'7' Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Andrei Loktionov unsuccessful attempt versus Ben Bishop Travis Zajac unsuccessful attempt versus Mathieu Garon Patrik Elias unsuccessful attempt versus Mathieu Garon Steve Sullivan unsuccessful attempt versus Ryan Miller Patrik Elias unsuccessful attempt versus Ryan Miller Travis Zajac unsuccessful attempt versus Ryan Miller Damien Brunner unsuccessful attempt versus Evgeni Nabokov Ryane Clowe unsuccessful attempt versus Evgeni Nabokov Patrik Elias unsuccessful attempt versus Evgeni Nabokov Travis Zajac unsuccessful attempt versus Evgeni Nabokov Michael Ryder unsuccessful attempt versus Evgeni Nabokov Jaromir Jagr unsuccessful attempt versus Evgeni Nabokov Damien Brunner unsuccessful attempt versus Jason LaBarbera Ryane Clowe unsuccessful attempt versus Jason LaBarbera Travis Zajac unsuccessful attempt versus Roberto Luongo Adam Henrique unsuccessful attempt versus Roberto Luongo Patrik Elias unsuccessful attempt versus Roberto Luongo Michael Ryder unsuccessful attempt versus Jonathan Bernier Travis Zajac unsuccessful attempt versus Jonathan Bernier Adam Henrique unsuccessful attempt versus Jonathan Bernier Reid Boucher successful attempt versus Peter Budaj Travis Zajac unsuccessful attempt versus Peter Budaj Patrik Elias unsuccessful attempt versus Peter Budaj Jaromir Jagr unsuccessful attempt versus Curtis McElhinney Ryan Clowe unsuccessful attempt versus Curtis McElhinney Patrik Elias unsuccessful attempt versus Curtis McElhinney I'm not sure how this is humanly possible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 As I said in the GDT- you could literally do no worse if you picked three random people out of the stands and told them to have at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 It's pretty safe to say from looking at that list that maybe Patty and Zajac aren't the best choices at the moment. Why in the world not use Boucher or even Tedenby, who's problem is that he has nice hands but can't slow the game down enough. A shootout is where he may be most useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Rich Chere @Ledger_NJDevils Patrik Elias: “We stink in the shootout. That’s all. Bottom line." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
third man in Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 It's pretty safe to say from looking at that list that maybe Patty and Zajac aren't the best choices at the moment. Why in the world not use Boucher or even Tedenby, who's problem is that he has nice hands but can't slow the game down enough. A shootout is where he may be most useful Deboer's rationale is that those guys were cold since they weren't playing much in the third. I get that, but still, nothing else is working, why not try them out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 He sits Boucher because he's cold from not playing one period then puts out Clowe who's played one game in two and a half months, and probably hasn't been a good offensive player/SO player in two years. True hilarity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ELIAS6 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 its actually embaressing to look at that list... down right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 As I said in the GDT- you could literally do no worse if you picked three random people out of the stands and told them to have at it. I would have let that guy who was within two inches of winning score-O be one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ELIAS6 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I would have let that guy who was within two inches of winning score-O be one of them didnt some one actually win score o in the 11-12 season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 And there aren't exactly Glenn Hall's and Jacque Plante's as goalies on that list either. So embarrassing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucifersDog Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 It all falls on the coach but Lou won't fire him because Lou put this team together and Lou doesn't have a replacement coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevsftw Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 What a difference Kovy/Parise makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 He sits Boucher because he's cold from not playing one period then puts out Clowe who's played one game in two and a half months, and probably hasn't been a good offensive player/SO player in two years. True hilarity. You honestly can't make it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron14 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 what about janssen volchenkov and fayne for the shootout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Lmfao, found this on HF: Next shootout. 1) Super Score O Contestant. 2) Earl 3) Any mite on ice who scores that night. 4) Steve Cangilosi. 5) Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmann422 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 It all falls on the coach but Lou won't fire him because Lou put this team together and Lou doesn't have a replacement coach.lol how can you say this with a straight face? Pete can only put the guys on the ice, he can't take the shootout himself.What's really sad about that list is the quality of goaltending. Outside of Bernier luongo and miller, everyone else is a below average or backup goalie. If you can't score on freaking Jason labarbara or in six attempts against Nabokov who's been a sieve this season then idk what to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenstatepkwy Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I agree with starting to pick 3 random players for the shootout. At this point it doesn't even matter. Find the hot guy and go with it. Use 3 guys no one studies shootout moves for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrthemike Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Andrei Loktionov unsuccessful attempt versus Ben Bishop Travis Zajac unsuccessful attempt versus Mathieu Garon Patrik Elias unsuccessful attempt versus Mathieu Garon Steve Sullivan unsuccessful attempt versus Ryan Miller Patrik Elias unsuccessful attempt versus Ryan Miller Travis Zajac unsuccessful attempt versus Ryan Miller Damien Brunner unsuccessful attempt versus Evgeni Nabokov Ryane Clowe unsuccessful attempt versus Evgeni Nabokov Patrik Elias unsuccessful attempt versus Evgeni Nabokov Travis Zajac unsuccessful attempt versus Evgeni Nabokov Michael Ryder unsuccessful attempt versus Evgeni Nabokov Jaromir Jagr unsuccessful attempt versus Evgeni Nabokov Damien Brunner unsuccessful attempt versus Jason LaBarbera Ryane Clowe unsuccessful attempt versus Jason LaBarbera Travis Zajac unsuccessful attempt versus Roberto Luongo Adam Henrique unsuccessful attempt versus Roberto Luongo Patrik Elias unsuccessful attempt versus Roberto Luongo Michael Ryder unsuccessful attempt versus Jonathan Bernier Travis Zajac unsuccessful attempt versus Jonathan Bernier Adam Henrique unsuccessful attempt versus Jonathan Bernier Reid Boucher successful attempt versus Peter Budaj Travis Zajac unsuccessful attempt versus Peter Budaj Patrik Elias unsuccessful attempt versus Peter Budaj Jaromir Jagr unsuccessful attempt versus Curtis McElhinney Ryan Clowe unsuccessful attempt versus Curtis McElhinney Patrik Elias unsuccessful attempt versus Curtis McElhinney I'm not sure how this is humanly possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 didnt some one actually win score o in the 11-12 season? Yes I think it was in feb of 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucifersDog Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 lol how can you say this with a straight face? Pete can only put the guys on the ice, he can't take the shootout himself. What's really sad about that list is the quality of goaltending. Outside of Bernier luongo and miller, everyone else is a below average or backup goalie. If you can't score on freaking Jason labarbara or in six attempts against Nabokov who's been a sieve this season then idk what to say. My reference to the coach is who he selects for the shoot out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 It is what it is. It's especially tough to take because the Devils went from being the team that had been among the very best at this thing to the very worst...seemingly overnight. But the whole thing is based on luck anyway. Hopefully your goalies and your key players are terrific in them, or at least good enough to get you roughly half of the extra points available. Devils enjoyed a lot of luck in this area for several seasons. The problem is when you seem to have no one who can succeed in shootouts, you're kind of fvcked. You're not going to trade for a goalie simply because he's a good shootout guy, and you're not going to seek out a good shootout scorer if he can't do much elsewhere to help you. It's easy to piss on the coach's shootout selections, and I'll be the first to admit I didn't get Ryan Clowe (would've rather seen Boucher, for no other reason than he actually scored), but can I really blame DeBoer for going to Elias and Jagr? As opposed to whom? This is the kind of stuff that will always be second-guessed, because it's easy to do...if Elias had been bypassed last night, and the result had been the same, fans would've been bitching about Elias not being used. When it comes to the shootout, at this point, it truly feels like DeBoer and the Devils are damned no matter what they do. There were fans friggin' bitching about his choices when the team went 12-4 in the shootout in '11-'12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeski Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I asked last night without an answer, but is this team the worst in NHL history with regards to shootouts? Anyone know where those stats are available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I asked last night without an answer, but is this team the worst in NHL history with regards to shootouts? Anyone know where those stats are available? The worst record I can find is the Caps in '06/07 going 1-11. The worst shooting percentage is Carolina that same year (1-17). We're currently 0-6 record and 1-20 shooting. I just went NHL.com, shootouts/team totals and clicked through every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microwavepizza Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I would have let that guy who was within two inches of winning score-O be one of them that guy sat next to me actually. All he wanted was to make the first one, and was thrilled to make the 2nd. The people behind the scenes were PRAYING he didn't get the car haha but holy crap that was an embarrassing shootout "attempt" just... blargh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 He sits Boucher because he's cold from not playing one period then puts out Clowe who's played one game in two and a half months, and probably hasn't been a good offensive player/SO player in two years. True hilarity. Boucher played like he's the one who was out for 3 months. I'm sure that offensive ability and shootout ability just go hand in hand - that's why Matt Hendricks is lighting it up for Nashville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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