New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres - Gamethread #56
by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 6:00 PM EST
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PrintNew Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Feb 14, 2012 7:00 PM EST
The Time: 7:00 PM EDT
The Broadcast: TV - MSG+; Radio - 660 AM WFAN
The Game: The New Jersey Devils (31-20-4) at the Buffalo Sabres (24-25-6)
The Previews: My preview from way, way earlier this morning is right here. Please go check it out if you haven't. Die by the Blade will have a game-related post up closer to gametime.
A Song for Tonight: Hailing from Bridgewater, Shades Apart became part of the sea change in Revelation Records lineup in the mid-1990s, when the label focused more on alternative and post-hardcore music rather than, well, hardcore. They did pretty well, they got some major label notice later in the decade, and eventually signed to Universal. On their first release for Universal, Eyewitness, they even had an actual hit single. Appropriate for this day, that single is "Valentine."
Gameday Info: Stephane Veilleux isn't the only call up from Albany. Tom Gulitti reported this morning that Nick Palmieri arrived in Buffalo to skate with the team. However, Gulitti later reported that Palmieri will not play; Veilleux, Jacob Josefson, and Cam Janssen will act as the team's fourth line. So close, Peter DeBoer, yet so far. John Vogl of the Buffalo News reported that Lindy Ruff will be behind the bench tonight for the first time since his rib injury. That's good to see. Also: Vogl reported that Christian Ehrhoff is sick and Marc-Andre Gragnani will return to the lineup in his place. That's good for the Devils as Ehrhoff is an offensive threat and seemingly constant presence on the blueline. Lastly, Gulitti did confirm in this post that the starters tonight will be Martin Brodeur and Ryan Miller.
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Remember when everyone had more goals than Scott Gomez?
by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 6:15 PM EST reply actions
Can we make a separate Chico thread? Or at least one for his mustache and the crazy things it makes him say.
by SatanicStickholders on Feb 14, 2012 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
No, Chico comments can stay here. It’s not like talking about his hilarious quotes and his stache are incredibly off topic.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
That works. I don’t think I can contain my love for his commentary.
by SatanicStickholders on Feb 14, 2012 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
How do you say Veilleux? Is it just “Vil-loo”?
"I'll drive the bus to make this team." - Petr Sykora, 2011
That’s how you spell relief though.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 6:56 PM EST up reply actions
Va-you
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
In french: Va-Hey-huh
"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"
by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
Apparently Veilleux is PDB’s new ENERGY SOURCE!
"I'll drive the bus to make this team." - Petr Sykora, 2011
Well, Veilleux may be able to play some decent hockey so…he might actually contribute.
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by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
He cannot compare with the boundless ENERGY that Sestito brought to the Devils.
And the goals against.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
Sestiteaux
We can combine them like a mini-Voltron.
1995 - 2000 - 2003
A combination of mediocrity.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
Valentines Day means Devils must win
In O'Ventbrel We Trust
ALL GLORY TO THFC
VICK-VICK-VICKADELPHIA
I believe in MAGIC
Sold my Soul to the Devils
I wish Zharkov was my Valentine.
by SatanicStickholders on Feb 14, 2012 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
A game has begun
And there’s been a lot of not much yet.
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And there’s the first penalty of the game. Kovalchuk was hauled down into Miller by Regher.
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Well, that’s a quick penalty.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 7:10 PM EST reply actions
Who has the PP again?
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 7:10 PM EST reply actions
Wow calm down with Kovy loser !
"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"
by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 7:11 PM EST reply actions
Power play opens with a shot on net by Buffalo off a misplayed touch.
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Sykora’s diving shot looked cool but ineffective.
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Well done Marty!
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 7:13 PM EST reply actions
Brodeur robs Boyes on a rebound. Yes, Buffalo hit back after the kill.
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Still more goals than Gomez
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
He’s getting bitten by snakes constantly according to Chico.
by SatanicStickholders on Feb 14, 2012 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
Zubrus had a good opportunity, Bernier sprung him in front of Miller but the shot wasn’t all that good.
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Hey, Ehrhoff IS playing. And I notice that after Vanek had a wide open shot off a turnover.
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Buffalo Sabres are seemingly everywhere. Picking off Devils passes, attacking the net, skating hard, etc.
