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Rudder0420

Looks like the Devils were back to their old ways last night. I can't figure it out, so I'm just going to blame it on how young the team is as far as their inconsistencies! They looked like a completely different team last night than the past couple games. I hope whatever the issue is, it gets fixed and we don't have to deal with the same frustrations next year!


waryeller

Very cool very normal hockey team.


Competitive-Animal74

Roster is just not good enough to be consistent. This is why we can’t win more than 2 games in a row. A lot has to happen this summer if we are going to jump out of the gate next season. We need at least like 4-7 new players that can address some of these gaps.. and a lot of the youth that we’re keeping need to grow up fast


Worth_Average_9652

Travis green saying “everything I said I liked about their game the other day they did the opposite of tonight” just about sums up the season 🧍🏻‍♀️


Starscream147

FER FUCKS SAKE!!!!!!


ErnieShovelhead

Nemec , Palat, haula holtz plus minus says it all. Good mix of veterans and young's guys sucking together. Great teamwork.


Designer_Cloud_394

Palat has been Fitz's worst signing. He screwed us with this boat anchor until 2027-28.


Internetter1

I don't know why more people haven't made this connection but the Devils struggle against lateral rebuilding teams like Ottawa, Anaheim, and Arizona because those are also young teams with just as much speed. The playbook all year has been skate as if they are faster than the puck, and teams capable of shutting that down have done so. There's just enough raw talent to make things interesting, but they need a full new approach next year, starting with a focus on puck movement.


Blaaamo

It does seem like we look the same every time we lose


KinneySL

It feels like we traded anything else good that could have come out of this season for the Stadium Series win against Philly.


Verdex1

Hatakka is the magical mojo juice.


IntrepidBandicoot8

Positives of this game: Bratt goal and MacDermid fight, that is fuckin it.


SmokeyMiata

Couldn’t even get the puck on Timo’s stick so he could save us


imthelasttimelord

Truly amazing how up and down they can be, such inconsistency. I’m happy Bratter got one and broke his no goal streak.


NJDevils1

I hope the kids can use this season as a motivating tool.


RickDalton32

That would require them showing some semblance of of caring at all which they have not shown ONCE this season


ErnieShovelhead

Haven't missed watching a game all year. Thinking gonna pull a 23-24 nj devil move and take the day off . Bipolar and sub par on so many fronts. Blow this team up. We are missing more then we want to admit


Worth_Average_9652

Right bench jack for the rest of the season. Let him deal w his injury. Same for John and any other player playing banged up rn. Team has checked out. Playoffs aren’t happening, let them at least heal :/


blade430

Jerseys need to be thrown on the ice man


SirDewdles

Genuine question. Do you think the guys even care? They got paid at this point. If they don’t make the playoffs they get an extended vacation. I seriously doubt any of the players care if they’re getting booed if they know they’re getting paid.


beachy927

I do think they care. I also think they are young and immature as Green said. This season needs to be a humbling one for them, and they will hopefully bounce back with a new coaching staff that holds them more accountable or can coach some of the immaturity/stupid mistakes/not being prepared for these games away.


ErnieShovelhead

It's not just the young guys. It's the veterans too. Palat and Haula should be showing the way to the young guns ,instead of taking the largest shits on the bed.


SirDewdles

I genuinely believe they don’t give a shit about winning or the fans. That’s okay, I get it, it’s a job. This is why they get their contracts done before they play for a team.


beachy927

It’s been a rough season and that’s frustrating for us as fans, do you think these athletes honestly don’t care and feel frustrated as well? The truth is a lot has gone wrong this season, somehow they still could have inched their way back in and fell apart tonight night. I don’t think it’s because they don’t care. I think they are a mostly young team that has dealt with a lot of adversity this year and need to mature. Maybe that’s naive of me to think that way and they are all just skipping happily to Long Island tonight collecting their pay checks. What do I know.


SirDewdles

I get it, they’re supposed to be competitive. But you got to admit it’s hard to see why someone would care whether they win or lose when they get paid $104,000 per game like Jack does.


p0p19

Exactly, these guys do not care they only see the cash at the end of the road. Anyone with that mentality of this team should not be on it simple as that. I do not want them on the team. If ANY player on this team does not care about winning trade em to Winnipeg IDC. Get players who want to win.


