GDT: Devils - Blue Jackets 12/11 *5PM*

:devils @ :cbj

(13-12-3) (8-20-0)

Nationwide Arena

5:00PM

Devils Game Notes (http://www.newjerseydevils.com/2005/html/theteam/previews/gp12112005.php)

If they come out and play like they did the second and third period of the Colorado game, they should win.

Malakhov takes yet another dumb dumb holding penalty.

Devs radio feed isn't working for me, so I have to listen to the Blue Jackets' :shakehead

Devs radio feed isn't working for me, so I have to listen to the Blue Jackets' :shakehead
same for me.

It's going to finish at 1 AM in France, I will sleep at work tomorrow morning... :biglaugh:

Woo-hoo! Devils goal!

first goal of the season for Paul Martin.

same for me.

It's going to finish at 1 AM in France, I will sleep at work tomorrow morning... :biglaugh:


ahhhh....me too, hell with it!
ciao

Nice play by Martin.

This is what happens when we add the dmen to the offensive zone play. We can't score 3 on 5.

Can we please stop taking penalties?

Well, sounds like our PK is looking good so far.

Oh, and if their radio announcer says "Mala-hoff" one more time, I think I'm gonna go crazy. Did he not notice there's a "k" in there?

He's pronouncing right... in Russian it's "hoff" and not "khov"... :)
when you see a "Kh" you don't pronounce the K but it's a kind of "rh"...

He's pronouncing right... in Russian it's "hoff" and not "khov"... :)
when you see a "Kh" you don't pronounce the K but it's a kind of "rh"...
Really? I never knew that. So all the other announcers out there are pronouncing it wrong?

Man, it sounded like that was an awesome fight, too bad I can't watch the game.

it really is sad to see a lower placed team have so many fans in those seats while we have trouble filling up the lower section

Man, it sounded like that was an awesome fight, too bad I can't watch the game.

not really just long....damn it zherdev scores

*sigh*

Grr :madfire:

can some one explain to me how a fight can change the momentum of a game :help:

Somebody needs to teach Rafalski how to not hit shinpads with his shot.

can some one explain to me how a fight can change the momentum of a game :help:
The fight has nothing to do with it. The Devils are back to their lackadaisical play. If they need to be motivated by the coach for every shift, these guys should give half their salary to the coaching staff.

Somebody needs to teach Rafalski how to not hit shinpads with his shot.


i hate that :madfire:

It the new Dev hockey, get the lead and sit on your heels till they score. It works everytime.

can some one explain to me how a fight can change the momentum of a game :help:

It can't against the Dev. We don't have a legit fighter. It would only happen if lets say Landgoon gave a beat down to Brash. Why is Langoon still on the team? He's not even a decent fighter.

whooo gionta

Gionta...so good.

:handclap: :handclap: :handclap:

gionta with his 18th of the season.

gionta with his 18th of the season.

He'll eclipse his career high in 7 games at this pace.

we are getting outshot pretty badly

It would be nice if we could get the PP going

:madfire: :madfire: :madfire:

We don't take advantage of a 5 on 3, and now it's tied :cry:

Lovely...

Are they trying for more 50/50 in the shootout? :shakehead

wOOt! More penalties FTL! :biglaugh:

Note: Play Parise more or send him down. Under 4 mins of TOI is pretty lame.

wOOt! More penalties FTL! :biglaugh:

Note: Play Parise more or send him down. Under 4 mins of TOI is pretty lame.
I think I've seen Clemmenson out there more than Parise tonight.

You know times are bad when we can't easily defeat the Blue Jackets.

You know times are bad when we can't easily defeat the Blue Jackets.

Hey. There's 50 seconds left. The Jackets are completely capable of losing this game still. :)

Trust me.

Hey. There's 50 seconds left. The Jackets are completely capable of losing this game still. :)

Trust me.


I didn't say we couldn't win this game, we should be able to beat them easily. We shouldn't have to go into OT (or a shoot out) against this team. :shakehead

Going to OT...sounds like we were lucky to just hang on :shakehead

38 shots against and 0-7 on the PP against Columbus. That's disgusting

Guess the guys feel they owe us the extra time to earn/justify their paychecks of late :dunno: :sarcasm:

38 shots against and 0-7 on the PP against Columbus. That's disgusting

..and they wonder why they lose...rofl

Special teams suck and hope for vintage Brodeur every night. *then wakes up from dream* :lol:

Any stat that doesn't include Gionta this season is disgusting.

