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I think these will look pretty sexy with the jerseys...
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1 minute ago, ButlerBulldog said:
My thoughts exactly. Imagine the ovations for Nico and Timo if the games were played there.
Not to make this too personal but my wife and I took a trip to Switzerland a couple years ago (Jan 2022) and I was amazed by how beautiful the country is. We toured Zurich, Grindelwald (+ Interlaken) and Lucerne. Grindelwald was by far the best stop. The trains all had Nico on their various ads LOL. I would've never thought to visit but man it's one of my all-time favorites. If anyone has the opportunity to go, do not hesitate, especially if you're into snowboarding or skiing.
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5 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said:
I don't think they will be wearing them like that tomorrow just because all the other jerseys they were selling so far have been just HUGHES
That makes more sense... thank the lord!
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That tweet was hard for me to follow at first but I believe he's saying now he understands why his custom "Hughes, 86" jersey is taking so long, it's because it's not the standard. The standard ("Jack Hughes, 86") is what he found in that store.
So I guess my question is... is that what Jack (and presumably Luke) will be wearing in the actual game tomorrow?!
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Big blow to the Pens, Guentzel put on LTIR and is expected to miss up to 4 weeks: https://triblive.com/sports/penguins-forward-jake-guentzel-designated-to-long-term-injured-reserve/
QuoteOn Thursday, the team placed All-Star forward Jake Guentzel on long-term injured reserve because of an undisclosed injury he suffered during a 5-2 home loss to the Florida Panthers.
As per the NHL’s rules with long-term injured reserve, Guentzel must be sidelined for 10 games and 24 days on the NHL calendar. That means the earliest he could return to the lineup is a home contest against the Edmonton Oilers on March 10.
Per a release from the team, Guentzel is projected to miss “up to four weeks.”
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Frustrating game to watch but credit to the Kings, I guess, for
parking the busfiguring out a way to completely shut the Devils down, especially at even strength. You knew they would come out with a better defensive effort after getting shellacked for 7 against Buffalo the other night. Daws was incredible last night, sad it went to waste. Beat the Flyers on Saturday, preferably in regulation, and I think most of us will be pretty happy with the results in what was a critical week.-
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Detroit feels like a team that is due for some regression, their five-on-five possession numbers are hideous: 29th in shot attempt percentage, 29th by expected goals percentage and even 20th by actual goals percentage.
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Online NHL shop, here's the link, looks like it's already out of stock unfortunately: https://shop.nhl.com/new-jersey-devils/mens-new-jersey-devils-fanatics-branded-black/red-2024-nhl-stadium-series-snapback-hat/t-36159691+p-139911375067241+z-9-2735242892?_s=Trans_GlobalTrigger&loc=en-US&cur=USD&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ORDER&utm_content=200451932&utm_position=0&SFMC=2335540_7667888_290_1781baa48dc29bb4e5703862a68e7276
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4 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said:
He's been terrific in his role pretty much the entire season.
Also, he's done exactly what he's supposed to: be a better and smarter version of Wood...obviously doesn't have Wood's speed, but he's put up roughly the same offensive numbers here and doesn't take so many of the dumb penalties that Wood does. Wood's taken 61 PIM this season; Lazar's only taken 16. Lazar's also signed to ELC-level money (only $1 million AAV over this season and next). He's been great value.
Agreed, Wood also gives a ton back defensively whereas Lazar has been one of the better defensive forwards in the league this season whether you look at suppressing shot attempts, high danger shot attempts, scoring chances, expected goals, actual goals, etc.
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Man, that one should've been less of a nail biter if Saros didn't stand on his head. The Devils completely dominated the flow of play at five-on-five: high danger shot attempts were 23-9 in favor of NJ (more than half of those were with Nemec on the ice, by the way).
I've been giving Bahl a lot of crap lately but he had an excellent game while Smith played pretty poorly, in my opinion.
Great to see Meier pot one... he needed that.
The Devils top 3 lines have come together nicely but the Holtz-Nosek-Bastian experiment on the 4th line the last few games has been brutal.
