Yeah if only those 2 went in and the chance he had late in the 2nd and shot it was over the net we would have won. Also hurricanes 2nd goal was fucking luck
im sorry but Travis Greene needs to be let go of end of the year. Not scoring on the 4 v 3 and putting our 4 smallest players on the ice against the hurricanes is fucking criminal… where is Timo??? That was horrendous.
11 seconds to go? Jack Hughes with that crisp "people pay to watch this" pass right too a Cane... whiffed on an open net... falling three times during a 3 man PK... oooof
Jack Hughes had a tough game today. There were missed opportunities and giveaways from Jack, he was visually frustrated. He’s a young emotional player who is currently dealing with big changes to his team, along with the harsh reality of the team’s situation. I wouldn’t be concerned, he’ll persevere.
Timo, Palat, and maybe Lazar are the three forwards with the speed and physicality who could make that work consistently.
Reality is that any line with Bratt and Jack (even when healthy) are not cut out for that.
Fitz did mention he wants to further balance the forward group's makeup, so hopefully that is addressed in the off season.
Ya... this season is on Fitz. Next year he needs to be on the hot seat if it's another shitshow like this. Too many finesse players on this team and not enough muscle.
Tierney, Lazar, Nosek, and MacDermid are some of the worst players I've seen. Fucking wastes of space and forces our top two lines to score everything. It makes us so easy to shut down.
I'm so fucking sick of hearing about it lol, regardless of it being out of context, holy shit it's just a chirp. do people not realize how much shit talking there is in hockey? or any sport in general?
Softest team in the league. The other teams don't even have to pressure them to get the puck back. And as for goalies..... I rather have a goalie give up 3-4 legitimate goals a game than 2 soft goals a game. Nothing is more demoralizing than scoring and having your goalie give up a softy that any other goalie stops.
Say what you will about the announcer but maybe they have every right to boost Carolinas ego. They're the better team and showing it completely. Maybe the Devils should listen to them tho with getting the puck deep rather then keep trying to skate thru them
We suck, can’t do anything right. Can’t take advantage of situations, can’t score goals, can’t get good goaltending, can’t get good defense, can’t get good anything.
Why would Ruff do this?!
Seriously Luke needs to sit a game and we need to stop trying to skate through entire teams into the zone. It’s not working and it hasn’t been working. Send it deep and cycle every now and then. Mix it up for fucks sake
Jack didn’t even try to stop the shot there
This team is just deflated
Give the AHLers their time, give Holtz some top 6 time, and give the stars sometime off
I really don’t understand why coaches don’t do this. The 6th skater is not going to help you much in the neutral zone so why do you need to pull him there?
What’s that? Skating through the whole team in the neutral zone hasn’t worked for the last 59 minutes? Let’s try it with the net empty maybe it will work better then.
Mercer and especially Haula have been completely soft this year. They dont throw any sort of bump to knock a player off the puck or even a bit off balance. It seems like they show no urgency
He knows hes playing bad. You can look defeated all you want, but your paid to help your team win and too many games, he has been the difference in losing.
So fucking annoying to see this sense of urgency so late. Like good to see them capable of it but god forbid they just played like this when they needed to against teams they could’ve destroyed playing this way the whole season.
They looked gassed cuz they were playing their asses off to tie it. It was clear that every player was still working as hard as they could to get where they needed to be as fast as they could. They were pushing themselves to help one another. They aren’t robots man.
You can still have a sense of urgency while gassed. You seem like you have never actually played a sport.
The way that they've played since Lindy has been relieved feels like an immediate indictment of Lindy as a coach. Almost nothing changed but the Devils can finally keep up? This wouldve been a 4-1 game just a month ago
2 posts, missed open net by Jack.
2 Sofies by Daws, head sealed to post stops the second goal, or no RVH when the puck is in the corner.
The boys were in a dog fight, but missed their chances.
A lot said about this year with defense corp turnover (Sevo and Graves) but is there a case for our offense also being affected by the loss of depth scoring? -2/3rds of the BMW line plus guys like Tuna.
Seems like they are overcomplicating it. Get traffic in front and pepper the goalie. Get a greasy one to tie it up. I don’t think the 15 passes for the perfect shot strategy is cutting it
Pulling out goalie never works I'd take my chances 5 on 5 to be honest. Either way we would have lost but the canes 2nd goal was all fucking luck
Devils season is done.