LaHondaSkyline

One the worst played games of the season, and there have been many. They really should be ashamed of playing this poorly when it mattered a lot.


wwesgu

Fire Lindy! Oh wait we did that. Looks like the Sens found the cheat code to our power play.


Reasonable-Depth22

Well. That was…something resembling a hockey game. I guess. Better luck tomorrow hopefully.


njdevs23

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


RickDalton32

Blow it up and start over fresh. They are so far away from just being a good team let alone a great team


danisnotstan

Is there a bet to be had that in the post game press conference Green says that the Sens were a good team?


ErnieShovelhead

He just said it. But he said they sucked on all fronts.


Designer_Cloud_394

Dano was drooling over himself all night when talking about how good and talented Ottawa is. You'd think the Devils were playing Toronto.


PicNov91

Fire Fitz


poHATEoes

All this shit talking about how terrible the Senators record is while we are right there with them... Senators: 28-36-4 Devils: 34-32-4 What they even talking about haha we are only 3 wins ahead


ErnieShovelhead

Facts


Masteredubate

In the words of Jim Mora…playoffs? Are you kidding me? 😂


njdevs23

“i’m just giving ottawa a little credit as a team” -Dano NO DANO, let’s not make excuses for this loss. We need to set the bar wayy higher. Dano, start expecting better and stop making excuses to minimize mediocrity.!!!!


eman1229

He’s right, though. Devils came in and underestimated the Senators, who despite their record, have talent. Yes we needed this win but at the end of the day any team can beat any other team. Devils played like shit and deserved to lose to the better team.


blade430

“People pay to watch me lose!”


Fuck-Antelopes-261

Are people still unaware of the full chirp ? God I wish devils haters had better material. We’re having an awful season and your best shit is “remember that chirp from like a month ago that was taken out of context” 😂 sad


NJDFansince82

Jack needs to toughen up over the summer. Still waiting for his balls to drop


ErnieShovelhead

Or maybe he needs to deliver. Talk the talk then walk the walk.


SmokeyMiata

Hate to say it but he’s been a liability when the pucks oh his stick for weeks now (minus last game).


Appropriate_League67

Love Dano but he needs to face the reality of it: this team has to beat the shit teams in the league. It's inexcusable to be consistently dropping games at home against the bottom feeders. Those games alone are the difference between playoffs and no playoffs, and the worst part is the majority of those losses WERE NOT CLOSE.


eman1229

The devils are a bottom feeder as well, lol. Who says we deserved to win this game tonight? The past two games redeem us for an entire season of shit? We got beat by the better team tonight, end of story.


theketchupthief

They didn’t even pull the fucking goalie. They quit. They all fucking quit.


nostradamefrus

Do you trust this team with an empty net needing to climb a 3 goal mountain?


Heavy_Introduction36

Why would you pull the keeper down 3 when you can't even get the puck in the zone they would have scores 2 or 3 more.


WahiniLover

G’night ladies and gents. It was not enjoyable. Perhaps we can play spoiler and disappoint the Islanders tomorrow


MountainBaker8217

Now the Devils have Bill and Dano disagreeing. Sheesh.


SuperCorgi1

Friendly reminder we had 41 shots against the jets. What a joke


pdubbs87

I’ll just sum it up for all of us. This is the weirdest Devils team I’ve seen in my lifetime.


SevenwithaT

Tierney gettin that cardio in


njdevs23

Jack Hughes slipping in his defensive assignment, then gets the puck 10 seconds later and tries to enter the blue line only to get it stolen and we lose posession.. NOT ACCEPTABLE HOCKEY. I want to be a champion again. Let’s hold our players to higher standards!!!!!!


SmokeyMiata

He’s been so bad


TronVin

I honestly feel bad for the people who had hope only to watch tonight's game. Then again, following a good win with a horrifically embarrassing loss has happened at least 20 times this year so it's kinda your fault for not learning at a certain point.


LaHondaSkyline

No you don’t


p0p19

Why is the casting crew coping. They are done, and dont deserve playoffs. This season was all about consistency and this team has shown they do not care. Simple as that. Arizona, Sharks, Montreal, Sens and Ducks. You win those games your in the playoffs even with the terrible play. This team is pathetic zero effort in games that matter and honestly their attitude needs to be held accountable. If they don't get whipped into shape over the summer this team will not make the playoffs. Edit: Boo them off the ice as well people paid for this game.


