OT: NJ Devils 2024-2025 Thread

Mikemarc

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Haha....

They're just so BAD when they're not a factor. There's not really an in between with them - when they're on, they're amzing. When they're off, they're just brutal. And they've been off much more than they've been on lately. Need that to change quickly.
 

goru1869

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I blew off going to the Outlaws concert in Morristown to go to this CRAP fest. My wife son and I bought a ticket package before Christmas and this game was in the package. It seems since we gave them our money the team said " we got their money now... SUCKERS". Our next game is against Dallas after the break. Probably won't go. Not worth going if they won't SHOOT THE F'IN PUCK. 38 Special is at the Bergen Performing Arts Center 2 days before. I think I will be killing off a music hang over.
 
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TM94goRU

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How many more years are we going to see the same play run? Start off well with our mostly small forward group flying around skillfully. Wait until opponents remember the way to slow us down is to beat on us. As injuries start piling up, Fitz stays with his hope and wish philosophy he talked about last year. Of course this is Part due to having little cap space and giving way too many players trade protection. Now for the icing on the cake, our owners don't really know, or care about winning hockey games. They want to buy teams and count their money.

This team lacks grit and toughness. For those that missed Noesen's post-game comments he said the team lacked CARE. Now Coach Keefe quickly tried to say he chose the wrong word, but the proof is in the results. Even banged up players should be able to buckledown and try. Nico's injury sucks, but come on no one plays with heart when he is gone, unacceptable. In two short years Nico will be a Free Agent, it is time for the Devils to be proactive and give him a reason to stay.


A carcass rots from the head down. Ownership cares little about winning. As such NO ONE is worried about being fired! This is best illustrated by Boozeface Tom Fitzgerald, who looks like he is running last years playbook. Keefe is new but shares in the blame when it comes to Timo. That is right put him where he found success in San Jose, RW and PP1. Hold everyone accountable, this means a Hughes or a Bratt. Let them know every shift has stakes! In closing I hope Nemec is not the next Holtz. Lack of depth forced him up last year. His mouth got him up this year. You want to sing to the media, you better bring your A game. Last night he failed. I put him on the clock as the next Devil Fitz will badmouth publically, then trade for peanuts.

Alot of promise, but this team is poorly run!
 
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RUBob75

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How many more years are we going to see the same play run? Start off well with our mostly small forward group flying around skillfully. Wait until opponents remember the way to slow us down is to beat on us. As injuries start piling up, Fitz stays with his hope and wish philosophy he talked about last year. Of course this is Part due to having little cap space and giving way too many players trade protection. Now for the icing on the cake, our owners don't really know, or care about winning hockey games. They want to buy teams and count their money.

This team lacks grit and toughness. For those that missed Noesen's post-game comments he said the team lacked CARE. Now Coach Keefe quickly tried to say he chose the wrong word, but the proof is in the results. Even banged up players should be able to buckledown and try. Nico's injury sucks, but come on no one plays with heart when he is gone, unacceptable. In two short years Nico will be a Free Agent, it is time for the Devils to be proactive and give him a reason to stay.


A carcass rots from the head down. Ownership cares little about winning. As such NO ONE is worried about being fired! This is best illustrated by Boozeface Tom Fitzgerald, who looks like he is running last years playbook. Keefe is new but shares in the blame when it comes to Timo. That is right put him where he found success in San Jose, RW and PP1. Hold everyone accountable, this means a Hughes or a Bratt. Let them know every shift has stakes! In closing I hope Nemec is not the next Holtz. Lack of depth forced him up last year. His mouth got him up this year. You want to sing to the media, you better bring your A game. Last night he failed. I put him on the clock as the next Devil Fitz will badmouth publically, then trade for peanuts.

Alot of promise, but this team is poorly run!
Boozeface?
 

TM94goRU

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Where did you hear that? I do know he likes his beer, but so do many.
A few places online. I only used it to be a little different trying for humor, thinking my points would take hold, and not a potential drinking problem. Last night many in the chat room on the Runnin with the Devils podcast were using it.

I'm not hating on him, just his inaction. BTW Ireland drinks less than most of Europe, oh and I am a good part Irish in my ethnicity so I'm not making fun of anyone. This team's play has just depressed me.
 
