Nicomo Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Saw someone online put up two signatures side by side and the one on the Bastian pic looked different. Probably fake. I would hope even a mutant like Rempe would have sense enough not to sign a picture of an injured player. But who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckbuster Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, ButlerBulldog said: That sonofabitch… I could see Laviolette healthy scratching Rempe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 12 minutes ago, Puckbuster said: I could see Laviolette healthy scratching Rempe. There’s no chance Rempe gets anywhere near the ice in the playoffs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButlerBulldog Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 17 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: There’s no chance Rempe gets anywhere near the ice in the playoffs. Which will never not be funny. For all the publicity Rempe has generated, he’s not a very good hockey player. Elongated Head praised his skating, but that was likely an effect of him drinking Rangers Kool-Aid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckbuster Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 44 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: There’s no chance Rempe gets anywhere near the ice in the playoffs. I agree, but I have a feeling Laviolette will scratch him on 4/3. He’s no Tortorella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 53 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: There’s no chance Rempe gets anywhere near the ice in the playoffs. Kinda the same for our boys lul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 (edited) This article is from March 1, 1985; the year I became a Devils fan (15 days after the publish date, I turned 6, and I heard about the Devils not long after). Thought it would be fun to share. https://thehockeynews.com/news/archive-in-1985-devils-youngster-muller-learned-quickly-how-to-adapt-to-nhl-game?fbclid=IwAR2X3bf23xXahwN8Hu7QkgFkU5IaD24miHEGlRjRsGoHzHnVzsce7yST0Ps_aem_AdwicNyrMDssb1Em_2KZ2YQuALuDncJiEJcauysMbyfWf17mdW5VrhwK7Ib82J-KhUM Edited March 26 by MadDog2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 It’s alright. Kind of boring. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 3 hours ago, MadDog2020 said: This article is from March 1, 1985; the year I became a Devils fan (15 days after the publish date, I turned 6, and I heard about the Devils not long after). Thought it would be fun to share. https://thehockeynews.com/news/archive-in-1985-devils-youngster-muller-learned-quickly-how-to-adapt-to-nhl-game?fbclid=IwAR2X3bf23xXahwN8Hu7QkgFkU5IaD24miHEGlRjRsGoHzHnVzsce7yST0Ps_aem_AdwicNyrMDssb1Em_2KZ2YQuALuDncJiEJcauysMbyfWf17mdW5VrhwK7Ib82J-KhUM Cool find! Muller’s career took an odd turn…after two very good seasons with the Canadiens after having been dealt from the Devils (along with Roland Melanson) for Stephane Richer and Tom Chorske, his offense really declined quickly, even though he wasn’t old. He had played a LOT of games…in his first seven seasons alone (all with the Devils) he’d missed just three games total. He played until he was 36 but his best days were behind him once he reached his late 20s, both in terms of durability and production. Edited March 26 by Colorado Rockies 1976 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 10 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Cool find! Muller’s career took an odd turn…after two very good seasons with the Canadiens after having been dealt from the Devils (along with Roland Melanson) for Stephane Richer and Tom Chorske, his offense really declined quickly, even though he wasn’t old. He had played a LOT of games…in his first seven seasons alone (all with the Devils) he’d missed just three games total. He played until he was 36 but his best days were behind him once he reached his late 20s, both in terms of durability and production. Kirk Muller was a good consolation prize for the Devils in 1984. It would have been a different world had the Pens been penalized for tanking 1984. The Pens were really bad, but there was NO WAY they were worse than the Devils. Pens ownership wanted the Pens to tank knowing they wouldn't be penalized for doing it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Just now, njbuff said: Kirk Muller was a good consolation prize for the Devils in 1984. It would have been a different world had the Pens been penalized for tanking 1984. The Pens were really bad, but there was NO WAY they were worse than the Devils. Pens ownership wanted the Pens to tank knowing they wouldn't be penalized for doing it. IIRC Lou had basically told Muller not to worry about his numbers when it came to his next contract, but then was told “But you only scored 19 goals!” Yeah liked Muller quite a bit while he was here, and that trade worked out for both teams. Muller won a Cup with the Canadiens, and Richer and Chorske won one with the Devils. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) Since the start of 2022-23: Goalie A: .900 save%, -12.1 GSAA, .505 QS% Goalie B: .903 save%, -3.1 GSAA, .571 QS% Goalie A is Markstrom Goalie B is Vanecek Sorry Fitz, if you wind up with Markstrom AND you have to give up key assets to do it, I’ll consider it a “throw it against the wall and hope it sticks” failure. The fact is based on the balance of the last two seasons, you have no idea what Markstrom’s gonna provide, and that’s a serious problem. He basically had one nice extended streak (22 games, .926 save% from early December to early March this season), but has been plenty meh the rest of the time over the last two years. He’s not a solution, he's a giant fvcking question mark. Question Markstrom indeed. Edited March 27 by Colorado Rockies 1976 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) Also, while on the "Fitz please don't" train...don't bring Toffoli back. Not even on a short-term deal. Said it before, but Toffoli's the kind of player where if you put together a highlight reel of his goals, and then couple that with the fact he's scored 30+ two seasons in a row, it's easy to say "I want that guy, he can really find the net!"...and of course, everyone loves goals. But after having seen him with the Devils, and seeing how Winnipeg's doing with him in the lineup (albeit a short sample), I now view him as more of a "cosmetic" guy, who yeah, puts some pucks home but doesn't really move the needle much, and who you don't really miss as much as you'd think you would once he's gone. You can also put together of a reel of games where you barely even notice he played, or where his lack of speed hurts his linemates. Nothing against him, and I understood making the deal the first time, but I wouldn't understand a Part Deux with him. He just doesn't do nearly enough else, and besides, I'd much rather see the Devils add physicality or more of an all-arounder. Edited March 27 by Colorado Rockies 1976 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 And to give everyone an idea of exactly how much Allen is saving the Devils’ bacon…he’s put up an .833 QS% since coming here. 53% is about average, and that’s exactly where Allen sits for his career. Sadly, unless this team suddenly figures out how to stop killing their goalies this season, this sh!t is as unsustainable as it can possibly get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) I hate the colors and the jerseys cause they look just like the Rangers with that lettering and I'm not supporting a team that's not playing here full time but if anyone's interested..... Edited March 27 by Satans Hockey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButlerBulldog Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 6 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said: I hate the colors and I'm not supporting a team that won't play here full time but if anyone's interested... It would make much more sense if someone founded a Lady Devils team to play in NJ, as I’d support them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 8 minutes ago, ButlerBulldog said: It would make much more sense if someone founded a Lady Devils team to play in NJ, as I’d support them. I'm sure if the league does well it eventually will happen. Personally I don't have the time nor desire to go that many events so I don't know how many games I'd go to even if we did have a Devils women's team. The schedule is the same problem I have with the women's soccer team called NJ/NY Gotham FC. The vast majority of their home games are played on Sundays the day after the Red Bulls play at home on Saturday. I just don't want to spend both days of my weekend at games. If I lived right across the street I'd absolutely go but it's just too much effort to do that on a regular basis for me currently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmigliore Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: And to give everyone an idea of exactly how much Allen is saving the Devils’ bacon…he’s put up an .833 QS% since coming here. 53% is about average, and that’s exactly where Allen sits for his career. Sadly, unless this team suddenly figures out how to stop killing their goalies this season, this sh!t is as unsustainable as it can possibly get. This is absolutely not a defense of Lindy but the Devils have been a much worse five-on-five team by the underlying numbers since Green was put in charge. The Devils are generating less shot attempts per 60 minutes while also giving up more: In terms of shot quality, those attempts for are weaker while the attempts against are stronger: Which, all told, has led to the Devils being underwater (sub-50%) in shot quantity and quality share under Green: By actual goal share, Green has been better, but that's being heavily driven by the new goalie tandem playing WELL over their heads. The Devils have a ridiculous .929 high-danger SV% under Green at five-on-five (next closest team is at .858, for comparison). Edited March 27 by nmigliore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 36 minutes