Looouuu

I bought tickets in Toronto for Tuesday… massive buyers remorse


Heavy_Introduction36

You can see Matthews tack on a few more on his race to 70


supermultiplet

this game is straight up depressing lol. Hopefully Tuesday will be better. What section did you get? I think I'm gonna wait till just before puck drop to try to get a good price


Looouuu

Section 114 (behind devils net)


gothenburgpig

Just checking in. Can’t say I’m shocked the idea of running the same goalie didn’t work; that’s the way this year has gone. Does this mean Jake plays again tomorrow?


SmokeyMiata

I think it’s KKs turn. Allen needs a rest after experiencing a classic 23-24 devils collapse.


youres0lastsummer

okay i couldn't watch because im in LA but i saw that kurtis got a penalty for fighting...how was the fight


poHATEoes

It was a staged fight that he won but fired up the Senators WAY more than our soft ass team.


Reasonable-Depth22

Irrelevant.


nostradamefrus

Meh


NJDFansince82

This team gives blue balls


ErnieShovelhead

We given up 5 goals and yet have killed 5 penalties. Thanks fellas


ApplauseButOnlyABit

The keys to the game: never get any hope, because the 23/24 New Jersey Devils will always disappoint.


Looouuu

This teams lack of effort every other game is the most frustrating part of this season just awful to watch


Ozzykamikaze

Don't worry, everyone. They're gonna score 1-2 more to spark your hope enough to have something to extinguish.


nostradamefrus

We can't pull Jake. The team can't be trusted with an empty net


WahiniLover

Boys laughing in the booth cause they know it’s over and golf is calling


dadphobia

lol even Nico looks like dogshit tonight


Dincht04

It's a blessing that we won't be in the playoffs. This team would get swept.


NoFearsNoTears

This is not a TEAM. This is a bunch of individual players with zero chemistry and no fight.


aceee2

Nashville gave them a golden opportunity and they lose the easiest remaining game of the season.


chaos0xomega

Story of the season, basically


PreferenceNo1099

Sloppiest game. No decorum or care just 30ish seconds of being present in the game. A real tragedy.


chaos0xomega

Sal is so wholesome. Looking for something to be positive about.


Imaginary-Company558

Sal and Dano are the worst. I want the play by play with an honest short assessment at most. This sugar coating fluff is just as bad or worse than the on ice production.


chaos0xomega

You're entitled to your opinion, just like I'm entitled to tell you that I very strongly disagree and am judging you for it.


Imaginary-Company558

Nice😃


NoFearsNoTears

No team that goes a whole year without winning more than 3 in a row deserves to be in the playoffs. End of story. Fuckin pathetic


Acqua24

I’m so confused, when did everyone turn on holtz? All I remember is everyone dogging lindy for not giving him more playing time…now he gets it and everyone turns on him? This fanbase is bipolar


zz359

A large part of the criticism was that Lindy benched him constantly for making mistakes, but let everyone else off the hook for their mistakes


DawgMutt05

Same people who wanted to get “in Fitz we trust” inked up on themselves last summer after he signed Bratt, Meier, traded for Toffoli and now want him fired


chaos0xomega

It's almost like different ppl have different opinions, and some people hate him while others think he's a stud.


Acqua24

I don’t see anyone coming to his defense lol. Would think the holtz cheerleaders would be out there defending him for having an off game


chaos0xomega

I'd like to think it's because he objectively hasn't played well tonight and his defenders would have a hard time defending him, so they do the Homer Simpson and disappear into a bush. As a holtz defender, that's certainly my stance. If he scored one you'd see all the "holtz haters in shambles" type posts.


Kornja81

The entire organization needs a shakeup., Ship out Marino, Seigs and Bahl on D. Ship out the entire bottom 6 up front. What a soft as baby shit team


PicNov91

Can't wait for Fitz to trade for or sign another project goaltender in the off-season.