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RUfromNJ

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Say what you want about being down their Selke candidate captain, their Vezina candidate goalie and now their best defensive defenseman, there are REAL problems with this roster. It's clear now that last year's team getting dummied up and down the ice made Fitz over compensate by adding no real skill and instead adding "grit." In a vacuum, some of those moves worked, but too many guys are being forced into roles they shouldn't be. Look at this group of forwards:
  • Noesen - like him as a player, but he's not a 2nd liner
  • Cotter - perfect 4th line player - nailed to 3LW spot
  • Lazar - ok 4th liner, but fair to expect more than 4 pts in 31 games - he could barely crack the '22-23 lineup
  • Tatar - tried to recapture magic w/Hischier from 2 years ago - total dud
  • Palat - belongs nowhere near the top line - he's an anchor on the true skill guys
  • Bastian - not/never has been an NHL player, no other organization gives him 6+ years
  • Dowling - cannot be a 3C for 50+ games
  • MacDermid - why in the world is he on a guaranteed contract?
I'd be fine with moving on from the bottom 6 on that list next year. Obviously that won't all happen, but that is an awful lot of junk clogging up the majority of your nightly lineup.
 

rudad02

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Say what you want about being down their Selke candidate captain, their Vezina candidate goalie and now their best defensive defenseman, there are REAL problems with this roster. It's clear now that last year's team getting dummied up and down the ice made Fitz over compensate by adding no real skill and instead adding "grit." In a vacuum, some of those moves worked, but too many guys are being forced into roles they shouldn't be. Look at this group of forwards:
  • Noesen - like him as a player, but he's not a 2nd liner
  • Cotter - perfect 4th line player - nailed to 3LW spot
  • Lazar - ok 4th liner, but fair to expect more than 4 pts in 31 games - he could barely crack the '22-23 lineup
  • Tatar - tried to recapture magic w/Hischier from 2 years ago - total dud
  • Palat - belongs nowhere near the top line - he's an anchor on the true skill guys
  • Bastian - not/never has been an NHL player, no other organization gives him 6+ years
  • Dowling - cannot be a 3C for 50+ games
  • MacDermid - why in the world is he on a guaranteed contract?
I'd be fine with moving on from the bottom 6 on that list next year. Obviously that won't all happen, but that is an awful lot of junk clogging up the majority of your nightly lineup.
You're absolutely right too many ham & eggers. Also, Allen makes many good stops but also gives up 1 or 2 soft goals a game. Not a shut down goalie.
 

e5fdny

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Need more ponies that can score . Secondary scoring has dried up and almost non-existent
Not everyone can be a Kentucky Derby winner.

But you are correct, we need more to fill out the field.
 
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RU05

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Terrible! I just looked at their schedule for the 6 games. I don't see 1 winnable game. They are in serious trouble. I have tickets for Thursday. Not sure if I am going. The Outlaws are in Morristown the same night. If I go to that, I know that my money will be better spent and I won't walk away frustrated.
Only halfway through the 6 games and they've already won 2 unwinnable games. Team is way good.
 

RU05

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Need more ponies that can score . Secondary scoring has dried up and almost non-existent
Last 8 games Cotter and Mercer are tied for 2nd most goals on the team.

Palat has as many goals as Bratt.

Bastian has as many goals as Timo.

Obviously Nico is out, but aside from Jack who leads the team with 6 goals, we need more from our big guys.
 
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goru1869

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Only halfway through the 6 games and they've already won 2 unwinnable games. Team is way good.
Good. Glad I was wrong. But after the way they have blown games against MUCH weaker teams such as the Sharks, Bluejackets, Islanders, Rangers, ETC, can you blame me for feeling the way I did? I am in no way convinced that they will make the playoffs. A Stanley Cup victory is out of the question. I hope to be wrong again. My family and I went Thursday, during the 2nd intermission, I told my wife if they go down 3-0 we were leaving, we left with 15 minutes to go. 2nd game we left early this year because they were not playing like they cared. They had a total of 15 shots and gave up FORTY. When we left in the 3rd, they only had 8 shots on goal. This is not the 1st time they have done this during the season. The Penguins game? 7 shootout rounds to win? SEVEN against a crappy team. They have not won 4 games in a row this season, BUT since Christmas they have 2, 4 game losing streaks. Do you really expect anyone with a head on their shoulders to believe that they can accomplish ANYTHING in the playoffs if they make it? Again, hope I am wrong! On Thursday before the game, my wife, son and I were at a pre-game event and spoke to our ticket salesperson, she said we will be given the chance to buy playoff tics. before the general public. I hope to be able to give her the cash, my son hasn't been to a playoff game yet.
 
