Devilsfan118 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 24 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: He already did last year I think. After Bratt made it known how much it helped him. The team actually hired one for the players. Oh wow, no kidding. That's great news - very forward-thinking of the Devils too. Hope it ends up paying dividends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 1 hour ago, NJDfan1711 said: There's nothing wishy washy or left up to interpretation with Hynes. "Let's have some guys buck up here and play better." Love it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: We've been over it, but Shero clearly wanted to evaluate what he had here this year, and see who will fit beyond 2018-19. Q is one of those guys that, if he wants to be a part of the plan, had better start to show something soon. Still young but not THAT young, and didn't do much with his first chance this year. A guy like him is only going to get so many. Like that Hynes is drilling that point home to select players. For sure, but I think, and like, how that seemed to be not just directed at Q, but the team as a whole rather. Clearly Q is probably the best case example at the moment, as he's the one leaving the most to be desired, but I think his message was to the entire team, and basically a way of saying "pull your own weight, or their will be consequences". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 I am about 90% given up on Zacha being any sort of impact player. I honestly do not see him improving at all at this point. His previous 2 seasons his growth was little to nothing and this season it looks no different. We see flashes of what could be with him, but he cannot even string more than 1-2 good shifts together let alone a couple of good games. He has largely been invisible since the Washington game. I really hope I am wrong. I don't take any sort of joy or satisfaction to see him fail. That would be cutting my nose off to spite my face. I really really REALLY want him to succeed for the sake of the team. However, at this point, I just do not see it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) Can we talk about how much the early part of this year's schedule fvcking blows? Way too much time between games. I feel like it's still the offseason. Edited October 24, 2018 by Devilsfan118 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Devilsfan118 said: Can we talk about how much the early part of this year's schedule fvcking blows? Way too much time between games. I feel like it's still the offseason. Starting Thursday the season really kicks into high gear with us where we are playing pretty much every other day through the end of the year. Just a weird early part of the schedule for us. Meanwhile it feels like the Rangers already played 15 games lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Just now, Devilsfan118 said: Can we talk about how much the early part of this year's schedule fvcking blows? Way too much time between games. I feel like it's still the offseason. 42 games in 87 days starting Thursday. So it's going to change drastically and in very short order. Ordinarily I'd be in full agreement (if anything I'd rather have those extra days much later in the schedule), but considering the situation with Bratt, Zajac and others, I don't mind this too too much. 9 minutes ago, DevsMan84 said: I am about 90% given up on Zacha being any sort of impact player. I honestly do not see him improving at all at this point. His previous 2 seasons his growth was little to nothing and this season it looks no different. We see flashes of what could be with him, but he cannot even string more than 1-2 good shifts together let alone a couple of good games. He has largely been invisible since the Washington game. I really hope I am wrong. I don't take any sort of joy or satisfaction to see him fail. That would be cutting my nose off to spite my face. I really really REALLY want him to succeed for the sake of the team. However, at this point, I just do not see it. I'm hopeful with any real concrete reason to be hopeful. All I've really got is his age, and even that has a minor asterisk, as he's now started his third full NHL season. Some guys do take time, no doubt, and of course I would love to see a 22 or 23-year-old Zacha suddenly putting it all together...it's just hard for me to have a ton of faith in it ever happening. Not giving up on him...just feeling less hopeful in general. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 47 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: I'd rather him not force anything. Take the extra few days and be sure you're 100%. It's still early. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Devilsfan118 said: Can we talk about how much the early part of this year's schedule fvcking blows? Way too much time between games. I feel like it's still the offseason. And these afternoon games on the weekend suck too, imo. Guess it’s nice for people to take the kids, but I’m usually busy during the day. I like watching hockey at night. Edited October 24, 2018 by Nicomo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, Nicomo said: And these afternoon games on the weekend suck too, imo. Guess it’s nice for people to take the kids, but I’m usually busy during the day. I like watching hockey at night. Yeah I don't mind the occasional one, but I agree I prefer them at night. The only time I really like the afternoon games is at the end of the season, especially the playoffs when it coincides with horse racing/Derby season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 As someone who has a 10-year-old, I do like the matinee games...it's cool to watch the game during the afternoon and be able to hit a restaurant afterward, or have time to chill back at home after the game...and not have your kid starting to get a little tired by the third period (my daughter varies from game to game on this one...some days she's more tired than others as a night game rolls on). It makes sense for the Devils to do it too, to try to tap a little harder into the family demographic. Prior to my daddy days, I did like the occasional matinee because it was fun to sometimes head over to a sports bar after a game, or have the evening free to hit the town. Made for some full but fun days...especially if the Devils had won that day's game. My only real beef with matinees is that they haven't been that great to the Devils over the years...but it's not like they've ever had a ton of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 43 minutes ago, NJDfan1711 said: Yeah I don't mind the occasional one, but I agree I prefer them at night. The only time I really like the afternoon games is at the end of the season, especially the playoffs when it coincides with horse racing/Derby season. I hate afternoon games. Something about having a game start at 12 or 1 and then go for 3 hours feels like it eats a whole chunk of my day and then I sit around going...okay now what? I'm so used to coming home and hanging at night, that when I hang all afternoon I am bored all night and also not tired because I sat around all day. Also...NJ suck at 1PM games!