ago, nmigliore said: This is absolutely not a defense of Lindy but the Devils have been a much worse five-on-five team by the underlying numbers since Green was put in charge. The Devils are generating less shot attempts per 60 minutes while also giving up more: In terms of shot quality, those attempts for are weaker while the attempts against are stronger: Which, all told, has led to the Devils being underwater (sub-50%) in shot quantity and quality share under Green: By actual goal share, Green has been better, but that's being heavily driven by the new goalie tandem playing WELL over their heads. The Devils have a ridiculous .929 high-danger SV% under Green at five-on-five (next closest team is at .858, for comparison). Yeah it's basically a question of most of the staff needing to be fired off into the sun the day after the season ends. It's been brought up plenty but man you can really see what a downgrade Groan was from Brunette. The Devils are basically going to have to try to win ENTIRELY on their talent, which is what they managed to do last night, despite being outplayed for significant stretches. Of course once Allen (.833 QS%) and Kahkonen's (.667 QS%) puck luck runs out, that probably won't be enough. Would love to believe that there's some chance, ANY chance for a shocking late-season tear...but goddamn, nothing points to it being a real possibility. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 28 minutes ago, Nicomo said: Think about how much better these numbers could be if Bratt wasn’t in such a shooting funk. But yeah basically these guys are going to have to keep putting up a lot of points. The players are really on their own. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButlerBulldog Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Think about how much better these numbers could be if Bratt wasn’t in such a shooting funk. But yeah basically these guys are going to have to keep putting up a lot of points. The players are really on their own. Agreed. The players can’t depend on Green to devise a winning strategy for each game, so they’re going to have outplay, outwork their remaining opponents. As an aside, I like that each line pair has a unique style, as Nico and Timo have beards, while Jack and Jesper are clean shaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) So the Devils play exactly one game over the next six days: Friday @ Buffalo (3/29). After that, they don't play again until Tues, vs the Pens (4/2). By then some of the current "games in hand" that teams have on the Devils will have evened out. As far as semi-catchable/in the mud with the Devils teams go: Flyers: 3/28 @ Montreal, 3/30 vs Blackhawks, 4/1 vs Isles Caps: 3/28 @ Leafs, 3/30 vs Bruins Red Wings: 3/28 @ Hurricanes, 3/30 @ Panthers, 4/1 @ Lightning Isles: 3/28 @ Panthers, 3/30 @ Lightning, 4/1 @ Flyers Not mentioning the Sabres or Pens because the way I see it, if the Devils fall behind either team at this point, they're probably screwed anyway. When 4/2 rolls around, here's who's playing who: Pens @ Devils Caps @ Sabres Isles @ Blackhawks Basically, we'll know for sure by 4/2 if the Devils have any chance at all, or are merely playing out the string. Edited March 27 by Colorado Rockies 1976 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmigliore Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: So the Devils play exactly one game over the next six days: Friday @ Buffalo (3/29). After that, they don't play again until Tues, vs the Pens (4/2). By then some of the current "games in hand" that teams have on the Devils will have evened out. As far as semi-catchable/in the mud with the Devils teams go: Flyers: 3/28 @ Montreal, 3/30 vs Blackhawks, 4/1 vs Isles Caps: 3/28 @ Leafs, 3/30 vs Bruins Red Wings: 3/28 @ Hurricanes, 3/30 @ Panthers, 4/1 @ Lightning Isles: 3/28 @ Panthers, 3/30 @ Lightning, 4/1 @ Flyers Not mentioning the Sabres or Pens because the way I see it, if the Devils fall behind either team at this point, they're probably screwed anyway. When 4/2 rolls around, here's who's playing who: Pens @ Devils Caps @ Sabres Isles @ Blackhawks Basically, we'll know for sure by 4/2 if the Devils have any chance at all, or are merely playing out the string. Flyers have a cakewalk, but those other 3 have tough schedules. It's funny and frustrating that just when the Red Wings finally hit their expected regression wall, the Caps have taken their place as the terrible team getting all of the breaks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 23 minutes ago, nmigliore said: Flyers have a cakewalk, but those other 3 have tough schedules. It's funny and frustrating that just when the Red Wings finally hit their expected regression wall, the Caps have taken their place as the terrible team getting all of the breaks. Caps are 14-6-2 in their last 22. Yet another head coach (a rookie no less) who's light years ahead of the fossil that helped to kill the Devils' season. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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