Guadana Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: Boqvist I'm kind of neutral about him at this point. I don't remember seeing him make very bad decisions or anything. Seemed pretty smooth out there and had a few good looks but nothing that stood out too much he has A LOT of problems to play on boards. Last year, he tried not to play on boards at all, so this is progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 29 minutes ago, Guadana said: Growing up in russian outback as a kid, we watched our mouth. As I understood, this forum is full of your best friends. Yeah we don’t do that in New York. 14 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: Boqvist I'm kind of neutral about him at this point. I don't remember seeing him make very bad decisions or anything. Seemed pretty smooth out there and had a few good looks but nothing that stood out too much That pretty much sums up his two games. I think he will be an ok NHL player but I think that’s about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazer Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 wood trys too hard and hughes not enough and thats the season imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Just now, lazer said: wood trys too hard and hughes not enough and thats the season imo I will handle this one, @Nicomo Hughes has been the best player on the ice and has 3 assists in 2 games. What more could you expect from him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, lazer said: wood trys too hard and hughes not enough and thats the season imo If you think Hughes isn’t trying hard enough...I have no idea what the hell you’re watching right now. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 18 minutes ago, lazer said: wood trys too hard and hughes not enough and thats the season imo 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzey Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) Imo Palmieri needs to step it up the most. The whole Goose-Zacha-Johnsson line has been a little underwhelming too. Pretty impressed with the Kuokonnen-McLeod-Bastian line all things considered. Didn’t expect much out of them but they’re working hard. I think the Boqvist-Zajac-Wood line is pretty par for the course for me. Edited January 17, 2021 by Jerzey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 51 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: If you think Hughes isn’t trying hard enough...I have no idea what the hell you’re watching right now. Yeah, that’s just straight up nonsense. His compete level has been extremely high. He’s doing things (throwing checks in the corners, making nice defensive plays with his stick) we did not see last year. If you want to knock his lack of finish ok that’s fair. His slap shot is still pretty bad (he really should just stick with his wrist shot), but that has nothing to do with “not trying hard enough.” I swear, the silly sh!t you see people say on the internet... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, lazer said: wood trys too hard and hughes not enough and thats the season imo Also, Blackwood has been terrible and Butcher has been solid on defense so far this year. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: If you think Hughes isn’t trying hard enough...I have no idea what the hell you’re watching right now. The next thing I want to see is if he can keep that level of effort going, especially once Nico and Bratt are back. Hopefully he’s not just being aggressive because he knows some of the burden for what Nico and Bratt would be contributing falls on him. I don’t think it’s the case, but that is what I will be watching for when those guys return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 2 hours ago, mfitz804 said: I will handle this one, @Nicomo Hughes has been the best player on the ice and has 3 assists in 2 games. What more could you expect from him? Could have more assists too if guys like Zajac could finish on an open net 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 minute ago, SterioDesign said: Could have more assists too if guys like Zajac could finish on an open net So far the only thing he really did all wrong was the shootout attempt. That was brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 minute ago, mfitz804 said: So far the only thing he really did all wrong was the shootout attempt. That was brutal. Well those shootouts are tricky cause... if you come in smooth and that the goalie bites and that you can smoothly and calmly score... you look like a fvcking stud who could do this in your sleep and everyone loses their sh!t. But if you miss it looks like you barely tried. And everyone loses their sh!t. its a very fine line lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: Well those shootouts are tricky cause... if you come in smooth and that the goalie bites and that you can smoothly and calmly score... you look like a fvcking stud who could do this in your sleep and everyone loses their sh!t. But if you miss it looks like you barely tried. And everyone loses their sh!t. its a very fine line lol Well I can’t say he didn’t try. I can say he didn’t shoot lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 26 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Well I can’t say he didn’t try. I can say he didn’t shoot lol. for sure but he did try to try to shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, mfitz804 said: The next thing I want to see is if he can keep that level of effort going, especially once Nico and Bratt are back. Hopefully he’s not just being aggressive because he knows some of the burden for what Nico and Bratt would be contributing falls on him. I don’t think it’s the case, but that is what I will be watching for when those guys return. I feel like he’s been on a mission since having a rough first year in the NHL...starting with putting on the muscle. I’m definitely not worried about him keeping up the effort once missing bodies start coming back into the lineup. If I’m worried about anything with Jack, it’s if he’s not getting results after a while, and starts getting frustrated...but hopefully that won’t happen. He looks a whole lot better in the early going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: for sure but he did try to try to shoot Not hard enough lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Last year watching Hughes i remember saying that i wish he could be playing with confidence like Barzal was. Just skating around with the puck waiting to make the right decision and just looking solid. I knew it would come with time. So far this year he's reaaallly close to that now. 2 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Not hard enough lol. Well he's no Quenneville we know that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: Last year watching Hughes i remember saying that i wish he could be playing with confidence like Barzal was. Just skating around with the puck waiting to make the right decision and just looking solid. I knew it would come with time. So far this year he's reaaallly close to that now. Agreed. 3 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: Well he's no Quenneville we know that He hasn’t “put himself out there” like Q. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 9 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: If you think Hughes isn’t trying hard enough...I have no idea what the hell you’re watching right now. what about the shorty against at the end of the 2nd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 7 hours ago, lazer said: what about the shorty against at the end of the 2nd? You wanna set up shop on your "Hughes isn't trying hard enough" island, go right ahead; there was blame to go around on the shorty. Re: this absurd narrative, no one agrees with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 9 hours ago, lazer said: what about the shorty against at the end of the 2nd? It wasn’t a great play. I wouldn’t say you have to play a perfect game to say you’re trying hard enough. If you expect perfection from a 19 year old with less than 70 games played, you’ll almost never be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Hughes made a bad play in the corner trying to make that pass, but that's going to happen from time to time with players like Hughes that try to make creative plays. The real piss poor effort and mistake-- ratface was able to carry the puck all the way from the corner in the B's zone and pass it right into the slot and made Palms and PK look like they belonged on the RWJ Barnabus Heath Hockey House pee-wee Devils ice brought to you by NJ lottery, anything can happen in Jersey(including that pathetic shorthanded sh!t). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 20 hours ago, Guadana said: he has A LOT of problems to play on boards. Last year, he tried not to play on boards at all, so this is progress. Well, boqvist family night didn't turn out that well... Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 28 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: Hughes made a bad play in the corner trying to make that pass, but that's going to happen from time to time with players like Hughes that try to make creative plays. The real piss poor effort and mistake-- ratface was able to carry the puck all the way from the corner in the B's zone and pass it right into the slot and made Palms and PK look like they belonged on the RWJ Barnabus Heath Hockey House pee-wee Devils ice brought to you by NJ lottery, anything can happen in Jersey(including that pathetic shorthanded sh!t). Yeah not to pile on that other guy, but: If your takeaway from that play is "Jack doesn't try hard enough" I don't really know what to tell you. You've got two veterans back to prevent any sort of odd-man break. Then you've got Palmieri who's probably the laziest forward on our roster without the puck completely whiff on playing any sort of defense on Marchand, which puts Subban in an awkward position in no-man's land. You could perhaps make a comment about Jack's decision making there, but like @NJDevils1214 said, this is the price you sometimes pay for a player who makes really, really creative plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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