Good action around the league tonight. Chicago/Montreal, Pittsburgh/Minny and LA/Dallas. NBCSN has STL/NJ.
Zajac might have the worst contract in the NHLPumpsie said:The Devils are SOOOOO slow. Once again, they spend 60 minutes chasing another team around the ice, always just a step behind. And this was a good effort on their part against a team on the second night of a back-to-back. Jaromir Jagr has six assists so far this season. He should have 20 but none of the players he sets up has the ability to put it away...and I'm looking at YOU, Travis Zajac. Most of the old guys are terrible...Elias, Zidlicky, Salvador, Ryder and 13 players on this roster are 31 years and older. Hey, don't get me wrong, this team would be fine...if it was 1999. But the game has changed and is a lot faster now. Somebody should tell Lou.
Well, he certainly can't hold onto the puck or shoot. He had a couple of solid years 2008-2010 but really has not developed further and seems to be regressing.mikeford said:Zajac might have the worst contract in the NHL
5.75 for SIX MORE YEARS for a player who's basically not good at anything.
Yeah, that's pretty bad. Will be interesting to see if he gets one of those dive fines or whatever the heck it was. Maybe we should start fining refs too.AMcGhie said:This is an elbowing minor on Wayne Simmonds.
This is an awful call.
We'll take Parise off your hands.mikeford said:Zajac might have the worst contract in the NHL
5.75 for SIX MORE YEARS for a player who's basically not good at anything.
Is this an attempt at a burn or a zing? This doesn't even make sense. You're better than this. Do better.FL4WL3SS said:We'll take Parise off your hands.
Oh wait...
Can't. I'm striving to do worse this year, actually.mikeford said:Is this an attempt at a burn or a zing? This doesn't even make sense. You're better than this. Do better.
AMcGhie said:This is an elbowing minor on Wayne Simmonds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K46okB8fNJE
This is an awful call.
It's their system. They keep control of the puck along the boards but simply don't get it in front of the net. I think it's about not understanding the new stats. Someone correlated puck control to wins and so the Devils focus on puck control. Unfortunately, no one told them that you have to shoot the puck to score goals and that the best place to do that from is in the slot area. The only guy who seems to understand this is Jagr who is always looking to set up a linemate in front of the net. Unfortunately, his linemates are Travis Zajac and Dainius Zubrus who always act like the puck is a hand grenade when they find it on their stick with a scoring opportunity. Frustrating to watch.cshea said:New Jersey's problem is that, for whatever reason, they don't like to shoot the puck. Since the beginning of last season they have been one of the top possession teams in the league, but they are bottom 5 in shot attempts.
I don't think it was a dive. I think he legitimately ran into Simmonds' elbow. Obviously, it was a ridiculous penalty.The Napkin said:Yeah, that's pretty bad. Will be interesting to see if he gets one of those dive fines or whatever the heck it was. Maybe we should start fining refs too.
The Napkin said:Pretty dirty play by Byfuglien who cross checked a Penguin from behind into the boards after he scored on a break away. But the Pen was Downie so, you know, I'm kind of torn.
https://vine.co/v/OegtL5xI9mu
Problem for them is none of it resides on the blue line.MoGator71 said:. Colorado has a ton of talent but wow are they sloppy in their own end.
Fat chance. On the ice, the refs evened it up so that Winnipeg didn't even go down a man. I hate the Penguins, but that's absurd. The NHL should not tolerate that garbage.MoGator71 said:Late getting back on this, but they really need to hammer Byfuglien on this. I'm too lazy to look it up but I think Dale Hunter got 25 for the Pierre Turgeon incident? I'd give Buff 10 games at minimum. And I don't particularly care that it's Steve Downie, he wasn't Downie'ing, he was scoring a goal.
mikeford said:Problem for them is none of it resides on the blue line.
Fred in Lynn said:Fat chance. On the ice, the refs evened it up so that Winnipeg didn't even go down a man. I hate the Penguins, but that's absurd. The NHL should not tolerate that garbage.
MoGator71 said:But that hit was way over the line...guess I'll have to shelve my whole "refs love the Pens" complaint. For awhile at least.
And here is why they don't give a shit...Greg29fan said:The Sabres are in the discussion for worst teams of all time. Wow are they awful.
We're 8-8 on the PK since a certain horrible defenseman left the lineup as well.Pumpsie said:Bryce Salvador goes down with an injury and the Devils bring up a young, big defenseman named Seth Helgeson and the Devils have won 3-1 and 1-0 since. Perhaps, the Devils brass might get the clue. Maybe Salvador can have a season-ending injury.
Also, the only goal tonight came when Jaromir Jagr tapped Holtby's stick just as the goalie was trying to clear the puck from behind the net. The puck ended up on Cammelleri's stick and that was that. Jagr has hockey smarts up the yin-yang.
Yeah, he's hard to figure out. As soon as you start thinking that he could be a solid NHL goalie, he gives up a backbreaker out of nowhere like tonight. He either cleans that up or he's going to end up a career back-up goalie. And he's gotta stop giving up sharp-angle goals. Those should never go in. The difference in the game tonight was the goalies.mikeford said:Cory Schneider gives up more soft goals than any goalie I've ever seen in my life.
kenneycb said:I just want an excuse to post this video of Mike Modano. Come for the cheap shot, stay for the 1 minute-ish mark for comedy gold.
http://youtu.be/DmfMQ8wx5k0
kenneycb said:I just want an excuse to post this video of Mike Modano. Come for the cheap shot, stay for the 1 minute-ish mark for comedy gold.
http://youtu.be/DmfMQ8wx5k0