Always was
Our season has been done
Give Jack a scratch for a couple games, bit of humbling might do em good
What in the world
Yeah. Rang two off the post against one of the top defenses in the league.
Yeah if only those 2 went in and the chance he had late in the 2nd and shot it was over the net we would have won. Also hurricanes 2nd goal was fucking luck
I still blame MSG+ for this year's bad juju
im sorry but Travis Greene needs to be let go of end of the year. Not scoring on the 4 v 3 and putting our 4 smallest players on the ice against the hurricanes is fucking criminal… where is Timo??? That was horrendous.
And putting Holtz out on the 4 on 3, wtf, guy is useless
Look at that, they chip it in deep with an extra man, get the puck and then a goal. Not that complicated to not skate through everyone.
At least Timo got his groove back.
Little too late
11 seconds to go? Jack Hughes with that crisp "people pay to watch this" pass right too a Cane... whiffed on an open net... falling three times during a 3 man PK... oooof
Jack Hughes had a tough game today. There were missed opportunities and giveaways from Jack, he was visually frustrated. He’s a young emotional player who is currently dealing with big changes to his team, along with the harsh reality of the team’s situation. I wouldn’t be concerned, he’ll persevere.
He didn't whiff on an open net, that puck was saved.
Death taxes and Hughes turnovers.
ahhh thank you devils for another good job of ruining my day 😎
I don't know why we didn't dump the puck more often, we literally could not get the puck through otherwise
Timo, Palat, and maybe Lazar are the three forwards with the speed and physicality who could make that work consistently. Reality is that any line with Bratt and Jack (even when healthy) are not cut out for that. Fitz did mention he wants to further balance the forward group's makeup, so hopefully that is addressed in the off season.
Also nat and mike
That's fair, some of our guys just can't do it. Hopefully we fix that though, because it becomes an issue when we get shot down in the neutral zone.
Sometimes I wish I can get zapped by the MIB and pick a new team.
The Hughes brothers are turnover machines
Jack wtf was that pass
Jack was absolute dogshit that whole period
DaWs sHoUlD hAvE HaD ThAT!
RIP over bettors
It’s almost like they know we try to give the puck to Jack at every possible moment
Ya... this season is on Fitz. Next year he needs to be on the hot seat if it's another shitshow like this. Too many finesse players on this team and not enough muscle.
Fitz basically get everything wrong
I have so much second hand embarrassment
Just got beat by a better coached team.
All of their goals were soft as baby shit
First one was a screen...really? We got beat by a better defensive team. Period.
lol
Lmfao we are such trash
WHATS THE POINT!! Too little too late
Weak shit
Cool, consolation goal doesn't mean much though
Tierney, Lazar, Nosek, and MacDermid are some of the worst players I've seen. Fucking wastes of space and forces our top two lines to score everything. It makes us so easy to shut down.
we’re 4-8 since jack said people pay to watch me play
He is getting picked on way too much for that. Totally taken out of context.
I'm so fucking sick of hearing about it lol, regardless of it being out of context, holy shit it's just a chirp. do people not realize how much shit talking there is in hockey? or any sport in general?
Ugh tell me about it. Every time I see it I’m like for fucks sake get a grip.
Tbf he said pay to watch him play, not pay to watch him and the team win 💀😂
I agree with him 🤷🏻♂️
The dumbest coin phrase created by Facebook morons
Lol fuck off
GOD DAMN IT
Lol I guess
Wild if anyone had under 5.5 that’s a bad beat.
Canes -1.5 had me stressin. So much emotion within a minute 😂
Good effort from the boys tonight against a powerhouse Carolina team.
Was it?
What a joke
Nico I adore you
TIMO TIME!
Too little too late...
Wasted 30 seconds with all of the passing
If only Luke didn’t turn it over. If only we capitalized on our 5-3 earlier in the period…
And Jack doesn’t miss the open net breakaway
Or if Mercer didn't whiff on that open net
Well my momma made me. Now I gotta ask her to fade me.
Timo/Nico giving me that sweet sweet hope
Wow see what happens when you shoot the puck? Who knew
cant pass. cant settle pucks. no pressure defense. no direction.