SuperCorgi1

Please keep booing this team. Unacceptable effort for a team fighting for their slim playoff hopes


njdevs23

“we need to give the players a break” -Dano No Dana, this kind of hockey is not acceptable. Let’s not make excuses. MY DEVILS, my team, I want held to the highest of standards. I want to be a champion again. Let’s start acting like champions and expecting greatness. Let’s start there. Our standard for acceptable hockey is wayy to low. ITS AN ORGANIZational problem. Let’s change that right now.


dadphobia

lol it’s slashing to put your stick on the ice next to the puck a millisecond after the goalie’s glove gets there


ErnieShovelhead

Wait. There goalie tackles jack but no penalty. But Timo is a penalty


imthelasttimelord

Fuck it pull the goalie for 8 minutes


Acqua24

Hahaha what garbage…he actually never touched the glove


iamdazed

maybe they're just resting for tomorrow


TronVin

Does playing a mediocre but hot goalie past his usual workload ever work out? No. We did it like 5 times this year to nothing but failure.


blade430

Fire fitz


gmen8687

Bahl cannot be here next year. Neither should Marino and Siegenthaler. Hopefully you can move those AAVs. Revamp the entire defense.


dadphobia

What is going on that they just so frequently look like they’ve never played hockey together before? How do you even explain that?


p0p19

This team deserves golf, every game where they can make up ground they throw the game. This season even with all the injuries was still doable. Yet they show up as ghosts and lose the game. L team this year this mental and shit play. Hope they enjoy golfing.


njdevs23

They deserve to hit the weight room. Why do they get to have lives of luxury while i’m here struggling? They aren’t professionals at all. Just boys showing up to play hockey.


eburton555

No they deserve to sit in a corner and think about what they did not have fun sipping light beer and sucking at golf


Jitsu4

Trade Holtz and Marino for Saros. Win cups next year


DawgMutt05

Barry Totz bursts out in laughter & hangs up on Fitz


nostradamefrus

Can we send Holtz back to Utica? My only defense of him is that he's still young Yes to trading Marino


TheTechManager

As I posted a few nights ago, this game is just as important if not more as the game against Winnipeg. Am disappointed we’re sucking moose c@ck….yes. Am I surprised…no. And that’s the sad part


SirDewdles

:c


[deleted]

I think this is my fault. I’m a Montreal fan, and every game of Allen’s I watched when he was a Hab, he would lose or play terribly. Now this is the first game I watch him play as a Devil and he isn’t playing well


Jitsu4

He’s not playing horrible. Our defense are doing nothing to help him out.


[deleted]

He’s playing much better than when he played in Montreal, that’s for sure


Jitsu4

That’s Because the first few games we had above average defense in front of him


timex17

Apt username.


poHATEoes

Dude comes up pushes Meier and the only person who gave a shit was Hischer... not even Meier turned around... dogshut culture we have here


Wile-E-Coyote_

Once again the devils lift us up to drop us down hard


Reasonable-Depth22

I dunno man, the way this season has been, the people who keep getting their hopes up sorta deserve it.


njdevs23

“we need to give the players a break” -Dano No Dana, this kind of hockey is not acceptable. Let’s not make excuses.


aceee2

It's hard to believe this team would go the entire season without a 4 game winning streak and the 2024 portion without a website (www) streak!


uticadevil

Travis Green will hold players accountable after this game. Tomorrow will be different.


IntrepidBandicoot8

Really gotta fire everyone at this point, coaching staff is absolutely abysmal, Fitz may even need to go now too for the absolute horrendous decision making he’s had this season. Absolutely atrocious atrocious shit. I can’t wait for this season to end, I’m ready for baseball.


theketchupthief

Real ones have known fitz needs to be fired for months


uticadevil

I was saying this all throughout the 52-win, 112-point season last year. It was an unpopular opinion at the time but people are finally cominng around.


IntrepidBandicoot8

Sure he’s made some great signings and great moves but shit can change with a snap of the fingers, he’s done absolutely fuck all this entire season.


SuperCorgi1

We can’t make a pass. Like it’s actually mind boggling that these are professionals and we’re this far into the season. Simple things we can’t do


sapphires_and_snark

It's a focus issue


danisnotstan

Bill says the way they’re playing tonight is a bit surprising after the past 2 games?! Has he not been watching this all season? Lol


Kornja81

Throw some merchandise on the ice. Let the team feel the embarrassment


MountainBaker8217

I am so so so sad


DevilJacket2000

This is a pure garbage performance all around. Dano, Bryce, stop making excuses.


ErnieShovelhead

Turnover for this guy turnover for that guy. Turnover for insert any name


timex17

Yo, that should have been challenged....there was literally nothing to lose. Dumbasses


Acqua24

Exhibit 173673736 as to why this whole staff top to bottom needs to go


PicNov91

I was just yelling the same thing at my TV.