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Im not liking it. Marty already made a few tough saves. This is going to be an ugly game if we keep this up. They have had 3 or 4 really hard slap shots close to marty too.
by JerseyKid. on Feb 14, 2012 7:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Kovy hits the post. So close.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 7:22 PM EST reply actions
Kovalchuk is showing up on this shift. He got a shot on net and he hit the post on a second attempt.
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That was the first good looking shift I’ve seen
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 7:23 PM EST via Android app reply actions
He’s gotta fall down first, that’s why.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
Big glove save by Brodeur on Boyes.
I got to say, I’m not really impressed by Veilleux. Or the defense in the corners.
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Funny… I’m still thinking madden.
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 7:26 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
You’re suffering from 4th line PTSD. All Devils fan have it to some extent this year. Sometimes it hits me when I’m taking out the garbage. Other times when I scrubbing grime off of my car.
by SatanicStickholders on Feb 14, 2012 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
He’s playing kind of like Mills.
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by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
Good possession down low by the third line. Now, can it turn into more shots?
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Broken stick off a clearance. Poor Foster.
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That could have gone a lot worse than it did. It took them a long time to re-arm him too
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 7:31 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
I must say, our gameplan tonight is very mysterious.
by SatanicStickholders on Feb 14, 2012 7:29 PM EST reply actions
How the hell did foster break his stick banking the puck off the boards?
by JerseyKid. on Feb 14, 2012 7:29 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Bad luck. It happens.
Funny enough, Sykora gave Foster his stick and when Clarkson knocked a puck lateral, Sykora couldn’t do anything with it because he had no stick.
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by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
the butterfly effect. womp womp
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Very nice intercept by Henrique. That could have been bad.
by SatanicStickholders on Feb 14, 2012 7:32 PM EST reply actions
Yes please!!! They were just waiting for you to get here. :)
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 7:34 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Well… We’re notorious for playing 40 minute games. I look forward to the second and third…
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 7:37 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
It’s clear the Devils aren’t getting some good bounces but goodness, they need to stop knocking pucks into space on defense. Stafford had a great look and forced a desperate stickcheck to sky the shot.
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Ponikarovsky tripped up by Vanek. Vanek’s stick tangled up Ponikarovsky’s legs and physics happened. That’s 2 in the box.
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12-8-18 is a pretty solid line. They’re doing a good job dealing with Vanek and Pominville tonight.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 7:38 PM EST reply actions
KOVALCHUK SCORES!!!
He hits Elias, Elias passes up the shot, and he hits Kovalchuk perfectly! Miller had no chance!
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Haha it definitely seems like it. I think if Elias centered a line with Zharkov and Janssen, Cam might just become a 50 goal scorer
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Anybody else watching on NHL Gamecenter?
and having a ton of problems trying to login? Getting the screen asking you to sign up for gamecenter? Even though you’re logged in your account? For gamecenter? That you pay for?
I only use GCL for out of market games, but that error happens all the time. Just click over to another game, hit enter to submit your login details again, then click back to the NJ game and it will play
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Tried both of these methods and it has worked many times before. It must be some weird glitch on their end. I guess it’s time for radio Devils.
by SixSidedDevil on Feb 14, 2012 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
hopefully the Devils come out firing in the 2nd.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
I was yelling at Elias for re-passing that. Well Done Patty . . . and Kovy. Miller had no idea either.
I have respect for most sports fans with 2 exceptions: NY Ranger fans who grew up in New Jersey, and Dallas Cowboy fans who can't name the capital of Texas.
That passing play was unbelievable, that’s how you score a goal!
And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?
It’s the kind of thing I’ve seen from the Bruins this year. Devs have a few in the past 2 wks, including Anton’sgoal. It’s a sense of confidence/ dominance.
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 7:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
First period over
A late PPG puts the Devils up in a period that wasn’t always kind to the visitors. Buffalo definitely has their skating legs, they actually do have Ehrhoff playing, and the Devils defense has been caught with turnovers and being beaten to pucks several times. Fortunately, Martin Brodeur is playing great, the Zubrus line is doing work, and Kovalchuk has 3 shots on net, 5 attempts, one goal post and, of course, a goal.
