GDT: Florida @ Devils 7:30 PM MSGSN

[Satans Hockey]

The post game radio broadcast hasn't been working for me for the past few home games but it worked tonight and whoever was on the call with Chico was absolutely horrible. Have no idea how he got the gig even if it's temporary. 

[NJDevs4978]

49 minutes ago, Devilsfan118 said:

Stuff like this makes it clear why he's dressed. Not the best on the ice but big for the room / culture.

Better he should have said something DURING the fvcking game when they were getting caved in and Nico got hacked around like a pinata because of an innocuous faceoff.

[mfitz804]

1 minute ago, Satans Hockey said:

The post game radio broadcast hasn't been working for me for the past few home games but it worked tonight and whoever was on the call with Chico was absolutely horrible. Have no idea how he got the gig even if it's temporary. 

That’s unfortunate. I think Chico’s talents are totally wasted on the radio, he deserves a bigger audience. Of course, he probably would have that if he wanted it. 

[devlman]

Are we allowed to be upset now? Or is someone going to post our record from November as if we cant expect better from tonight?

[mfitz804]

1 minute ago, devlman said:

Are we allowed to be upset now? Or is someone going to post our record from November as if we cant expect better from tonight?

I think, if I recall the discussion from last game, it’s fine to be upset with our sh!tty performance, but it’s not yet time to melt down and start acting like the season is lost. 

That’s how I see it, anyway. 

[NJDevs4978]

I mean the season's not lost yet but it'd be nice not to blow through our ENTIRE cushion by the end of the fvcking month, which they could very well do with this schedule.

Edited December 18, 2022 by NJDevs4978

[Satans Hockey]

Just now, NJDevs4978 said:

I mean the season's not lost yet but it'd be nice not to blow through our ENTIRE cushion by the end of the fvcking month, which they could very well do with this schedule.

Chico was saying it's good the guys are going on the road for the next 2 so that they feel a little less pressure from the home crowd and just go out and play. Hope he's right. 

[MB3]

Just now, Satans Hockey said:

Chico was saying it's good the guys are going on the road for the next 2 so that they feel a little less pressure from the home crowd and just go out and play. Hope he's right. 

lol if they feel pressured by this half-full library they’re pathetic.

[mfitz804]

1 minute ago, MB3 said:

lol if they feel pressured by this half-full library they’re pathetic.

YeH, I don’t really buy that. I mean, most people think you have an advantage in playing in your own building. Now there is a disadvantage? 

Not saying I believe in either concept, but still. 

[Satans Hockey]

4 minutes ago, MB3 said:

lol if they feel pressured by this half-full library they’re pathetic.

 

2 minutes ago, mfitz804 said:

YeH, I don’t really buy that. I mean, most people think you have an advantage in playing in your own building. Now there is a disadvantage? 

Not saying I believe in either concept, but still. 

 

Chico was talking more about how you could hear the murmur from the crowd and can feel the negative energy, which I could feel too. It was like being in a building with everyone expecting them to lose once that first goal went in. 

He was also saying how the team was talking about how the players have commented about how the fan support has been this year and on the road they won't be trying to impress the fans and just play a simpler game. 

I know a lot of it just Chico trying to spin a positive light on things but I hope he's right and we go 2 for 2 on this road trip. 

[Nicomo]

They’re 11-1-1 on the road so far this season, so I’m hopeful he’s on to something. 

[Satans Hockey]

So why not tell the guys to do something about it then?... 

 

[NJDevs4978]

30 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said:

Chico was saying it's good the guys are going on the road for the next 2 so that they feel a little less pressure from the home crowd and just go out and play. Hope he's right. 

LOL pressure...I don't think the crowd even turned on them till the very end tonight and that was like fifty people remaining to get their boos in.  It was definitely more muted than you'd expect from a mostly full Saturday crowd though.

Edited December 18, 2022 by NJDevs4978

[devlman]

2 hours ago, SterioDesign said:

During our streak i did bring up a chart showing that we had the easiest schedule in the NHL along with the Bruins and that maybe juuuuuust maybe that's something we should keep in mind. 

That notion was shut down very very fast by just about everyone

You have to know what you’re doing or you’re just not very well socialized.

[Jerrydevil]

21 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said:

So why not tell the guys to do something about it then?... 

 

Look at how the Panthers responded to Nico knocking Barkov out of the game. It was several players looking to get a piece of Nico. They responded as a team and the Devils did not.

[Satans Hockey]

20 minutes ago, NJDevs4978 said:

LOL pressure...I don't think the crowd even turned on them till the very end tonight and that was like fifty people remaining to get their boos in.  It was definitely more muted than you'd expect from a mostly full Saturday crowd though.

