halfsharkalligatorhalfman Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 (edited) This plan is so crazy it just might work. Our Best dmen currently are: 1. Greene 2. Martin 3. Rachunek 4. VV 5/6. MOTTAU ODUYA DOUBLE HEADED MONSTER OF SUCK That is horrendous. Perhaps a bold move is required to solve the D issues: And that is: Move Brylin to Dman Have at it. Edited October 17, 2007 by halfsharkalligatorhalfman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastdevfan Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Moving Brylin to defense? Hmmmm..... No thanks. I think it's important to go through the growing pains with our corp of young d-men. Making a radical move like that sounds like desperation and right now the Devils are not desperate. Ask me again later in December when we are 10 points out of a playoff spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice dog Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 has he ever played defence in the past...can't recall. bit small...although he's a tough little bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilish34 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Drugs are bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils731 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Shouldn't a bold move also be a good one? I really can't see how veteran forward with little physicality and average speed and small stature can help the team out much playing defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msweet Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 He crosses the Blueline with his head down.... a Brylin delivers a crushing body check.... he's out before he hit the..... or maybe not Brylin? He has neither size nor speed. How would he be better than Oduya or Mottau? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadds3424 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 then he would truly be able to say hes played everything... well mamby not goalie but i bet he could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I appreciate the creativity but Brylin can't skate well enough to be a defenseman. I also have to disagree with your list, while Mottau is a career AHLer, he has been one of the best defenseman this year. Sure he is bound to fall back down to his normal playing ability, but until then he should be higher. Rachunek and Oduya have looked horrible, but I expect Oduya to turn it around. I think Vishnevski should be re-paired with Martin. Those two looked great together in the opener. Greene has looked pretty good this year too. I hope White is able to make a full recovery, the defensive corps is scary without him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devs4LIFE Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 You'd probably have more luck moving Rupp to Defense, but if that happens we're all doomed. I say we give Brookbank a shot and include Oduya in the trade with Matvichuck so maybe we can get something worth a little bit of value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squishyx Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 why would anyone want Oduya, we don't even want him and we have a pissport D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils731 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 You'd probably have more luck moving Rupp to Defense, but if that happens we're all doomed. I say we give Brookbank a shot and include Oduya in the trade with Matvichuck so maybe we can get something worth a little bit of value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devs4LIFE Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I hope you only mentioned Rupp moving to defense in a sarcastic way of showing how outlandish moving Brylin also is. This reminds me of all the times people have brought up moving Cam to defense because "he could hit like Stevens". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestevens Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Lets make this easy. No to Brylin, bring back Matvichuk. And forget completly about Markov. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilinLA Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 This is an easy one for Brylin...no,no, and more no. I mean, we still badly need this guy on an offense that just started to get working last Sat. His goal helped turn the tide as well. Motteau just needs time to get used to the NHL pace (unfortunately time is scarce for us right now on a 9 game roadtrip). Martin and VV definately need to be paired up more. Oduya is "consistently inconsistent" and Rachunek has yet to show some elite defenseive skills. Moving any forward to "D" would definately be "hitting the panic button". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusious Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Vishy deserves more credit. Anybody who thinks Rachunek is better than him... please jump out the fvcking window. You're a lost cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empulse27 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Solutions to the Devils defensive woes: Put Matvichuk in then trade him when White gets back if he really doesn't fit Sutter's style Trade Matvichuk and a third round draft pick(?) for someone who fits Sutter's style Bench Rachunek and Oduya Give Brookbank a shot Send Mottau back to the AHL when he returns to normal form and bring Rachunek back into the mix There's obviously so many problems with this defense that Matvichuk should have been playing since the beginning of the season at least until White comes back. That's what I don't get. It's weird, because before we signed Asham and back when I thought we werent resigning Rupp I was thinking maybe Oduya should move up to fourth line wing, because he definitely doesn't fit on defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmigliore Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 5/6. MOTTAU ODUYA DOUBLE HEADED MONSTER OF SUCK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodeurrocks Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 He crosses the Blueline with his head down.... a Brylin delivers a crushing body check.... he's out before he hit the.....or maybe not Brylin? He has neither size nor speed. How would he be better than Oduya or Mottau? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestevens Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I got to give Mottau credit. He has actually played well. No complaints about him from me, hes been very good for what i expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizDevil30 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Lets see-- Devs lose Rafalski, Lukowich and are missing White for who knows how long and fill the holes with Mottau. Rachunek and VV. And we wonder why we have defensive woes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadds3424 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 obiously were missing something big.... scott stevens needs to come back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenedictGomez Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Drugs are bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candydog Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 We have got to have a serviceable d-man in the minors..... Fraser? Moran? Grande-Pierre? Corrente? Is there no one in UFA other than Markov that would fit the role? That's it, what would it take to get Larry and Scott to lace them up 1 more season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils731 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 None of the Devils prospect defenseman are NHL ready. Moran and GP are fine stop gaps, kind of like Mottau and, I'm guessing, Bookbrank or whatever his name is. Fraser and Corrente could probably play 3rd pairing minutes next year, IMO, with Fraser being more likely since his game is simpler and he will have AHL experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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