Sam Woo: What I’d Like The Devils To Accomplish In The Next 32 Games

A quick mention of poor goaltending directly relating to these “inconsistencies” and “confidence building” points you speak of would’ve helped your point you tried to make… be prepared to be bashed, again, as usual.

New Jersey with 2 1st oa and other high picks, still near the bottom of the league. Looks like they’ve taken the Oiler rebuild model. How can they be so bad?

New Jersey with 2 1st oa and other high picks, still near the bottom of the league. Looks like they’ve taken the Oiler rebuild model. How can they be so bad?
- K-man25

Doesn't matter how good the rest of the team is if your goaltending can't stop a beach ball. That's all it comes down to, and unfortunately thats not an easy fix.

It also doesn't help that we have only played 16 out of 50 games with both Hughes and Hamilton in the lineup.

So if this team can somehow get league average or better goaltending next year and they stay healthy, it's pretty easy to see them as a bubble team. It's not as dire as it seems fortunately, but again it all comes down to fixing the goaltending.

Nice seeing Luke with some nice individual play, but barely any of that will be possible at the nhl level, and what matters to me is actually playing defense. Time will tell.

Nice seeing Luke with some nice individual play, but barely any of that will be possible at the nhl level, and what matters to me is actually playing defense. Time will tell.
- MartysBetter88

Yep agree, and his defense has been subpar. Which is why he'll remain in college next season.

It was nice not having to watch Devils games for a week.

Doesn't matter how good the rest of the team is if your goaltending can't stop a beach ball. That's all it comes down to, and unfortunately thats not an easy fix.

It also doesn't help that we have only played 16 out of 50 games with both Hughes and Hamilton in the lineup.

So if this team can somehow get league average or better goaltending next year and they stay healthy, it's pretty easy to see them as a bubble team. It's not as dire as it seems fortunately, but again it all comes down to fixing the goaltending.
- vlongo4419

Devils are confusing, they seem to have some good pieces but can’t put it all together. As a Flames fan, I know all about goaltending issues, since we signed Markstrom though things have changed.
Hamilton is a huge loss was sorry to see him leave Calgary but the return has worked out well for us.

Devils are confusing, they seem to have some good pieces but can’t put it all together.
- K-man25

What's confusing? We have only drafted quality players in the past few season. The rest of the roster is filled with veterans or AHLers.

What's confusing? We have only drafted quality players in the past few season. The rest of the roster is filled with veterans or AHLers.
- Pomegrant

2021 4th & 29th
2020 7th & 18th & 20th
2019 1st
2018 17th
2017 1st
2016 12th
2015 6th
That’s some pretty good draft positions.

2021 4th & 29th
2020 7th & 18th & 20th
2019 1st
2018 17th
2017 1st
2016 12th
2015 6th
That’s some pretty good draft positions.
- K-man25

What's your point? If the players you draft are bad then your team is still bad. Draft position has nothing to do with how good a team is. Those are just the positions in which you've drafted a player. They are still lottery tickets.

Oilers are still trash and they have McDavid and Draisaitl on their team. You need to be able to fill in the rest of the roster to actually be a good team.

Dallas claims Studenic.

What's your point? If the players you draft are bad then your team is still bad. Draft position has nothing to do with how good a team is. Those are just the positions in which you've drafted a player. They are still lottery tickets.

Oilers are still trash and they have McDavid and Draisaitl on their team. You need to be able to fill in the rest of the roster to actually be a good team.
- Pomegrant

Point is the higher you pick the better your chances, the more you pick the better your chances.
Not sure your reference to lottery tickets, every team makes mistakes drafting but having 10 1st round selection in the last 7 drafts, 2 of which were 1st oa, you’d expect the team to be in better shape. Not sitting near the bottom of the league going for another top 5 pick. Just an observation, that’s all.

Point is the higher you pick the better your chances, the more you pick the better your chances.
Not sure your reference to lottery tickets, every team makes mistakes drafting but having 10 1st round selection in the last 7 drafts, 2 of which were 1st oa, you’d expect the team to be in better shape. Not sitting near the bottom of the league going for another top 5 pick. Just an observation, that’s all.
- K-man25

Oh, well thank you for your helpful observation that the Devils are poop. I wasn't aware.