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I get that a move is needed to activate Smith, and Hatakka is waiver exempt, but really? You'd rather *not* risk Nick freakin' DeSimone to make your gameday roster likely worse? They should've waived him and sat one of Bahl/Smith.
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That really sucks. Hatakka has been good as anyone could've hoped. Smith and Bahl are basically the same player - LHD who are good on the PK but take too many penalties and are basically negatives everywhere else. Maybe it's just a hot/fortunate run over a handful or so of games but I'd put Hatakka in the lineup over either of those guys. Ugh.
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I agree with not moving Siegs, his value is definitely depressed being injured and having a down year beforehand. I think losing Dougie really hurt him this year - those two pair perfectly together, like lamb and tuna fish.
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On 2/10/2024 at 3:36 PM, Colorado Rockies 1976 said:
You think the Canucks are a fraud? I haven’t paid a ton of attention to them (aside from noticing how gaudy their record and goal differential are), but they seem pretty stacked. Of course we know teams like that don’t always get it done come playoff time (see last year’s Bruins), but what do you think they’re lacking? I can’t say that I’m fully sold on Demko.
"Fraud" is probably too harsh but I feel like they're playing well over their heads - they have the highest shooting% in the league and 3rd highest save%. Their underlying numbers suggest a team that is closer to above average, not favorites to win the President's Trophy.
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Canucks blew a 3-1 lead in the 3rd period and lose to Detroit in OT. That team is a fraud, can’t wait to see them get bounced out in the first round.
At least the Flames beat the Isles…
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Picked up this hat not even realizing it was for the stadium series, love it. At least NHL/Fanatics got this one right!
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With Jack back, I'm not overly concerned about the PP. It might not have played out in the results last night but Jack ranks 1st in the league in on-ice goals for per hour among all players with at least 100 minutes on the PP this season. Jack is the straw the stirs the drink on the PP, just give it time.
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The thing is, Fitz doesn't even have to sacrifice the house to make an upgrade; eerily similar to 2021-22, the Devils' goaltending has been so bad that even a below average goalie would be a substantial upgrade. But I agree that something needs to be done if they want to salvage this season, and time is running out.
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Hopefully Bahl is the one who comes out and not Hatakka; I know it's a very small sample but the Devils have outscored the opposition 9-3 with him on the ice at five-on-five and he's looked good with Miller. He deserves a longer look, in my opinion. We already know who and what Bahl is.
Bahl has also been such a drag on Nemec, that pairing needs to get broken up.
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Scott Wheeler of The Athletic ranked the Devils' system 22nd as part of his 2024 prospect pool rankings (big drop from last year largely due to graduations and trades). Below is the tiered list, full article with writeups on each player here (paid content): https://theathletic.com/5235251/2024/02/09/devils-nhl-prospect-pool-rankings-2024/
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Not sure what else to say about that game other than one team has an NHL Goalie and the other has…. this.
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Thanks, CR! I'll admit here I haven't followed the Mets, or baseball in general, for quite some time. I'm not sure how much I'll contribute to this thread going forward but I hope the OG crew is still around (CR = confirmed, Hasan?, 7?). Hope of all ya'll are well!
Let's Go Devils and Let's Go Mets!
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It's not as sexy as Markstrom or Saros but I wouldn't mind seeing the Devils pick up Jake Allen or, even cheaper, Kaapo Kahkonen given where they sit in the standings. Allen has a positive goals saved above expected, cumulatively, over the last three years with Montreal (+5) and is under contract thru next season. Kahkonen is a rental who was awful last year but has rebounded this year (+4). Maybe he bombs coming over here, because goalies are voodoo and the Devils seem to have no goalie luck (besides last year), but can't imagine he'd cost much. Vitek looked solid against the Avs, and hopefully it continues, but hard to trust him considering his to-date performance.
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2023-2024 NJ Devils season thread
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Posted · Edited by nmigliore
What's so impressive about Nico is he's been a PPG player, and a top-30 forward at controlling five-on-five play (at least by expected goals), while facing tough competition. Lindy makes it no secret that he throws Nico's line out there to face the opposing team's top forwards and defensemen. He also accomplishes all of that despite the 2nd most defensive zone starts (even strength) among Devils' forwards at 127. Jack, for comparison, has just 34.