GDT: Thrashers at Devils, 12/19-7:30pm

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Devils players approaching milestones:
Jamie Langenbrunner 700 games 1 games
Patrik Elias 300 assists 2 assists
Brian Gionta 100 goals 2 goals

Tonight's Game
Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 7:30pm
Match-up: New Jersey Devils vs Atlanta Thrashers
Arena: Continental Airlines Arena
Broadcast: FSN NY, 660 WFAN

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LETS GO DEVILS!!!

PS: HFBoards has all the team logos under the smilies... :)

Thrashers were blown out the last game and are 0-3-2 in the last five. That kind of scares me, seems like they might be ready to break out soon.

Go Devils! :devdance:

Let's hope they didn't use up all their goals against the Rags.

Go Devils!!!

Devils PP - let's continue the magic from the other night!

Sounds like Rupp is really throwing his body around so far, that's good to hear. Do the Thrashers have a SOG yet?

I don't understand how a team can move the puck so well at even strength, but go on the PP and it's like trying to thread a needle with a steel beam.

Ick, it looks emptier than usual. Good momentum for the first few minutes, and a good kick save by Marty.

LETS GO DEVILS

I don't understand how a team can move the puck so well at even strength, but go on the PP and it's like trying to thread a needle with a steel beam.

It was a couple of bad looks. Players passed to where the other guy was supposed to be a split-second too early.

PP is promising though... 1st one never does well.

Shane Hnidy hooks Travis Zajac, and that's a no-no. Devils PP to ensue

Okay, let's try this power play thing again.

Classic Devil, I love that comparison :biglaugh:

Shoot the puck GIO!

EDIT: Don't even act like any of you didn't see that one coming....

Hossa with a SHG... :banghead:

Dammit Gio. Shoot those pucks!

:banghead:

What the hell is up with letting in all these shorties?!?

Shoot the puck GIO!

EDIT: Don't even act like any of you didn't see that one coming....

I saw it coming... grrrrr.

Sounds like Rupp is really throwing his body around so far, that's good to hear. Do the Thrashers have a SOG yet?

They do now

Great save on Parise. Can we have Oduya be the featured shooter on the second unit? Martin attempts to do the Brian Rafalski weak wrister from the point, but its garbage

I'm going to play a drinking game entitled, "Paul Martin".

I will take a shot everytime Paul takes a weak wristshot that doesn't make it to the goalie...

...Starrrtttinggg nowwww

Well if they're going to lose I hope Lehtonen gets a shutout, my fantasy team needs it badly.

They do now
Thanks :p: ;)

I've never seen so manny SHG against the Devils in all my life !!!!

C'MON GUY'S :madfire:

I'm going to play a drinking game entitled, "Paul Martin".

I will take a shot everytime Paul takes a weak wristshot that doesn't make it to the goalie...

...Starrrtttinggg nowwww

You'll be in a coma by the middle of the 2nd

Stop jinxing us!

Where is The Omen? Every thing he says, the opposite happens.

Chorske said Langenbrunner's stick was slashed and broken allowing Hossa to easily get by him.

Chorske said Langenbrunner's stick was slashed and broken allowing Hossa to easily get by him.

Chico confirmed that is what happened, which explains why he was on his *** in front of the net. Doesn't excuse the fact that two Thrashers were in front of the net on a Devils PP.

Rasmussen hits Mellanby cleaning, but Mellanby might've hurt his shoulder.

Hey Yellowcard, that's a drink

Chorske said Langenbrunner's stick was slashed and broken allowing Hossa to easily get by him.

Yeah Chico brought up the replay and showed the same thing.

Lukowich sits for two for cross checking

All right, let's go Devils PK. Maybe get the shorty back? (I can hope)

Hey Yellowcard, that's a drink

Yep. I'm at three. I'm beginning to fear for my safety, but I must trudge on. The integrity of the game and affirmation of Paul Martin's crappiness is at stake..:D

SH goal against? How fitting... :shakehead

Fleury pulled early in the 2nd vs St. Louis.

3-0 Blues.

