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"And the Devils never lost again" *closes dusty old storybook*
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I still don't understand how this lovely incarnation of the Capitals was the last team to beat New Jersey.
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Nov 19, 2022 21:51
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washington has won 11 of their last 12 against the devils. it wasn't too surprising
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Nov 19, 2022 21:58
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Simplex posted:The Wild placed Tyson Jost on waivers, and you know, I think Colorado should claim him. They never had the chance https://twitter.com/buffalosabres/status/1594051715397222400?s=46&t=H4-Zg3TZgILEB9gvLQy0iw Bye Bjork 
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Nov 19, 2022 22:01
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https://twitter.com/DimFilipovic/status/1594073235691569152?t=JQlh7sOT3s7anSeAN2Jy1A&s=19
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Nov 19, 2022 22:09
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I'm going to the next Devils game cause I wanna see McDavid (and the Devils) so you can assume they will lose then.
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Nov 19, 2022 22:12
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fawning deference posted:https://twitter.com/DimFilipovic/status/1594073235691569152?t=JQlh7sOT3s7anSeAN2Jy1A&s=19 This is obscene
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Nov 19, 2022 22:14
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Nov 19, 2022 22:24
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Devils are 10 points up on the Rangers. You just love to see it.
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Nov 19, 2022 22:29
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Evidently Subban was really bad.
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Nov 19, 2022 22:37
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So here are the 12 teams the Devils beat and their current spot in the standings: Toronto - 8th in the league Detroit -12th Colorado - 14th, although I think most people would categorize them as a top 5 team Edmonton - 16th Montreal - 20th Calgary (twice) - 23rd Vancouver - 26th Columbus - 30th Ottawa (twice) - 31st Arizona - 32nd So one win against a top 10 team, plus another 2 if you assume Colorado and Edmonton will be there by the end of the year. 12 wins is 12 wins of course, it's an incredibly impressive streak to do in the NHL (or any pro league). I'm just still a little skeptical that the Devils are as good as their record. I think they're definitely a playoff team, but they had 63 points last year, so I'm not really buying into their hot start the way I do for Boston or Vegas, who have had longer track histories of being strong teams.
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Nov 20, 2022 00:01
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could be fools gold, but its not unheard of for a team to go from dogshit to good quickly. the hawks went from 71 points in 07 to 88 in 08 then 104 and the WCF the next year. the thing with NJ is its a lot of the same players theyve have for some time so its a question of this is legit or not.
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Nov 20, 2022 00:06
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Sure they've largely been patzer killers so far. But, well, they've really been killing them. And they certainly seemed for real against Toronto this week.
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Nov 20, 2022 00:10
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I posted this before but the major thing is the level of domination analytically. It would be one thing if this was like a Buffaloesque streak from a few years back where they had like a 47% expected GF% over the streak, but they've been the better team in 16/17 of their games this year. The Devils are a nearly 10% better than the Bruins right now in expected 5v5 GF%, schedule or not that's crazy. Of course they're not .833 good, the Bruins aren't .882 good either, both of those teams are gonna get into ruts. As for the playoffs who knows. I don't think even the Bruins are some huge favorite to come out of the East. Carolina, the Rangers, Tampa, Florida, and Toronto are all going to be tough outs. Pittsburgh too if they get goaltending.
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Nov 20, 2022 00:12
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Yea, I mean to be clear I think they're a good team. It's been a few seasons now where everyone says "this is the year they'll put it together" and this time it's actually true. I think they should comfortably make the playoffs, especially after banking all these points early, I just don't think they're going to keep winning as much as they are. I'm not even sure they'll win their division.
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Nov 20, 2022 00:13
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Carolina is really good and so are the Rangers so yeah I'd agree. They should finish 3rd or better though, and they're the favorites for 1st given the lead they've given themselves.clean ayers act posted:the thing with NJ is its a lot of the same players theyve have for some time so its a question of this is legit or not. The defense is entirely rebuilt, possibly the best in the league from top to bottom. And they're getting league average goaltending. If they got league average goaltending and were a bit healither last year they would have contended for a WC. Also the "same players" argument is a weird one to make when their best players are young and naturally progressing. T-Bone fucked around with this message at 00:17 on Nov 20, 2022 |
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Nov 20, 2022 00:13
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I don't think anyone feels like they're the best team in the league now and will win 55 games, it's just obvious that they're a very good team on a ridiculous run and they will make the playoffs.
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Nov 20, 2022 00:16
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fawning deference posted:I don't think anyone feels like they're the best team in the league now and will win 55 games, it's just obvious that they're a very good team on a ridiculous run and they will make the playoffs. I think it's fair to entertain this.
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Nov 20, 2022 00:20
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Touche. I do think 50 wins might be a thing.
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Nov 20, 2022 00:22
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Honestly, I'd agree. As much as I'm trying to temper my enthusiasm they might just win the division this year. Dom's thing has them at what, 110 points right now? ...the playoffs when penalties cease to exist though???  at the tiny team
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Nov 20, 2022 00:24
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Conversely Washington has had one of the hardest strengths of schedules and I have no confidence they will come out any better after finally playing some of their division games. I legit look forward to watching Devils highlights and kind of dread watching the Caps.
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Nov 20, 2022 00:28
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Jamwad Hilder posted:So here are the 12 teams the Devils beat and their current spot in the standings: Sure but similarly, Boston's are: Washington - 21st Arizona - 29th Florida - 15th Anaheim - 32nd Minnesota - 24th Dallas - 5th Detroit - 12th Columbus - 30th Pittsburgh - 18th New York - 13th St Louis - 22nd Calgary - 23rd Buffalo - 28th Vancouver - 26th Philly - 19th One team in the top 10. 9 of them in the bottom third. It's all an illusion, but it's a fun ride.