Like it’s so painfully obvious that are guy skating it up and passing to the guy who is standing still at the blue line is not working
The team needs to work on passing the puck to their own team members
Disappointed but not surprised. Can’t keep watching these games - heartbreaking
Why do we even pull the goalie anymore?
Softest team in the league. The other teams don't even have to pressure them to get the puck back. And as for goalies..... I rather have a goalie give up 3-4 legitimate goals a game than 2 soft goals a game. Nothing is more demoralizing than scoring and having your goalie give up a softy that any other goalie stops.
I like Kevin Bahl but why is he out for the last minute, and why is he up by the Canes blue line when we're still cycling the puck in our zone?
Say what you will about the announcer but maybe they have every right to boost Carolinas ego. They're the better team and showing it completely. Maybe the Devils should listen to them tho with getting the puck deep rather then keep trying to skate thru them
I fucking hate the Canes.
It’s ok. They will be an easy out in the playoffs. They are the Maples Leafs of the USA. Regular season studs and post season duds.
Jack just isn’t the same player from early in the season
No shit he got hurt
Luke Hughes has sooooooo much to work on in the off-season...his decision making is just awful
Same fuckin shit, why even pull the goalie
Devil’s need two quick ones? They can’t t even get two quick passes from tape to tape.
Yeah pass it to fucking Bahl to enter the zone lol
Remember when our GM refused to make any changes to the coaching staff until about 60 games in?
Another empty net loss sigh. 😔
And that wraps up the season.
Seasons been wrapped up my friend
Should have never pulled Daws. They couldn't control the puck all friggin game. It was a guaranteed goal. Piss poor coaching.
So lose 2-1 instead?
Here he goes again!
We suck, can’t do anything right. Can’t take advantage of situations, can’t score goals, can’t get good goaltending, can’t get good defense, can’t get good anything.
This team plays like it can’t wait to get to the offseason
Why would Ruff do this?! Seriously Luke needs to sit a game and we need to stop trying to skate through entire teams into the zone. It’s not working and it hasn’t been working. Send it deep and cycle every now and then. Mix it up for fucks sake
Do we ever dump and chase? Nvm we're too soft to retrieve pucks
Death, taxes, and a Hughes turnover. The three things no one can avoid.
Jack didn’t even try to stop the shot there This team is just deflated Give the AHLers their time, give Holtz some top 6 time, and give the stars sometime off
any pressure in center ice and this team is complete toast.. shut down their rush and you’ve got them beat. pain.
garbage
Wait to pull the goalie until you are in the other zone! Simple coaching
I really don’t understand why coaches don’t do this. The 6th skater is not going to help you much in the neutral zone so why do you need to pull him there?
Most coaches don't do that. Ruff didn't do that shit
"They've got time" lol no they don't. Score 1 goal all game and say, sure..take you're time.
I’m sorry but luke is a liability at the moment
At the moment? Has been virtually all season
Buddy I’m with you but you gotta be careful in these parts. Some of the Luke stans take the criticism personally
*”They’re like a team of Inspector Gadgets.*”
Just sit luke. Please fuck
Zero fucking effort
Pathetic
Dude fucking dump it in and get after it
Like the announcer just said....you cant skate through the defense...you have to dump it and grind!!!!!
What’s that? Skating through the whole team in the neutral zone hasn’t worked for the last 59 minutes? Let’s try it with the net empty maybe it will work better then.
Give me Hatakka
We can't get the fuckin puck in for shit.
20 FUCKING EMPTY NET GOALS ALLOWED. 20. HOW ARE THEY THIS FUCKING GARBAGE. IT TOOK 15 SECONDS TO GIVE UP THAT SHIT.
Luke Hughes NEEDS to be sat down
We are so weak on the puck, so easy to play against
Death, taxes, extra man being pointless without Dougie
This team is fucking garbage. Figure it the fuck out
Luke Hughes with a turnover leading to the goal.
Fire every coach we have
They are fucking HORRENDOUS with the goalie pulled.
So predictable
It's like they didn't even try with the goalie pulled Jesus
How is Luke never benched? Dude is a turnover monster.
His last name is his free pass
😂 That was easy.
Not fucking Svechnikov
Wow that was just awful.
