mfitz804 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 hour ago, SterioDesign said: well who knew... all along the problem was Nico apparently All we needed to do to dominate the NHL was bring up Joey Anderson. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Great win tonight. Subban had a good game. Despite not getting any points, Wood-Simmonds-Zacha looked good. Blackwood is on fire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Nicomo said: You’re dead to me. Do you at least like Goon? Love Goon. 2 hours ago, Devs3cups said: Goon is good, but Slapshot is waaaayyyy batter imo. I’m the opposite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max20Characters Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 So with Nico out, Coleman has been on the PP and got a goal tonight. Hopefully he sticks there after Nico comes back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 6 hours ago, pumpkin cutter said: Every time Blackwood has a shut out we win. Happy Gilmore after his hole in one: "That's way easier than putting. I should just get the ball in on one shot every time" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 The team is... Dare I even say it... It's fun to watch right now for the first time in ages. Going to enjoy it while it lasts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 49 minutes ago, Devilsfan118 said: The team is... Dare I even say it... It's fun to watch right now for the first time in ages. Going to enjoy it while it lasts. they actually had multiple stretches or games where they were really fun to watch this year. The thing is at the second we lose a game after it's like nothing happened and they were sh!t all along lol If i was a betting man i'd simply bet against NJ every game... so at least if they lose then you get something out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 14 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: they actually had multiple stretches or games where they were really fun to watch this year. The thing is at the second we lose a game after it's like nothing happened and they were sh!t all along lol If i was a betting man i'd simply bet against NJ every game... so at least if they lose then you get something out of it. I think it’s the way they lose some of those games that gives people flashbacks to the bad days and it overshadows how good these guys can actually look. So they treat the wins as anomalies, rather than progress. i want to post twice to drive the thread to a 5th page, just for your SD lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, jagknife said: I think it’s the way they lose some of those games that gives people flashbacks to the bad days and it overshadows how good these guys can actually look. So they treat the wins as anomalies, rather than progress. i want to post twice to drive the thread to a 5th page, just for your SD lol yeah for sure and i mean... everything is sooo much about your mindset and all. Cause everything you watch is filtered through that. Take a shootout attempt for example... if say... Hughes go and pull a super smooth and effortless move and slides the puck between the pads and scores... he's a God cause he makes it look sooooo easy.... but say the goalie moves a millisecond earlier and can stop the puck... then its like "What a fvcking lazy attempt it's like he didn't even try"... haha its true though, it's a game of inches and It's those kind of thought that i feel you (not you "you" but everyone personally) gotta battle a bit at times. And i get what you're saying with the flashbacks and all but just like earlier this season when we'd blow a lead... well very very very often it was our goalies blowing the lead... shots will always come and we're still allowing shots late in game now even if we're winning.. but Blackwood is finally making those saves. So was it reaaaally the whole team blowing the leads or? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 It was the defense and the goalie. When the goalie stands on his head, nobody cares that the defense allowed 46 and 37 shots in the last two games and counted on Blackwood to bail them out. If we lost both, it would’ve been “Blackwood needs to make those saves”, but for some reason not “the defense needs to stop letting the goalie get shelled”. All a matter of perspective. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: It was the defense and the goalie. When the goalie stands on his head, nobody cares that the defense allowed 46 and 37 shots in the last two games and counted on Blackwood to bail them out. If we lost both, it would’ve been “Blackwood needs to make those saves”, but for some reason not “the defense needs to stop letting the goalie get shelled”. All a matter of perspective. Absolutely true. The blame usually just goes straight to who's the current scapegoat though. Like earlier in the season against the Oilers... seconds left in the game, we're winning... our goalie can't make a stop and keep the puck, not knowing it's laying behind him.... McDavid push it in... then that was Hynes fault somehow. lol Goalie makes the save there and we win and it would have been fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 25 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: Absolutely true. The blame usually just goes straight to who's the current scapegoat though. Like earlier in the season against the Oilers... seconds left in the game, we're winning... our goalie can't make a stop and keep the puck, not knowing it's laying behind him.... McDavid push it in... then that was Hynes fault somehow. lol Goalie makes the save there and we win and it would have been fine Right, but that’s always the case. In that instance, yeah, it was on the goalie. When the other team gets a 3 on 0 and our defense has hangs the goalie out to dry, they score, and people say “come on he has to make the save there”, not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 14 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Right, but that’s always the case. In that instance, yeah, it was on the goalie. When the other team gets a 3 on 0 and our defense has hangs the goalie out to dry, they score, and people say “come on he has to make the save there”, not so much. yeah for sure lol my god Schneider was brutal this season, it's unbelievable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 hour ago, SterioDesign said: yeah for sure lol my god Schneider was brutal this season, it's unbelievable I mean, I want to say it’s all related to his injuries, but maybe he did forget how to hockey lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: I mean, I want to say it’s all related to his injuries, but maybe he did forget how to hockey lol. probaly but i think confidence and his mentality has a lot to do with it. If you look at his career... he was always REALLY good when he didn't have much pressure... in the sense that luongo was in front of him or when the devils got him and couldnt score to save their lives... But at the second we could score and score a lot... he'd sh!t the bed... it's so weird, it's like he was amazing when the game didn't matter lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 22 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: probaly but i think confidence and his mentality has a lot to do with it. If you look at his career... he was always REALLY good when he didn't have much pressure... in the sense that luongo was in front of him or when the devils got him and couldnt score to save their lives... But at the second we could score and score a lot... he'd sh!t the bed... it's so weird, it's like he was amazing when the game didn't matter lol When could we score a lot?? I feel like we’ve been significantly below league average the entire time Cory has (had?) been here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: When could we score a lot?? I feel like we’ve been significantly below league average the entire time Cory has (had?) been here. well score enough to win i should say i guess lol How often we didnt score a single goal while cory was standing on his head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alby Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 alcar49@hotmail.com The last two games are the best the Devil's played all season, it's great seeing the whole team playing the full 60 minutes, maybe Vatanen and Hischter should stay out a little longer, like right after we lose a game,which could be a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 hour ago, SterioDesign said: well score enough to win i should say i guess lol How often we didnt score a single goal while cory was standing on his head? Enough to win when he did that, sure. But I feel like we were well below 3.0 goals for most of that time, which is why I was confused lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Next day and still appreciating Blake Coleman- May he never return to Texas and ever wear the red and black. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 1 hour ago, NJDevils1214 said: Next day and still appreciating Blake Coleman- May he never return to Texas and ever wear the red and black. #20 Heart & Soul for this team. I guess him getting married elevated his game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 8 minutes ago, vadvlfan said: #20 Heart & Soul for this team. I guess him getting married elevated his game? I'd feel like I was at the top of the world too if I married a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 He’s a fun story. I can’t remember another player blossoming this late other than maybe Tim Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Nicomo said: He’s a fun story. I can’t remember another player blossoming this late other than maybe Tim Thomas. Our very own Rafalski and Madden, they were 26 when they made the NHL Sergei Makarov won the calder in his 30s lol Giordano comes to mind too... Joel Ward.. Matt Moulson... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: Our very own Rafalski and Madden, they were 26 when they made the NHL Sergei Makarov won the calder in his 30s lol Giordano comes to mind too... Joel Ward.. Matt Moulson... How could I forget such a legend like Joel Ward?? LOL But yeah, those are some other good examples. Although Rafalski was playing at a high level in Europe when we found him so I’m not sure it’s really the same thing. More like a Gusev just not getting a chance right away. Madden I forgot was that old when he came in, but I guess that makes sense with 4 years of college and some time in the AHL. Edited February 10, 2020 by Nicomo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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