Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Devil Dan 56 said: I think the bust talk can be put to rest. I absolutely can’t wait to see this dude in his prime Going back to last season, he’s now put up 12 G and 16 A in his last 35 GP. He’s also still well under two full seasons’ worth of games played to this point. Production is heading in a good direction…and not like he gets loads of help. Edited December 31, 2021 by Colorado Rockies 1976 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 6 minutes ago, pumpkin cutter said: Should’ve been 3-1 devils. They stunk it up. This overtime/ 1 goal lead sh!t isn’t gonna work. Time to start dominating games. Devils aren’t a team capable of dominating opponents. Right now I’ll just take two points no matter how ragged the efforts to get them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 14 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: I really hope some of you guys go and re-read your comments after games like this. Really puts things in context when the guys on the ice never give up and win while fans sitting home "gave up", then go silent when the team win. Really shows who the real losers are I can’t believe you can hear us from all the way up there on your high horse. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Devils aren’t a team capable of dominating opponents. Right now I’ll just take two points no matter how ragged the efforts to get them. Yeah, 2 points any way we can get them is fine, especially against one of the better teams in the league with arguably the two best players in the league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, MB3 said: it has been 0 days since SD told the fanbase how to act. lol there's a difference between telling people how to act and giving your opinion about how people act. It's actually a pretty obvious difference, not really sure why you're struggling to grasp that. Especially since you're doing it too constantly lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 minute ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Devils aren’t a team capable of dominating opponents. Right now I’ll just take two points no matter how ragged the efforts to get them. Exactly! All the great quotes about loving the team with fade to cliff diving in a heartbeat with the next two game losing streak. They beat a good team, Jack was great, we played against a sh!tty goalie and in the end took advantage of it. They're not as bad as they're made out to be when they get curb stomped and they're not as good when they beat a good team. They're still a team with some glaring holes and now a goalie who is proving he maybe shifting from a given piece to a question mark which would be a big set back. Today Jack and Hamilton and a couple of others were enough to get it done and cover the holes. Nass continues to be a HC who's winning % is over .500. Go Nass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Jack didn’t just take the big shot, he took it through the best player in the league, in OT. That’s the kind of sh!t he needs to be doing. His rookie year and last year he would have been looking to pass that. I never really enjoy a slugfest game, too much back and forth, but it’s good to come out on the right side. 1-0 without Ruff on the bench. 5 minutes ago, titans04 said: Nass continues to be a HC who's winning % is over .500. Go Nass. Maybe he’s too busy to fvck up the defense when serving as head coach. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 3 on 3 OT is so exciting. I really wish SOs would go away. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 36 minutes ago, pumpkin cutter said: which weirdo ever said jack would be a bust? we all thought he had a lot more potential and i thought that was the end of the story. I think the name was One of the three anyway. Think it was the last one. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Had to leave work early so I missed most of the game, just watched the recap and Jack shot the OT goal through McDavid like it was nothing. Cleanup on aisle ME 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Devils aren’t a team capable of dominating opponents. Right now I’ll just take two points no matter how ragged the efforts to get them. Especially when it comes with your 'face of the franchise' having his second straight dominant game and showing signs of going to the next level as a player. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Devs64 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) Just watched the DVR. What a roller-coaster game...my favorite moment is McDavid watching Jack score the game winner. Happy New Year the Devils family. Edited January 1, 2022 by Devs64 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrydevil Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 hours ago, NJDevils1214 said: 3 on 3 OT is so exciting. I really wish SOs would go away. They really should play 3-on-3 until someone scores. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 7 minutes ago, Jerrydevil said: They really should play 3-on-3 until someone scores. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 4 hours ago, Chimaira_Devil_#9 said: I think the name was One of the three anyway. Think it was the last one. He’s been awful quiet the last couple games… Anyway, I just absolutely fvcking love watching Jack Hughes play hockey. Most electrifying player we’ve had since Kovy (yes even more than MVP Hall). on a less bright note - Blackwood blows. I’m getting pretty tired of the excuses. Hamilton, Graves, and Siegenthaler are a “real NHL defense.” Now, Ty has been brutal, and Subban and Severson are obviously up and down, but Blackwood is just not a good puck stopper at this point. Hasn’t been since early last season. His rebound control is beyond awful, and it’s pretty much a guarantee he’s going to give up 4-5 goals a game anymore. .897 save % is not a starting goalie. If we got even league average goaltending (and power play) we’re right there on the bubble for a playoff spot. He needs to get it together soon or Fitz has a rather large and unexpected problem to deal with along with everything else. 3 hours ago, pumpkin cutter said: 2021 Haven’t thought about Screeching Weasel in forever. Big time nostalgia. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Are we not on the bubble? After the game today, Matt & Chico said we’re 4 points out of a playoff spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Are we not on the bubble? After the game today, Matt & Chico said we’re 4 points out of a playoff spot. I guess technically, but there’s several teams ahead of them fighting for that WC2 spot. And teams like Boston and Columbus have played a bunch less games (6 for Boston, 3 for CBJ). