IBTG81 Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 How about them Sabres??! We won the season series 3-1. I believe most of you (other than Clements) were saying how much the Devils suck!
SACTOBILLSFAN Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 how many points do the devils have? We'll be at home in the first round thank you very much.
IBTG81 Posted March 31, 2006 Author Posted March 31, 2006 how many points do the devils have? We'll be at home in the first round thank you very much. 648042[/snapback] And if we play you you're eliminated!
X. Benedict Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 Boy the Devils. Have you watched that team all year? That is one very boring team to watch. If you have watched them all season you deserve some kind of endurance award. I'm not saying Buffalo deserved to win any of those games, but that is one sleep inducing brand of hockey.
IBTG81 Posted March 31, 2006 Author Posted March 31, 2006 Boy the Devils. Have you watched that team all year? That is one very boring team to watch. If you have watched them all season you deserve some kind of endurance award. I'm not saying Buffalo deserved to win any of those games, but that is one sleep inducing brand of hockey. 648121[/snapback] Yup, it lulled the Sabres to give up three goals (almost 4), and only score one themselves!
X. Benedict Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 Yup, it lulled the Sabres to give up three goals (almost 4), and only score one themselves! 648127[/snapback] They are all yours.
agilen Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 If you have watched them all season you deserve some kind of endurance award. 648121[/snapback] And if you did watch them all season, you'd be the only one who did. I went to the game last night....they claimed 12,000 some people in attendance, but I can assure you that wasn't even close to true (unless there are 30,000 seats in that building). I estimated 7,000 people there. Why don't the devils have fans? There are probably 20x the number of people who can get to a Devils game than who can get to a Sabres game, yet I've never seen HSBC even close to that empty.
smokinandjokin Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 And if you did watch them all season, you'd be the only one who did. I went to the game last night....they claimed 12,000 some people in attendance, but I can assure you that wasn't even close to true (unless there are 30,000 seats in that building). I estimated 7,000 people there. Why don't the devils have fans? There are probably 20x the number of people who can get to a Devils game than who can get to a Sabres game, yet I've never seen HSBC even close to that empty. 648259[/snapback] Wrong side of the river = Short end of the media coverage Can you imagine if those Devils teams of the last 10 years had been wearing blue and playing in the Garden? That, plus it's a boring ass style played in a dingy arena in the middle of a swamp.
IBTG81 Posted March 31, 2006 Author Posted March 31, 2006 And if you did watch them all season, you'd be the only one who did. I went to the game last night....they claimed 12,000 some people in attendance, but I can assure you that wasn't even close to true (unless there are 30,000 seats in that building). I estimated 7,000 people there. Why don't the devils have fans? There are probably 20x the number of people who can get to a Devils game than who can get to a Sabres game, yet I've never seen HSBC even close to that empty. 648259[/snapback] I was at the Devils game against the Leafs on Sun night. I'd say there were about 15,000 or so there.
taterhill Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 I was at the Devils game against the Leafs on Sun night. I'd say there were about 15,000 or so there. 648538[/snapback] prob 9000 leafs fans...
Talonz Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 I was at the Devils game against the Leafs on Sun night. I'd say there were about 15,000 or so there. 648538[/snapback] 9000 people were dressed as empty seats I guess
5 Wide Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 I swear if I had to watch 80 Devils games a year I would have prayed for the lockout to still be going strong
IBTG81 Posted March 31, 2006 Author Posted March 31, 2006 I swear if I had to watch 80 Devils games a year I would have prayed for the lockout to still be going strong 648548[/snapback] Easy to make fun of a team that destroyed your ass this season...
Like A Mofo Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 prob 9000 leafs fans... 648543[/snapback] 9000 too many
IBTG81 Posted March 31, 2006 Author Posted March 31, 2006 It's nice to see Ed put on his Baron cap. 648757[/snapback] Haha, I was awaiting a verbal ass-whipping from you today! In all seriousness, I think the Devs/Sabres are very similar. We beat up on the weaker teams, and struggle against the bigger, more physical teams.
Alaska Darin Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 Haha, I was awaiting a verbal ass-whipping from you today! In all seriousness, I think the Devs/Sabres are very similar. We beat up on the weaker teams, and struggle against the bigger, more physical teams. 648759[/snapback] Except we don't struggle against bigger teams. We struggle against skill teams like Ottawa, Carolina, and Florida. We generally skate circles around Philly and Boston. The Devils problem is the huge dropoff after Gionta/Gomez/Elias. Their second line is terrific at keeping the other guys from scoring but they aren't a threat themselves. The dropoff from there is even more significant. The Devils are going to be in alot of trouble in the playoffs because there is no way Rafalski and Martin are going to be able to skate 40+ percent of the shifts as they do now. They'll be dead. Last night the Devils were more lucky than good. We pretty much dominated the game territorially and scoring chance wise but couldn't finish. That was without our best two way player (Hecht), our hottest player (Briere), and our best overall defenseman (Teppo). Picture the Devils without Elias, Rafalski, and Madden. Not something I'd be trumpeting too much about. BTW without the shootout the Devils would be 12th in the Eastern Conference. Nine extra shootout points is the difference between them being in and being out. Amazing.
IBTG81 Posted March 31, 2006 Author Posted March 31, 2006 The Devils problem is the huge dropoff after Gionta/Gomez/Elias. Their second line is terrific at keeping the other guys from scoring but they aren't a threat themselves. The dropoff from there is even more significant. The Devils are going to be in alot of trouble in the playoffs because there is no way Rafalski and Martin are going to be able to skate 40+ percent of the shifts as they do now. They'll be dead. 648812[/snapback] I agree on this 100%. The only was the Devils are going to go really far is if Brodeur plays his A+++++ game every night.
Taro T Posted April 1, 2006 Posted April 1, 2006 And if we play you you're eliminated! 648103[/snapback] Well, in Davey's perfect world, we don't have to play you. In my perfect world, you guys end up 8th and TB ends up 6th, w/ NYR in 3rd. (I've basically conceded 1st to the Otters.) You guys play the TO role and beat the Otters in the 1st round (you played the role a few years back and can do it again), TB beats NY and Carolina beats Moe-ray-all or Atlanta (most likely the Habs). 2nd round, Carolina wins a hard fought series, and Grahame/Burke goes back to playing like Grahame/Burke. 3rd round, if we are healthy, I like our chances. Any way we can get LA into the SCF's?
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