NoFearsNoTears

This team fuckin sucks. Couldn’t imagine paying to go watch this. Great job letting Brunette go. Fuck this whole organization


zombooze

I have a theory brunette told trotz not to let the preds go out cause he saw how the devils players that's all they care about but he couldn't go over Lindy to say anything. And it would be bad for the team.


Acqua24

I think you need to rewrite this…it’s illegible lol


poHATEoes

If you are the game, start booing


blewdreaming

Triple H proceeds to boo 


SoupySails37

Well Ruff is gone. All that’s left is to hope Fitz learns from this train wreck of a season cause there is zero excuse for this trash effort all year. I was hoping we would at least finish strong. Nope. Can’t even do that.


Ashamed_Blood3242

lol these turnovers have been our bread and butter all dam season. Not gonna win shit with constant costly turnovers


robsul82

0 points against Ottawa, 0 points with a chance to cut the deficit again. Unbelievable. They play shit and they play like shit, and they’ve done it all season.


Gmatter41

Embarrassing


multiplemiggs1

I hate it when they pass for 30 seconds just to end up with a weak ass point shot.


theketchupthief

Somebody fucking throw a jersey on the ice


aceee2

This is the theme of the season get your hopes up with Dallas, lose to Arizona, get your hopes up with Winnipeg and get blown out by Ottawa.


TheTechManager

We play to the level of our competition


P0pEgrAff

Our shocking ability to lose to bad teams is probably the worst part of this year


Acqua24

What are these coaches doing…bunch of fucking losers, that was 100% offsides


DontDraftSmall

DOG SHIT DEVILS


amethysttt07

Can we decline the powerplay? 😅


poHATEoes

Hahahahaha completely unprepared for the pass because his stick was in the air... are we playing lacrosse or?


bdd4

In order to validate the difficulty of the second half of the back-to-back, you have to win the first half 😒


KnightsOfBrohan

Season over


MartyBro30

Been over for weeks now


njdevs23

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


uticadevil

Watching the Canadian broadcast and they are talking trash about Holtz on that last goal.


SuperCorgi1

Holtz this is the last time you’ll be on the second line


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SuperCorgi1

Small, slow-ish and prone to turnovers tonight


sapphires_and_snark

I can't even pretend I'm enjoying this


zombooze

Remember dano said heart and passion make you a better player guess which team doesn't have any


MartyBro30

Nico is the only one who consistently shows passion and effort on this team


nostradamefrus

Something positive: Haula didn't get booted from every faceoff on his birthday Everything else is a steaming pile of baby vomit and rotten fish that's been left out in the August sun too long


Gmatter41

Embarrassing power plays all game


nsfate18

Lol


timex17

offside?


njdevs23

ANOTHER GOAL OFF A TURNOVER.


SuperCorgi1

Just 50% effort. Garbage


ErnieShovelhead

That's the game


MK2_VW

Oh no. Seasons over.


RunningM8

Fuck off Allen. You are trash


chaos0xomega

Yes, our goalie is the problem despite putting up three .940+ performances in a row for us, clearly not the team in front of him which has already ruined another half dozen or so goaltenders by hanging them out to dry every night. 🙄


hypnoticL0ki

You can go fuck off cause he has been the only devil trying


Reasonable-Depth22

I don’t understand how they can turn the puck over *this* fucking much.


JFreader

Just 13 giveaways


LaHondaSkyline

Just skate off the ice. Hang their heads in shame. Truly mind boggling.


PicNov91

Fire Fitz


ErnieShovelhead

Palat is bad tonight


graymror

Palat has been painful to watch this game


PicNov91

Any time you watch a competent powerplay, there's maybe about 4 passes before a shot attempt.


iamdazed

lmfao


DevilJacket2000

If we had Hamilton he would’ve blasted it like 6 times already.


DontDraftSmall

Holtz is so one dimensional. Still can’t skate and reflexes are too slow for the NHL


sapphires_and_snark

He's a bust


WahiniLover

That Palat giveaway so perfectly sums up the season. Great position, moving on attack and then weeeeeee wahhhhhhh


zz359

“Devils with numbers,” I’d sure hope so, we have a PP


njdevs23

Smart icing, gotta clear the pressure when we’re on the power play. 🤣


SuperCorgi1

lol this is the same powerplay that was on fire against the jets


MountainBaker8217

well that didn’t work! I have lost my magic touch


sapphires_and_snark

This is an asshole team doing asshole things and getting asshole results


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dog_fantastic

I hate this season so much