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RU05

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Good. Glad I was wrong. But after the way they have blown games against MUCH weaker teams such as the Sharks, Bluejackets, Islanders, Rangers, ETC, can you blame me for feeling the way I did? I am in no way convinced that they will make the playoffs. A Stanley Cup victory is out of the question. I hope to be wrong again. My family and I went Thursday, during the 2nd intermission, I told my wife if they go down 3-0 we were leaving, we left with 15 minutes to go. 2nd game we left early this year because they were not playing like they cared. They had a total of 15 shots and gave up FORTY. When we left in the 3rd, they only had 8 shots on goal. This is not the 1st time they have done this during the season. The Penguins game? 7 shootout rounds to win? SEVEN against a crappy team. They have not won 4 games in a row this season, BUT since Christmas they have 2, 4 game losing streaks. Do you really expect anyone with a head on their shoulders to believe that they can accomplish ANYTHING in the playoffs if they make it? Again, hope I am wrong! On Thursday before the game, my wife, son and I were at a pre-game event and spoke to our ticket salesperson, she said we will be given the chance to buy playoff tics. before the general public. I hope to be able to give her the cash, my son hasn't been to a playoff game yet.
They need to get going again, need to get healthy, need to make a couple moves, but they are still 3rd in the division, tied for 4th in the conf. We are closer to 2nd in the conf then we are to not making the playoffs.
 

Mikemarc

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Anyone watch the 4 nations face-off opener? What a great 3 hours of hockey - league definitely has something here. Very entertaining and players were engaged. Looking forward to us game tomorrow
 
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RU05

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Anyone watch the 4 nations face-off opener? What a great 3 hours of hockey - league definitely has something here. Very entertaining and players were engaged. Looking forward to us game tomorrow
Game 1 was great. Coming in there seemed to be a low level buzz from hockey fans, hopefully last nights game ramps that up, and hopefully tonights game ratchets it up even moreso.

Psyched to see Jack with Matthews.

Unfortunate no Quinn.
 
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Ronnie_B

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I am confident that it will happen. Imagine the price of tickets for the home opener. Ticket sales would be even better than they have been in recent seasons.
It just really depends when we make our move for Quinn, either trade for him this season or next or wait until he becomes a UFA.
 

KK1827

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If jack hughes is the devils “guy” theyre not gonna do jack ****. He becomes invisible when games get heavy
 
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Mikemarc

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If jack hughes is the devils “guy” theyre not gonna do jack ****. He becomes invisible when games get heavy

Huh?? Weird post. Really weird post.

And I don’t think Hughes is the devils “guy” anyhow.

Hischier, Meier, Bratt, Dougie all more important to team, in my opinion.
 

KK1827

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You're an idiot wrapped around a moron. You really are. Jack was solid all night, no idea what the **** you were watching.
Solid? He was invisible. He was a total non-factor who stayed on the outside and refuse to take a hit to make a play or get involved in any kind of puck battle on the boards. Passenger when games get heavy
 

RU05

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If jack hughes is the devils “guy” theyre not gonna do jack ****. He becomes invisible when games get heavy
Led the Devils with 45 shots, 6 goals and 11 pts in 12 playoff games 2 years ago.

Had 2 shots and 3 attempts last night.
 

KK1827

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Led the Devils with 45 shots, 6 goals and 11 pts in 12 playoff games 2 years ago.

Had 2 shots and 3 attempts last night.
Look into those shots, points and goals. The ones vs rangers were mostly breakaways from cherry picking/floating. Hes a non-factor when the games get heavy, he shies away from all contact