GDT: Devils - Wings 12/6

:devils @ :wings

(13-10-2) (18-8-2)

Joe Louis Arena

7:30PM

Devils Game Notes (http://www.newjerseydevils.com/2005/html/theteam/previews/gp12062005.php)

GO DEVILS.......................

I'm looking forward to Kozlov tear it up a little.


D Please, hit hard and hit often. I wanna see the D finally "mesh" as everyone wants them to.

BTW

Does any one know which dmen is the Scartch?

the Defense has been playing well along with Marty. Clemy's got the start 2nite. the offense has to come to play, they have been slacking latley.

got practice 2nite I can't watch the game (damn). LETS GO DEVILS!

the Defense has been playing well along with Marty. Clemy's got the start 2nite. the offense has to come to play, they have been slacking latley.

got practice 2nite I can't watch the game (damn). LETS GO DEVILS!


especially the PP

Looking forward to this game...should be a good one.

Patty!!!!!!

Johnny Mac with his 2nd start as bench boss btw...Big Bird still sidelined with his throat bug.

Nice shift by the Kozlov-Gomez-Gionta line.

1-0 Devils.

Viktor Kozlov gets his 8th at 4:04.

KOZLOV! - 1-0 Devs early in the 1st, the rangy Russky stays hot with his 8th of the year.

McGillis scratched

Patty!!!!!!

Something about Elias?

They showed an interview of Patrik Elias by Stan Fishcler during Devils GameNight.

who heard that commentators comment about clemmy shadowing brodeur like angelina jolie's sister... retarded :p:

They showed an interview of Patrik Elias by Stan Fishcler during Devils GameNight.

how did it go

Could you elaborate about the interview? I'm stuck in Providence, RI... listening to the game on the radio.

They showed an interview of Patrik Elias by Stan Fishcler during Devils GameNight.

something new in his progress?

Shanahan ties it up after Madden lost control of the puck in the neutral zone.

bad turnover....beautiful shot damn it they are outplaying us

Shanny in off the post to tie it at 1-1.

that was a necessary hook...

how did it goPatrik talked about not pushing himself too hard until he was physically ready. Stan Fischler asked him if he's more optimistic now. Elias said that he has been optimistic.

that was cool....rafalski hit the puck high off the boards and the commentaters made it sound like it almost went in b/c it was so high

That was a really nice penalty kill. They moved around like they were sharing the same brain.

Hudler gets the interference call on Clemmer...Devs PP.

we are getting outplayed badly

Here's an interesting link for you other people out there who can't watch the game

http://www.cbs.sportsline.com/nhl/gamecenter/gamelog/NHL_20051206_NJ@DET

We're lucky it's not at least 3-1. Great period Clemmy!!!

Clemmensen played really well this period.

The Devils had trouble getting things going offensively except for a few shifts.

What a crap period. Out shot 17-4.

Disgusting display of hockey. Outworked and outskated, just not outscored. Lazy hockey!

Sean Burr liked the old NHL better. He misses the hits and fighting and doesn't care much for the fluff around the outside.

Sean Burr liked the old NHL better. He misses the hits and fighting and doesn't care much for the fluff around the outside.

Welcome to Euro hockey. I wonder if we'll see this type of hockey in the playoffs. :badidea:

What a crap period. Out shot 17-4.

At least the faceoffs are close....not. I don't remember the last time NJ was actually good at faceoffs (Arnott & Holik? :dunno: ).

At least the faceoffs are close....not. I don't remember the last time NJ was actually good at faceoffs (Arnott & Holik? :dunno: ).

Scotty Gomez is at 54%

Let's hope this PP goes better...

omg do i see parise on the PP

omg do i see parise on the PP

Number 9 was out there with the man advantage. It took a sick Larry Robinson for the move to finally happen.

Was Langenbrunner still out on the first PP unit? I don't understand why our top line (Koz, Gomer, Gio) isn't our top PP unit too.

Good to hear they finally put Parise out there.

NJ better be careful. You just know the next penalty is going against NJ (after 3 straight for DET).

