i am neither trespassing, nor loitering. i have simply chosen an advisable location to await my client's delinquent husband.
- hammarby31

"tresspissing"

Getz and Perry play a slower cycling game, conducive to LW's like Ryan, Maroon and Heatley. Our top-line plays a rush game... Heatley and Vinny aren't able to keep up.
- Tomahawk

Hartnell wasn't exactly a speedster. And If Lecavalier is healthy, he skates well enough to play with Giroux.

Hartnell wasn't exactly a speedster. And If Lecavalier is healthy, he skates well enough to play with Giroux.
- MJL

I think VL could be most successful skating between Raffl and Read

I think VL could be most successful skating between Raffl and Read
- BiggE

Regardless of who his wingers are, I think the best spot for Lecavalier on this team is 2nd line Center.

I think VL could be most successful skating between Raffl and Read
- BiggE

That is an interesting idea.



Schenn G Voracek
Umberger Coots Simmer
Raffl VLC Read
Bella Laughton/Hall Rinaldo/Akeson

Something like that?

I think VL could be most successful skating between Raffl and Read
- BiggE

I think read and raffl need to be split. They both do much of the same things well, have to spread out their d and back checking out over a couple lines

Why are Devils fans ecstatic over signing a guy who is 28 years old who has never been the # 1 goalie on his team before? Has Schneider ever started 40 games in a season?

I think VL could be most successful skating between Raffl and Read
- BiggE

Define successful

Why are Devils fans ecstatic over signing a guy who is 28 years old who has never been the # 1 goalie on his team before? Has Schneider ever started 40 games in a season?
- PLindbergh31

He'll be in Russia by 2016

...Jmatch...is this sarcasm?
- Giroux_Is_God

I didn't invent sarcasm, I just perfected it.

That is an interesting idea.



Schenn G Voracek
Umberger Coots Simmer
Raffl VLC Read
Bella Laughton/Hall Rinaldo/Akeson

Something like that?
- MBFlyerfan

Looks alright to me, especially listing them in terms of ES ice time.

He'll be in Russia by 2016
- PhillySportsGuy

He's played pretty well, but overall it's a fairly small sample size. 7 yrs 42 million?
Seems like a lot to me.

I didn't invent sarcasm, I just perfected it.
- jmatchett383

Do you use this much sarcasm in normal life or just hockeybuzz life?

Why are Devils fans ecstatic over signing a guy who is 28 years old who has never been the # 1 goalie on his team before? Has Schneider ever started 40 games in a season?
- PLindbergh31

Yeah, this season. And he had a .921 SV%.

He's played pretty well, but overall it's a fairly small sample size. 7 yrs 42 million?
Seems like a lot to me.
- PLindbergh31

They were up against it. If they started this season without getting him signed, it would have been rough.

Edit: I agree though. It's not a great deal for the Devils. He's shown less than Mason.

He's played less games than Mason, but done far better at stopping pucks.

Define successful
- PhillySportsGuy

If Vinny plays 70 games, has 40+ points, and is better than -10 I think that would be considered a success. It'd be nice if he could get back to winning 50% of his faceoffs.

If Vinny plays 70 games, has 40+ points, and is better than -10 I think that would be considered a success. It'd be nice if he could get back to winning 50% of his faceoffs.
- Feanor

I will consider it successful if he attains what I expected from him last season. Which is 20-25 goals and 25-35 assists.

Why are Devils fans ecstatic over signing a guy who is 28 years old who has never been the # 1 goalie on his team before? Has Schneider ever started 40 games in a season?
- PLindbergh31

http://bit.ly/1lWGlbF

He's played less games than Mason, but done far better at stopping pucks.



If Vinny plays 70 games, has 40+ points, and is better than -10 I think that would be considered a success. It'd be nice if he could get back to winning 50% of his faceoffs.
- Feanor

Re: Schneider. There is no doubt he's a good goalie with great skill. I think he's unproven though. He hasn't been the #1 on a team. He's always shared time.

If I was a betting man, I'd bet on him to be a #1, but it must have been difficult to give $42M to a guy who has never been a #1 goalie.

We'll see what happens with VL. Berube has already admitted that he doesn't fit the system. It was obvious he couldn't last year.

http://bit.ly/1lWGlbF
- ob18

Cory not Corey

Anyone see any arbitration guys getting a big win and maybe the team walks away? Just a different topic then the normal ones.

Re: Schneider. There is no doubt he's a good goalie with great skill. I think he's unproven though. He hasn't been the #1 on a team. He's always shared time.

If I was a betting man, I'd bet on him to be a #1, but it must have been difficult to give $42M to a guy who has never been a #1 goalie.

We'll see what happens with VL. Berube has already admitted that he doesn't fit the system. It was obvious he couldn't last year.
- PhillySportsGuy

NJ got themselves into the dilemma by keeping two 40 year old goalies on the roster for a couple years, and not really planning for the future. Then, they traded for Schneider and used him in conjunction with Brodeur... and more than likely, since the UFA landscape wasn't very good for potentially solid, young, #1 goalies they were forced to fork out #1 goalie money to an unproven "backup" at this point yet.

Might work out for them... very well could actually... but it could also burn them bad if he doesn't work out. They'll be stuck with no goalie, and a bad contract if he doesn't.

Hartnell wasn't exactly a speedster. And If Lecavalier is healthy, he skates well enough to play with Giroux.
- MJL

He wasn't exactly a plodder either... problem was mostly balance, tendency to take the wrong lines/angles and willingness to keep his toots moving.

Anyone see any arbitration guys getting a big win and maybe the team walks away? Just a different topic then the normal ones.
- J35Bacher

I think RoR and Subban win.

He's played less games than Mason, but done far better at stopping pucks.



If Vinny plays 70 games, has 40+ points, and is better than -10 I think that would be considered a success. It'd be nice if he could get back to winning 50% of his faceoffs.
- Feanor

If somebody offered me a guarantee on those numbers or take the risk of him having a better or worse season, I'd take the guarantee.

This team needs him to hold his own defensively. If he can come in at -10 or better, over 70 games, hell yes I'd take it