GDT: Devils - Avs 12/9

:devils vs :avs

(13-12-2) (15-10-3)

Continental Airlines Arena

7:30PM

Devils Game Notes (http://www.newjerseydevils.com/2005/html/theteam/previews/gp12092005.php)

Boo Colorado.

Boo Colorado.


Boo devils... :D

I won't be able to catch most of this game tonight, as I got take-home finals and reliability projects to put dents into, metaphorically speaking.

The worst stat from the Calgary game was NJ going 1 for *10* on the power play. At the very least, I hope NJ turns out a better performance tonight. I think they will, based on little more than hope and optimism. Go Devils!

If they play like crap again tonight I am cancelling my centre ice package. I am not paying $30+ a month for this garbage.

Marty has to steal one tonight. Avs have firepower, it's Marty's turn. Devils need to stay out of the box to win.

If they play like crap again tonight I am cancelling my centre ice package. I am not paying $30+ a month for this garbage.

I had to pay $129 in full. Even if a 4 month plan was available it can't be canceled.

I see Chico has harmless and a good spirited goof, but can we once have a little objectivity by him. It sure would be refreshing.

No McGillis again

At least we consistantly suck. Great job by the D knocking people down once again. OH there a guy in front of Marty, quick bring him a cup of coffee.

Brunette on the PP...here we go again.

We have to have the biggest group of tampon wearing defensemen. People chopping away at Marty and no one get clobbered. :shakehead White *** are you doing? What did you now go into the Martin school of checking? Un F ing believeable.

http://www.hockeysfuture.com/article.php?sid=8103&mode=threaded&order=0

Time to start reading up. :yo:

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Time to start reading up. :yo:

:biglaugh: :help:

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Time to start reading up. :yo:

what style defenseman should we draft this year? :sarcasm:

Again player in front of the net and he doesn't get knockdown. This team is pityful. There is just no passion what so ever. Larry how about I don't know taking responsibility?

Trade Ralfi, he's a liability on both ends. Cinderella man it's midnight for you.

I see Chico has harmless and a good spirited goof, but can we once have a little objectivity by him. It sure would be refreshing.Chico is probably the nicest sports personality I have ever met(I have met well over a hundred) but for God sakes, get him off the TV. He is horrible..

3-0

Might as well look ahead to next year, when we can hopefully unload some of our dead weight. During this past summer, while every other team loaded up with offensive talent, the Devils sat and watched. Our big offensive signing...Mogilny...oooooooh!!! Lou, get up off your butt and shake up this team.

Chico is probably the nicest sports personality I have ever met(I have met well over a hundred) but for God sakes, get him off the TV. He is horrible..

Agreed, he's not watching the same game we are.

Is it me or does Robinson look like Freddy Cruger?

Is it me or does Robinson look like Freddy Cruger?

lol...its not just you

Disipline this team. Pihlman has taken too many stupid penalties. ANybody who takes a stupid penalty especially in the opposing teams zone should be benched or in Pihlman's case, sent down. Play Clemmenson more. He has been playing almost as well as Marty has and make a lot less. Put Mogilny back with Gomez. The KGG line played two good games. Why is Mogilny with slapshot Madden and Pando? I am better than Pando offensively? In my opinion the only players that have played well this year are Kozlov, Gionta, Brylin and BRown(for the first 15 games).

Agreed, he's not watching the same game we are.When there was 10 minutes left he said besides the Colorado goal and the first few minutes of the game the Devils have played very well. Why didn't he just say, the Devils almost had a scoring chance so far this period?

Making rookie goalies look like Vezina winners again. :(

Making rookie goalies look like Vezina winners again. :(No. They have to get by that less than average defense first.

When there was 10 minutes left he said besides the Colorado goal and the first few minutes of the game the Devils have played very well. Why didn't he just say, the Devils almost had a scoring chance so far this period?
You have to admit, the three minutes that Chico was talking about the Devils showed more life than we've seen in a month.

Chico "Well Doc the Devils didn't do that bad the 1st period. Marty kept them in there. They could have easily been down 5-0. There were two Dev shot that missed the net by 2 feet but you take 23 inches away from those shots and its a 3-2 game. I really like their chances" :help:

You have to admit, the three minutes that Chico was talking about the Devils showed more life than we've seen in a month.The can play the best they have in the history of the team, but I would rather take playing good for 60 minutes than great for 20 and horrible for 40.

2nd straight game where Stan has advocated embarrassing some of these players publically.