I didn't say we couldn't win this game, we should be able to beat them easily. We shouldn't have to go into OT (or a shoot out) against this team. :shakehead


Don't beat yourself up too much. They Jackets have played better in their last five games than they have all year.

Don't beat yourself up too much. They Jackets have played better in their last five games than they have all year.

oh we beat ourselves every game... yes we suck berard scores :shakehead

Don't beat yourself up too much. They Jackets have played better in their last five games than they have all year.


What is that now....4 loses in a row.... :clap:

sigh.

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Losing to the Avs in a SO after making a great comeback is acceptable. Losing to the Blue Jackets in OT after losing two leads is NOT.

aweful game 2nite:banghead:. I'v lost all hope for the playoffs. now I just hope we get a good draft pick.

the optimistic person would say...oh at least we get a point out of it. well screw you optomistic person

aweful game 2nite:banghead:. I'v lost all hope for the playoffs. now I just hope we get a draft pick.


i would want top 12 pick better yet top 10

Urge to kill... rising

This team is so frustrating!

the optimistic person would say...oh at least we get a point out of it. well screw you optomistic person
I was going to say that, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. This game we should have had two points, there's no excuse for it.

yeah and I have season tickets. do they allow refunds. the most expensive team to watch, with least exciting product go figure.

:banghead: :banghead: i hate the fact that we have the talent to win us games but we can't

This team has no offense. Really, our only offense is Gionta, Gomez (our set up guy, lead the league in assists last season played), and hopefully Elias when he gets back into the lineup....and even then...it will take him a few weeks to get back into game shape. Mogilny has been a total disappointment, or D is horrible....Marty is the only reason why we are not losing by 4-6 goals a game.

It's safe to say to write of this year and hopefully unload the dead weight during the offseason. I've read a report that a team may be interested in McGillis.

can I exchange my tickets for ranger tickets. atleast the garden is fun.

yeah and I have season tickets. do they allow refunds. the most expensive team to watch, with least exciting product go figure.

I think you could use them as toilet paper. :biglaugh: This team is a joke. Now we can't even beat the crappie teams.

:banghead: :banghead: i hate the fact that we have the talent to win us games but we can't
That's what kills me too. My roomie is a Caps fan, she's not expecting them to be good this year, so it's not as painful when they lose.

It kills me that they have the talent to do well, the heart just isn't there.

zach parise TOI: 3:27
barry tallackson TOI: 2:07

Don't beat yourself up too much. They Jackets have played better in their last five games than they have all year.
A slumping New Jersey team ran into a rising Columbus team, you also caught a Nikolai Zherdev who's awaken from his coma, and Jan Hrdina finally put his stick to good use other than hooking.

Seriously, the season isn't lost with a loss to the Blue Jackets, you guys haven't played St. Louis yet, have you? ;)

Second week in a row we've went 2-1... Columbus isn't exactly a horrible team, we're just a shade under mediocre

hey futurcorerock nice south park avatar.

zach parise TOI: 3:27
barry tallackson TOI: 2:07


please PLEASE put parise in albany. he could use the conditioning then rotting on the bench

zach parise TOI: 3:27
barry tallackson TOI: 2:07

Hence why the kid should go down. We are hurting his confidence by leaving him up here.

That's what kills me too. My roomie is a Caps fan, she's not expecting them to be good this year, so it's not as painful when they lose.

It kills me that they have the talent to do well, the heart just isn't there.

atleast they have players that are exciting to watch

trade some players, play the youth. our future is not looking very bright if we are playing our only two rookies a combined 6 minutes against Columbus. this is absolutely absurd. it actually pisses me off the way this organization utilizes our prospects. what do we have to lose! LARRY WAKE UP! this team is stale, let the young guys play.

The Jackets are a good team when they are on their game. It doesn't really help we literally have had almost our top two lines out on injury all season.

trade some players, play the youth. our future is not looking very bright if we are playing our only two rookies a combined 6 minutes against Columbus. this is absolutely absurd. it actually pisses me off the way this organization utilizes our prospects. what do we have to lose! LARRY WAKE UP! this team is stale, let the young guys play.
I agree, at least the young guys will play with some passion. Parise has tons of potential, but he's not going to realize any of it if he spends the whole game rotting on the bench.

zach parise TOI: 3:27
barry tallackson TOI: 2:07
He seems to lean towards the vets and the vets seem no to be listening. This nonsense of bring up Pihlman, sneding him back a game or two later, recalling Tallackson and doing the same thing seems to be a waste. Parise is all but invisible.
Same thing with Hale. Why he isn't in NJ is a joke. It's not like NJ is playing stellar defense. Hale can't be any worst than some of the poor signings that were made. Who would've thought that by December NJ would be 14 points behind us!