He wasn't talking about booing, more just that you could feel the negative energy in the air and that the guys are trying to do too much at home to try to entertain the crowd instead of playing a simpler game so going on the road might be good for them. 

[mfitz804]

3 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said:

He wasn't talking about booing, more just that you could feel the negative energy in the air and that the guys are trying to do too much at home to try to entertain the crowd instead of playing a simpler game so going on the road might be good for them. 

Kind of like the pink slime under NYC and how it feeds on bad vibes. 

[SterioDesign]

19 minutes ago, devlman said:

You have to know what you’re doing or you’re just not very well socialized.

please define "know what you're doing" exactly. 

I basically said that we ALL (myself included) discarded the possibility that our good streak may have had something to do with statistically having the easiest schedule in the entire league at that point. We all said and agreed we fully deserved every win and bla bla bla.

Now i say that maybe just maybe there was something to it after all. Which is a pretty damn soft take compared to sh!t said about the team in the least few days.

So what's your problem with what i said? What am i doing

 

[devlman]

11 minutes ago, SterioDesign said:

please define "know what you're doing" exactly. 

I basically said that we ALL (myself included) discarded the possibility that our good streak may have had something to do with statistically having the easiest schedule in the entire league at that point. We all said and agreed we fully deserved every win and bla bla bla.

Now i say that maybe just maybe there was something to it after all. Which is a pretty damn soft take compared to sh!t said about the team in the least few days.

So what's your problem with what i said? What am i doing

 

As usual, you hear one or two posters say something only somewhat against your view and then go on to ignore context and claim it’s everyone vehemently disagreeing. We all didn’t say that. In fact, it was a major talking point here and in the media that our schedule wasn’t the hardest. 

[SterioDesign]

8 minutes ago, devlman said:

As usual, you hear one or two posters say something only somewhat against your view and then go on to ignore context and claim it’s everyone vehemently disagreeing. We all didn’t say that. In fact, it was a major talking point here and in the media that our schedule wasn’t the hardest. 

First, to my knowledge, in the conversation im referring to (which was following me posting that chart), nobody disagreed with my view about that subject. As i said in my previous post, we all agreed that we all fully deserved those wins. So i have no idea what you're going on about with your "somewhat against your view and then go on to ignore context and claim it’s everyone vehemently disagreeing". It didn't happen.

Secondly, i see that you're upset cause when i say "All", you took it as if it means "every single members on the board" and not... "all the members who engaged in that specific conversation". 

"As usual", you got it all wrong.

[Puckbuster]

5 hours ago, Nicomo said:

Smith does have some of that to his game, I’ll give him that. I wish Bahl used his size more. I swear - between Zubrus, Boyle, and Bahl, we always seem to have some of the gentlest giants. 

I was having a conversation with a friend about a week ago about the Devils and the Bruins.  He made it a point to say both teams are soft and that is why even if they make the playoffs, neither team has a chance for the cup.  He is a life long Bruins fan and said it won’t belong before the Bruins get punched in the mouth and crumble under the pressure.

[Colorado Rockies 1976]

Didn’t get to see this one.

Obviously the start that the Devils got off to has given them some leeway, but unfortunately they just used up a good bit of it…as far as maintaining a division lead goes, anyway.  Hopefully they can start piecing together some wins again, soon.  

[slasher72]

7 hours ago, Jerrydevil said:

Look at how the Panthers responded to Nico knocking Barkov out of the game. It was several players looking to get a piece of Nico. They responded as a team and the Devils did not.

This team is soft. 

[Lateralous]

 

10 minutes ago, slasher72 said:

This team is soft. 

Yeah, especially the defense.   For a group with so much size, they are tissue paper soft.  
 

Last night was the first time I’ve really been concerned about the team.  Getting beat on the scoreboard while just letting them rag doll Hischier for 2 periods was disturbing.  
 

As worthless as Boqvist and Holtz are, maybe we can get a little muscle in the lineup without sacrificing much performance for the game in Sunrise 

 

Edited December 18, 2022 by Lateralous

[jagknife]

45 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said:

Didn’t get to see this one.

Obviously the start that the Devils got off to has given them some leeway, but unfortunately they just used up a good bit of it…as far as maintaining a division lead goes, anyway.  Hopefully they can start piecing together some wins again, soon.  

That’s my concern, we knew the 13 straight was awesome. I know I woulda been more than okay with NHL 500 the rest of the way. But they’re clearly not showing any of that resilience from earlier. They’re not battling back like they had been, playing slow disinterested hockey.

it’s so damn frustrating