Chico "Well Doc the Devils didn't do that bad the 1st period. Marty kept them in there. They could have easily been down 5-0. There were two Dev shot that missed the net by 2 feet but you take 23 inches away from those shots and its a 3-2 game. I really like their chances" :help:If the Avs had a soccer net, it could have been 8-2 Devils and there is no way the Avs would have come back.

:clap: I asked the Avs not to do game 6 all over again, and they are. Final score will be 4-0.

....it doesn't help that the Devils don't have a "leader" in the dressing room.

my bro's favorite team is the aves. they are a fun team to watch. they are a goalie from being tops in the west. and i just hope it stays close tonight :cry:

Lou stand up

Fire Chico, hire Dano Trade Marty and Gomez make a stetement be a leader.

....it doesn't help that the Devils don't have a "leader" in the dressing room.They have leaders in Mogilny, Madden, Rafalski, Pando and Brylin etc. This team is built on leadership. Too bad nobody is stepping up.

Bottle of wine is out for me!!! Time to start drinking

They have leaders in Mogilny, Madden, Rafalski, Pando and Brylin etc. This team is built on leadership. Too bad nobody is stepping up.


LOL, the closest to a leader might be Madden.....that being said, that was my point.....a "true leader" would step up and rally the troops, but it hasn't happened. So, I state again, this team has no leadership in the dressing room.

LOL, the closest to a leader might be Madden.....that being said, that was my point.....a "true leader" would step up and rally the troops, but it hasn't happened. So, I state again, this team has no leadership in the dressing room.

Madden is still not a leader. All those year they develop Neids to become the leader but they never expected him to leave. Madden is not leader.

This positioning is terrible in the defensive zone.

Maybe we need a coach that can teach defense. I'm doubting this whole Larry "Hall of Fame Defensman" Robinson thing.

This positioning is terrible in the defensive zone.

Maybe we need a coach that can teach defense. I'm doubting this whole Larry "Hall of Fame Defensman" Robinson thing.

Larry should stick to making movies with Jason. His act of "I'm not worried" is total BS. If you're not worried, you don't care.

Madden is still not a leader. All those year they develop Neids to become the leader but they never expected him to leave. Madden is not leader.


So that leaves no one in the dressing room. I don't consider Pando, Brylin, Rafalski or Mogilny leaders.

our luck just sucks right now

That's it this whole season is just a nightmare.

Pandolfo splitting the D, there's no way any of this is real.

Nice goal by Pando.

no shots by the aves this period... i smell trouble

our luck just sucks right now

Nothing to do with luck it's our players. They just have no life in them. They just don't care. :madfire:

This positioning is terrible in the defensive zone.

Maybe we need a coach that can teach defense. I'm doubting this whole Larry "Hall of Fame Defensman" Robinson thing.

That is the biggest downfall right now. That Brunette goal was exactly like the first Iginla goal on Wednesday. You can't let guys walk out in front of the net like that. Take the body for christ sakes!!!!! Way too passive in their own end.

Rookie mistake by the Avs goalie......it wasn't pretty....we'll take it

Gionta makes it a one goal game. A fluke goal like that one was scored against the Devils when the Bruins played them earlier in the year.

Rookie mistake by the Avs goalie......it wasn't pretty....we'll take it

i wouldn call that a rookie mistake

our luck just sucks right now
Yeah it's terrible! Hey guys I think this complaining about our luck thing is working.

I am a Ranger fan living in New Jersey, so i get to see most of the Devil games. I am in no way trolling here (I hate but respect your team like no other), but Chico Resch is the worst color man I've ever heard. He is blaming the Devils sub-par play on bad bounces and bad "luck" in general. Am I being a biased anti-Devil guy or what?

i wouldn call that a rookie mistake


So what would you call it?

Brylin takes a high stick from Laaksonen. 4 minute PP begins.

I am a Ranger fan living in New Jersey, so i get to see most of the Devil games. I am in no way trolling here (I hate but respect your team like no other), but Chico Resch is the worst color man I've ever heard. He is blaming the Devils sub-par play on bad bounces and bad "luck" in general. Am I being a biased anti-Devil guy or what?
Yeah, he's the biggest homer in sports coverage. I still like him though because at least he doesn't talk crap about the other teams, he just skews his comments heavily in the Devils favor. I can see how a nondevil fan could hate him though (like I hate the Lightning guys).

Did Chico just say "a four man advantage"?

Im sorry. Paul Martin is overrated.

So what would you call it?


i'm not sure... bad luck? i mean a lot of goalies probably would of tried to stop the puck there also.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it is the Devils that have this 4 min power play, right?