I think it's time for me to get a drink too (though I'm going to get some nice Chardonnay, not do shots).

I think it's time for me to get a drink too (though I'm going to get some nice Chardonnay, not do shots).

I'm well into the juice tonight. LOL

Here's to a better second period! :cheers:

Here's to a better second period! :cheers:

Let's hope so...I'm tired of our PP giving up short handed goals. Why can't this team put back-to-back strong games.

Porter and pizza for me.

Have to wait for the gf to get home from the holiday work to-do to open the Reserve Syrah to celebrate the end of the semester. 3.43 Total GPA. Stupid 6 credit 201. "Nobody gets an A, you're only beginner's.":p:

Oh god... one SHG in how many games? It was a crappy situation that was started cuz Gio messed up. Big deal.

Quit whining guys. They are still in this game

Lets Go Devils!!!
:devdance: :devils :devdance:

Devils PP.

Zajac is going to score now.

Edit: I meant to say Brylin... :)

(Zajac will get next goal) ;)

Need a score here.

Porter and pizza for me.

Have to wait for the gf to get home from the holiday work to-do to open the Reserve Syrah to celebrate the end of the semester. 3.43 Total GPA. Stupid 6 credit 201. "Nobody gets an A, you're only beginner's.":p:
I've got one more final to go. Endocrinology. Tomorrow. Going to kick my ***. Yet here I am.

The Devils had better win this, or I'll be pissed off and won't want to study. Let's not give up a shortie here, shall we?

I really love Sarge.

Trade him over my dead body.

Brylin! He's been hot lately.

BTW, Ole still sucks.

I really love Sarge.

Trade him over my dead body.

Oh yeah, that idea is off the table.

I really love Sarge.

Trade him over my dead body.
Mine too. He doesn't get enough love around here.

Oh god... one SHG in how many games? It was a crappy situation that was started cuz Gio messed up. Big deal.

Quit whining guys. They are still in this game


Shouldn't be giving up SH goals in the first place, son.

Rasmussen, Rupp, and Dowd look like they're playing the "lets skate the puck in a circle" game.

Good puck control by the fourth line, though.

ODUYA SCORES!!!

Johnny O. This kid has the most promise out of all our D.

OOOOODDDUUUUYAAAAAAAAAAA!:yo:

Under review...

Save that puck!:handclap: :clap:

Oduya! First NHL goal! Hotness!

Johnny Mother****in Oduya Puts It In The Net!!!! I Love You Johnny O! Boooyyyaaaa!

It deflected off DeVries' shoulder, I think. It'd better count.

And it does!

I'm going to remember this goal forever... I wish I was there for it.

WOOOOOOOOO ODUUUUUUUUUUUUUYA 1st NHL Goal:clap:

Johnny Mother****in Oduya Puts It In The Net!!!! I Love You Johnny O! Boooyyyaaaa!

Prior to this year....had anyone heard of this guy? I feel alot more comfortable with this guy than Martin or White.

Shouldn't be giving up SH goals in the first place, son.

It happens. Cant help it sometimes. As long as they make up for it, things will be fine.

Whhooooooo Johnnyy!

Prior to this year....had anyone heard of this guy? I feel alot more comfortable with this guy than Martin or White.

I saw him in a preseason game against the Rags and loved him ever since. Awesome dude... Im getting his jersey, going to the game on Friday to cheer him on! Let him know that his place is in NJ and that he is awesome.

Im getting his jersey, going to the game on Friday to cheer him on! Let him know that his place is in NJ and that he is awesome.

Sure rub it in...I won't see the Devils in this neck of the woods until next year.

As Krusty The Clown would say "AHHH, CRAP!!!"

Damnit. All right guys, no more goals allowed.

Watching Gionta lately, is VERY frustrating! :banghead:

No worries guys. Our offense is rolling and hitting hard. Just kill the penalty off and get back on scoring.

they had a penalty shot?

they had a penalty shot?
That's just what I was about to post - ***?