Have you any info on the alleged Elias groin tear? If that is true, I read somewhere that they thought he would be back skating in 2 weeks. While true, I doubt he will be effective even if he recovered from the Hep. My son played with a torn groin and while he could play, he was limited and he had a very hard time coming back quickly after playing a game. It took him 4-5 days to recover. He plays D1 soccer and they would play friday & sunday. He could not recover in time if he played friday's game by sunday. It got progressively worst and weaker. He ended up having Surgery and missed the following season. That would be truly sad news if true. Bad enough the poor guy got Hep A.

This is the lowest point in my Devils fan career.

Just an awful, awful display. Four losses in a row. Parise not playing. McGillis scratched every game. Brodeur trade rumors. Rangers winning.

This is a nightmare I want to wake up from.

He seems to lean towards the vets and the vets seem no to be listening. This nonsense of bring up Pihlman, sneding him back a game or two later, recalling Tallackson and doing the same thing seems to be a waste. Parise is all but invisible.
Same thing with Hale. Why he isn't in NJ is a joke. It's not like NJ is playing stellar defense. Hale can't be any worst than some of the poor signings that were made. Who would've thought that by December NJ would be 14 points behind us!

Have you any info on the alleged Elias groin tear? If that is true, I read somewhere that they thought he would be back skating in 2 weeks. While true, I doubt he will be effective even if he recovered from the Hep. My son played with a torn groin and while he could play, he was limited and he had a very hard time coming back quickly after playing a game. It took him 4-5 days to recover. He plays D1 soccer and they would play friday & sunday. He could not recover in time if he played friday's game by sunday. It got progressively worst and weaker. He ended up having Surgery and missed the following season. That would be truly sad news if true. Bad enough the poor guy got Hep A.


someone please tell me that elias doesn't have a groin tear.

1995-1996 was pretty bad, but I think this year takes the cake. no playoffs. ranger fans please tell us what it's like in may with no games scheduled.

I guess Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow this year, cause summer's coming early.

someone please tell me that elias doesn't have a groin tear.
I think he's refering to the stomach muscle he pulled.

Urge to kill... rising

This team is so frustrating!

Very frustrating. There just doesn't seem to be any urgency at all. To be honest, I'm more concerned about the passive, pansy defensemen we have, rather than the offense. I can't believe how unphysical this d-core is. Something needs to be done to wake these guys up. In general, the whole team is sagging, but I think it's the sloppy defensive play that is the most concerning. These high shot totals against are ridiculous.

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Losing to the Avs in a SO after making a great comeback is acceptable. Losing to the Blue Jackets in OT after losing two leads is NOT.

That sounds about right. I can't ever remember being this discouraged about any season in recent memory. This is shaping up to be a very frustrating and dissapointing season, aside from Gionta's great play :shakehead

This is the lowest point in my Devils fan career.


What are you, 12 years-old?

I guess it was a good thing I spent a little more than 9 hours at school getting little done on a project due Wednesday and getting somewhat done with a take home final instead of seeing this game.

Hopefully, this is the nadir of the season and it will only get better.

What are you, 12 years-old?

Perhaps, but I'm not the one with the lame "Mystery Science Theater 3000" avatar...

Grow up.

I think you could use them as toilet paper. :biglaugh: This team is a joke. Now we can't even beat the crappie teams.

If the CBJ is a crappie team then *** are the devils? If it wasnt for MB it would have been a blowout, we outplayed you guys plain and simple! :madfire:

You guys are really not giving the Jackets enough credit; they really aren't as bad as you think they are.

Also, to all you "Mystery Science Theater 3000" fans, I know the guy that makes it. His name is Pedge Jameson; he is a complete and utter failure at life. He actually ran away crying from an internet radio station he was on because he thought his stupid slots made him rule the station.

I am not making this up whatsoever, look him up if you want. The guy is in his 30's, he lives in a trailer less than 20 feet away from his mother’s trailer. You heard me right; he lives in a trailer connected to his parents with his 240 pound girlfriend. I could not make this up if I wanted to. He is the most immature guy I've ever met in his 30's. So all you guys are fans of something made by this guy. You should all be very proud of yourselves.

