really care about numbering lines 1-4, it just seems like SOP for fans and people around the game. Bratt has shown the kind of ability with the puck to warrant reasonable ice time, not "4th line" minutes. That's all. I suspect the Devils are limiting the rookies' ice time deliberately. Bratt and Hischier are only getting around 16 minutes a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, Triumph said: I suspect the Devils are limiting the rookies' ice time deliberately. Bratt and Hischier are only getting around 16 minutes a game. Plus you give the kid a break from seeing top matchups. Have to manage the minutes and the confidence and mental state with teenagers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 4 hours ago, NLinfante said: I tend to let the coaches do their thing without too much debate...that's why they get paid the big bucks after all, but Bratt on the 4th line and Gibbons on the 2nd seems odd to me. Bratt is a talented NHL player, he has played his off-wing before; he seems a more logical choice for the top-6 at this point in time. Hopefully I eat some crow on this one and I can go back to not nitpicking at Hynes' line combos, but I really want to see a win on Thursday against the team from across the river. Sometimes all players need a wake up call. This is Hynes's attempt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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