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Eric the Mauve posted:Looking over the standings to see how crazy Bobman's toxx was. Even if you assume the Penguins and Islanders (or Devils and Caps, whatever) will both collapse so the Atlantic can send 4 teams, the Sabres still need to get ahead of the Red Wings while also not being caught by the Panthers or Senators (yes the Senators are only 3 points behind them, and IMO will be dangerous if/when they fire their incompetent coach). It's definitely interesting in the East, and while Buffalo is super fun and I'm happy for their fans, this is probably going to just be a season where they finish with like 90 points but miss, yet are a serious threat to add for next year and challenge for a spot. I think the Islanders are going to go hard after a Patrick Kane type because it's Lou and he always wants to make it in. A team with their lineup being where they are is inexplicable to me until you realize Sorokin has been the best goalie in the league this year. I still would not be surprised if they skid in the second half and are out by the end. Washington is tough, they seem to be on fire right now and actually have excellent goaltending, so I can see them making a WC spot. Out of NYI/BUF/WSH they are most likely to be in imo. The Rangers are way too talented to miss and I think they'll sort their identity out or replace Gallant, and both things will mean lots of wins in the second half. I know people are still skeptics on NJ, but considering they are out FOUR key players, including two of their excellent top four defensemen, and are going to add at the deadline (all signs point to Fitzgerald adding a scorer like Duclair or Meier), and it's really hard to look at the amount of talent and not consider them to be better than Washington and the Islanders at this point. They're going to make it and I would bet money on it if I were a betting man.
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Eric the Mauve posted:I think there are going to be some loving lunatic trades near the deadline as all the teams in the Metro swamp breathlessly bid for Kane, Chychrun, and whatever else is available. The Caps, Pens, Islanders, and Rangers are all 100.0000% going to be active buyers. Plus the Oilers are doubtlessly going to continue to be the Oilers. I think at least one of them will wind up trading their unprotected Bedard lottery ticket. This is a great year to be a seller. Ruff has said as much that Fitzgerald is going to add at the deadline, and the Devils have a need for a shooting top six winger, so I expect them to make a splash too.
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It's hard to know whether or not players can sustain huge breakout seasons because teams start watching the tape and planning around the player. To me, his size is a major asset, and I think the person who said 40 goals and 80 points can be penciled in as regular production is pretty spot on, with maybe a couple of 90 pt seasons.
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UMich coach said that he would "bet his mortgage" on Luke Hughes being with the Devils after the end of the college season Hamilton-Graves Marino-Siegenthaler Hughes-Severson What a disgusting D fawning deference fucked around with this message at 17:06 on Jan 4, 2023 |
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Cartoon Man posted:Made me want to check the list so far this year. For comparison, Gretzky never hit 40 goals again after turning 30. By the time he was 35, he was a 20-25 goal player
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T-Bone posted:yeah lots of people were doubting the anointed Next One, no one knew he had it in him, it was a big surprise If they traded Othmann and a 1st / Kravtsov for a rental Pat Kane the fans would riot
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T-Bone posted:gotta be tough for them to decide, not sure I'd want to move Othmann giving how valuable a contributor on an ELC will be to that team That's my point. They have cap issues and Othmann will be really valuable on that ELC. Kane is just a rental that they won't be able to re sign
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crashlanding posted:The problem with Luke is if he plays a playoff game they burn a year of his ELC, Nemec would be different. I would be fine with this because the Devils are really good and have a great cap situation moving forward.
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crashlanding posted:poo poo gently caress...Schmid got called up, Lindy talking at 5, Vanecek better not be injured Interesting. This probably means something more about Blackwood than Vanecek
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secret volcano lair posted:I'd really love for them to cut their losses on Blackwood. Like, send him down to the AHL and if he gets taken on waivers that's life. But they have demonstrated a consistently bizarre level of faith in him, so I have to think either he or Vanecek is injured It's probably more likely and more boring that one of them is sick and not well enough to sit on the bench as a backup and Schmid is just being called up for that. Teams do this all the time
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Blackwood took a shot during practice hard and they're keeping him out for precaution. That's why Schmid is up. Bastian is closer to a return and hey Palat is back tonight! https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1611121342815866880?t=niDna2347Mmbl13gBzE4Vg&s=19
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rex rabidorum vires posted:Ditto on Carolina. They create a zillion ok to bad chances which the vast majority of playoff team contenders have goalies that can deal with them. Then Carolina gets into coin flip situations with high dangers where their goaltending wilts and they lose. This sounds like the Devils except the Devils create more high danger chances but have more defensive lapses
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I'm still pretty high on the Rangers if they can put it together. They're probably gonna add Kane at the deadline and Shesterkin is capable of God Mode through a series.
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Jack Hughes, after taking 9 shots in the last game, took 11 against the Rangers. He's now 3 from the league lead in shots, he's tied for the league lead in ES goals, and has 19 goals in his last 20 games total.
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T-Bone posted:Obviously you need to see it over multiple seasons and he's gotta stay healthy and yadda yadda but he's been a top 10 player (honestly closer to top 5) in the NHL this year. Maybe the Devils did actually get the #1 in a good lottery. I think Jack is gonna get some Hart votes this year, he is truly the engine the team.