By the way, that show he makes is not only unfunny, it's moronic.

:biglaugh:

Seriously, the season isn't lost with a loss to the Blue Jackets, you guys haven't played St. Louis yet, have you? ;)


Hey, I resent that remark..... :p:

Also, to all you "Mystery Science Theater 3000" fans, I know the guy that makes it. His name is Pedge Jameson; he is a complete and utter failure at life. He actually ran away crying from an internet radio station he was on because he thought his stupid slots made him rule the station.

I am not making this up whatsoever, look him up if you want. The guy is in his 30's, he lives in a trailer less than 20 feet away from his mother’s trailer. You heard me right; he lives in a trailer connected to his parents with his 240 pound girlfriend. I could not make this up if I wanted to. He is the most immature guy I've ever met in his 30's. So all you guys are fans of something made by this guy. You should all be very proud of yourselves.


Uhh, MST3K was canceled in 1999. It was also started in the mid-80s by a bunch guys who are now in their 40s and are not named Pedge Jameson. Either you have a quite an imagination or you should stop talking to the crazy guy who thinks he's making a TV show that was canceled six years ago.

If the CBJ is a crappie team then *** are the devils? If it wasnt for MB it would have been a blowout, we outplayed you guys plain and simple! :madfire:

A record of 9-20 is not a crappie? Wow. Sorry you're bad and St. Louis is crappie, is that better? :sarcasm:

Perhaps, but I'm not the one with the lame "Mystery Science Theater 3000" avatar...

Grow up.

Attempting to rescue this thread from a pathetic attempt at a personal attack, let's get back on topic.

You wrote: "This is the lowest point in my Devils fan career."

To me, this is just either a complete overreaction or the statement of a complete Devils newbie. If getting one of two points against the Blue Jackets in December somehow compares to the hearbreak of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, or the 1997 Eastern Conference semifinals, or the 2004 quarterfinals, or the entire 1996 season...you need to get back on your meds. And those are just examples of the last decade of Devils hockey...

If getting one of two points against the Blue Jackets in December somehow compares to the hearbreak of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, or the 1997 Eastern Conference semifinals, or the 2004 quarterfinals, or the entire 1996 season...you need to get back on your meds. And those are just examples of the last decade of Devils hockey...

Or for that matter cheering for the team when it was in Colorado and making the playoffs was a great success. Those were the days.

You know times are bad when we can't easily defeat the Blue Jackets.

I hate when people talk like this. If you think that you can easily beat any team in the NHL on the road then then it serves you right to lose.

I hate when people talk like this. If you think that you can easily beat any team in the NHL on the road then then it serves you right to lose.

The Devils have been one of the best teams on the road in recent years, we expect them to win, so carry on...troll!!!

The Devils have been one of the best teams on the road in recent years, we expect them to win, so carry on...troll!!!

All I'm saying is there is a reason I don't talk like that — I have to eat a whole lot less crow. ;)

Attempting to rescue this thread from a pathetic attempt at a personal attack, let's get back on topic.

You wrote: "This is the lowest point in my Devils fan career."

To me, this is just either a complete overreaction or the statement of a complete Devils newbie. If getting one of two points against the Blue Jackets in December somehow compares to the hearbreak of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, or the 1997 Eastern Conference semifinals, or the 2004 quarterfinals, or the entire 1996 season...you need to get back on your meds. And those are just examples of the last decade of Devils hockey...

Sorry. Right now, this is the worst I've felt as a Devils fan. Yes, everything you stated above were low points. But TO ME, this is the worst I've felt. If you don't agree, I apologize. Questioning my maturity was getting off topic. It's good to see you know your Devils history and I'm very proud of the fact that you followed the team during their Colorado/Kansas City days and know every stat about them and this means nothing compared to the doldrums when they were in their infancy, according to you.

Still, this is the lowest point. I'm not excited watching them, I don't think they're going anywhere, and I think a major change is needed.

I think the way things have been going, the Devils are likely due to turn it around for the last half of the season. I'm seeing alot of similarity comparing this year and the last year before the lockout.

fwiw, I believe some serious changes are on the way gents...

I think, as said elsewhere, that the second half of the season will be different.

But this game really hurt..almost painful..

Malakhov...DO something!