mfitz804 Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, moustic said: Interesting move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 49 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Given where the team currently is, sure, why not give him a look. But not someone I’m expecting much from (he was a 5th rounder, so not like he was supposed to be some sure thing). Guessing that due to his being in the last year of his ELC, might as well see if he has any future as a bottom 6er. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Ottawa Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Good. Vatanen has been a disaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 Vatanen is 29 years old. If we were to lose him, our average age would go down even further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Fun fact - there are three goalies drafted in or after 2015 that have played 20+ games this year. Carter Hart, Jake Oettinger, and... our boy Mac-Attack. Have to give kudos to the organization for the draft pick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) So, here we go again watching the standings in reverse order for draft position. Seems like Buffalo, Ottawa and Anaheim are firmly out of reach. Detroit may be tough to stay behind as well with three games at hand. So it's looking like 4th-5th would be best case scenario. According to http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/ConferenceA/East/NewJersey.html our most likely landing spot is 5/6. Not really too concerned over a couple spots at this point with the scouting process being totally fvcked thanks to COVID. Maybe they'll get a legit player at their spot. Luke Hughes ranked anywhere from 4th to 7th depending on the service you look at, FWIW Edited April 12, 2021 by Devilsfan118 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, MB3 said: It's impossible to state how important it is to stay behind Vancouver. It seems likely at face value; but then you remember how poorly the Devils played post-covid and by all accounts Vancouver got the bug wayyyyy worse than we did. If Vancouver does finish behind us in the standings, it's time to use that extra 1st and jump them. This draft has to be for Luke Hughes. If the theory is having the 2nd and 3rd best Hughes brothers (at least right now) might get us the best one, I guess that works. I am usually a "best player available guy", or maybe even a "best player available at the position we need to fill" guy is there isn't an obvious choice. Luke being ranked 4-6 and being a defenseman sounds like what we need regardless of his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: If the theory is having the 2nd and 3rd best Hughes brothers (at least right now) might get us the best one, I guess that works. I am usually a "best player available guy", or maybe even a "best player available at the position we need to fill" guy is there isn't an obvious choice. Luke being ranked 4-6 and being a defenseman sounds like what we need regardless of his family. Yeah I'm 100% with MB3 here, if he's on the board when the Devils are up (barring a lottery win to #1OA maybe) you have to pick him. Quinn hitting UFA before Jack and Luke could potentially work in our favor here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Devilsfan118 said: So, here we go again watching the standings in reverse order for draft position. Seems like Buffalo, Ottawa and Anaheim are firmly out of reach. Detroit may be tough to stay behind as well with three games at hand. So it's looking like 4th-5th would be best case scenario. According to http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/ConferenceA/East/NewJersey.html our most likely landing spot is 5/6. Not really too concerned over a couple spots at this point with the scouting process being totally fvcked thanks to COVID. Maybe they'll get a legit player at their spot. Luke Hughes ranked anywhere from 4th to 7th depending on the service you look at, FWIW Don't forget the Kraken will have a guaranteed top 6 pick in there as well. Unless I am looking at it wrong, right now we may be drafting as late as 8th overall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Dallas claimed Vatanen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) Apparently, Devils have filed a trademark for Utica Devils. Rumor is that the Devils will move Bing Devils there due to a dispute between the NJ Devils ownership and local ownership of the Bing Devils. Edited April 16, 2021 by DevsMan84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 24 minutes ago, DevsMan84 said: Apparently, Devils have filed a trademark for Utica Devils. Rumor is that the Devils will move Bing Devils there due to a dispute between the NJ Devils ownership and local ownership of the Bing Devils. Bring back the old jerseys! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Bring back the old jerseys! Edited April 16, 2021 by MadDog2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 Hell yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Nolan Foote is on the taxi squad. So excited to see him play, hopefully he gets into a game soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 28 minutes ago, nessus said: Nolan Foote is on the taxi squad. So excited to see him play, hopefully he gets into a game soon. Can’t wait to see him - he’s looked good for Bing this season. Holtz should be over soon, too. Looking forward to seeing the entire lineup healthy with the top prospects in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Random, but with no Zajac or Palmieri the highest current Devils all time points leaders are Severson (176), Nico (138), Zacha (133), and Bratt (125) but I could have read that wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 12 hours ago, Devil Dan 56 said: Random, but with no Zajac or Palmieri the highest current Devils all time points leaders are Severson (176), Nico (138), Zacha (133), and Bratt (125) but I could have read that wrong God that’s like expansion level quantities... woof... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/blog-zacha-bratt-skate-will-travel/c-323807530?fbclid=IwAR0-crzaV90EdEwicevqWsQo75pspB8E9qwz7rNfFj2GTybkJRkxw_n5JPQ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsgolf Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Thinking of a new team name to better match their identity. Having a tough time deciding: NJ Angels NJ Pu$sywillows NJ Lollipops Told you it’s a tough decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 Fetuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsgolf Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Fetuses. You win. Care to do the honors or is this my baby (definite pun intended)? https://www.change.org/start-a-petition 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 hour ago, ajsgolf said: You win. Care to do the honors or is this my baby (definite pun intended)? https://www.change.org/start-a-petition All yours lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsgolf Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Finally, 31st in the power rankings. Not sure why it took so fvcking long. Very strong chance Buffalo finishes with more points than these fvcking losers. So sick of them. Doomed franchise, as if they haven’t been for years already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 TRIGGER WARNING: stats alert. It would be great if a few more of these could be successful. Lots of Devils on the right hand side. Lindy emphasising puck possession but that is a lot of turnovers for a team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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