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DO YALL WANT A BOXC posted:he should for sure. I think it’s pretty clearly Connor as the winner and then Hughes/Robertson/Tage, but Buffalo probably won’t be good enough to make Tage a finalist. Every time he steps on to the ice now, he's making serious plays seemingly at will. I think it's certainly going to be McDavid winning again, but Jack should finish top 3 if he keeps this up, and then yeah probably Robertson too.
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Yeah I am absolutely rooting for Buffalo to make it and for the Pens and Isles to dick off
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Jamwad Hilder posted:I like that "being outside of the playoffs, but only by a little bit" qualifies as a good time to be a Sabres fan. I guess after that 15 win season the other year it's a huge improvement though. It's also the "number one offense in the league and really fun to watch" thing
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Bastian and Marino will join the Devils on the upcoming road trip to practice with the team, so things are looking good. Holtz is now on the top PP unit, which I think is a great move. The kid can shoot and their PP currently overpasses or overshoots from the point with Dougie
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I also think they could conceivably beat any Metro they'd get in the first round. Boston, Tampa, or Carolina is going to be a series loss. I do expect them to add a winger at the deadline who can score and I also expect Luke Hughes to be with the team for the playoffs so they actually might be super fuckin good
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Diet Crack posted:N: Devils are back Vitek has been very solid, he was at a .914 before this game. I also really like Schmid. Their goaltending is good enough between those two imo
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T-Bone posted:I don't think Luke will play in the playoffs unless they're losing and are looking for momentum. Interesting, you think they'll wait to bring him in?
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Diet Crack posted:Yeah, I mean I enjoy both of their play - I just feel like if there's going to be a weak link in the playoffs, goaltending will still be it. Vitek has his moments as good as he's been, but I dunno. We'll see what the 2nd half brings. Goaltending is voodoo and teams have gone deep and even won with just okay goalies who either were good enough or who went on a heater at the right time. Most teams have pretty shaky goaltending. Vitek has probably been a top 12 starter this season
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Diet Crack posted:I also think it might be time for an avatar change. That reminds me, it's time for me to never change my avatar ever
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Chad Sexington posted:If that game was any indication I think they can beat Carolina in 7. Canes were the team getting the bounces and they still lost. I've said ITT how I think their style isn't built for playoff success and I still think that's true. I think NJ would stand a chance against the Hurricanes but in a playoff series I think Carolina would match up really well against them and mainly tilt the ice. I would not be confident but I think it's doable, unlike say Boston or Tampa Bay. I think they could beat Toronto too because of goaltending and defense but I would consider it unklikely.
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T-Bone posted:Yeah, unless there are injuries or they're getting smoked and want to change things up, I have a hard time believing Ruff will play him 3rd pair when he seems to value steady defensive play there. Didn't UMich's coach say he would bet the farm on Luke joining the Devils at the end of the college season? I think you could still bring Hughes in, get him into NHL practices and playoff atmosphere as a 7th D, and if they need a jolt or have an injury during a series, they could suit him up. I also think they could just mess with the pairings -- put Luke with a dependable guy like Graves on the third pair, bump up Severson, and there you go.
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Not as earth shatteringly bas in terms of record as these other teams but in terms of "this is the most boring roster I've ever seen for a team I watch regularly" the 16-17 Devils were brutal. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NJD/2017.html
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https://twitter.com/LeoScaglioneJr/status/1614133722131099649?t=d2R5iOpgZCAieNgA0dChGw&s=19 https://twitter.com/BillSpaulding/status/1614132923191660545?t=PAb24EpZygS-NTo70XCxzw&s=19 Dare I say, they're back baby? Devils look real confident again and I feel another nice little run coming on. No I don't mean 21-1, but 8 out of 10? Sure. It's also pretty criminal how good Bratt is and how they absolutely cannot let him leave. He's perfect for the way they play.
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Furnaceface posted:I really hope the Devils fly into the playoffs, get swept, then hit Edmonton levels of suck for the next decade just so I dont have to scroll past 30 random fancy stat posts per page about why the Devils are the best team on the 4th day after a full moon when the tide is low between 6 and 7pm when opponents wear jerseys with red. I'm gonna be the annoying Devils fan who points out that metrics saying they're great are not nearly that complicated, literally just like, expected goals for
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I get that it's probably annoying but any fanbase who's team has been a boring laughingstock for basically 10 years and has been patiently awaiting a rebuild that has been teased/gone wrong multiple times, and then sees everything finally come together and the team is now young and awesome... that fanbase deserves to be annoying about how fun and good their team is. If like the Coyotes finally start tearing poo poo up with a young core in a few years, I encourage their fans to be as annoying as possible because they've endured garbage for so long
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Spelling Mitsake posted:I'm still mad at New Jersey for playing the boringest style of hockey for like 20 years. This is one of the worst cliches in hockey. Yes the 2003 team was boring, but the Devils teams of like, 2009 and 2012 had a lot of scoring and were fun teams to watch, and the famous 1995 and 2000 teams, well, we don't have to go through that AGAIN do we (they scored a lot of goals, like a lot)
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Boldy got a 7 year $49m extension in Minnesota. I think that's a great deal for both sides.
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mcmagic posted:the devils really need to get Bratt done. I believe they will. I'd expect a Bratt deal to be something along the lines of 8/$70-75m. Also, is Tocchet coaching currently? I thought he was out of the league as a coach after Arizona let him go.
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