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Nov 20, 2022 00:42
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The Sabres are in an interesting position right now. And by interesting I mean horrible! - They have won one game in November, on the 2nd. They lost to Arizona, Vancouver and Ottawa during their 7-game losing streak. - They started 7-3 and are now 7-10. - Okposo has a mysterious injury. - Last game, Girgensens got his face cut open and left partway through the game. The Sabres, btw, botched the double minor by taking a garbage penalty a minute in so there was two minutes of 4-on-4. They continued to give up short-handed opportunities throughout the game. - Rasmus Dahlin bumped an Ottawa player with his dumptruck rear end, that player awkwardly hit Eric Comrie who was fine for about thirty seconds then injured himself trying to stop a goal (he didn’t stop it). - The Sabres have recalled Ukko-Pekka Lukkonen from Rochester, who is starting against the Leafs. His first start this season. - Due to injuries, the Sabres are running 7 D tonight.  Edit: they aren’t running 7 D, that guy was wrong wtf Blackbelt Bobman fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Nov 20, 2022 |
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Nov 20, 2022 00:55
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i can't think about the AHL without being reminded that the monarchs were sold and then relocated immediately after winning their first calder cup. i know they're back in ECHL form but it ain't the same. first the lock monsters/devils, then the monarchs. i will never be burned by the AHL ever again!!!!
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Nov 20, 2022 00:56
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T-Bone posted:
yeah i worded this poorly; i think its clear that this is what is happening, but i think people have doubts because of the same player argument. i wasn't aware just how much their blue line had changed
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Nov 20, 2022 00:57
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Aphrodite posted:Sure but similarly, Boston's are: Yea that's true, and I don't think the Bruins will play this well forever either, but at the same time Boston has also made the playoffs 6 straight years, have played in a Cup finals recently, etc. The Devils had 63 points last year and haven't made the playoffs since 2017-18. Fairly or not, I am less skeptical of Boston's success.
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Nov 20, 2022 00:58
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just enjoying the ride and hoping they stay healthy. i really don't think they miss the playoffs if hischier, bratt and hughes all play full seasons
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Nov 20, 2022 01:00
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barnold posted:i can't think about the AHL without being reminded that the monarchs were sold and then relocated immediately after winning their first calder cup. i know they're back in ECHL form but it ain't the same. first the lock monsters/devils, then the monarchs. i will never be burned by the AHL ever again!!!! (ECHL Monarchs folded 3 years ago  )
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Nov 20, 2022 01:01
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barnold posted:i can't think about the AHL without being reminded that the monarchs were sold and then relocated immediately after winning their first calder cup. i know they're back in ECHL form but it ain't the same. first the lock monsters/devils, then the monarchs. i will never be burned by the AHL ever again!!!! The Norfolk/Syracuse swap is my favorite weird AHL thing. Norfolk was Tampa's affiliate. They set a pro hockey record with a 28 game winning streak and swept most of the playoffs to win the Calder Cup. Then in the offseason Tampa and Anaheim traded affiliates so Norfolk swapped rosters with Syracuse. Norfolk obviously gets to keep their Calder Cup win but nobody on their roster played for it. (The next season Norfolk missed the playoffs and Syracuse made the finals.)
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Nov 20, 2022 01:10
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Spelling Mitsake posted:(ECHL Monarchs folded 3 years ago well poo poo there you go i could go see Springfield i guess since it's marginally closer than PVD but it's still a 2hr drive and at that point i might as well just grab B's tickets
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Nov 20, 2022 01:19
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The best teams in the NHL don't have good records from beating all the other good teams, it's from kicking the poo poo out of bad teams.
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Nov 20, 2022 01:53
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clean ayers act posted:yeah i worded this poorly; i think its clear that this is what is happening, but i think people have doubts because of the same player argument. i wasn't aware just how much their blue line had changed The level of continuity is part of what makes them so interesting, since it's not like they went out there and added a John Tavares or Johnny Gaudreau.
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Nov 20, 2022 01:56
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:The best teams in the NHL don't have good records from beating all the other good teams, it's from kicking the poo poo out of bad teams. Also because we’re still early in the season, any team on a win streak is going to look like they have a fairly easy schedule, ie if NJ had lost all those games instead of won, it would show Calgary as a top 10 team (22 points instead of 18). 2/4 points still makes a fair change in the standings right now.
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Nov 20, 2022 02:16
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Nothing rules more than a zero pressure good season so while i hate the Devils, im happy for them, enjoy the ride and who cares who you beat. Because the next season when you suck like the Rangers its pretty miserable!
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Nov 20, 2022 03:29
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I want everybody fired on the Caps staff, gently caress this shitshow.
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Nov 20, 2022 03:34
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the Bruins have won 11 in a row at home to start a season, which is apparently a NHL record
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Nov 20, 2022 03:37
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Cartoon Man posted:I want everybody fired on the Caps staff, gently caress this shitshow.  I know they’re old and injured but the coaching has been horrible. This season is already lost, might as well see if a new staff can prove themselves. And if not they can look for a new staff in the offseason.
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Nov 20, 2022 03:43
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Cartoon Man posted:I want everybody fired on the Caps staff, gently caress this shitshow. Emptyquoting this
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Nov 20, 2022 03:46
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Friedman said Canucks/Sens were talking about a Zaitsev/Myers swap for a while. Only Pierre Dorion could lose trading the same guy twice
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https://twitter.com/charlieo_conn/status/1594165242191544320 go team
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