Shots are even at 8-8; Devils down in Corsi -1. I want to see the defensive effort be less of an adventure because the Sabres got a lot of point blank shots off loose pucks. Brodeur got them all so far, but the Devils need to stem that now before they get them in spots Brodeur can’t get to it.
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meat-a-ball
helluva ticky-tacky goal
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 7:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Clarkson laughing on the bench next to Kovy
Clarkie is most likely telling Kovy “You know I would have shot that if I could have got my stick on it….”
Kovy “and you probably would have fallen while doing it”
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by joshd12 on Feb 14, 2012 7:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Or the most accurate reaction- meh.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
There was an article in NYT architecture section this past wknd about moving the Garden to where Javitz is located. Interesting concept but I think they relish being above the train station.
A new arena would be good for them, but I’m glad they have some old, ugly, dated bldg
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 7:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
They have a map in the article. Reqs an extension of the 7 line, air-rights sold to cover costs, amortization and/ or tax relief to cover current refurb, etc.
Architecturally, MSG is an eyesore and Penn Station (the real focus of the article) is a horrorshow.
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 7:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Cam Janssen radio interview
Admits he was a spoiled child and was showered with love from his parents. Happy Valentine’s day everyone.
I hope to join Claude Lemieux in Hell one day for a beer....
Weird. Is he saying he was a mama’s boy?
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 7:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
On the plus side, I recently learned he's not a fan of Jersey Shore.
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
I assume he’s talking about the show.
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 8:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Good start!
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 7:59 PM EST reply actions
Crazy game of ping pong… My neck hurts!
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 8:01 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I’d take a shorty here. Go Go gadget rookie!
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 8:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Salvador’s clearance over the glass was lame but it was partially the result of Janssen getting owned in his own end on long shift. maybe I’m stretching to blame Cam, but still.
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I sit her and wonder how cam jansenn is an nhl player, how?
And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?
by KovyisLove on Feb 14, 2012 8:05 PM EST via Android app reply actions
Kovalchuk hauled down by Roy just as Parise tries to spring him! Penalty for Buffalo.
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Good kill, Devils with a good chance to hit back.
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Kovy has drawn two penalties and scored a goal. Beast mode…ACTIVATED.
by SatanicStickholders on Feb 14, 2012 8:06 PM EST reply actions
Nearly a pen shot there. Nearly. Nearly.
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 8:06 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Kassian gloves down a puck in front of the net like Zelepukin in Game 6 of the 1994 first round. Like Hasek in that same game, Brodeur stops him cold.
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Well, if there were points for style, ours looked better than theirs…
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 8:09 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I was nervous for a second that your comment meant I was about 45 seconds away from seeing a buffalo goal
Status quo.
Ha! Sorry about that! Well I can make up for it by reassuring you that the next 45 are equalizer free.
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 8:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
if the devils team defence was solid tonight, Marty would get a shutout tonight, right now… I don’t know.
And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?
by KovyisLove on Feb 14, 2012 8:12 PM EST via Android app reply actions
I hate that you might actually be right.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
That is his second stick broken of the night. Maybe he’s having a bad equipment night.
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by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
Kovalchuk has 5 attempted shots on net – and they were all blocks.
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2-on-1 thwarted by Leopold. And then he hits Parise in the head with his stick. The 4th PP for the Devils is up.
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Aghhhh kovy should have ripped that!
by JerseyKid. on Feb 14, 2012 8:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Somehow Ryan Miller robbed Parise and Clarkson!
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no, Clarkson didn’t put it in, it stayed out.
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by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
Hmm. I suppose there are a few of them out there at that.
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 8:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
This Devils PP is not much in the Good Dept.
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You got to give the Sabres this, they are tenacious.
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Tomas Vanek in front
Scramble in front, puck pops up and it bounces into the net amid the traffic.
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He just whacked at it and it popped in. It’s what some would call a bad break.
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by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
another reason why cam jam should not be on an nhl team, keep missing those clears goon.
And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?
by KovyisLove on Feb 14, 2012 8:25 PM EST via Android app reply actions
Oh, Parise missed on the backhand!
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It’s tough to tell. He kind of sounds like he’s talking through a mouthful of marshmallows
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 8:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Slow motion replay – Zubrus put it in the net, actually. An accident, to be sure.