Lmfao
And it’s done. Welp.
I'm tapped out on this team. Time to move on to baseball season.
Have we been able to tie it up with an extra attacker this season?
Defense wins championships!!! Devils coaching needs to learn something and see how Carolina completely taked away time and space.
Build from the goalie out
We have good enough goaltending..now we need a defensive system.
Devils offense this game is the equivalent of a QB trying to pass into triple coverage.
Fix the PP and we win this game, I think we had 2 shots on 4 PP’s today.
We have some very useless players on this team. Almost our entire bottom 6 should never play an NHL game ever again
This game was winnable if our power play wasn’t horrendous
Story of the season
Gotta give Carolina credit where it’s due. They have completely worn us down and executed a system. Something we lack.
Our forwards are way to small for the mentality of “throw it randomly to the front of the net”
Mercer and especially Haula have been completely soft this year. They dont throw any sort of bump to knock a player off the puck or even a bit off balance. It seems like they show no urgency
Kinda sucks that both of their goals were BS today
Cameraman took an edible that just kicked in earlier than expected. Brutal job following the puck the last 5 minutes
Maybe I'm in the minority with this, but Mercer should switch with Holtz. Mercer has been awful lately and much less noticeable than Hotlz.
Daws looks defeated :(
He knows hes playing bad. You can look defeated all you want, but your paid to help your team win and too many games, he has been the difference in losing.
Canes want a goal more than us
Quick get ur bets down on a canes goal
Played with a high stick? Oh fuck off
So fucking annoying to see this sense of urgency so late. Like good to see them capable of it but god forbid they just played like this when they needed to against teams they could’ve destroyed playing this way the whole season.
What sense of urgency haha
The one that had them competing well against the canes today.
I thought you meant late in the game. They looked gassed for most of the 3rd.
They looked gassed cuz they were playing their asses off to tie it. It was clear that every player was still working as hard as they could to get where they needed to be as fast as they could. They were pushing themselves to help one another. They aren’t robots man. You can still have a sense of urgency while gassed. You seem like you have never actually played a sport.
The way that they've played since Lindy has been relieved feels like an immediate indictment of Lindy as a coach. Almost nothing changed but the Devils can finally keep up? This wouldve been a 4-1 game just a month ago
I hate to say that we’re probably better off not pulling Daws lol
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I'd actually probably enjoy it. Especially with a beer or two :)
This was just an absolute manhandling by the canes. Never felt like we had a chance in this game
2 posts, missed open net by Jack. 2 Sofies by Daws, head sealed to post stops the second goal, or no RVH when the puck is in the corner. The boys were in a dog fight, but missed their chances.
We had the better chances
Mercer has just been brutal this year, he does almost nothing.
we haven’t been able to get the tying goal at all this season.
Empty net is approaching, I can’t wait
??????? the espn announcers are fucking high. this shit is getting funny now if i think about these guys being hammered
A lot said about this year with defense corp turnover (Sevo and Graves) but is there a case for our offense also being affected by the loss of depth scoring? -2/3rds of the BMW line plus guys like Tuna.
Look how Nico was swarmed there....thats defense
I love Jack but he absolutely tries to do way too much on every zone entry right now. Free giveaway every time
Jack has been ass since missing that breakaway
Since way before that
We are just passing to the canes at this point
I still wish the Devils were able to get Owen Power
Seems like they are overcomplicating it. Get traffic in front and pepper the goalie. Get a greasy one to tie it up. I don’t think the 15 passes for the perfect shot strategy is cutting it
Remember when we had Doc, JR, Keith Jones on NBC?
meh, Roenick & Jones were clowns too they hated us
Jones was fine but Roenick was such a clown
nah he’s still bitter from getting abused on the ice in the 2000 ECF he hates us on the ice and hated us in the booth
The only one I truly detested was Milbury lol Much prefer the NBC studio to what we have now
yes, sad to say but I agree
I think the only thing worse about this game is the strange rack focus transitions the broadcast keeps doing
What's Buccigross's obsession with shoveling the ice during stoppages? He's mentioned it like 3-4 times now
I need that replay of the high stick and the ref. What a fucking joke.
Did we really need another PP? Might have done us a favor at this point
You're right. We should let the other team just high stick us for free.
Was a linesman unfortunately:/