NJ Devils Lose To Detroit Red Wings 5-3 | Jack Hughes Decked & We Go Down Without A Fight

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1. The boys played great tonight. Besides the refs, it was really Markstrom that caused this L. I’m really disappointed with him so far. I’m really hoping this changes.

2. I still have hope for this team, I mean its only game 10 so its early but Markstrom is giving up too many goals. They can't go forward knowing they have to score more then 5 goals in order to have a chance to win. The talent is here. They are truly playing edgier and more violent to this point. Players are sticking up for each other more then they have in recent years (Bratt issue against the Bolts aside).

   As upset as people were in last nights post game live this team should have won. This team is throwing more hits, blocking more shots, and the powerplay is humming along. As much as I hate to say this, its hard to win when when you give up so many soft goals and the refs have their fingers on the scale.

   The Devils have two more games against this Wings this season, I would like to suggest a new drinking game. Every time the commentators mention "Larkin" we take a shot. We will all be laid out by the end of the first period.

3. Goaltending, not finishing/finding the back of the net,and timely mistakes/breakdowns. This stuff needs to get figured out asap!

4. I actually think the Mercer penalty is a terrible rule. The puck was gone, technically he was about to be interfered with and he was just protecting himself. If a player is about to commit a penalty you should be allowed to protect yourself.

5. LGD

6. Play Macdermid!

7. After getting kinda bullied the last 2 games, you’d think they would have been aware enough to play MacDermid vs Detroit. WTF are the Devils waiting for? Dillon and Kovacevic to take care of enforcer duties? Jack to throw around 165lbs? Play the F***ING guy! He doesn’t suck as bad as the crybabies and others say. He doesn’t suck at all, the guy is a role player and way better at hockey than any of the crybabies will ever be. He an NHL’er and has a purpose that not many fans nowadays understand. The Devils need a player on the ice as much as possible that is willing to level people, send them to the ice in a ball of fucking broken bones, fight and stand up to the opposing team for taking liberties. Cotter got elbowed and no one did shit. Bratt the other night. Jack (Russell) trying to be a Rottweiler and getting laughed at and called “boy” while laying on the ice. WTF. We paid for this guy, not much, but we have him so PLAY HIM! We are heavier, edgier and waiting for the more violent, but the Devils management refuses to let MacDermid loose. What did the team do when he took the first shift of the Rags game last year? Line brawl. He can bring the toughness out of this team and especially with the new additions of 11, 47, 8 and 5, these guys aren’t scared to get down, they just can’t do it the way Mac can. Bench Palat and put MacDermid in till they turn this bs around. Then keep him in. Pesce needs to teach Luke not to be a dope. First game back and he goes ahead and makes a dumb play, that he didn’t even need to do, that lead to a goal. Same old, same old? Time to smarten up Luke. It’s contract year and it’s not that hard to make intelligent passes. 3 open nets after a rebound that no one was ready for as usual. It’s every game where 2-4 possible goals aren’t scored because no one sets up for a rebound goal. Why is it so hard to have someone on the opposite side of the goal from the puck handler, waiting for the rebound?
   Props to Jack for getting pissed last night. Please be careful though 🙂
   Rant over.
   LGD!
   This team has it, they didn’t play like dogsh*t last night. We just need More Violent on the ice to free up some space, deal with the retribution and dumb mistakes to not happen anymore. I have nothing to say about the goaltending. We all seen it.

8. Bro the devils in trouble. Its early but what i see is alarming. I dont even want to list my complaints but I think other fans see it as well. No need to say it. Keefe sees it as well. Yeah the refs screwed but its more then that!!

9. BELIEVE!!!!!

10. One more thing, Dillon was PISSED at the end of the game last night. Imagine having him and MacDermid on the ice when the game turns old school? I can’t wait for game 2 against the Wings. Paybacks better be coming.
    As for the Ref’s, they can all go f themselves. Dillon- Roughing and Fighting, lmao , Kovacevic getting a fighting major when his gloves are on? Not fighting? The no call on Boarding, even though it was borderline, I guess. Doomers can say the refs didn’t play a role in this game but that’s bs. They absolutely did. Mercer was an ass for the high sticking. He should know better and keep his stick down. WTF dude?
    Catch you later, LGD!

11. Ooof, tough game and they should of won. I still believe

12. What's encouraging and frustrating at the same time is that the Devils currently have the highest GF in the NHL.

13. Any other night they win that game 6-3 at least. It's October so hope they can figure out the mistakes now. Didn't help that the refs were blind. Must win tonight.

14. Markstrom should be catapulted to Mars along with Fitzgerald

15. I'll repeat what I said in your other post about this game: I liked what I saw last night. They need these games. I hope this starts galvanizing this group of individuals.
    
    The coach and team scrapped on the road. Let's see who shows up today. They got dragged into a fight and engaged. Even Jack tried acting tough, that was a start.

16. Listen i would love to sit here an say things are good rn and its not about jumping off a ledge but wats different rn from last year if u didnt kno they changed coaches bad goaltending defensive lapses couldldnt even score a goal at 5v5 that is extremely disappointing.. yeah the devils outshot detroit but we had only 4 more high danger chances then them thats not good enough at all there not creating grade as.. you would expect better from this team its not encouraging.. believe me i want this turned around more than anyone i cant take anymore bad hockey from this club its been to damm long..

17. I liked the move when they got markstrok wat worried me it that he has been inconsistent throughout his career i hope he cant turn it around hes rebound controls not great hes a little scrambly and hes not making big saves when u need them

18. positive take Nico and Timo great line, great start

19. You just need to see comments under Sportsnet highlights if this game and how people laughing at that Jackie the assassin hit on Rasmussen 😂. Hilarious. And this superstar is supposed to be a franchise player who's gonna lead the devils to promised land😅

20. Miserable game. Yes they should have won.

    Im not worried about Jack bouncing off someone whos bigger than him. What was more disappointing was no one else was anywhere in the vicinity on that play.

    The refs were horrendous.

    Dougie doesn't need to fight but I wouldnt mind seeing him get mad. Just a little mad.

    The penalty by Mercer was one of the dumbest penalties at the worst times since Miles Wood was on the team. Sometimes I think there's just no lights on in that kid's eyes.

    And worst of all: Markstrom was channeling Vitek Vanecek.

21. Fisher should have gotten 2 minutes for roughing. So we could have gone 4/5 on the PP and possibly still lost? Wild, doesn’t change the outcome. They need to stop the turnovers in their own zone.