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55 minutes ago, 2ELIAS6 said:

If anyone needs a solid offseason thought, ranger fans hate Timo Meier.. and hes going to be here for another 8 years 😏

I just saw a tweet (btw they’re not embedding automatically again) that said Timo and Ovi were the only 2 players with 40 goals and 150+ hits last season. Dude is just exactly what this team has needed for so long, and he’s going to be worth every penny. 

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6 minutes ago, Nicomo said:

I just saw a tweet (btw they’re not embedding automatically again) that said Timo and Ovi were the only 2 players with 40 goals and 150+ hits last season. Dude is just exactly what this team has needed for so long, and he’s going to be worth every penny. 

I saw that too bro, how refreshing to see that stat… love every second of it!

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12 hours ago, 2ELIAS6 said:

If anyone needs a solid offseason thought, ranger fans hate Timo Meier.. and hes going to be here for another 8 years 😏

They hate Jack too (I know of some Rags fans who are convinced (hoping and praying?) that Jack won't ever last and is one hit away from being out of the league)...keep dreaming losers.  Nice to see them hating certain Devils because deep down they know they wish that they had them.  It's one thing for them to hate on a guy like PK because of the slew-foot crap...but to hate on guys because they're really FRIGGIN GOOD...that's sweet tears right there.

 

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https://www.nj.com/devils/2023/08/devils-mascot-rips-rangers-fan-on-social-media-i-wont-let-you-down-the-way-your-team-does.html?outputType=amp
 

In his initial post, Matt NYR asked: “How many #NHL Mascots will reply to this tweet?”

NJ Devil, the only mascot respondent at the time of publication, replied with: “I won’t let you down the way your team does”

 

 

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I just said fvck it and burnt my 7-day trial.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 

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“We all love Jack (Hughes), Nico (Hischier) and all these guys, but if I could pick one player that’s in the shadows of the huge stars, it’s Ondrej Palat,” Sykora told NJ Advance Media earlier this week. “I always tell my son, ‘Look at him. Watch him play, watch how gritty he is, watch how he’s always in the right positions all the time.’ He works every single shift. He doesn’t give up. He can score, he can do PK, he can do it all.”

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Palat needs to prove the huge deal was worth it in 2023-24. Sykora and Patrik Elias – two Czech-born ex-Devils who made up the “A line” alongside Jason Arnott during their playing career – are confident he will in year No. 2.

“With Ondrej, a little difficult obviously dealing with a couple of injuries, especially at the beginning of the season,” Elias told NJ Advance Media in July. “But even in the playoffs, you saw it: His game just elevates. He does things the right way. I’m sure that he’s more comfortable, his family is more comfortable here. I saw him a month ago back in Czech, he’s training hard, he seems healthy, and I’m sure he’s going to have a better season than he did last year.”

“Palat was hurt, and actually I didn’t expect him to play that well after the injury he had,” Sykora said.

 

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He’s not the only Czech Devil in need of a bounce-back season. Vitek Vanecek, acquired by New Jersey in a draft-day trade in 2022, was one of the worst goalies in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs. He ranked last in goals saved above expected (minus-7.6), fourth-to-last in save percentage, and third-to-last in goals against average (4.64).

 

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“Numbers-wise, Vitek had a wonderful season,” Elias said. “He did great. He gave his team a lot of wins. He was in a different situation during playoffs time. All of the sudden, he was the guy to bring this team the success that we all want, and sometimes it’s not that easy. With goaltenders, mental state is very important. I’m sure he didn’t feel like he gave the team the best opportunity to succeed at certain times, but that’s going to make him stronger.

“Vanecek had an unbelievable regular season,” Sykora said. “But the playoffs are new for him too. The experience he had in the playoffs this year, going up and down, I think it’s truly going to help him. I think it will help the team. For the fans and for people that are watching, we want to win right away. We want to win right now. But it’s a process. It takes time and experience.


 

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“I’m a resident here in New Jersey, I live here, I go to the games,” Sykora said. “Last year was such a pleasure to go to the games. … It’s a different vibe now. Even if the team isn’t doing well, I’ll still go to games. But it’s different now. You’re coming in and the building is energized again. It’s full, it’s loud.

“I truly believe that, with the core players they have right now, this team has a pretty good chance to take it all the way. I only think that they were missing playoff experience, so it’s awesome that they got it last year with a couple of rounds. They’re going to know how to react in the next playoffs, they’re going to know how to deal with certain situations. Within the next five years, we should see the Devils in the Stanley Cup Finals – 100%.”

Nice words from these studs.

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12 hours ago, 2ELIAS6 said:

God this place is boring in the off-season…..

Hey some of us take a little break from sh!tposting in the offseason!

But jokes aside, holy F am I excited for this season to start.  I literally cannot wait for opening day.

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9 hours ago, Devilsfan118 said:

Hey some of us take a little break from sh!tposting in the offseason!

But jokes aside, holy F am I excited for this season to start.  I literally cannot wait for opening day.

Man that makes 2 of us, atleast football is soon im itching for sports since the Yankees aren’t worth watching anymore.. been watching pre season football, probably going to hit the jets/giants tomorrow night. $50 lower bowl seats, something to do sports related

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On 8/18/2023 at 11:44 AM, Bonginator11 said:

https://www.nj.com/devils/2023/08/devils-mascot-rips-rangers-fan-on-social-media-i-wont-let-you-down-the-way-your-team-does.html?outputType=amp
 

In his initial post, Matt NYR asked: “How many #NHL Mascots will reply to this tweet?”

NJ Devil, the only mascot respondent at the time of publication, replied with: “I won’t let you down the way your team does”

 

 

As a Devils and Mets fan, I've always been fortunate and confident to say that I'm a fan of the teams with the best mascots in their respective sports, hands down.  I'm a Giants fan too, and I  wish they had a mascot too.  It would be awesome if it was just literally a giant man. Something like Hercules X10.   But I'll take 2 outta 3.  

NJ Devil and Mr. Met never disappoint. One of the greatest sports moments ever, and it didn't even come on the field / ice. 

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1 hour ago, Lateralous said:

I saw someone actually wearing one of the “No quit in New York” t-shirts that the Rangers sold for the 2023 playoffs in public yesterday morning.  It gave me a good laugh to start the day.   

I wish I ran into them; I wore my ‘Nieds punting a Rags jersey’ t-shirt yesterday 🤣

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1 hour ago, MadDog2020 said:

Talk about trying to meet an article/word count quota. That article was literally regurgitation of the entire off-season of Hellebuyck rumors with an “they might be revisiting.” Sprinkled in there

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22 minutes ago, jagknife said:

Talk about trying to meet an article/word count quota. That article was literally regurgitation of the entire off-season of Hellebuyck rumors with an “they might be revisiting.” Sprinkled in there

Lmao EXACTLY this!  Nothing new in there at all.

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