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Nicomo said: And these afternoon games on the weekend suck too, imo. Guess it’s nice for people to take the kids, but I’m usually busy during the day. I like watching hockey at night. When my daughter was little I always preferred taking her to the day games. Now that she’s older, staying up for night games isn’t an issue, but having multiple activities on the weekend sure is. A couple years ago a 12:00 Saturday game would have been amazing, now she’s busy and I have to drive her. But for little kids, yeah, it’s perfect. I feel like having zero day games like a couple seasons ago was a bad idea. But having this many is also bad. 4-5 during the season to allow for those with young kids would be great. 1 hour ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: As someone who has a 10-year-old, I do like the matinee games...it's cool to watch the game during the afternoon and be able to hit a restaurant afterward, or have time to chill back at home after the game...and not have your kid starting to get a little tired by the third period (my daughter varies from game to game on this one...some days she's more tired than others as a night game rolls on). It makes sense for the Devils to do it too, to try to tap a little harder into the family demographic. Prior to my daddy days, I did like the occasional matinee because it was fun to sometimes head over to a sports bar after a game, or have the evening free to hit the town. Made for some full but fun days...especially if the Devils had won that day's game. My only real beef with matinees is that they haven't been that great to the Devils over the years...but it's not like they've ever had a ton of them. You said what I was trying to say but way better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 According to the tweets that pop up next to the message board, Brian Boyle's cancer is officially in remission. Congrats, big guy. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 4 hours ago, Nicomo said: And these afternoon games on the weekend suck too, imo. Guess it’s nice for people to take the kids, but I’m usually busy during the day. I like watching hockey at night. DVR the game and just don't check the score. If the team is on the road I never plan my day around watching the game. I dvr it and watch it when I get home or sometimes I get to it the next day. I don't find it hard to not check forums or the score if I haven't watched the game yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 24 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: According to the tweets that pop up next to the message board, Brian Boyle's cancer is officially in remission. Congrats, big guy. OUTSTANDING news! Congrats Boyler! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said: DVR the game and just don't check the score. If the team is on the road I never plan my day around watching the game. I dvr it and watch it when I get home or sometimes I get to it the next day. I don't find it hard to not check forums or the score if I haven't watched the game yet. Yeah, I can't always do matinee games on the weekends with my daughter, depending on what she has going on...so I'll do the same...DVR and watch when we're both free, later in the day or in the evening. Actually works out quite nicely...watch the game around 4:30-5:00, blow past commercials, maybe check out intermission highlights or an interview or two...feels a little bit weird to blow through a game so much more quickly, but definitely not a deal-breaker. Also not the end of the world to be able to check out of a trainwreck loss in the making. Edited October 24, 2018 by Colorado Rockies 1976 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/and-the-superlative-winner-is/c-301237282 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Yeah, I can't always do matinee games on the weekends with my daughter, depending on what she has going on...so I'll do the same...DVR and watch when we're both free, later in the day or in the evening. Actually works out quite nicely...watch the game around 4:30-5:00, blow past commercials, maybe check out intermission highlights or an interview or two...feels a little bit weird to blow through a game so much more quickly, but definitely not a deal-breaker. Also not the end of the world to be able to check out of a trainwreck loss in the making. I do the DVR thing all the time. Usually even with night games. It's pretty easy for me to avoid the score, I just don't check it and I don't subscribe to any apps that send me score alerts. If I am not in the GDT posting, its usually because I am at least an hour behind everyone else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MadDog2020 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 http://www.binghamtondevils.com/news/?article_id=326 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Devil Dan 56 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 7 hours ago, MadDog2020 said: http://www.binghamtondevils.com/news/?article_id=326 That was a nifty little play from McLeod and a nice finish by Studenic. More of that, guys!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 21 minutes ago, Devil Dan 56 said: That was a nifty little play from McLeod and a nice finish by Studenic. More of that, guys!! That was slick by McLeod. Keep it up, kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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