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38 Comments
Not here to mock anyone but I remember THG predicting that Devils vs Stars would be the stanley cup matchup. The Stars still have a chance so getting it 50 % right is pretty good already.
Devils with Ruff, lottery team. Devils with Brunette, one of the best teams in the league. Letting Brunette go to Nashville (where he's a Jack Adams nominee) was the single biggest mistake this decade.
Gibson + ??? for goalie + Holtz????
I've been assure that Lindy Ruff was the Whole Problem because the Devils are "Too talented to lose to Ottawa". So I guess just hire a coach and problem solved we're good nothing to see here. 🤣
I think the devil's pick up kotketniemi
Linus Ullmark (signed and trade) for Dawson Mercer
Don't forget about Arseni Gritsyuk. Good winger prospect in the KHL.
The devils goaltending was inconsistent this season
They will let Schmid and Daws share the net in AHL for the next season. They get a starting goalie and Allen's contract ends next season that's when Daws or Schmid gets backup job. That's just my opinion based on Fitz's answers. 🙂
The defense is tricky… I do believe that Hamilton's injury sinked the season for them because Fitz definetly relied on him to as veteran lead the younger ones… His injury was extremly unlucky,,,
Other than that, Luke and Simon showed they are absolutly ready for NHL, nevertheless they should be in much less prominent roles to gain experience… That means if they want to add veteran (they should) it's via trade… becasue one of Marino/Siegs needs to make space for them… Bahl is developing nicely in his first season he made big progress and I hope they don't trade him… He got plenty of experience from this season as well and he can build on it… So the defense is still very young but they should eb able to sqeez in a top 4 veteran and 6/7th veteran.
The Devils should be ready to compete in the playoffs consistently if they add the right pieces.. get a good coach, goaltender and defenseman at all costs Tom Fitzgerald..
LGD!! 😈
I don’t think they’re very good at all. The core is overrated and soft. Think about trading them and accumulating assets for the next rebuild. Look at the teams in the playoffs and compare them to the Devils. Men against boys. They’d never get through four rounds of the playoffs.
No. 1 would be a crime.
Never have enough goalies.
Funny how one year changes everything. Last year Devils fans were bragging about how glad they didn’t fire Ruff and they just loved Akira. What happened here? 😂
Spend the cap space on a goalie.
Todd McClellan for head coach?
acquire veteran defensemen in free agency? Pesce from Carolina? Barre from Nashville?
Hope the Devils bounce back next season. They really missed Hamilton hopefully Jack can stay healthy for the whole year
Devils will be in playoffs next year.
Maybe the Devils could of traded for Allen 1, 2 or even 3 months earlier …
Just a thought from a Montreal Canadiens fan.
Jack Hughes played only 62 games this year and had 74 points
staying healthy is their biggest problem
Worst run organization in hockey. Forever rebuild continues
If the Devils go into next year with Jake Allen as their #1 goalie they will miss the playoffs again. They need a true #1 or they are going nowhere
I remembered that Canucks fans are worried that Quinn would joined his brothers Luke and Jack Hughes in New Jersey bc "their situation are better than Vancouver" last offseason.
Look how the table turned.
Better defense PLEASE!!! And a goalie.
Like a late 2010s Edmonton?
Undefeated preseason cursed us.
The Devils were clearly built wrong. Teams deal with injuries all the time. If one guy going down blights your entire season, it wasn't about that guy. Firing Ruff was a good step, but not enough.
Gut the front office, fire Fitzgerald and BLOW IT UP!
Old man Lindy, and useless Vanechek were holding us back. New year new team.
#RangerSuck
I will never under appreciate the effort put into the research and your knowledge for each team in this league. Great video and I hope the Devils can get back to the promise land next season.
The analytical darlings! Lmao. Gave me joy to see this overhyped team miss the playoffs.
Embarrassing they missed playoffs with all those top end draft picks they tanked for. Yikes.
112 pts was over performing, this year I bet they'd end up at a .500 points percentage (can't remember which video I posted that comment on). I think they'll improve next season and really compete for a playoff spot, I'm guessing they'll end up around 92-95 points.
Love ya Shannon, but Quinn was right. You just said Brendan Smith & Nick DeSimone are bottom 6/depth defenseman….well, those were the two players Luke was paired with the most throughout this season. Not ideal for a rookie. His other pairing was Colin Miller (also not ideal) & very little time with Marino, Siegenthaler, & Hamilton. He played with every D pairing possible aside from Bahl if I'm not mistaken. Quinn was much, much more insulated on the back end in Vancouver.
I really wish Tom Fitzgerald would just get fired already, he’s terrible…
Lets not go with the obvious: they need depth. Not many ppl mention this, but losing mcleod really hurt them on that department. He was putting good numbers, incredible faceoffs and 2 way forward that was on the rise, then he got arrested and suddenly they didnt had a 3rd line anymore. Some guys came up from ahl or trades, but wasnt enough. You need to add some depth to help the top 6 when they struggle.