This is the type of game Gomez should excel in, yet, after that first I was wishing we trade his butt right out of Jersey. And send Lagenbrunner with him.

ZACH

from our man malakhov :)

...and just like that Parise makes it 2-1. Nice work on that play.

omg did i just see parise score

Parise baby! He and Koz have been our best players.

PARISE!!!!!!!!!!! 2-1 devils

Way to go Zach! :handclap:

Brendan does it again.

:madfire: Shanahan

At times like this I have to remind myself that Shanahan got us Stevens.

At times like this I have to remind myself that Shanahan got us Stevens.

good call

Here's an interesting link for you other people out there who can't watch the game

http://www.cbs.sportsline.com/nhl/gamecenter/gamelog/NHL_20051206_NJ@DET

This is pretty cool. I haven't seen it before tonight.

On a Redwings 2 on 1. Holmstrom gets it.

Williams left open.

What the hell is our defense doing? How about they give Clemmensen some help?

I think it was Matvichuk who made a bad defensive play on that last goal. He had the chance to hammer Zetterberg along the boards, but didn't play the body. Rasmussen and Pihlman are hardly getting any ice time at all.

Wings are really showing how slow our defense is. Malakhov has played well, everyone else looks like crap!

T-minus 53 minutes to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on CBS.

http://www.cbs.com/specials/victorias_secret_2005/

Just along as we were tied we had a shot. Now I would have to say it's over. Man, I watched the Isles skate with the Wings Sunday night, what the heck is wrong with this team. It's time for a shake up!

I think it was Matvichuk who made a bad defensive play on that last goal. He had the chance to hammer Zetterberg along the boards, but didn't play the body. Rasmussen and Pihlman are hardly getting any ice time at all.That was Brylin's man. White was playing Zetterberg behind the net. Matvichuk's job was to watch the low slot area. Williams was in the face-off cirlce to Clemmensen's left. If Matvichuk had wondered out to the face-off circle, that would have left no defensemen in the low slot/top of the crease. Brylin should have covered Williams. The Devils centerman instead tried to play in between.

The Devils are 4-9-1 against teams above .500, and they are 9-1-1 gainst teams below .500.

What does this tell me? The Devils need to play more sub-.500 teams.

The Devils are 4-9-1 against teams above .500, and they are 9-1-1 gainst teams below .500.

What does this tell me? The Devils need to play more sub-.500 teams.

What it tells me is that we are an average team at best.

2 shots on net through 4 Devils power plays. Thats not going to get it done.

well PP isnt good

How'd you learn to pour like that? Ehhh... it was nothing...

Pour down side no good. Pour down center to release carbonation and aroma! Aaaaaaaiah... Again... Again.

Pour down center!

why osgood why

How'd you learn to pour like that? Ehhh... it was nothing...

Pour down side no good. Pour down center to release carbonation and aroma! Aaaaaaaiah... Again... Again.

Pour down center!

*looks into the distance*

AGAIN!



and stevie y scores.

I remember a time when Langenbrunner would have buried that last scoring chance.

Yzerman just made it 5-2.

no defense

The Devils haven't won in Detroit since November 6, 1996. Brodeur got the 2-0 win. On November 27, 2002, the Devils should have gotten an overtime win when the puck went into the Detroit goal off of Madden's skate-blade, but the overturned it despite Madden not making a kicking motion.

What it tells me is that we are an average team at best.

In a nutshell, correct. Absolutely average, even with a world-class goaltender. Not enough of anything, basically.

Marty didn't want the loss against Detroit so he sat out. It was his choice for sure.

The Devils haven't won in Detroit since November 6, 1996. Brodeur got the 2-0 win. On November 27, 2002, the Devils should have gotten an overtime win when the puck went into the Detroit goal off of Madden's skate-blade, but the overturned it despite Madden not making a kicking motion.

The real kicker on that non-goal was watching other teams get the call as a goal against NJ on similar plays right before that game happened. Madden was pretty incensed. I was livid that night.

Where do the devils get their skates? From the mafia? They look like they're filled with cement. Nobody skates, nobody hits, nobody can complete a simple pass. It's just a bunch of lollygagging! That's right, they're a bunch of lollygaggers! SOMEBODY HIT SOMEONE.

