mfitz804 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I’m on vacation so I missed the game. I DVR’ed it, but realized I don’t have time to watch. So I read the game recap, and can I get a Hell Yeah for Taylor and Nico for keeping things rolling in the right direction. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 What a difference a week makes, eh? Four big wins against three good teams, with three being on the road. Gotta hand it to Lack and Kinkaid. We probably didn't deserve any points in either of these games based on how we played. I guess this team was owed a few godly goaltending performances based on the past month. Nice to see Nico and Zacha stepping up. I don't think Zacha is playing as well as he was a few games ago, but getting goals in consecutive games will certainly boost his confidence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 22 minutes ago, Martyisth3b3st said: New NJDevs drinking game: every time Sterio plays Devils Advocate for the 3rd time in the thread, everyone drinks. You cant compare Hall’s season to any of the best seasons by a Devil. He’s doing it with absolutely zero help. I wonder if there’s ever been a point disparity between #1 and #2 on a team that’s this significant in the modern NHL? Well in general when nobody plays devils advocate to look at all angles and challenge popular beliefs then you get a group feeding on confirmation bias that believes there's a conspiracy or wtv against their team for example. That's not healthy for anyone involved lol Now you can bet if he doesn't win the Hart. Whoever won could have a very very very solid case but a bunch of fans here wouldn't even want to hear it or try to understand. They'd just play the victim card "He didn't win cause he's a NJ Devils player". We all know that. That being said i mostly never agree with the awards winners cause it seems like common sense is never applied. And also i do agree that Hall is having an amazing season with much less help than previous guys. Bringing up other examples is not arguing against that fact, only putting it in perspective. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: Now you can bet if he doesn't win the Hart. Whoever won could have a very very very solid case but a bunch of fans here wouldn't even want to hear it or try to understand. They'd just play the victim card "He didn't win cause he's a NJ Devils player". We all know that. That is definitely going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: That is definitely going to happen. I mean first of all fvck those awards for the most part. When guys are winning the Norris for "best overall dman" without being used on the PK, used to protect leads late in the game or being sent out on defensive zone faceoffs. Eat my ass NHL. Since when is the norris for "best offensive dman"? Yeah common sense doesn't always apply, it's a popularity contest. I could very well see Kucherov winning it and people being... mmm... yeah he was good but his team would have been decent with Stamkos too... By definition of the Hart, Hall should 100% be nominated at the very least. And to be honest i can't think of a better story for the NHL. Former first overall pick who never saw NHL playoffs action ever, got traded from a sh!t team to another, had a down season, had big talk with his GM about his potential and then had the best season of his career and literally carried his team to the playoffs. There's literally no better stories out there for the Hart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 2 hours ago, mfitz804 said: I’m on vacation so I missed the game. I DVR’ed it, but realized I don’t have time to watch. So I read the game recap, and can I get a Hell Yeah for Taylor and Nico for keeping things rolling in the right direction. Hell yeah. 2 hours ago, Derlique said: What a difference a week makes, eh? Four big wins against three good teams, with three being on the road. Gotta hand it to Lack and Kinkaid. We probably didn't deserve any points in either of these games based on how we played. I guess this team was owed a few godly goaltending performances based on the past month. Nice to see Nico and Zacha stepping up. I don't think Zacha is playing as well as he was a few games ago, but getting goals in consecutive games will certainly boost his confidence. Pretty much agree with all of this, except I think Zacha is still playing well, though I haven't watched him as closely lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Hall is having the best season a Devils forward has had since Parise in 09 and maybe ever. It's hard to put his season into the proper context because he's mostly played with two rookies, both of whom will probably go on to have great careers themselves. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muevelos Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 If Philly keeps up, I can see consideration going to SC. He's playing stellar this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Its also hard to compare cause Hall is a completely different player than guys like Elias, Kovy and Parise. Just like i was with Parise though i'm a bit worried about the long term as Hall needs his speed and to be going 100% all the time in order to produce. And we were right about Zach as he's declining hard already While Elias even slowed down was effective cause his hockey IQ was so high. And kovy could score from anywhereone in the o-zone with his shot, he wouldn't even have to be moving. He could score half his goals on the PP standing on the left side, just like Stamkos. Kind of like Sykora in 2012. Slow as sh!t but still scored 21 goals cause his shot was deadly. Edited February 19, 2018 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Nico got NHL First Star of the Week 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewarkDevil5 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 36 minutes ago, CarterforPresident said: If Philly keeps up, I can see consideration going to SC. He's playing stellar this season. He's someone I wanted us to draft rather than Larsson. Although, if we had done so we wouldn't have Hall today, so....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 16 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Look at you embedding links and sh!t! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 13 minutes ago, NewarkDevil5 said: He's someone I wanted us to draft rather than Larsson. Although, if we had done so we wouldn't have Hall today, so....... Philly fixed their defence via the draft.. it took about 4 to 5 years though.. and some luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 19 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk If this kid develops a scoring touch, we hit pay dirt with him... I was concerned he wasn't going to be a scorer...but he's beating goalies now with a wrist shot.. what a top line we have 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Look at you embedding links and sh!t! Hell yeah baby, sky's the limit now! [emoji14]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewarkDevil5 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 1 hour ago, EdgeControl said: Philly fixed their defence via the draft.. it took about 4 to 5 years though.. and some luck That would be a valid point to make if we didn't go on to trade said defenseman for a forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 21 minutes ago, NewarkDevil5 said: That would be a valid point to make if we didn't go on to trade said defenseman for a forward. Larsson is an OK nhl defenseman, but not much more... it's going to take awhile to fix our top pairing via the draft.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 How the fvck is this possible? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 10 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: How the fvck is this possible? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Conspiracy, obviously. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldThingBack Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I love Nico, but he wasn't even the best player on his line last week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devs3cups Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 4 hours ago, SterioDesign said: Its also hard to compare cause Hall is a completely different player than guys like Elias, Kovy and Parise. Just like i was with Parise though i'm a bit worried about the long term as Hall needs his speed and to be going 100% all the time in order to produce. And we were right about Zach as he's declining hard already While Elias even slowed down was effective cause his hockey IQ was so high. And kovy could score from anywhereone in the o-zone with his shot, he wouldn't even have to be moving. He could score half his goals on the PP standing on the left side, just like Stamkos. Kind of like Sykora in 2012. Slow as sh!t but still scored 21 goals cause his shot was deadly. Hall can still be quick in the long run. I feel Parise was way more gritty than Hall, and went to the dirty areas more. He was also less skilled. Most of Zach's goals were gritty and hard fought goals, Hall has that aspect but is more of a finesse player. Hall will last longer than Zach at a good level imo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 4 hours ago, EdgeControl said: If this kid develops a scoring touch, we hit pay dirt with him... I was concerned he wasn't going to be a scorer...but he's beating goalies now with a wrist shot.. what a top line we have Really no reason to be concerned. He's still a teenager in his first year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Pretty shocked that Kovalchuk didn't win it a single time during his tenure here. Didn't he have an 8-point week in 2012? I figured Kovalchuk, Parise, or Patty HAD to have won one just by accident since January of 2010. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 4 hours ago, MadDog2020 said: Hell yeah baby, sky's the limit now! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I can finally read your posts at work! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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