Im sorry. Paul Martin is overrated.

just give him time

Nice stop by the Avs goaltender.

i'm not sure... bad luck? i mean a lot of goalies probably would of tried to stop the puck there also.Exactly . It's not a rookie mistake because it is in no way the goalie's fault that there was a problem with the boards that caused the puck to bounce in front of the net.

Did I just see Madden, Langenbrunner, and Marshall on the PP? I don't care how long it is, but the only way those three get on the ice at the same time is if the other 12 forwards are on stretchers.

The stonehands line.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

dive??? ill take it

I'm not saying that that was a complete dive, but I'm glad to see the dive called by itself. If the dives aren't called by themselves there really is no penalty for it.

dive??? ill take it

May dove earlier to get that first PP. Malakhov just nudged him and May went into Marty like he had been pummelled in the back. It was ridiculous.

Madden, langenbrunner, marshall..

the Roberto Duran line..

Wish Larry would give Rasmussen more ice time. Ditto for Pihlman and Parise.

Wish Larry would give Rasmussen more ice time. Ditto for Pihlman and Parise.
I agree, even though Pihlman has got some costly penalties lately.

Tough to see what Pihlman can do at this level when he gets so few shifts. Rasmussen can play a solid physical game which would be an asset in a close game like this and would compliment some of the hitting from Madden and White. Zach Parise has been playing better lately. He deserves more ice time tonight imo.

I am a Ranger fan living in New Jersey, so i get to see most of the Devil games. I am in no way trolling here (I hate but respect your team like no other), but Chico Resch is the worst color man I've ever heard. He is blaming the Devils sub-par play on bad bounces and bad "luck" in general. Am I being a biased anti-Devil guy or what?


I believe if you go back on this thread, you will find several posts complaining about Chico. However, he isn't the worse, J.D. is. If something doesn't go the Rangers way, he takes it personally. You can hear it in his voice. It's as someone just insulted his wife or worse. Example, last night with Hartnell getting pissed because of a hit by Kasper. And J.D. going on and on stating "It's A clean hit, Hartnell has to be able to take a hit, it's A clean hit." I just wanted to scream J.D., shut the **** up.

Madden, langenbrunner, marshall..

the Roberto Duran line..

I like that...that's their new name!

I believe if you go back on this thread, you will find several posts complaining about Chico. However, he isn't the worse, J.D. is. If something doesn't go the Rangers way, he takes it personally. You can hear it in his voice. It like someone insulted his wife or worse. Example, last night with Hartnell. He went on and on. I just wanted to scream J.D., shut the **** up.
I always find that JD is one of the color guys that actually calls out his team on occasion. Obviously every color guy is going to be a homer, but JD openly complains about the Rangers play from time to time. I guess after the last decade though he didn't have much else to talk about.

Gionta was so close to tying it up.

Gionta was so close to tying it up.
Now Bill Murray will have to tie up that cut.

I'm sorry, couldn't resist.

I always find that JD is one of the color guys that actually calls out his team on occasion. Obviously every color guy is going to be a homer, but JD openly complains about the Rangers play from time to time. I guess after the last decade though he didn't have much else to talk about.


I won't deny that. But he also gets emotional about situations that goes against the Rangers and it's unprofessional!

Never say die. Gomez does it.

PEEERRFEECT tip

Well I'm impressed....well done....way to battle back, boys. Keep up the momentum.

Im still not impressed.

Finally, nice to see the Devs knock a goalie on his butt!

Im still not impressed.

....to battle back against one of the highest scoring teams in the league, damn rights that's impressive. This Avs team should be up 5 goals with the offensive talent they have. The 2nd and 3rd periods have been the Devils so far. It's too bad they couldn't have played for the entire 60 mins. I wonder if Larry threw a garbage can across the dressing room again, LOL (a la 2000 playoffs against Philly).

I didn't think the could come back I think it's great to see the Devils play with this much effort and drive. Devils will win with the work effort.

WoW this is great to see.

White is playing great.

All these shots on the rush off the glass are worrying me.

Get them on net so the Avs can't counter with a rush of their own.

Two solid periods and a point. I'm very pleased.

Avs 1-3
Devs 3-2

i love 4-on-4 hockey

Devils look good playing 4 on 4. Colorado blew a 3 goal lead in this one. Usually this team is chastised to no end for doing the same thing when a 2 goal lead is blown. Good to see Brylin back after the high stick to the face he took earlier which bloodied him. A win in the shootout and the Devils have the same exact record as the Islanders. More importantly, it could be the pivotal game in the season that this team looks back to in 2-3 months time as the one that really changed things after Robinson called them out for their lack of leadership.

this shootout isnt a good thing for nj.

sakic throughout the years has OWNED Brodeur.

so has Hedjuk and Tanguay.

i hate shootouts

Gomez?