The one player who was leading the team in hits has been benched the last few games. Dan McGillis.

Where do the devils get their skates? From the mafia? They look like they're filled with cement. Nobody skates, nobody hits, nobody can complete a simple pass. It's just a bunch of lollygagging! That's right, they're a bunch of lollygaggers! SOMEBODY HIT SOMEONE.

welcome to the new NHL

lollygagger... funny word :innocent:

It could be worse. We could be Philadelphia Eagles fans.

Where do the devils get their skates? From the mafia? They look like they're filled with cement. Nobody skates, nobody hits, nobody can complete a simple pass. It's just a bunch of lollygagging! That's right, they're a bunch of lollygaggers! SOMEBODY HIT SOMEONE.


The Devils need to set the tempo and knock some noggins. You're right, there is alot of lollygagging.

BTW

Great PP, I see that we're connecting alot on passes and Rafalski is really dominating showing us he's worth every penny.


IMO


I would love to move 28 along with Langs (two misses on the open net), lets see what the boys do tommorrow.

It could be worse. We could be Philadelphia Eagles fans.

Wow, way to humble me, my friend.

Don't knock the city of Champions :sarcasm:

welcome to the new NHL
That's just a copout. If the reason these guys just watch the other team skate by is because they are afraid to take a penalty, they don't belong on the ice. Matvichuk and White are too slow to let these guys just cycle and cycle. At this point I kind of miss the days where White would take a stupid penalty but at least hit someone.

The Devils are 4-9-1 against teams above .500, and they are 9-1-1 gainst teams below .500.

What does this tell me? The Devils need to play more sub-.500 teams.


Wasn't their record like that last season post-Stevens? The team is just good enough to not get a top ten pick.

That's just a copout. If the reason these guys just watch the other team skate by is because they are afraid to take a penalty, they don't belong on the ice. Matvichuk and White are too slow to let these guys just cycle and cycle. At this point I kind of miss the days where White would take a stupid penalty but at least hit someone.

I agree to a certain point...I just finished watching philly and Calgary and it was a terrible game up until the last five minutes. Hatcher is so slow out there and got beat so many times but he still hauled down the player every time he got beat. Yes he got called on one but the others he did not....the score was 0-0 after 65mins. I guess what I am saying is take the damn penalty!

The biggest problem with the team I can see is their speed. They have it, they don't use it. They are way too nervous with the puck and telegraph their passes. If they would just play looser and, I don't know, maybe as a team they could play a LOT better. This team does not have much goal scoring and the other teams know it. Everytime Mogilny has the puck, they know he's going to try to shoot. The big difference with this team and teams in the past is puck possession. They can't handle dumpins and turn it over, they can't handle breakouts and turn it over. Everytime a Devils player gets it in the defensive zone with space they still clear it to the opposing dmen instead of passing their way out of the zone and up the ice. This is by far the most frustrating Devils team to watch that I can remember.

I agree to a certain point...I just finished watching philly and Calgary and it was a terrible game up until the last five minutes. Hatcher is so slow out there and got beat so many times but he still hauled down the player every time he got beat. Yes he got called on one but the others he did not....the score was 0-0 after 65mins. I guess what I am saying is take the damn penalty!
I just feel that throwing the body around might wake this team up. Right now they're sleepwalking.

OMG, I remember that 2-0 game. That was in 96?!?! Marty made the save of a life time on Fedorov. It was a 2 on 1, and there was a cross ice pass from someone right to the tape of Fedorov who let it rip, Brodeur goes flying across in the splits and gets it with his stick while it's in mid-air! Does anyone besides me remember that?

I agree to a certain point...I just finished watching philly and Calgary and it was a terrible game up until the last five minutes. Hatcher is so slow out there and got beat so many times but he still hauled down the player every time he got beat. Yes he got called on one but the others he did not....the score was 0-0 after 65mins. I guess what I am saying is take the damn penalty!I thought that it was an incredible game, but hey, whatever floats your boat...