OT: Official Devils playoff thread
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A series doesn't start til the visitors win one
This is an overused cliche. I'm sure when the home team wins the first 5 games and it's 3-2 going into Game 6, the team whose back is against the wall doesn't feel as though the series hasn't started. Home ice also isn't as advantageous as people think. Home team win percentage is only slightly higher than 50%.
Be careful , you might get too fired up and knock over something or hit someone. 
. Little mix of death metal to get you going
. Little mix of death metal to get you going Devils 1-2 years ahead of schedule. Season a big time success regardless of whether they lose on Thursday.
To get to next level, Devils need a front line goalie and some size.
To get to next level, Devils need a front line goalie and some size.
Ruff may have just lost his job by electing to play VV in Game 4.
Worst decision he’s made by far
Worst decision he’s made by far
Record pace is definitely only 4 Cups in 95 seasons..
It's not the only reason but it is the top reason, when your goalie has a .500 save % in one period of play like Vanecek did in the second (5 saves on 10 SOG) , that's on the goaltending.
Vanecek whiffed at least 2 times in that period. He wasn’t the only reason they lost, but he certainly did not help the matter.
I think that‘s a scapegoat. Both Neces goals were unmarked shots low in the slot off 2-1s, the Pesce goal was an unmarked shot high in the slot through a screen (and placed well going in off the post), and the Fast goal was (again) unmarked 1-1 down low off a rebound. Goalies deserve blame on next two but it was already 4-1.
Reality is the team was not skating well, was very poor with the puck, and was very loose in their own end. NYR rarely ever had scoring chances like that in final 5 games of the series let alone one period. Hell, the giveaways (which ain’t a great statistic) were 26-2 last night. I’ve never seen a figure like that. (Devils had 34 in first 3 games as reference).
But yes, Vanacek had a poor save percentage…
If you're going to win in the playoffs your goaltending needs to step up significantly, even when the team plays like total crap, you can't give up four goals in four minutes, he's been shitting the bed since Game 1 of the playoffs.
No one is making him the scapegoat. He's simply no good.
The debate wasn't whether he's good but rather was he the reason they lost. You didn't counter any of the examples I provided, and Ruff called the team's play the most disappointing he's seen in a critical game in his career.
We can agree to disagree.
Of course, my point was that we can debate who should have been in goal that night, but it most likely wouldn't have mattered because they only scored once.Or let in six.
It’s one of the most exciting things in all of sports.
In my humble opinion, it is THE most exciting thing in all of sports.
The only thing that beats it is game 7 hockey OT playoff game.