Hale played well for a couple games like a week ago, but over the past few contests he has reverted back to his usual form of not being able to get the puck out of the zone. Seriously, he cannot control the puck at all in his own zone!

Haha, nhl.com fixed it. I didn't think Mellanby had a penalty shot.

5 on 3, let's do something with it! (and not get scored on)

Langer! Power play goal! And they still get some more PP time...

Edit: OMG I'm going to kill them! Damn shorties!
And, where did everyone go?

I just shattered my remote against the wall...


ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS :shakehead

Ups and downs...

I hate Hossa. I just hate him.

Thank you, Martin Brodeur. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Three SH goals to Hossa would have been more than I could take.

***?! is wrong with this team?! :madfire: :banghead:

Come on guys. Geez almost another one.

WAKE UP!!!

This SH ******** has to be a *********g joke :madfire:

Devils D really dropped the ball. When your leading or tied, you play conservative and keep at least one guy back.

tied with philadelphia in shga as hossa almost gets the sh ht:shakehead

Julien should take a TO right now. Settle things down.

Can I whine about SH goals now? :shakehead

Note: Tied for league worst @ 8 with Sens and Flyers. :shakehead

Time for a new tactics on special teams....or a new coach....

I mourn my remote, he was just a kid for christs sake! Damn you Power Play! Damn you to hell!!

Defense got ancy about scoring. Julien needs to reel them in. They want to score, and they are forgetting their jobs. Simple as that.

Hence why they should take the or use this stoppage to organize things. Calm down. Play the fundamentals. And win.

Remember, it is tied now. We can win this. Just keep the passing up, stay out of the box, and take good shots.

LETS GO DEVILS!!!!

YOU CAN DO IT!!!

:devdance: :devils :devdance:

Wow, left the house for a few minutes...and another SHG against the Devils.

I mourn my remote, he was just a kid for christs sake! Damn you Power Play! Damn you to hell!!
LOL, did you really smash it? I mean, that's sad, but really funny too.

Wow, that dude had a big hit on himself!

I hate working late and not being able to catch most of the game..

These SHGs' are gettin a little absurd

Going to OT...

Devils had better get the second point.

LOL, did you really smash it? I mean, that's sad, but really funny too.

Ya, it was right next to me. I'm just glad my roomates laptop didn't catch my eye in my fit of rage...:D

4-on-4 is always fun hockey to watch.. Wish it lasted longer..

i'm callin Gio in OT.. He's been a ghost recently

I've been doing work during the game; hence I was not here for the posting.

BTW, anyone know how I can describe the 2 shorthanded goals without cussing? Because those made me be quite a bit profane. I don't want to work blue on my blog. Thanks.

UPDATE: A 3 on 1 in OT? OOOOOOOH, what a save.

OVERTIME UPDATE: No goals! A shootout is imminent!

Not exactly a shocker, Devils will go to a shootout.

They have not had a game ended in OT yet this season.

OT came close a few times... cmon guys... win this SO! :)

Fun fact: The NHL released a memo saying that players CAN lift the puck onto their sticks and shoot a lacrosse-style shot as long as the stick doesn't go above the crossbar.

Source: Chico. Just now on TV.

WE BEGIN~! with Slava Kozlov of the Thrashers shooting.

It'll come down to Madden vs Hossa. :badidea:

Not exactly a shocker, Devils will go to a shootout.

They have not had a game ended in OT yet this season.
Other than the Montreal game with 7 seconds left in OT.

Kozlov goes wide, looks for a hole, finds it, and shoots it in.

Parise shoots and is ROBBED by Lehtonen.

Marian Hossa ups and scores, Marty didn't get all of it.

Other than the Montreal game with 7 seconds left in OT.
Just kidding, forgot about that.

Marty sucked on both those shots.

Lehtonen stops Brian Gionta, ensuring the win for the Thrashers. It's the fifth straight win the Thrashers get over NJ and their own losing streak is snapped.

The Caps are next. Alex Ovechkin has me worried.

Ugh, that sucks.

The shorties KILLED the Devils tonight.