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Dainius Zubrus hits the puck off Vanek’s leg and it goes in. Bleh.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 8:29 PM EST reply actions
Ryan Miller
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
Get the puck on target, Clarkson
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 8:29 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Buffalo takes their fifth penalty of the night behind the play. Ehrhoff isn’t happy about it, but he tripped Clarkson pretty cleanly.
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Well they are doing things to create chances (as Kovy said the team needed to do)…now score guys!
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 8:31 PM EST reply actions
doing things to create PP chances**
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
This PP is going well but they couldn’t get it cleanly on net.
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Put zuby near the net so he can try to roof a shot on miller.
by JerseyKid. on Feb 14, 2012 8:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Ugh. I hate Ryan Miller when he’s stopping pucks.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 8:32 PM EST reply actions
Another Buffalo penalty? Excellent.
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5 on 3 for 30 seconds or so?
And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?
by KovyisLove on Feb 14, 2012 8:32 PM EST via Android app reply actions
Parise punching bag
equals a power play.
I hope to join Claude Lemieux in Hell one day for a beer....
5-on-3 to start the 3rd. For 47 seconds or something
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 8:32 PM EST reply actions
Nice cross ice pass… But no one was there. It’ll be nice starting with a 5 in 3 though
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 8:32 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I know right. Those Winter Classic teams get all the breaks!
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
ANOTHER penalty at 20:00
5-on-3 to start the 3rd.
1995 - 2000 - 2003
If they don't win this game
With all these penalties. Someone seriously needs to be fired!
our possession game has been pretty good. I wish we had better D, but the system is pretty good
by Leif Ericson on Feb 14, 2012 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
ON Valentines day?? That’s like doing it 2 days before Christmas or something
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
It’s easy. Lack of PP production only leaves one person to blame, and I’ve been saying this for awhile now: Fire Deb Placey
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PPs are nice, but we need to scar on them.
by SatanicStickholders on Feb 14, 2012 8:34 PM EST reply actions
Salvador
Another NJD player whose personality I like. Thoughtful, soft-spoken guy.
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 8:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Oh, absolutely. But it’s nice to know the team I support aren’t a bunch of dbags
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 8:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
And should you ever change your mind the Bruins and Flyers are always accepting new fans
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If I change my mind… not possible. But if a hockey fan changes allegiance then it’s probably to be a Pens fan. Also not possible for me.
I’d consider supporting the Oilers bc my cousins do
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 8:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Good to hear! I’m a Devils fan for life as well. Judging from recent years, Pens and Caps definitely have the most bandwagon fans
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Yeah there was a link abt that recently. Oh well, it’s goodfor hockey. Those people will find their own team one day
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 8:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Second period
More even than we may think. Devils only outshot by 1, 12-11; down in Corsi -3. Buffalo threatened and Brodeur did well against the Sabres. He can’t stop his teammates though, as Zubrus scored an own goal by accident to make it 1-1. Devils drew a good amount of power plays, now they got to take full advantage.
By the by, it would be awesome if Kovalchuk would stop hitting Sabres with his shots. He had 7 attempts at shooting and 6 of them were blocked. He is helping Parise out as Zach has 4 shots now.
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by more even than we think do you mean we think devils are getting outplayed or outplaying the sabres?
And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?
by KovyisLove on Feb 14, 2012 8:38 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Getting outplayed. But I’m biased by how tenacious the Sabres have looked in getting the puck forward, making up for their errors, and getting shots on net as opposed to shots at players.
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by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
meh, couldn’t get in the zone for the first 20 seconds of the 5 on 3
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by KovyisLove on Feb 14, 2012 8:51 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
well that was a lucky goal
And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?
by KovyisLove on Feb 14, 2012 8:53 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Marty sure is handling the puck well tonight. Love the vintage MB30.
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The buffalo commentators have been singing his praises all night. It’s good to hear him getting the recognition. So far tonight, it’s been well deserved
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 8:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I hate when a PP gets split between 2 periods, but a 5-3 after the break sounds great. I predict 2 scores
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 8:38 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Well hopefully they’re both PP…
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 8:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The Devs will need some scars if they want to sip from Lord Stanley’s chalice
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 8:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I can’t use the sarcasm font on my phone so this will have to do.
