NJDfan1711 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) A thread to have a little fun. We can start now with some predictions - they don't have to be bold, but if they are that makes it interesting - and as the season evolves make more predictions along the way. It can be Devils-related or not, feel free to make predictions about other teams/players as well. I have a few: Hughes tallies 60+ pts Hamilton scores 20 goals Blackwood has 7 shutouts Our PK finishes above 82% Edited October 14, 2021 by NJDfan1711 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Sharangovich just misses 30 goals. Nico plays a full season. Mercer finishes top 3 for the Calder. Bernier plays above expectations. Holtz comes up at the end of the season and has 10 points in 9 games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 This team is in the playoff hunt for the better part of the year. This one's more selfish than anything else... I don't want Devils hockey to be meaningless by December anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 28 minutes ago, MB3 said: The Devils host and win a first round playoff series, eventually losing to the Islanders in the second round in 6 games. Oh man if we ended up playing the Islanders in the playoffs I think a lot more Devils fans would be on the same page as some of us who have been saying for awhile that the Islanders fan base is absolutely obnoxious to be around at games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 The power goes out again this season forcing the Devils to postpone another game after everyone is already in the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 56 minutes ago, Devilsfan118 said: This team is in the playoff hunt for the better part of the year. This one's more selfish than anything else... I don't want Devils hockey to be meaningless by December anymore. I don’t think that’s a bold prediction. It better fvcking not be, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 50 minutes ago, MB3 said: This place needs a new whipping boy, and my early bet is going to be Jesper Bratt (in addition to the obvious choice Johnsson). Only because Boqvist didn't make the team. I was prepared to be merciless if he did. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) Bernier gets at least 40 starts. Zacha continues to solidify his offensive game and becomes an important PP guy getting rebounds and open shots from teams over-covering Hamilton Holtz gets 15 games and builds on his preseason putting in a few goals. Johnsson doesn’t play 20 straight games and no one notices Severson and Subban look much better playing normal minutes but our lack of right shooting D-men becomes a problem when one gets injured Miles Wood gets lost in the shuffle and becomes the guy in all the trade rumors Edited October 14, 2021 by Devil Dan 56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, MB3 said: If Zacha was "almost", would Boqvist be "never close"? I'm still leaning toward... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 1) Miles Wood is more injured than the Devils are letting on and misses the first month+ of the season 2) Andreas Johnsson posts a decent, albeit unremarkable season. 3) Fans really start turning en mass on our beat reporters for their lousy reporting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 4 hours ago, MB3 said: This is the "bold predictions" thread not the "what was in your last wet dream" thread. "Amanda Stein is fired" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 8 hours ago, mfitz804 said: I'm still leaning toward... Checking the date, I made that meme in November 2019 and it’s still relevant today, so that’s not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 We win the cup. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 10/14/2021 at 9:44 AM, MB3 said: Severson, since he’s now not being counted on to be a number one defenseman, finally becomes the forum favorite that he deserves to be. CR instead calls Ryan Graves “minus man” because he sees the most difficult minutes, and I have an aneurism. I think Graves will fare better than Severson will in more difficult minutes. It wasn't all Severson's fault...you don't ask a slow runner to go out and finish in the top 3 in a track meet (not saying Sevs is slow, just that when people are not put in at least a decent position to succeed, they often won't). Like many players on bad teams, he was asked to do more than he was capable of...doesn't mean he hasn't had plenty of frustrating, unforced "WTF?!" moments during his time here though. But as a second or third-pairing guy, he has a chance to do the job. My bold prediction: Severson finishes the season with a +1 rating. At which point he will become "The Plus Master". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Going out on a limb here. and,...........................................We'll be better than last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 14 hours ago, Devilsfan118 said: "Amanda Stein is fired" While I won't be sad or upset if that happened, it wouldn't change things. The team would just hire another stooge to take her place to report on what they want to report when they want to report it. Frankly, I would be far happier if Weber and Reynolds were fired and replaced with guys who aren't empty suits. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I think we'll start the season strong and do better than many around the league expect. But once teams have videos on our game and start to know us a bit better and that the league goes in 2nd gear after christmas i think we're gonna start struggling more as we're the youngest team in the league and still learning. Injuries will also plague this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadana Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 My bold prediction - At least one Devils player will be nominated for an individual prize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 We will make it to game 2 before someone calls for Nasreddine to be fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglejelly Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, SterioDesign said: I think we'll start the season strong and do better than many around the league expect. But once teams have videos on our game and start to know us a bit better and that the league goes in 2nd gear after christmas i think we're gonna start struggling more as we're the youngest team in the league and still learning. Injuries will also plague this season That was a very bold prediction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 minute ago, mfitz804 said: We will make it to game 2 before someone calls for Nasreddine to be fired. Well that's one bold prediction we can sabotage later so it doesn't come true lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Just now, Satans Hockey said: Well that's one bold prediction we can sabotage later so it doesn't come true lol It won't be necessary to do it artificially lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 We are a young team but were not babies now. Brat nico jack zacha are vets. We better not hit a wall. I want constant improvement We will have 5 20+ goal scorers but zero 30. Jack has 27 we miss the playoffs by 1 or 2pts Graves and mfitz form a "CARS" tribute band with Ryan playing the part of Rick ocasic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 18 hours ago, mfitz804 said: We will make it to game 2 before someone calls for Nasreddine to be fired. This unfortunately did not come true and this bold prediction has been eliminated lol..... Kidding aside I saw tons of comments elsewhere about people wanting Nas fired last night haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I'm hoping we get a 2nd for PK at the deadline from a team with defenseman injuries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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