This games over.

this truly demonstrates goalies skills. brodeur is great. its all been bad bounces for marty this year

Parise Let The Kid Shoot

Laaksonen scores.

Langenbrunner denied right afterwards. Avs win the shootout after some great saves by both goalies.

uh oh laaksonen scored

Now that was just damn entertaining. Sucks that we lost, but jeez. :handclap:

Laaksonen scores.

That's as good a goal as you'll see. Broduer had no chance.

Parise Let The Kid Shoot
I was thinking the same damn thing, I'm sure he got alot of practice in Albany last year with shootouts, why in the hell not??

That's as good a goal as you'll see. Broduer had no chance.

yea perfect move i wish we had some more scoring depth... why not give parise a shot???

yea perfect move i wish we had some more scoring depth... why not give parise a shot???
Probably because Langenbrunner has been burning up the nets all season...

Seriously, letting Langenbrunner shoot before Parise is just foolish.

Now that was just damn entertaining. Sucks that we lost, but jeez. :handclap:


That's why I hate the shoot out. After 65mins of playing, it comes down to an individual effort, not a team effort. Instead of ties in the NFL, after a 15 min quarter, have QB's throw a football through a tire.....or instead of extra innings in baseball, make it only 4 extra innings then a home run competition....better yet, in basketball after a 15 min quarter, make it a free throw competition.

Sorry, just had to vent, I'm not a fan of the shoot out.

This is the Devils season in a nutshell, after their best comeback of the season, they still lose. And please, none of the pivotal game nonsense. I'm trying to get used to the idea that this team isn't very good, but it's difficult. It's like trying to quit smoking.

That's why I hate the shoot out. After 65mins of playing, it comes down to an individual effort, not a team effort. Instead of ties in the NFL, after a 15 min quarter, have QB's throw a football through a tire.....or instead of extra innings in baseball, make it only 4 extra innings then a home run competition....better yet, in basketball after a 15 min quarter, make it a free throw competition.

Sorry, just had to vent, I'm not a fan of the shoot out.

Amen to that!

The boys deserve credit tonight. They fought back from a 3 goal deficiet and got a point out of it. PK looked horendous that first period.. Questionning why Langenbrunner took the shot over Parise but Kolesnik was pretty good in that shootout (as was Brodeur)

Probably because Langenbrunner has been burning up the nets all season...

Seriously, letting Langenbrunner shoot before Parise is just foolish.

Either Larry has no confidence in the kid what so ever, or maybe he's afraid of putting pressure on kid. I don't understand, but they should just send him down and get him some playing time, because he's not getting here.

Lamerello could be shaking up the roster soon, maybe it'll end up with Parise getting a more pivitol role on the team.

I was thinking the same damn thing, I'm sure he got alot of practice in Albany last year with shootouts, why in the hell not??

Totally! I wanted him to, better than Gomez......anyways, great game. I was impressed, I just chose to say I wasn't :p:

This is the Devils season in a nutshell, after their best comeback of the season, they still lose. And please, none of the pivotal game nonsense. I'm trying to get used to the idea that this team isn't very good, but it's difficult. It's like trying to quit smoking.

NJ lost to Detroit and Calgary, two top teams currently leading their divisions and it was like a funeral parlor atmosphere in here after both those games. Nevermind that Detroit has won 20 of its 30 games thus far and Calgary has 9 regulation losses in 30. Lets not completely lose sight of the impressive stretch the team had right before this. Martin Brodeur looks at the standings pretty closely every morning. The point was made earlier that a win tonight would have put them 3 wins behind Philadelphia and closer to that 8th playoff seed in the standings with a lot of hockey to be played over the next 4+ months. Focus on the positives.

Did you expect them to come back to a tie after being down by 3, be honest? I didn't. I liked the this game. They played 60 minutes.

NJ lost to Detroit and Calgary, two teams leading their conferences and it was like a funeral parlor atmosphere in here after both those games. Lets not lose sight of the impressive stretch the team had right before this. Martin Brodeur looks at the standings pretty closely every morning. The point was made earlier that a win tonight would have put them 3 wins behind Philadelphia and closer to that 8th playoff seed in the standings with a lot of hockey to be played over the next 4+ months.

You know, it was a heck of a comeback, but really, how many more times do you think this team can come back from a 3 to 0 deficit, not many I would think. And the point being after the loses to Detroit and Calgary, they were down 3 zip before you can blink an eyelash. They need a shake-up. That's my opinion. Hey, I hope they win the next ten games and make me eat crow!