Im blaming marty on that goal too, he should be use to zubrus shooting on him in practice … no excuses. /sarcasm
by JerseyKid. on Feb 14, 2012 8:40 PM EST via mobile reply actions
This is almost as uncomfortable and disgusting as the time I posted a Messier picture
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Come on man, you can’t just say crap like that. You need be specific! The hockey gods are fickle!
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Third period up
Let’s attack!
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Nothing on the 5-on-3, still a PP
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PETR SYKORA !!!
Drive the bus !!!
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GOAL!
Sykora converts it! Or maybe it’s tipped. Whatever! It’s a goal!
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Needs more Scar :D
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
Rofl!!! This is going on my cube wall tomorroe
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 8:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
for as dysfunctional as this powerplay has looked at times tonight, we still have two goals off of it
Damn, he looks like a cross between Vincent Price and Bela Lugosi.
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 9:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah sykie!!! That’s his first in a while isn’t it?
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 8:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions
That was an ugly goal, but the way we have been playing … I will not complain.
by JerseyKid. on Feb 14, 2012 8:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions
thw goal-scoring bonana has begun
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 8:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions
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Devils converted that PP, 2-for-6 is a lot better than 1-for-6.
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And Greene with a really stupid hook. Very obvious on Pominville. Time for the Devils to kill.
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And the call was tripping. Well, it could have been hooking. Oh well.
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by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
Elias clears it away with his hand.
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It comes after an attack that featured Zubrus stupidly playing the puck into the middle.
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by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t realize you could throw a puck like that
by Leif Ericson on Feb 14, 2012 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
What are they crying about? You can do that.
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 8:57 PM EST reply actions
Maybe they thought he closed his hand?
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by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
That’s what the Buffalo announcers were saying.
"I'll drive the bus to make this team." - Petr Sykora, 2011
That’s a hard call to make given his position – keeping his hand over it isn’t the same as squeezing it.
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by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
Sabres fan don't know the Rule 72.7!
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 8:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Devils kill the penalty.
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Zubrus impressively kept the puck controlled but he was hooked (legally) away from getting a shot.
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Yikes. The Devils had good chances to get away but somehow it ends up with a tough pad save in close by Brodeur. come on Devils.
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I’m digging the MSG Kovy commercials. I know most here are missing the open gate jingle though….
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Hmmm…as great as Volchenkov’s play was, it could have been interference.
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Huh. The Devils are up 8-4 in shots in the third.
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Devils out shooting and out scoring an opponent in the third? impossible is nothing
by Leif Ericson on Feb 14, 2012 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
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by NJallDay on Feb 14, 2012 9:06 PM EST reply actions 8 recs
GREATEST. PICTURE. EVER.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
Done.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
I would rather get hit by shrapnel than a mini Cangi.
I hope to join Claude Lemieux in Hell one day for a beer....
awesome mate !
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by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
KOVALCHUK SCORES
Henrique leads the 3-on-2 this time and his pass hits Kovalchuk! Re-directed and in!
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Kovaldude
And a smart play all-around
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 9:06 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Boom
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 9:06 PM EST reply actions
Kovy!!! Nice poke by henrique to get him started. :)
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 9:06 PM EST via mobile reply actions
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:06 PM EST reply actions
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Kovy for Nash straight up
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by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:07 PM EST reply actions
All your base are belong to Kovalchuk.
Seriously…. two goals, an assist, two penalties drawn. Ladies and gentlemen, that’s what we call a good night.
by acasser on Feb 14, 2012 9:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I didn’t want to be the one to say it, but I SO AGREE. CAM! CAM! CAM!
by SixSidedDevil on Feb 14, 2012 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
I thought about pulling a picture of a Russian flag. I thought about trying to quickly find a picture of Ivan Drago and using the quote “I will break you”. I decided to go for simple, instead.
Well played
I’m not a graphics kind of guy. Not with MS Paint, not with Photoshop, not with nothing.
Thank you…. that one is a keeper.
The funny thing about Kovalchuk’s goal was that less than a minute earlier, Kovalchuk led a 3-on-2 in that same spot and tried to feed Henrique only for it to be blocked into Miller for a freeze.
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do not jinx it !
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by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
Yikes. Taormina just got a piece of that pass. If he didn’t, Pominville has a glorious chance.
