mfitz804 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 15 minutes ago, Devil Dan 56 said: I assume Staffords speech was along the lines of "how am I not the worst person in this group?" Or “Kettle, you are so black”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Devil Dan 56 said: I assume Staffords speech was along the lines of "how am I not the worst person in this group?" “I’ve played on Sabres’ teams that are worse than us, what the fvck are we doing?” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Schneider is back, let the tank begin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, DevilMinder said: Schneider is back, let the tank begin. Don’t forget about the bye week and all star break.... maybe we’ll get lucky and one of the backup starters we have will be traded for Big Mac... shut up I can dream can’t I?! Edited January 19, 2019 by jagknife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven M. Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 3 hours ago, DevilMinder said: Schneider is back, let the tank begin. "Begin" ??? It's been ongoing for weeks! 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, Steven M. said: "Begin" ??? It's been ongoing for weeks! 😂 It’s not tanking when you just suck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven M. Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: It’s not tanking when you just suck. when you're calling up kurtis gabriel and nathan bastian, and benching bratt for the majority of the 3rd in favor of playing bastian though... makes you wonder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, Steven M. said: when you're calling up kurtis gabriel and nathan bastian, and benching bratt for the majority of the 3rd in favor of playing bastian though... makes you wonder Bratt hasn’t exactly been earth shattering, but he didn’t deserve benching for any reason. I thought he played a decent game today, actually. Honestly I don’t feel we played bad, if we lost this game in a normal season, I’d just chalk it up as you win done, you lose some. But you have to win some for that logic to be valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven M. Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 28 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Bratt hasn’t exactly been earth shattering, but he didn’t deserve benching for any reason. I thought he played a decent game today, actually. Honestly I don’t feel we played bad, if we lost this game in a normal season, I’d just chalk it up as you win done, you lose some. But you have to win some for that logic to be valid. yeah, would normally chalk it up to playing an elite goaltender, and sometimes your goalie isn't gonna be at his best... it's just that it's the case every night for us. and if the opposing goaltender isn't elite we often make them look like it. oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher72 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, DevilMinder said: Schneider is back, let the tank begin. And Blackwood sent to Bing. Good move by Hynes. 😂 So now we're back to Schneider and Kinkaid. I guess the Devils are aiming for a top 3 pick afterall. Edited January 20, 2019 by slasher72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 1 hour ago, slasher72 said: And Blackwood sent to Bing. Good move by Hynes. 😂 So now we're back to Schneider and Kinkaid. I guess the Devils are aiming for a top 3 pick afterall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 2 hours ago, slasher72 said: And Blackwood sent to Bing. Good move by Hynes. 😂 So now we're back to Schneider and Kinkaid. I guess the Devils are aiming for a top 3 pick afterall. 47 minutes ago, moustic said: It makes sense to let him play rather than having him sit around. The move that will make no sense will come later when he doesn’t come back after the bye week. That said, I fully expected it and I don’t see what choice they have unless they were ready to waive one of the other two. And that decision is above Hynes’ pay grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher72 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 13 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: It makes sense to let him play rather than having him sit around. The move that will make no sense will come later when he doesn’t come back after the bye week. That said, I fully expected it and I don’t see what choice they have unless they were ready to waive one of the other two. And that decision is above Hynes’ pay grade. Got it. Yea I only saw the first initial twitter feed that didnt give an explanation. When Schneider comes back, Blackwood will likely be sent packing to the AHL because you cant keep a $6M goalie in the AHL indefinitely (despite however much he might suck). And Kinkaid wont go either, although I dont see Kinkaid on this team next year which would free up the roster spot for Blackwood at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 36 minutes ago, slasher72 said: Got it. Yea I only saw the first initial twitter feed that didnt give an explanation. When Schneider comes back, Blackwood will likely be sent packing to the AHL because you cant keep a $6M goalie in the AHL indefinitely (despite however much he might suck). And Kinkaid wont go either, although I dont see Kinkaid on this team next year which would free up the roster spot for Blackwood at that time. Yup. And I don’t