Fun fact: The NHL released a memo saying that players CAN lift the puck onto their sticks and shoot a lacrosse-style shot as long as the stick doesn't go above the crossbar.

Source: Chico. Just now on TV.

WE BEGIN~! with Slava Kozlov of the Thrashers shooting.

Marty acknowledged that is a skill, but would not reveal how he would defend it.


Damn Hossa!

Where's the EGG?

Julien needs to come down hard on the defense. They were caught off balance on both SHGs...

Grrrrrrr! Julien really needs to put his foot down on the D during PPs.

So much for the home ice advantage eh? :biglaugh:

Special teams killed NJ again. Odd eh...PK was 3 for 3...and PP went 2 for 5... :surrender

The nhl.com says that the Devils had: Attendance 1,016
That has to be a glitch??????????????????????????????????????

They just fixed it-10,016

Brodeur, Gionta, the Devils D really hurt us tonight.

We need to play conservative on the PP. Simple as that. I think we should ditch the PP for a bit and roll regular lines.

Brodeur, Gionta, the Devils D really hurt us tonight.

We need to play conservative on the PP. Simple as that. I think we should ditch the PP for a bit and roll regular lines.

Yeah, lol. Just when the PP gets going, especially on 5-on-3's where giving up at least 1 SH goal per game and a ton of shorthanded odd man rushes. One step forward, 2 steps back.

We've now lost 4 of 5.

Brodeur, Gionta, the Devils D really hurt us tonight.



I was just about to post that. Brodeur didn't have a strong game, and Gionta was making terrible decisions with the puck. Short handed chances like the Devils had are un-acceptable though, and Paul Martin had yet another poor game IMO.

Before the game started, Steve guy sayd Brodeur hurt his hip against the Rangers but he was fine tonight. Do you think brodeur wasnt 100%?

Before the game started, Steve guy sayd Brodeur hurt his hip against the Rangers but he was fine tonight. Do you think brodeur wasnt 100%?

well, he did face another 30+ shot night with 31. He's gotta be careful because after years of him being tough and durable, he is now starting to face 30+ shots almost every game now and he's well past the age of 30. Let's hope this current Devils team doesn't end up getting him hurt.

Maybe I'm being too tough on the rookie but I want to see Zajac hustle a little more. They talk about his size being one of his assets but I haven't see him use it to his advantage. He should learn a couple things from playing with his linemate Parise.

Anybody think that 2nd goal by Atlanta was legit after Langenbrunner's stick was supposedly chopped down? I didn't get a good look at it in the replay.

Maybe I'm being too tough on the rookie but I want to see Zajac hustle a little more. They talk about his size being one of his assets but I haven't see him use it to his advantage. He should learn a couple things from playing with his linemate Parise.

Oh geez no, that's exactly what was said about Rupp the first time around. Let's hope things turn out much differently!

Maybe I'm being too tough on the rookie but I want to see Zajac hustle a little more. They talk about his size being one of his assets but I haven't see him use it to his advantage. He should learn a couple things from playing with his linemate Parise.

Anybody think that 2nd goal by Atlanta was legit after Langenbrunner's stick was supposedly chopped down? I didn't get a good look at it in the replay.

Zajac does use his size and he does hustle. He sort of has an effortless skating motion, so it looks like he's not really trying too hard. His size comes into play down low on the boards and his strength is shown when he is able to backcheck and strip players of pucks. He really isn't a physical presence, however, if that's what you mean.

And it was the first Atlanta goal. And yeah, Slater did slash the stick out of Langenbrunner's hands. The Devils had a case there.

Maybe I'm being too tough on the rookie but I want to see Zajac hustle a little more. They talk about his size being one of his assets but I haven't see him use it to his advantage. He should learn a couple things from playing with his linemate Parise.



Zajac's never been billed as a physical player, so I wouldn't expect a hardcore powerforward. His strengths lie along the boards and in the corners though.

Just got back from the game, my second loss in a week. :cry: Some thoughts on the game:

Marty with a rare problem with the five hole. I was sitting right behind him and that second shorty should have been a easy save. Not sure how it looked on T.V.