As typing that, Parise leads a 3-on-2 on the left side and didn’t attempt a pass. So he gets the puck knocked off his stick. Oh well.
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Goodness, Buffalo came really really close to make it 3-2. Sabres aren’t giving up.
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Devils call timeout since they just iced it. Smart.
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this.
"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"
by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
minus – 1 billion in the 3rd period
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by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
Clarkson had a great chance except he missed the intiial shot. Keep it up. This will slow down Buffalo.
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YES. Chico tells everyone to stfu about the trap.
by SatanicStickholders on Feb 14, 2012 9:14 PM EST reply actions
Steve had some good things to add as well.
“They did use the trap, but they don’t anymore. GIVE IT UP.
by SatanicStickholders on Feb 14, 2012 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
They should use the trap more. Seriously.
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by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
Quick whistlethere.
Miller got lucky that Clarko wasn’t quicker on the draw
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 9:15 PM EST via mobile reply actions
That was bs, why did they whistle? Miller was laying down and the puck was 7 inches from him. Play play play.
by JerseyKid. on Feb 14, 2012 9:15 PM EST via mobile reply actions
buffalo will most likely come out hard after this t.v. timeout. be ready NJ
And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?
by KovyisLove on Feb 14, 2012 9:16 PM EST via Android app reply actions
They’ve been coming out hard all game. If that hasn’t been hard, I don’t know if I want to see it.
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by John Fischer on Feb 14, 2012 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
by hard I mean they push, and devils fall back, the devils have reacted well all game, and I don’t totally agree that the Devils have been outplayed.
And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?
by KovyisLove on Feb 14, 2012 9:20 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
powerplay, score Kovy score.
And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?
by KovyisLove on Feb 14, 2012 9:22 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Kovy!!!!!!!!!! first hattrick as a devil :)
And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?
by KovyisLove on Feb 14, 2012 9:26 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Two goals, one off a spectacular give-and-go-and-give-and-go with Elias on the PP. A secondary assist on Sykora’s PP goal.
I’m listening to the radio broadcast and whats-her-face described a-train checking Gerbe as watching a man kick a puppy
by KenKen on Feb 14, 2012 9:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
That’s kinda of sad. Gerbe ain’t so big
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 9:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
How abt an insurance goal fromthe 3rd or4th line
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 9:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions
wrong gamethread
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
oh wait
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
It takes me a while to get some jokes.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
How abt an insurance goal fromthe 3rdor4thline
Fixed that for you. The 4th line will never score.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
Huge glove save by Brodeur!
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Retro Night in Buffalo.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:19 PM EST up reply actions
What a game by Marty… Again
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by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:19 PM EST reply actions
Vintage Marty
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Or a whistle and some shoving in front of the net… That’ll do
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 9:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yikes, Henrique line got pinned back.
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PP Devils…well done
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 9:22 PM EST reply actions
Big save by Brodeur and Buffalo shoots themselves in the foot with an trip in front of the ref.
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shhhhh
"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"
by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
Roy’s penalty was dumb and it helps NJ immensely.
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Come on, Sluggalo.
Just let Kovy get the hatty
by Alan Wright on Feb 14, 2012 9:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Sykora puts it off the crossbar!!!
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Ohh Sykie…
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 9:25 PM EST reply actions
Kovy is not on the ice anymore
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by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:25 PM EST reply actions
Props to the Devs for keeping their heads in the game for the most part tonight too. The special teams time in our favor definitely helped
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 9:25 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Kovalchuk blocked away
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Hatty for Kovy!!!
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 9:26 PM EST reply actions
Kovalchuk scores the empty net goal
Parise blocked the long pass, Kovalchuk collects, reaches, and he slams it in!
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Send in the clowns!
Er, the hats. Although those sequences might make for clowns and bad humor, too.
KOVALTRICK!!!!!!
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:26 PM EST reply actions
hahahahaha
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by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
Can we just give Kovalchuk all three of the game’s Stars? If only to make up for the inability to give him an assist on the first goal (and Elias two)?
Can we give him one and two so there’s one left for Marty?
by Himitsu on Feb 14, 2012 9:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Nice game boys, solid as a Rockvalchuk
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by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:28 PM EST reply actions
Ok…ok…I will throw this sash on the ice but not my newsboy cap…it was a gift.