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 10 hours ago, Nicomo said: I guess technically, but there’s several teams ahead of them fighting for that WC2 spot. And teams like Boston and Columbus have played a bunch less games (6 for Boston, 3 for CBJ). Yeah, this. I got my hopes up the other day and the. Saw how many games other teams in the hunt had in hand. There is still a long way to go. But I don't have much hope that we will win the required games to overtake. Sadly I am already eyeing up the draft already and my hope for each game is for the key players on the team to pick up points and win as many as possible to get confidence up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Nicomo said: He’s been awful quiet the last couple games… Anyway, I just absolutely fvcking love watching Jack Hughes play hockey. Most electrifying player we’ve had since Kovy (yes even more than MVP Hall). on a less bright note - Blackwood blows. I’m getting pretty tired of the excuses. Hamilton, Graves, and Siegenthaler are a “real NHL defense.” Now, Ty has been brutal, and Subban and Severson are obviously up and down, but Blackwood is just not a good puck stopper at this point. Hasn’t been since early last season. His rebound control is beyond awful, and it’s pretty much a guarantee he’s going to give up 4-5 goals a game anymore. .897 save % is not a starting goalie. If we got even league average goaltending (and power play) we’re right there on the bubble for a playoff spot. He needs to get it together soon or Fitz has a rather large and unexpected problem to deal with along with everything else. Haven’t thought about Screeching Weasel in forever. Big time nostalgia. Mac has an .874 save% in his last 10 GP, and a .900 save% since the start of last season (53 GP). And yeah, bad rebounds galore. The Devils may indeed somehow get average goaltending eventually, but I no longer believe Blackwood will be a part of that equation. At best I think he’ll be up-and-down. And yeah, Jack’s got the goods…he’s shown more than enough flashes, and all of a sudden is almost at a PPG pace this season…and as I mentioned before, 28 points in his last 35 NHL games…he’s showing signs of being that “stubbornly gets his points guy no matter what the rest of his team is doing”, which is encouraging as hell. Just hope he (and Hamilton, among others) doesn’t get wasted here. Edited January 1, 2022 by Colorado Rockies 1976 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Chimaira_Devil_#9 said: Yeah, this. I got my hopes up the other day and the. Saw how many games other teams in the hunt had in hand. There is still a long way to go. But I don't have much hope that we will win the required games to overtake. Sadly I am already eyeing up the draft already and my hope for each game is for the key players on the team to pick up points and win as many as possible to get confidence up. The problem is that they really need to go on one of those extended years to fully get back in it…say, go 11-2-2 in their next 15, something like that. Based on what I saw these last two games, can’t see how they pull that off. But doesn’t mean I won’t be rooting for miracles. Edited January 1, 2022 by Colorado Rockies 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: The problem is that they really need to go on one of those extended years to fully get back in it…say, go 11-2-2 in their next 15, something like that. Based on what I saw these last two games, can’t see how they pull that off. But doesn’t mean I won’t be rooting for miracles. 2.6% of making the playoffs as of last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, Nicomo said: on a less bright note - Blackwood blows. I’m getting pretty tired of the excuses. Hamilton, Graves, and Siegenthaler are a “real NHL defense.” Now, Ty has been brutal, and Subban and Severson are obviously up and down, but Blackwood is just not a good puck stopper at this point. Hasn’t been since early last season. His rebound control is beyond awful, and it’s pretty much a guarantee he’s going to give up 4-5 goals a game anymore. .897 save % is not a starting goalie. I don’t think you can pin all of those goals on your goalie when your defense can’t stop anyone. Call them a “real NHL defense” all you like, they’re still constantly out of position, allowing breakaways and odd man rushes, and still allowing that one guy standing alone in the slot to score every single time. At least 3 of the 5 yesterday, he was totally hung out to dry. Blackwood needs to tighten up, especially with the rebound control, but to look at goals allowed and put it all on the goalie makes no sense. Just from yesterday’s game: Goal 1: Best player in hockey left undefended in the slot, easy goal. Goal 2: Dougie Hamilton does nothing to defend Koekkoek in front, easy deflection that was unstoppable. Goal 3: 100 foot pass through the entire team to send McDavid in on a breakaway. Goal 4: On Blackwood. Goal 5: Weird play where we touched the puck twice on a delayed penalty, Hamilton’s diving attempt fails to clear, Oilers pass it directly through Jack Hughes like he wasn’t there, easy tap in. Edited January 1, 2022 by mfitz804 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devs3cups Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, Nicomo said: He’s been awful quiet the last couple games… Anyway, I just absolutely fvcking love watching Jack Hughes play hockey. Most electrifying player we’ve had since Kovy (yes even more than MVP Hall). on a less bright note - Blackwood blows. I’m getting pretty tired of the excuses. Hamilton, Graves, and Siegenthaler are a “real NHL defense.” Now, Ty has been brutal, and Subban and Severson are obviously up and down, but Blackwood is just not a good puck stopper at this point. Hasn’t been since early last season. His rebound control is beyond awful, and it’s pretty much a guarantee he’s going to give up 4-5 goals a game anymore. .897 save % is not a starting goalie. If we got even league average goaltending (and power play) we’re right there on the bubble for a playoff spot. He needs to get it together soon or Fitz has a rather large and unexpected problem to deal with along with everything else. Haven’t thought about Screeching Weasel in forever. Big time nostalgia. Mac also still has heel issues that’ll last for the season, from what he said to Steve or Kenny, I can’t remember. Let me find the tweet. edit: found the tweet https://twitter.com/alexc_thw/status/1476383108018679808?s=21 Edited January 1, 2022 by Devs3cups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Chimaira_Devil_#9 said: 2.6% of making the playoffs as of last night. If we can somehow win 6 of the next 8 then I’ll start thinking about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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