Best forwards, Lagenbrunner, Parise and another strong game by Brylin. The egg line played to cute with all their drop passes that all three kept skating by.

On defense Johhny O. is turning out to be one of our top d-men and I thought Rafalski scored late in the third on our last PP, excellent save by the Atlanta goaltender. The rest of the defense was average at best and Martin continues to struggle. Looks like he's lacking confidence, especially when carrying the puck.

Also thought Julien should have gone first in the shootout with the firepower Atlanta has. Atlanta also got away with several calls. That team can skate, but they hook and clutch like crazy and also play the 1-2-2.

Probably my last game at the CAA, unless the Devs make the playoffs and the Devils can't get out of there soon enough because the place is a tomb. Just pray that they draw better in Newark.

Not exactly a shocker, Devils will go to a shootout.

They have not had a game ended in OT yet this season.



elias in ot 2 weeks ago vs montreal ring a bell?

elias in ot 2 weeks ago vs montreal ring a bell?

Just kidding, forgot about that.

message to julien:

4 on 4 is not a penalty kill.... if you somehow feel like winning a game in overtime, pandolfo and madden should not be out there EVERY OTHER SHIFT ... you have six skilled players on your top two scoring lines... rotate four lines with madden and pando being ONE OF THEM

gomez-gionta
elias-parise
zajac-langenbrunner
madden-pandolfo

jesus!!!!

it seems like you dont want to win

theres gotta be some desperation in OT vs atlanta... does any team in their right mind want to go into a shootout against kozlov, hossa, and kovalchuk? i think not!

I HATE BOBBY HOLIK AND I HATE LOSING TO ANY TEAM THAT BOBBY HOLIK IS ON!!!

I am concerned that Julien may not be the right coach for this team. I am also afraid that we do not have enough talent to win on a regular basis.

I hope Lou has something up his sleeve. One point is good but two points is better.

Ugh!!!!!!!!!! :madfire:

I HATE BOBBY HOLIK AND I HATE LOSING TO ANY TEAM THAT BOBBY HOLIK IS ON!!!



get used to it.

I HATE BOBBY HOLIK AND I HATE LOSING TO ANY TEAM THAT BOBBY HOLIK IS ON!!!

I am concerned that Julien may not be the right coach for this team. I am also afraid that we do not have enough talent to win on a regular basis.

I hope Lou has something up his sleeve. One point is good but two points is better.

Ugh!!!!!!!!!! :madfire:
Be calm. Aside from our SHG issues... this team is fine. Our PP did produce tonight, and we got some good goals.

Read my reply in the SHG thread to see the possible problems and solutions.

why is there so much *****ing about our PP? its 8th best in the league and our PK is top 3 in the league.

get used to it.

You should wait until you make the playoffs before you start becoming arrogant. Call me again when the Thrashers win a Cup...three times.

After watching that game last night, it only proves what a liability Martin has become to the Devils this season.

If they decide to keep him, I would send his butt to Lowell till the playoffs & have him learn the fundamentals again. He looks very subpar out there & was the reason for the 2nd SHG.

The second coming of Neids (they claimed) ... far from it!!!!

get used to it.

:biglaugh:

After watching that game last night, it only proves what a liability Martin has become to the Devils this season.

And yet, he led the team in icetime last night with almost 26 minutes (next highest was Oduya with 24:49). Go figure. :shakehead

Ignore hydropossum. He's probably been dipping into the antifreeze.

As a Thrasher fan, I can tell you most of us sit on pins and needles every game wondering where and when the defensive lapse is going to take place. Grateful for every win, but still cautious about this team until the playoffs are finally clinched.

Our team has more trouble with goalies that cover the bottom half of the net and seem not to have as much trouble with Brodeur comparitively.

And yet, he led the team in icetime last night with almost 26 minutes (next highest was Oduya with 24:49). Go figure. :shakehead

Yeah, its called the coach (and unfortunately...he's not really a good one) trying to build up his confidence in letting play more time with the hopes...the hopes he changes it around.