I hope to join Claude Lemieux in Hell one day for a beer....
Devils scored all 5 goals in this one. Devils win 4-1. Dicey near the second half of the third period but the Devils iced the game. Brodeur was great. Kovalchuk was great. Parise was great. Clarkson somehow got 5 shots on net. D bent a lot, didn’t break too much. Recap later.
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Individual performance of the season as a Devils for Ilya tonight. So glad you decided to stay with Devils… Thank you !!!!
"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"
by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:30 PM EST reply actions
wow brutal typo
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by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
OK good night, GREAT game.
If it wasn’t official already, Kovy is in BEAST mode. Early night for me. Cya
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Lessons to take from tonight's game
Marty sucks. Play Moose more.
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Stupid, lazy, useless Russians. More Janssen, less Kovalchuk.
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Fire Oates.
Did I miss anything?
Attendance at the Rock was horrid tonight
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
(this actually might be true…don’t know if the Nets are playing)
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
True...thanks
(There’s only one team in Big East Men’s Basketball as far as I’m concerned)
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
@Split them all up
max16s is always right@
"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"
by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
FAIL
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by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Final Score:
Kovalchuk 4
Buffalo/Zubrus 1
1995 - 2000 - 2003
By the way, Kovalchuk’s now in the top 10 in scoring with 56 points. Devils have a top 10 scorer.
Split up Kovalchuk and Parise and get him off the PP!
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Kovalchuk’s now in the top 10 in scoring with 56 points.
So when do the Devils take LeBrun and Burnside's advice and dump Kovy?
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
I’d seriously think about trading half the farm system for Nash. Columbus wouldn’t ever bite on that deal, but I’d love to have Rick Nash playing with the other guys here.
Me thinks more and more that Nash could not worth it… Just a thought… I’m going to behindthenet right now…
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by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
I’m sure the advanced metrics grade Nash out horribly. But let’s be fair: he’s had less help in Columbus than Kovalchuk ever had in Atlanta.
He’s not having a great season indeed, but it’s a hell of a good player anyway… I’m more questioning his mindset lately….If you know what I mean.
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by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
honestly, so would I.
Nash is a good player, and being who he is, if you pair him with the right players, you would have another elite player right there.
It would cost the likes of Urbom, Merill, Burlon, Josefson, (no to trading Henrique!) and a few picks plus others, but I think that it would be a tremendously good move on the offensive front. But that sets us way back on defense. I’m looking forward to having Urbom and Merill in a few years. The two of them and Larsson will be our anchors for years to come.
If i'm trading those assets, it's for a top-pairing D.
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
It would mess up our cap for a few more years, as we will have to resign Zajac and eventually give others raises. Wedgewood will be relatively cheap for his first three years, so that helps things. But with 25MM in cap space, I think we would be able to work it out.
7.8 to Nash
~=7.0 to Parise
3.0 to Marty
3.0 to Fayne
1-2 to Tao
4-5 to Zajac in a year
That leaves us with some cap space to deal with.
If you brought Nash in, I’d consider using Zajac as trade bait with the idea that Elias and Henrique are my top two centers.
Who do you think Zach would prefer to play with? Zajac or Nash?
I would think Nash, but he definitely would want to play with Zajac no matter what. I don’t think that would happen.
Do you really think there’s much “Parise/Zajac” chemistry or magic left at this point? It isn’t like the two have shared the ice recently…. they barely played together last season and haven’t played together this year.
I agree with that, but still, loyalty. Zajac is certainly one of Zach’s best friends, he wouldn’t want him traded.
Plus he only has a year left on his deal, which means he could walk in a year without an extension. He is also damaged goods right now. Lou also is high on loyalty, is he not? I would think that Lou knows how great Zajac is when healthy, and is vaulable as a trade chip, but should be untouchable.
hold on… more coming.
I think that Lou really should offer Zajac a contract extension this year. Let him get healthy and play, then offer him a contract. It would help to keep Zach, plus we lock up a good center for a few more years.
However, that also could be an indication that he would use him as a trade chip, but that of course is bad business to sign a player and then turn around and trade them. I don’t think that would happen though.
