mfitz804 11,786 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 3 minutes ago, Chimaira_Devil_#9 said: Holtz scored the game winner as Djurgarden came from 3-2 down in the third to win 4-3. Glad I could break his curse by pointing out he hadn't scored. Now he's a 20 year All Star again. Whew. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nessus 528 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Pretty fitting that Foote's first professional goal went in off his...foot 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfitz804 11,786 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 12 minutes ago, nessus said: Pretty fitting that Foote's first professional goal went in off his...foot How did Kevin Bahl score his???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crisis 728 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 19 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: How did Kevin Bahl score his???? Same as Miles Wood Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfitz804 11,786 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 4 minutes ago, Crisis said: Same as Miles Wood Just a little to the left, or right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guadana 865 Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 (edited) On 2/9/2021 at 11:44 PM, Chimaira_Devil_#9 said: Holtz scored the game winner as Djurgarden came from 3-2 down in the third to win 4-3. Glad I could break his curse by pointing out he hadn't scored. When he has a good center he is on. He hasn’t when he played on wjc. He is on the bright side of his game in the moment of time and place. Edited February 11 by Guadana 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SterioDesign 3,311 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 14 hours ago, Guadana said: When he has a good center he is on. He hasn’t when he played on wjc. He is on the bright side of his game in the moment of time and place. How can you make that argument though when he literally lead the tournament in shots? He certainly got his chances. He just couldn't finish. Especially as a "sniper" there's truly no excuses that he didn't produce because he didn't have a good center. He got his shots and mostly from prime locations too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guadana 865 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 8 hours ago, SterioDesign said: How can you make that argument though when he literally lead the tournament in shots? He certainly got his chances. He just couldn't finish. Especially as a "sniper" there's truly no excuses that he didn't produce because he didn't have a good center. He got his shots and mostly from prime locations too How? Easy. Shots to shots are different. If the center can't pull the opponent back, can't create space, can't adjust during the breakaway - Holtz shots from under the player. But Niederbach could not close the goalkeeper's view either. Couldn't make a redirect, couldn't play on the rebound. Holtz wasn't shot in the guts At the same time, it cannot be said that the wjc was successful for him. But as an 18-year-old hockey player, he definitely proved himself.. And your words about the shots are proof of that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicomo 6,584 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Walsh with a beauty. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crisis 728 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 12 hours ago, Nicomo said: Walsh with a beauty. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SterioDesign 3,311 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Mercer scored a hat trick tnight that is all 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfitz804 11,786 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I read elsewhere, but do not have a source, that Mukhamadullin is out for the season with an injury. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicomo 6,584 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 8 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: I read elsewhere, but do not have a source, that Mukhamadullin is out for the season with an injury. Yeah, I saw that, but their season is almost over anyway, so i don’t think it’s anything too serious. @Guadana do you know what happened? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guadana 865 Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 19 hours ago, Nicomo said: Yeah, I saw that, but their season is almost over anyway, so i don’t think it’s anything too serious. @Guadana do you know what happened? He was injured in game against Czech Republic. (Upper body injury, no more details) He will missing the end of the season and the start of playoff. Playoff will start in march. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nessus 528 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Reminds me a bit of Elias to Arnott for the win in 2000 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Colorado Rockies 1976 6,896 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 On 2/19/2021 at 1:02 AM, SterioDesign said: Mercer scored a hat trick tnight that is all I know this is an old post, and don't want to take anything away from Mercer, but as a 4th year player in the Q who's now 19, I'm assuming he's approaching overage territory? How old is the average Q player? Just looked it up...looks like he's about right in the middle, as far as his team's birthdays go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SterioDesign 3,311 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 5 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: I know this is an old post, and don't want to take anything away from Mercer, but as a 4th year player in the Q who's now 19, I'm assuming he's approaching overage territory? How old is the average Q player? Just looked it up...looks like he's about right in the middle, as far as his team's birthdays go. yeah he's only 2-3 months older than