Devils731 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I think this was a weird take on a play from TG Rookie defenseman Anssi Salmela was caught again on that one after his shot from the left point was blocked. Salmela had just shot the puck, his defensive partner should be looking to play out of the zone. It'd be nigh impossible to shoot a puck and be back at the red line a second apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils26 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I think this was a weird take on a play from TGSalmela had just shot the puck, his defensive partner should be looking to play out of the zone. It'd be nigh impossible to shoot a puck and be back at the red line a second apart. Can you guess who his defensive partner was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils731 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Can you guess who his defensive partner was? I know who it was but I was trying not to make it into a debate about him I just thought it was weird TG thought Salmela needed to be back while shooting. Salmela should try not to have shots blocked but the problem is in the block, not the getting back part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils26 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I know who it was but I was trying not to make it into a debate about him I just thought it was weird TG thought Salmela needed to be back while shooting. Salmela should try not to have shots blocked but the problem is in the block, not the getting back part. Agreed 100%. I didn't mention that play during the game for the exact same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpower Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I think this was a weird take on a play from TGSalmela had just shot the puck, his defensive partner should be looking to play out of the zone. It'd be nigh impossible to shoot a puck and be back at the red line a second apart. I didn't think he should have shot there, should have put it in deep, because he was risking a block and a rush. Too much traffic. Maybe that's what TG meant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeford Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Neither of them got back on the play but as I said in the chat, thats one of Anssi's big flaws. His big shot hits someone and flies into the neutral zone and its off to the races for the opponent. He needs to be more selective about when to wind up and drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutral Zone Trap Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Neither of them got back on the play but as I said in the chat, thats one of Anssi's big flaws. His big shot hits someone and flies into the neutral zone and its off to the races for the opponent. He needs to be more selective about when to wind up and drive. Brian Rafalski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Brian Rafalski It cant be BRaf because he said Big shot Well both Goalies were about as sharp as a pair of safety scisors in the first period, Weekes looked pretty slow all game although he did make some big saves in the third, but he was painfull to watch at times but the win ment a lot to him with his little celibration at the end. His latteral movement seems lot worse than Clemmers, who seems to make himself massive with his long legs to protect the crease. Nice move by patty in the shootout and good to see Zach still putting up the points. Salmella is still on the learning curve, patience is going to be the key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice dog Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 parise and elias were just slick as hell on those shoot out goals... nice to see salmela back in the mix, i think he will develop into an excellent player...especially if big bird is high on him and tutoring him in lowell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welcometotherock Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Devils really rebounded after a bad game against the Cats, and a bad first period. On one power play one man pressuring the point made us look awful, but I dont think Zach was out at that point (Martin also out). Hopefully we can make it a perfect 5-0 against the Isles on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) It wasn't pretty, but it's two points. I'll always take ugly and two points over ugly and zero points. Three reasons I'm not going to kill the Devils too much: 1) They won. 2) Tampa Bay has been playing better as of late...they're almost .500 over their last 30 games. 3) Kevin Weekes and Zach Parise. What a game by Weekes...he did more than enough to make up for the softie. Absolutely brilliant. I can understand if Sutter goes back to Clemmy against the Isles to get his confidence back up if Marty is indeed going to make his return on February 26, but I'd love to see Weekes get the start against the Isles simply because he's been a good soldier and hasn't complained at all. It's not so much about what Clemmy has or hasn't done in his last couple as it is rewarding Weekes. Kevin's earned that. Brian Gionta and Patrik Elias are going to have to find ways to start burying their chances. Elias has scored just 6 goals in his last 25 games, and Gio 4 in his last 29. That flat-out isn't good enough, although the Devils have clearly overcome that lack of production. I'm to the point with Gio that I pretty much expect nothing when I see him getting a scoring opportunity. And Elias' season numbers still look nice, but he's slowly but surely morphing back into the frustrated ceiling-glarer that we know all too well from the last two seasons. There's still plenty of time for them to find the net, but the Devils are going to need these guys to produce if they want to go deep into the playoffs. And the sooner Martin comes back, the better. Edited February 20, 2009 by Colorado Rockies 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overtime98 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 On to Long Island for the NYI on Saturday where there will be a lot of Devils fans in attendance. Have fun in long island hellsempire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Character win. The way that first period went, I thought it might be another all-around stinker. But Weeksie got it together and played great after the awful second goal. Big 2 points!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb4te Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 YES WEEKES CAN i LOL every time i see you post this... so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodeur14301991 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Good win but it wasn't at all pretty but I'll take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevil26 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I shall be in long island as well. hopefully there's a lot of us there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodeur14301991 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 You have to give credit to Parise for going out there in the second and third, "Originally I wasn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRASHER Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Seriously would anyone be shocked if Parise took a nap and felt better for the second period?? I love wacky hockey stories like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeford Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 What a game by Weekes...he did more than enough to make up for the softie. His stop on the breakaway caused by Salmela and Greene not dropping back into defense was the play of the game IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyk Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Have fun in long island hellsempire. Wow...really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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