msweet Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 He saved our asses... good job Lou, keeping him that is. Gomer in the post game interview said Matvichuk was a leader in the locker room He's too slow to play, but somehow he made some excellent plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 His diving play on St Louis? on the rush saved a goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 agree - i don't exactly feel safe with him out there on the ice, but he's been pretty huge nonetheless. i really liked the way he took an outright run at martin st. louis in the 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 When White is ready to come back, I think we sit Oduya. Johnny wasn't bad, but wasn't great either. He's making a lot of blind passes when pressured. Scares the sh!t outta me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officerfarva Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 He saved our asses... good job Lou, keeping him that is.Gomer in the post game interview said Matvichuk was a leader in the locker room He's too slow to play, but somehow he made some excellent plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Devs Fan Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 He may be slow but God knows he's well rested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoJohnnyGo Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 When White comes back, I hope they keep Matvichuk in & sit Oduya or Greene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 (edited) When White is ready to come back, I think we sit Oduya. Johnny wasn't bad, but wasn't great either. He's making a lot of blind passes when pressured. Scares the sh!t outta me. Edited April 19, 2007 by Hasan4978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrydevil Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Johnny wasn't bad, but wasn't great either. He's making a lot of blind passes when pressured. Scares the sh!t outta me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 When White comes back, I hope they keep Matvichuk in & sit Oduya or Greene. Greene had a great game towards the end. I would lose Oduya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officerfarva Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 No way Greene should sit, he's very composed out there. Sit Oduya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sickman Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 No way Greene should sit, he's very composed out there. Sit Oduya. Agreed. Considering the circumstances I think both Greene and Oduya have both played well. Greene has been the better of the two for sure. There were a couple times tonight behind Marty when he got pressured by the Tampa players but stayed calm and helped get the puck out of the zone. Oduya has been a little scary out there but I won't throw the kid under the bus. For the most part he has played well for the Devils this season. I'd sit him in place of matty but not because he's been playing bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansDevils Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 He saved our asses... good job Lou, keeping him that is.Gomer in the post game interview said Matvichuk was a leader in the locker room He's too slow to play, but somehow he made some excellent plays. Yes he did! Matvitchuk looked fresh and hit everything in his way tonight. Played some good D tonight along with Andy Greene who has become one of my favorite players. He is solid this kid and better than Oduya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils26 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Towards the end of the game, Greene looked great. Whenever the puck got dumped in, he did a great job of using the net and the other D-man to get a successful breakout going. Solving the problem with the breakouts just a little bit is a big help. No way he sits if White comes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfsharkalligatorhalfman Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 the diving play on st. louis was a result of getting BURNT he looks slow, the whole defense looks slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmitri Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 the diving play on st. louis was a result of getting BURNThe looks slow, the whole defense looks slow. That's because they are slow.... *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diablo Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 That's because they are slow.... *sigh* Indeed . how many times did we cough it up behind the net... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackchi Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 He saved our asses... good job Lou, keeping him that is.Gomer in the post game interview said Matvichuk was a leader in the locker room He's too slow to play, but somehow he made some excellent plays I thought Matty played an excellent game considering he has been out all year . He did have a presence on the ice and he made a great poke check on St.Louis and he kept a play alive at the blueline by throwing his body. I think he'll just get stronger. He put a few nice hits out there too. When we get White back....and he plays to his potential...we will finally have some intimidation out there. MArty must be tired or in a funk...can;t remember him looking this bad 3x in a row...although he did make some timely saves...but 12 goals in 4 games?...geeze.. I am thrilled that we won tonight.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice dog Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 matvichuck seemed to be fine after taking that shot to the back. good to see he is back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilish34 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Gomer in the post game interview said Matvichuk was a leader in the locker room Now isn't that what the captain should of said? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils9LW Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 He definately played a big role in that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olp Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Matvichuk has been a pleasant surprise, for sure. Still, it worries me that he's playing that many minutes after all of that time off - think Lou needs to even that out a bit. But, I assume that's a difficult task with 2 rookies. When White returns, who to sit? I go round and round on that one. Rafalski had an off game last night and has really been playing very soft all series - still, no way would I sit him. It was finally nice to see Martin jump up in the play, he defense has improved a bit (he's still too soft for me though) - I wouldn't sit him either. Lukowich has been Lukowich - great play followed by a bit of a boneheaded play - still, wouldn't sit one of the few physical defensemen. That leaves us the 2 rookies who, if you subtract Greene's PP time, have played the same amount of time give or take a minute. Greene has been playing well, much better than I anticipated. He's pretty composed out there for a rookie, but still has lapses where he scares me - looks like he has no idea where the puck is on occasion. Oduya, again has been playing well imo - he's more physical than Greene but seems as though the last game tried to be too physical and got caught running around a bit. Almost looks as though he's trying too hard. I would probably sit Oduya at this point- think he'll make a fine defenseman, his skating is outstanding. Just think right now he tends to get a bit too jacked up and does too much to prove himself. But, I wouldn't be opposed to sitting either Rookie right now. That is of course, if White decides to suck it up and play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansDevils Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Matvichuk has been a pleasant surprise, for sure. Still, it worries me that he's playing that many minutes after all of that time off - think Lou needs to even that out a bit. But, I assume that's a difficult task with 2 rookies.When White returns, who to sit? I go round and round on that one. Rafalski had an off game last night and has really been playing very soft all series - still, no way would I sit him. It was finally nice to see Martin jump up in the play, he defense has improved a bit (he's still too soft for me though) - I wouldn't sit him either. Lukowich has been Lukowich - great play followed by a bit of a boneheaded play - still, wouldn't sit one of the few physical defensemen. That leaves us the 2 rookies who, if you subtract Greene's PP time, have played the same amount of time give or take a minute. Greene has been playing well, much better than I anticipated. He's pretty composed out there for a rookie, but still has lapses where he scares me - looks like he has no idea where the puck is on occasion. Oduya, again has been playing well imo - he's more physical than Greene but seems as though the last game tried to be too physical and got caught running around a bit. Almost looks as though he's trying too hard. I would probably sit Oduya at this point- think he'll make a fine defenseman, his skating is outstanding. Just think right now he tends to get a bit too jacked up and does too much to prove himself. But, I wouldn't be opposed to sitting either Rookie right now. That is of course, if White decides to suck it up and play. I agree. When White returns Oduya should sit and keep Matvitchuk in the line up. greene has played awesome in these playoffs and Lou would be foolish to scratch Greene. I am sure Lou sees first hand out on that ice how good Greene has played and his best game was last night in Game 4. Oduya is the odd man out when White returns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 No doubt Matvichuk provides leadership when he is in the line-up. Once he learned our system in the second half of last season, we could not be beat (Carolina we beat ourselves). I think once Matty get his wind/legs back, we will be considerably better IF we advance to the next round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nieuwy25 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I didn't get to see the game last night. It's nice to hear that Matty can still have a positive influence on the game. How long was it since he was injured - almost 2 full seasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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