Point is the higher you pick the better your chances, the more you pick the better your chances.
Not sure your reference to lottery tickets, every team makes mistakes drafting but having 10 1st round selection in the last 7 drafts, 2 of which were 1st oa, you’d expect the team to be in better shape. Not sitting near the bottom of the league going for another top 5 pick. Just an observation, that’s all.
- K-man25

Yes, and they sitting literally at the bottom because of goaltending. Literally nothing else. That is legitimately the only reason theyre as low as they are. Lol.

I'm not going to get deep into it again, but multiple people have done the math and everything on twitter, with just league average goaltending the Devils are the 1st team out of the playoffs. Ahead of Detroit/CBJ.

The offense is good and should only get better, the defense is acceptable, and the goaltending is a flat out poop show completely sinking the ship.

So it is what it is. Management either fixes the goaltending situation and they will actually be in meaningful games the last month or two of the season, or they do nothing and we end up being a top candidate in the Bedard/Michkov/Fantilli sweepstakes next year. That's what it comes down to.

Yes, and they sitting literally at the bottom because of goaltending. Literally nothing else. That is legitimately the only reason theyre as low as they are. Lol.

I'm not going to get deep into it again, but multiple people have done the math and everything on twitter, with just league average goaltending the Devils are the 1st team out of the playoffs. Ahead of Detroit/CBJ.

The offense is good and should only get better, the defense is acceptable, and the goaltending is a flat out poop show completely sinking the ship.

So it is what it is. Management either fixes the goaltending situation and they will actually be in meaningful games the last month or two of the season, or they do nothing and we end up being a top candidate in the Bedard/Michkov/Fantilli sweepstakes next year. That's what it comes down to.
- vlongo4419

Thanks, as I don’t get to watch alot of Devil games was just wondering why they weren’t better. Goaltending is the most important piece, hopefully you guys get some help there

Dallas claims Studenic.
- vlongo4419

Disappointing. Studenic was probably not a big part of the future however. But why him and not Geerston, who really only provides comedy relief. Studenic would have been helpful to Utica.

Same lines as the last few days of practice. Daws in net.

On Insider Trading, LeBrun said the Devils are "aggressively calling around the league about a goaltender for the rest of the season."

On Insider Trading, LeBrun said the Devils are "aggressively calling around the league about a goaltender for the rest of the season."
- vlongo4419

It's stuff like this that makes you think you're going to overpay for Korpisalo and still have bad goaltending. it would be interesting to see if a team is willing to trade a goalie prospect that we would promote but I don't really know what team is in that position right now anyway.

It's stuff like this that makes you think you're going to overpay for Korpisalo and still have bad goaltending. it would be interesting to see if a team is willing to trade a goalie prospect that we would promote but I don't really know what team is in that position right now anyway.
- Pomegrant

Exactly my first thought. Apparently the asking price for him is a 2nd and 3rd, and I want no part of that tbh. Guys I'd look into are Forsberg, Georgiev, and Kahkonen. Maybe one of the Washington guys? Doubt any of them are moved in season though. ther than that there's not much out there I'd give up assets for. Its definitely tougher to make a goalie trade mid season.

2021 4th & 29th
2020 7th & 18th & 20th
2019 1st
2018 17th
2017 1st
2016 12th
2015 6th
That’s some pretty good draft positions.
- K-man25

The devils are great at getting awesome draft positions. They’ll be in the top 5 this year no problem.

Daws really has been fantastic tonight. Crazy what happens when you actually get some saves. Offense capitalizing on some weak goaltending but nice to see them score a lot of goals regardless.

Who are these guys?! So much fun to watchange. Yes Daws looks good.

Who are these guys?! So much fun to watchange. Yes Daws looks good.
- redmonsters

Funny how that goaltending thing works. Normally we're the team getting the better of play but we don't finish and our goalie singlehandedly sinks the team. Tonight it's the completely opposite. We're getting dominated, but Daws is playing very well and Jarry sucked ass. The Pens so far tonight are what the Devils have been like most of this season.