Holtz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RunninWithTheDevil 1,586 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) don't sleep on this kid Edited March 2 by RunninWithTheDevil 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SterioDesign 3,311 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/617526/jack-hughes So there's another Jack Hughes playing in the US program and projected to go in the top 15 in 2022 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AEWHistory 81 Posted Wednesday at 03:28 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:28 PM Not sure this is the thread for this, but here goes. I was reading on some of the 2021 prospects (though I know we might not draft these guys until 2022) and in the list I found Owen Power was first. He is a 6’6” defenseman! I started to wonder what people who follow prospects think of this kid. With the Devils season slowly drifting away it would be amazing to get a d-man nearly the size of Chara with a skill set of a high caliber. But I don’t really know much more about this kid or the competing draft prospects, so I figured I would ask here and get some feedback. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nessus 528 Posted Friday at 03:16 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:16 AM Holtz so far this season: 17 points in 35 games. Holtz last season: 16 points in 35 games. After a strong start to the season where he looked like a top player on his team, he has scored something like 4 points since coming back from the WJC. I try not to look too much into point production during a weird season like this, but the lack of progress really makes you wonder what's going on with him. Is it an injury, a bad team, low confidence, or some combination? For the record, I still really like this kid's skillset and I still believe he is the Devils' top prospect. I've seen enough footage on him to know that he's a highly talented player, and more well rounded than he gets credit for. It's just really not what you like to see, when the hopes were so high that he would take some serious strides this season. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nessus 528 Posted Friday at 03:25 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:25 AM On 3/3/2021 at 10:28 AM, AEWHistory said: Not sure this is the thread for this, but here goes. I was reading on some of the 2021 prospects (though I know we might not draft these guys until 2022) and in the list I found Owen Power was first. He is a 6’6” defenseman! I started to wonder what people who follow prospects think of this kid. With the Devils season slowly drifting away it would be amazing to get a d-man nearly the size of Chara with a skill set of a high caliber. But I don’t really know much more about this kid or the competing draft prospects, so I figured I would ask here and get some feedback. From what I've heard, he's very good at a lot of things, but not really elite at anything. A big defenseman with some offensive tools and smooth skating draws some comparisons to Hedman, but I don't think he projects to be close to Hedman just yet. I admittedly have not seen much video on him, so I can't comment from my own opinions, but I will say that he's had a pretty impressive season from a points production perspective. Similar to Cam York, who is on his team, and was one of the top defensemen taken in 2019. If the Devils keep losing, Power may actually be available when they pick, because it looks like there are a bunch guys who could challenge for those top few draft spots in this class. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadDog2020 9,048 Posted Friday at 03:27 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:27 AM (edited) 11 minutes ago, nessus said: I try not to look too much into point production during a weird season like this, but the lack of progress really makes you wonder what's going on with him. What’s going on with him is he was drafted by the Devils, and his offensive game has staggered accordingly. I look forward to watching him have a career as a bottom six penalty killing specialist who excels at blocking shots and hitting posts. Edited Friday at 03:29 AM by MadDog2020 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AEWHistory 81 Posted Friday at 02:16 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:16 PM 10 hours ago, nessus said: From what I've heard, he's very good at a lot of things, but not really elite at anything. A big defenseman with some offensive tools and smooth skating draws some comparisons to Hedman, but I don't think he projects to be close to Hedman just yet. I admittedly have not seen much video on him, so I can't comment from my own opinions, but I will say that he's had a pretty impressive season from a points production perspective. Similar to Cam York, who is on his team, and was one of the top defensemen taken in 2019. If the Devils keep losing, Power may actually be available when they pick, because it looks like there are a bunch guys who could challenge for those top few draft spots in this class. Thanks Nessus. This is the sort of feedback I was looking for. He sounds like a legit prospect, though I’d prefer someone more “elite” if we end up drafting in the first couple slots. Then again, how many elite defensemen are there? I feel like the Stevens and Nieds of the NHL are rarer than ever (though it does tell you how lucky we were for all those years to have those guys). We need some big, tough players though and they don’t get much bigger than Power. Ya gotta love his name too! (Yea, that’s probably not the best draft criteria though, right?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadDog2020 9,048 Posted Saturday at 05:47 PM Share Posted Saturday at 05:47 PM https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/release-devils-sign-graeme-clarke/c-322175662?tid=277567796&fbclid=IwAR2l8Y5mGXdXA6EZbA0K-2uLM2u3XlgoBZxRjc1C3UKbV4sSnpFWIzDKtLg 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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