Yes, Lou is high on loyalty. But Lou Lamoriello has never been timid — he’ll trade guys he’s had for a long time, even guys you’d think were “untouchable”. Think about Jason Arnott being shipped out less than two years after scoring a Cup-winning goal. Think about Petr Sykora being exiled a few months later. Bill Guerin and Johnny MacLean in the late 1990s.
This team has done very well this season without Zajac. I don’t know what the advanced metrics said for last year, but Zajac didn’t have a particularly wonderful year. I think this team would be fine without him in a scenario where you import Rick Nash.
As for an extension, Zajac cannot sign one until July 1st, if I recall my CBA correctly…. and it would be a poor idea to sign him to one not knowing what the next CBA will look like and without knowing if he’ll be anything close to the player he was before this injury. Not only can’t you re-sign Zajac before Parise hits the market, but I don’t know that it would be a sensible move for the Devils in any event.
With the number of teams that are always on the prowl for Top 6 forwards, I imagine you could create a pretty fair market for Travis Zajac in trade if you wanted to…. short of a medical setback that destroys his value.
Off topic, but Arnott and Sykora got traded because the A line stopped producing, and when they tried splitting the three of them up they constantly complained (in public) that they should be playing together. Lou’s got rules besides loyalty, and one is keep your mouth shut in public and another is do what your coach says.
by SonicJoe on Feb 14, 2012 10:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
If you offer me a stud like Nash for a bunch of maybes like the guys you named above, I’m taking Nash and letting you have the bag of magic beans. In any team sport, if you’re offered a dollar (Nash) for a fistful of nickels (prospects), you take the dollar every time…. especially a guy like Nash who is locked up long-term.
And couldn’t you imagine how much fun it might be if you had Kovy/Nash/Parise for years to come? I bet having another star in Newark would help convince Parise to stay.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
hence the sarcasm font.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
This is how teams get destroyed. If you invest in scouting, the worst thing a team can do is trade their future potential for a single star player.
by SonicJoe on Feb 14, 2012 10:15 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I’d like to see Nash on the Devils. But it’s going to be way too expensive. Howson’s in a bind and there’s no way he takes any low offer on Nash.
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
If you traded Clarkson + Greene and Merril for Nash you would freed more than $5 millions of cap space.
"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"
-The Royal Half- "Today, Ilya Kovalchuk had 3 goals while yesterday Dustin Penner ate 3 pancakes. Well played, Dean Lombardi."
by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
ESPN doesn't think that trade makes sense for Columbus.
Carter is a misunderstood, hard-working Canadian boy. Kovy is a lazy Russian.
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
They gonna praise him like a bunch of mofos now… That already started since the Schenn’s spanking…..
And in a few years when we gonna grab our 2nd stanley cup., they’ll tell ya about Kovy… I TOLD YOU SO !!!
Book it
"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"
by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:35 PM EST up reply actions
I believe their words were something to the effect of...
“Lou is probably hoping the new CBA includes an amnesty clause so they can dump that horrible contract.”
Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!
One Point Out Of The 4 Seed
With all the struggles we’ve had this year, we’re one point out of 4th!
Middle name mania!!!
Ilya Valerevich Kovalchuk with the hat trick!
and
Martin Pierre Brodeur with the epic win!
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 9:35 PM EST reply actions
copying my tweet :o?
And Kovalchuk speeds away, great moves, busting through, DID YOU SEE THAT?
by KovyisLove on Feb 14, 2012 10:03 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
I tweeted that too!
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
Best tweet tonight
Today, Ilya Kovalchuk had 3 goals while yesterday Dustin Penner ate 3 pancakes. Well played, Dean Lombardi.
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Remember when everyone had more goals than Scott Gomez?
by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:39 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
I call Genuis
"It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win"
by Elektrostal_Kid on Feb 14, 2012 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
Bravo
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by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 14, 2012 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
Devils PP% at a season high 17.01%
Has Adam Oates given up PP responsibilities? Gotta wonder.
Go Devils
Go Jets
Dave Barr took over. Probably explains everything.
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Remember when everyone had more goals than Scott Gomez?
by Kevin Sellathamby on Feb 14, 2012 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
I think you’re simply seeing things “regress to the mean”. With all the top-end talent the Devils throw out there (especially on the first unit), things were bound to improve.
Maybe its been mentioned.
4 point night for Kovalchuk.
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