jagknife Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 18 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said: Pretty sure our record has been horrible against the Blues for quite some time now. Probably gonna lose either way so might as well celebrate Cinco Domingo again Did someone actually say that's the reason? Lol definitely making it seem that way through quotes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger27 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Is Bratt out for precautionary measures ! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I can understand the frustration with Bratt being out of the lineup given his assist and shootout goal last game. Though, as you'll recall the Devils got absolutely obliterated last game but in a post-Greene/Coleman world, Mackenzie Blalckwood's effort stopped them from losing 10-3, and actually stole them the game. The first line was particularly bad and there's really little argument to defend anyone from being scratched today aside from Merkley, Anderson, and Rooney, the only players to have halfway decent games. Thus, none of the usual players that can be scratched for Hayden deserved to be scratched. Any of Bratt, Wood, or Gusev could have come out of the lineup today with little complaint from me really, they all got shellacked last game. Yeah, you could suggest Wood comes out and Bratt drops down to the second line in order to make the Hughes at wing experiment happen, but I assume Nas didn't consider doing that because any line Gusev is on simply doesn't seem to work with smaller skill players who can't win possession. Wood is no Coleman but he'll likely be more effective with Gusev than Bratt. Thus, Bratt comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, Gunslinger27 said: Is Bratt out for precautionary measures ! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I think a lot of people give Bratt a lot more consideration than he's due. Not that he should be scratched for Hayden, but honestly, he's fast and he's an ok player thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: I think a lot of people give Bratt a lot more consideration than he's due. Not that he should be scratched for Hayden, but honestly, he's fast and he's an ok player thus far. another guy who at his peak in his career to date has been just adequate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 minute ago, titans04 said: another guy who at his peak in his career to date has been just adequate. To be fair he was a 6th round draft pick so adequate to decent is still a nice surprise from that low of a draft pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Satans Hockey said: To be fair he was a 6th round draft pick so adequate to decent is still a nice surprise from that low of a draft pick. true. But he's gotten no better since day one, he's still the exact same player. That's not ideal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said: To be fair he was a 6th round draft pick so adequate to decent is still a nice surprise from that low of a draft pick. That's fine, but a year ago people were saying he was "untouchable". But yes, we got middling talent for a bottom of the barrel pick. Not everyone can do this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 minute ago, mfitz804 said: That's fine, but a year ago people were saying he was "untouchable". But yes, we got middling talent for a bottom of the barrel pick. Not everyone can do this. New nickname.... BARELY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 45 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said: New nickname.... BARELY I like it. The line of Barely - Almost -Go Fvck Yourself will dominate this league in 2020-21. Haven't decided who GFY is yet, too many to choose from at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I still think this is because of the dad's trip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 LGD's. Bratt a healthy scratch....hmm . He just won in shootout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 minute ago, MB3 said: Bratt's the opposite of the type of player the Devils would trade, anyway. He's just really not all that good. He's shown flashes, but hasn't put it together. He's cheap and the Devils should hold on to him in case he can ever find consistency in his game. He goes RFA this offseason...will be very interesting to see what the Devils offer him. He hasn't been nearly consistent enough to get more than 2 years as far as I'm concerned, on a "Show Me" kind of deal. Maybe $2 million per? Though gotta think Bratt's agent will look at Zacha's deal and think Bratt should get at least the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 47 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: He goes RFA this offseason...will be very interesting to see what the Devils offer him. He hasn't been nearly consistent enough to get more than 2 years as far as I'm concerned, on a "Show Me" kind of deal. Maybe $2 million per? Though gotta think Bratt's agent will look at Zacha's deal and think Bratt should get at least the same. Just like I said for Zacha, low dollars times multiple years. Lock him up now, if he turns out to be a great player, you score, if he doesn’t, he’s easy and inexpensive to get rid of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devs3cups Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I definitely think we could get a good return for Bratt, but I'd keep him for now. With that said, LGD!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I don't see a good return for Bratt at all, not for a guy that rarely delivers in the 60 minute game and is the same player he was 175 games ago. I do believe he's cheap going forward and not much of a risk to keep around. I also believe our roster is littered with guys that aren't good enough to make a difference while also not being horrible. If you look at each piece individually you can say ok, he's serviceable and not hurting us much. Unfortunately you need to have more difference makers and not all these roster fillers. We have way way too many of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 On the bright side, this thread is already 2 pages long, pick hasn’t even dropped yet. Downside is its Cinco Domingo so it won’t do anything to help the narrative of longer threads for sh!tty games... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 LGD... I hope Hayden's dad has a better visit than boqvist's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzey Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Not mad about the line up tonight. Hughes gets better line mates. Bratt hasn’t exactly been lighting it up and I think Hayden has looked pretty decent lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) Posted in the around the league thread too but maybe Bratt is out for a reason? Edit to the above Edited February 18, 2020 by NJDevils1214 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 5 hours ago, titans04 said: RIP Merkley’s point streak... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MadDog2020 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Hughes on the wing? fvck that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Hughes on the wing? fvck that. I know, they've been repeating all month that they're our future up the middle .. oh well, go figure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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