'7' Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Let's face it, this would've happened had we played Boston, Montreal, Toronto etc in the first round. Had Markov not scored with 5 minutes left, Philly would've scored in OT. That goal was pre ordained. No Stevens was huge, Nieuwy didn't do much last year but Larionov did even less in his final season. Kozlov was a good pickup, but he got hurt. Could've been a factor in this series. We could've used another stay at home defensman at the deadline, somebody like Bergevin or Lachance but that deal never happened. We were just not ready to win a playoff round this year, not with only one line and thin on D. Philly was bigger, better, and hungrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastdevfan Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Let's face it, this would've happened had we played Boston, Montreal, Toronto etc in the first round. Had Markov not scored with 5 minutes left, Philly would've scored in OT. That goal was pre ordained.No Stevens was huge, Nieuwy didn't do much last year but Larionov did even less in his final season. Kozlov was a good pickup, but he got hurt. Could've been a factor in this series. We could've used another stay at home defensman at the deadline, somebody like Bergevin or Lachance but that deal never happened. We were just not ready to win a playoff round this year, not with only one line and thin on D. Philly was bigger, better, and hungrier. for once, I actually agree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Devs Fan Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Hard to be the best every year, unless you have all kind of $ that we don't. Guys played hard. No excuses, no bad bounces, no foot in the crease. We lost to a better team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 They weren't hungrier. They were better. Our team played their asses off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizDevil30 Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 OH Kozlov was scratched because he was hurt? Okay than Burns isn't an idiot. Yep, can't win with only one line. As long as Philly gets knocked out, the season won't be a total disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted April 17, 2004 Author Share Posted April 17, 2004 it is easier to swallow when you know the Devils did leave it all on the ice. They weren't equipped to go all the way this year. We had a good team, it's just everybody else in the east excluding NYI were deeper and faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizDevil30 Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Yes, sometimes the best team does win. And Philly was loaded up with bigger and better players. The little Devils, even with all their heart just couldn't win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekes Head Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Philly was the better team, from the goal to the blue line to the forwards. I'm shocked that we were even outmatched in the goaltending duel, seeing as Philly can't even hold a goaltender and Marty is supposed to be the best in the world...but damn. Whattaya gonna do? *sigh* I'm disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tretyak 20 Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 I don't know what series you guys were watching. IMO 90% of what happened was Burns' fault. This Philly team isn't that good, which I predict will be proved next round. It's just that the Devils played so poorly they made it easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted April 17, 2004 Author Share Posted April 17, 2004 If Kozlov was scratched for any other reason other than being hurt, than yes Burns is an idiot because we needed his offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsrule33 Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 What do you expect when their lines are stacked and for us besides the EGG line those other three sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Devil Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Philly was bigger, better, and hungrier. I'll agree with the hungrier part, but past Devils playoff teams have faced bigger flyer teams and have still come out on top. The offense was lackluster other than the EGG line, but then again I imagine it's hard to feel confident as a team when your goalie is consistently giving up goals a few minutes into a playoff game. Marty just wasn't sharp this year. He made some good saves but was lacking that aura of impenetrablility that he seemed to have in past playoff games and gave up a ton of rebounds. That last goal he gave up was very similar to the goal Hextall gave up against NJ late in the 3rd period of game 5 in the 1995 conference finals. We'll be back, much to the chagrin of ESPN and ABC I'm sure . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 I don't know what series you guys were watching. IMO 90% of what happened was Burns' fault. This Philly team isn't that good, which I predict will be proved next round. It's just that the Devils played so poorly they made it easy. Not this nonsense again. Give your head a shake. More finger pointing here then a 5 year old at the circus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tretyak 20 Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 I don't know what series you guys were watching. IMO 90% of what happened was Burns' fault. This Philly team isn't that good, which I predict will be proved next round. It's just that the Devils played so poorly they made it easy. Not this nonsense again. Give your head a shake. More finger pointing here then a 5 year old at the circus. Whatever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyFan42 Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 I was typing this post up for a separate thread, but then I saw this topic, so I'll put my thoughts here instead: There are thirty teams in the NHL. Only one can win the Stanley Cup. We've been lucky; in the last ten years, we've won the Cup three times. We can't win every year, but we can compete every year. I'd say we competed, no? Just because we lost in humiliating fashion doesn't mean we didn't compete. We still had 100 points in the regular season, and that's with a small team and a missing captain. We got beat by a superior Flyers team, that's all. It just wasn't our year. Yes, you can point to Lou not doing enough at the trading deadline. But really, what did you expect? If he was operating under the asssumption that Stevens would be back, he probably didn't feel that he needed to go out and get anyone significant because the biggest acquisition anyone could hope for was Stevens's return. If he knew then that Stevens was done, perhaps he felt that it wasn't worth trading away what little talent he still has on the farm to make a push. You can't replace Scott Stevens, what's the point in trying? Devils fans are spoiled. We're used to winning on a grand scale. Many of us didn't become Devils fans until about 10-15 years ago, so we weren't around for the bad teams. A winning Devils team is all we've known. In addition, many are Yankee fans, another team with a recent tradition of winning. Point is, we're not used to losing, at least not like this. But we have to step back for a minute and think about this: The Devils can't win the Cup every year. Obviously, this wasn't our year to win. You can be disappointed if you want, you can even be angry at players you thought should have done better. But considering everything we've had to deal with this season, we did damn good. It just wasn't our year, that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ_Devils_Fan Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 yep, it's the year for colorado avalanche to win the cup, every year devils win the cup is followed by a cup by the avs, let history repeat itself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 You know... it's been a gooooooooooood loooooooooong time since we've been beat by a better team. I think we were a better team that what we showed vs Carolina. I think we were right on par with Colorado. Maybe it is time for a semi-rehaul. Especially beef up the D and salvage what you can from lines 3 thru 4, but get us some secondary scoring. Hopefully, HOPEFULLY, Parise can help in that regard. *crosses fingers* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamode Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 We are spoiled. That transition year is coming, folks, all teams have it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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