NJDfan1711 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Schneider back at practice yesterday, but apparently he suffered a setback? Anyway, Wedge getting the start again. Kinda glad. Would like to see him play again, especially against a pretty good team. Pittsburgh has us in most stat categories, but Special Teams is the one thing that seems pretty even. The lines will probably look something like this: Joseph Blandisi Adam Henrique Devante Smith-Pelly Reid Boucher Travis Zajac Kyle Palmieri Blake Pietila Sergey Kalinin Mike Sislo Bobby Farnham Stephen Gionta Tuomo Ruutu That bottom 6 man...woof. The only one I really like is Kalinin. Farnham I think is a perfectly fine 4th line player, maybe even 3rd. We just have to see if he can keep up his Clarkson-like season next year too. At least we get to see what Pietila can do. Go Devils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 LGD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Go Devils. Penguins are hot right now. If we beat them, we hurt their playoff chances. If we lose to them, we hurt the Flyers playoff chances. Win-win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NJDfan1711 Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Losing tonight doesn't really hurt the Flyers. I doubt they catch the Penguins with or without help from us. At this point, they're playing much better than the Islanders, which is why the final two spots probably remain contested between them, the Flyers, and the Wings. Speaking of the Flyers though, I mentioned in another thread that it's frustrating to see us as a bubble team again this year, pretty much only 6-8 points out of the playoffs, which is just 3 or 4 wins, but what's even more maddening now that I think about it, is that the Flyers very well may be a team that gets in. This sucks considering we were ahead of them in the standings for the bulk of the season, and they really weren't playing good hockey by any stretch of the imagination up until the beginning of the year. Kudos to them for turning it around, but at the same time I feel compelled to say shame on us for letting that spot go. We knew it was a long shot and probably too good to be true, but damnit we were flirting with both wildcard spots for a good 60-70% of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 14 minutes ago, NJDfan1711 said: Losing tonight doesn't really hurt the Flyers. I doubt they catch the Penguins with or without help from us. At this point, they're playing much better than the Islanders, which is why the final two spots probably remain contested between them, the Flyers, and the Wings. Speaking of the Flyers though, I mentioned in another thread that it's frustrating to see us as a bubble team again this year, pretty much only 6-8 points out of the playoffs, which is just 3 or 4 wins, but what's even more maddening now that I think about it, is that the Flyers very well may be a team that gets in. This sucks considering we were ahead of them in the standings for the bulk of the season, and they really weren't playing good hockey by any stretch of the imagination up until the beginning of the year. Kudos to them for turning it around, but at the same time I feel compelled to say shame on us for letting that spot go. We knew it was a long shot and probably too good to be true, but damnit we were flirting with both wildcard spots for a good 60-70% of the season. You can make the argument that the Devils really didn't deserve to be there as late as they were...when they were 29-21-7, so much pointed to them falling back to Earth, and it finally happened. They've been outshot 2075-1789 on the season...what makes it easier to accept is that this doesn't feel like a Devils team that lost a lot of games that they should've won...it's very much been the other way around. There's always a batch of teams that finish within grasp of a playoff berth that can play the "What if" game...hell, you can start with the '95-'96 Devils. But there's no point in it. I think the Devils team gave it the ol' college try in every way, but ultimately just weren't good enough or deserving enough. Let's go Devils! Glad to see Wedge getting another start. Not a bad thing for a kid like him to play against some of the NHL's very best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglejelly Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 What happened to Kinkaid? I didn't see the game where he got pulled for Danis. Did he get hurt or did he just suck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Enough of trying to rush Schneider back. Don't Met this up... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 1 hour ago, NJDfan1711 said: Speaking of the Flyers though, I mentioned in another thread that it's frustrating to see us as a bubble team again this year, pretty much only 6-8 points out of the playoffs, which is just 3 or 4 wins, but what's even more maddening now that I think about it, is that the Flyers very well may be a team that gets in. This sucks considering we were ahead of them in the standings for the bulk of the season, and they really weren't playing good hockey by any stretch of the imagination up until the beginning of the year. Kudos to them for turning it around, but at the same time I feel compelled to say shame on us for letting that spot go. We knew it was a long shot and probably too good to be true, but damnit we were flirting with both wildcard spots for a good 60-70% of the season. It was a spot absolutely no one expected us to occupy at any point this season, and a spot we no longer deserve(d) after our performances in February-onward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 19 minutes ago, eaglejelly said: What happened to Kinkaid? I didn't see the game where he got pulled for Danis. Did he get hurt or did he just suck? An .827 save% in his last three GP and an .872 save% in his last 9 GP overall. Pretty bad. He and Danis pretty much opened the door for Wedge to get a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hit the post Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I'm glad the kids playing........LGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 2 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: You can make the argument that the Devils really didn't deserve to be there as late as they were...when they were 29-21-7, so much pointed to them falling back to Earth, and it finally happened. They've been outshot 2075-1789 on the season...what makes it easier to accept is that this doesn't feel like a Devils team that lost a lot of games that they should've won...it's very much been the other way around. There's always a batch of teams that finish within grasp of a playoff berth that can play the "What if" game...hell, you can start with the '95-'96 Devils. But there's no point in it. I think the Devils team gave it the ol' college try in every way, but ultimately just weren't good enough or deserving enough. Let's go Devils! Glad to see Wedge getting another start. Not a bad thing for a kid like him to play against some of the NHL's very best. 1 hour ago, DJ Eco said: It was a spot absolutely no one expected us to occupy at any point this season, and a spot we no longer deserve(d) after our performances in February-onward. I think you both are absolutely right, but I guess it just stings a little more when, despite possibly not deserving it or expecting to be there, when you are actually in a position and a playoff spot is within your reach come January-ish, to squander it seems like such a waste. Also like I said, when it's our hated rival that is more likely than not going to get that spot we once occupied, the bitter taste is that much stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Interested in seeing how Line#3 does tonight with the other new kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Excited for Pietila-Kalinin-Sislo, that line will have some nice speed, even if they don't convert on anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 It's Wedgie time!!! LGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 LETS GO DEVILS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubie#8 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 That pass by Travis, DAYUMN Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Excited for Pietila-Kalinin-Sislo, that line will have some nice speed, even if they don't convert on anything. Pietila is centering that line. I think that has to mean Hynes likes what he sees. What a save early for Wedge on Bonino. What a pass and score by Zajac and Palms Sent from my C6725 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Palmieri almost scored short-handed with Kalinin, boys are looking sharp in this period. Sent from my C6725 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Holy sh!t, Palmieri is hungry tonight. Sent from my C6725 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Hey NJDevs, Hop in the chat, let's talk hockey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 14 Shots for the Penguins that period. Wedge standing tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Wow Palms...he's going to be able to squeeze a few more dollars out of the Devils now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubie#8 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Pietila > Gionta Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Geez, that Palmieri shot had $5M written all over it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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