Neb00rs Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) Gusev is the type of player who I don't expect to have a super high shooting% over a longer time frame given how he plays. He has a dangerous enough shot to score from range but he's been throwing a lot of low percentage shots at the net and it seems like he's doing so out of an awareness that if he holds the puck too long in the offensive zone he's going to lose it because he's not a good enough skater to avoid pressure and not powerful enough to get low with the puck often. I'd rather him throw a quick shot at the net and turn it over than just turn it over. He's been learning quite fast what he can and can't do in the NHL and his primary game is pass-first anyway. For the first time last night, we really saw Gusev's top notch passing skills on display - something he hasn't really been comfortable enough to activate up until recently. His line wasn't completely dominant in both ends of the ice last night - Montreal created a lot of offense against them but considering that Montreal is really good at generating offense and that the Gusev line didn't really let up much that was significantly dangerous, it was a really good night for them. The Wood-Zacha-Bratt line on the other hand, was terrible. Zacha is much better than Hayden and Seney obviously but his play of recent really has been disappointing. He better pick it up soon because I sense some growing discontent between him and Hynes. In all, the Devils might have played an ugly game yesterday in being a bit more aggressive on the puck - Montreal by far got the best of the high event hockey, but hey, the Devils got pucks to the high danger areas via odd man rush and when you do that, even if you get outplayed, you can still win sometimes. Oh and Severson took just a stupid shot as well. I'm not satisfied though, because the Devils have played games this season where they generated offense while being way more responsible throughout the ice. Two of those games that I can think of off the top of my head, they lost due to bad luck and bad goaltending. Edited November 29, 2019 by Neb00rs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 oh i found a picture of the weirdo you guys were talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max20Characters Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 11 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: In some ways, he reminds me of Randy McKay. To me hes the new John Madden 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Coleman has undervalued offensive upside that is, basically, entirely a product of his work ethic. Putting Goose with Pickles and Zajac was a good idea to mitigate the defensive lapse in Goose's game.I'm pretty sure I suggested it weeks ago. They should hire me to sit in on the bench. Also, should I mention that Coleman is just a role guy and shouldn't be this productive? We were supposed to trade him for TJ Brodie before the season started... /s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: Also, should I mention that Coleman is just a role guy and shouldn't be this productive? We were supposed to trade him for TJ Brodie before the season started... /s He’s played two full seasons, season 2 was an improvement over season 1, and season 3 is shaping up to be a further improvement. I think calling him a role player might be mislabeling him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: He’s played two full seasons, season 2 was an improvement over season 1, and season 3 is shaping up to be a further improvement. I think calling him a role player might be mislabeling him. Yea, that is why I was being sarcastic. Someone at the beginning of the year defended that we should trade him for TJ Brodie when that rumor was circulating because he is "just a role guy and we here on this board should let go of our love affair with role guys" or something to that affect. lol Edited November 29, 2019 by NJDevils1214 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 15 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: Yea, that is why I was being sarcastic. Someone at the beginning of the year defended that we should trade him for TJ Brodie when that rumor was circulating because he is "just a role guy and we here on this board should let go of our love affair with role guys" or something to that affect. lol I do remember who it was, but I won’t call them out. They also said Coleman would never sniff 20 goals in a season again. Well, he’s got 9 through 24 GP... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 26 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: Yea, that is why I was being sarcastic. Someone at the beginning of the year defended that we should trade him for TJ Brodie when that rumor was circulating because he is "just a role guy and we here on this board should let go of our love affair with role guys" or something to that affect. lol 9 minutes ago, Nicomo said: I do remember who it was, but I won’t call them out. They also said Coleman would never sniff 20 goals in a season again. Well, he’s got 9 through 24 GP... Right, if anything the role he’s playing is “solid bottom 6 forward”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Coleman is definitely a Randy throwback. Goes to the dirty areas, finds ways to get pucks in the net, takes abuse, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 5 hours ago, Max20Characters said: To me hes the new John Madden @Colorado Rockies 1976 based on either of the two players you guys mentioned, we get at least a Cup... I’ll take it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 17 hours ago, SterioDesign said: oh i found a picture of the weirdo you guys were talking about Not going to lie, I was hoping to find out in a crazy, wild twist that this was you all along lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 59 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said: Not going to lie, I was hoping to find out in a crazy, wild twist that this was you all along lol Well he did come up with the picture pretty fast... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 3 hours ago, mfitz804 said: Well he did come up with the picture pretty fast... ive never been to a game in MTL and i live 10 hours away. Def not me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 2 hours ago, SterioDesign said: ive never been to a game in MTL and i live 10 hours away. Def not me lol That’s exactly what the guy in the picture would say if he didn’t want to be identified. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 54 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: That’s exactly what the guy in the picture would say if he didn’t want to be identified. I'm pretty easily identifiable lol i don't really hide behind a random screen name here. I posted pictures and videos of me here already and it's pretty easy to find my name and everything lol I'm truly not that dude haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 20 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: I'm pretty easily identifiable lol i don't really hide behind a random screen name here. I posted pictures and videos of me here already and it's pretty easy to find my name and everything lol I'm truly not that dude haha Sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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