see us being able to trade either of them, unless some cap-strapped team looking to dump salary will take KK in exchange for a LTIR contract and then release him. So you’ve probably seen all the Blackwood you’re gonna see, at least until 5 games from now when Cory gets “injured” again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I am not sure this is accurate. I can see 35 going down to AHL for conditioning and stay there a little while. Blackwood will go down, play in the ASG, be surprised if he's not back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 By activating Schneider, they've lost the ability to send him on a longer conditioning stint and they've also lost the ability to send him on a conditioning stint that wouldn't have him taking up a spot on the NHL roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 So I take this as schnieder is reasonably healthy, or as healthy as he ever will be... then we have to give him a stretch of games. Sucking or not.. the playoffs are done.. they simply need to know if he finished physically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 He's got a no movement clause, and he's signed for two more years after this at $6 AAV, but it seems like David Backes presents a pretty good opportunity for the Devils to use some of their cap space to acquire young assets since god knows we're not using it elsewhere except to try and sign Hall to an extension. Was thinking something like Greene and Boyle to Boston for Backes, Boston's 2019 first and maybe Brandon Carlo. Trading Greene makes it close to a wash next year, and you've only got that terrible $6 million cap hit for one more year after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 20 minutes ago, Daniel said: Was thinking something like Greene and Boyle to Boston for Backes, Boston's 2019 first and maybe Brandon Carlo. Trading Greene makes it close to a wash next year, and you've only got that terrible $6 million cap hit for one more year after that. BOSTON college loyalty only goes so Far! Boston needs a somewhat nhl caliber backup for the playoffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 14 minutes ago, EdgeControl said: BOSTON college loyalty only goes so Far! Boston needs a somewhat nhl caliber backup for the playoffs Rask went down, havent seen anything on the extent of injury or not. They could be a candidate for at least taking KK and thinking with a competent defense in front of him, he could be serviceable back up to Halak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 44 minutes ago, jagknife said: Rask went down, havent seen anything on the extent of injury or not. They could be a candidate for at least taking KK and thinking with a competent defense in front of him, he could be serviceable back up to Halak I heard he was concussed. I don't have a source though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Daniel said: He's got a no movement clause, and he's signed for two more years after this at $6 AAV, but it seems like David Backes presents a pretty good opportunity for the Devils to use some of their cap space to acquire young assets since god knows we're not using it elsewhere except to try and sign Hall to an extension. Was thinking something like Greene and Boyle to Boston for Backes, Boston's 2019 first and maybe Brandon Carlo. Trading Greene makes it close to a wash next year, and you've only got that terrible $6 million cap hit for one more year after that. I was going to say that the Bruins don't have to get rid of Backes via trade, but a buyout saves them almost nothing on the cap in year 1 and only 2.4M on the cap in year 2. So maybe they do. Still, since a buyout saves them nothing, they can likely pick up half the contract and move it along with a minor asset (something worth a 2nd round pick or less) for nothing. I don't think they are so cap-strapped that they need someone to take on the whole thing - they will have about $20M in cap space this summer needing to re-sign Chara, McAvoy, Heinen, Carlo, and Donato. I think they can do that and also upgrade one position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclc79 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 42 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: I heard he was concussed. I don't have a source though. That seemed to be the consensus of those who broadcast the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daniel Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Triumph said: I was going to say that the Bruins don't have to get rid of Backes via trade, but a buyout saves them almost nothing on the cap in year 1 and only 2.4M on the cap in year 2. So maybe they do. Still, since a buyout saves them nothing, they can likely pick up half the contract and move it along with a minor asset (something worth a 2nd round pick or less) for nothing. I don't think they are so cap-strapped that they need someone to take on the whole thing - they will have about $20M in cap space this summer needing to re-sign Chara, McAvoy, Heinen, Carlo, and Donato. I think they can do that and also upgrade one position. You hear that the Bruins want to go big game hunting in free agency, like maybe Stone or Duchene, or perhaps even Karlsson if they make it there. Seems like you have to move out Backes to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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