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Good to have you both back!

About time y’all did an episode!

Devils top 3 if Timo is a 40+ goal scorer and if Hamilton is decent

By why riding bike at night were they drinking?

Let’s go Devils baby woooooo

It’s been a minute

I really feel optimistic with the additions but especially about Keefe. I have a great feeling

Nah they’re going to be mid. No forward depth

Injuries are tough...think about it...Hamilton and Hischier were out at the same time...some players are key for morale and chemistry...remove those pieces, and you remove the heart and soul of your team. This team is very young and very easily mind fucked. If we stay healthy, we should do better this season. Also, I feel at the beginning of last season, we put too much focus on offense. I thought this was stupid. Hughes set a franchise record...we had no problem scoring them. Stopping them on the other hand, is where we fell short. That being said, Pesce does not hit much. We need a heavy hitter...a Scott Stevens type player who will CRUNCH the incoming forwards. I think Pesce needs to have a little chat with NJ native, Joe Pesci, and learn a little thing or 2 on how to deal with pests...Joe used a baseball bat, Brett will use a hockey stick. lol

Whats going on with Arserni Gritsyuk?

Great listen!

The under-the-radar shrewd move was getting Kovacevic to anchor the third pairing. Devils fans will come to appreciate his steady and reliable game. 👍

I wanna see anton get some time in pre season

LFGD 💥 another great listen! Thanks again guys!

Turned this off when you said palat Hughes Mercer

Good podcast guys. This was my first listen but I enjoyed the commentary, especially since there is positivity here.

No matter how fitzy shapes this team they are to injury prone to go anywhere sry maybe a wc team at best

We should've never let Tatar walk last off-season

The top 6 got WORSE. Tatar is a garbage signing and Fitz just replace Toffoli with Tatar for the top 6 🤡 Huge downgrade. Palat is garbage. Tatar is garbage.

tatar-hesiher-mercer will be 2nd line they were the 2nd best line in the 2022 season they have chemistry

Love it, I’m going with some bold takes this year. Kovacevic had really good numbers on a terrible Montreal team and I like him a lot. Very tough. Pesce and Hamilton have played together and Pesce is comfortable on either side, Canes were just so stacked, he never needed to do it. Also, Hughes plays well with speedy players, but he needs size with him- in recent years, we haven’t found many that mesh well with him. I’d like to see Siegenthaler, Nemec and Kovacevic rotating in. Bratt and Hughes create some magic, but due to their size, have shown getting beaten down. I’d like to see a fast, net-front presence with him and have more of a 2A and 2B line combo. Bratt-Hischier-Meier is a true number 1 in my opinion that have all of the elements we need to win. I also think we have 7 D we can rotate nightly. I like MacDermid in as well just to help keep lines honest and kind of have an 11 forward even group with a situational MacDermid in there playing sub 10 mins. There’s always injuries and we can also count on our extras playing 50-60 games which I do in Foote abd Bastian. 1 Bratt-Hischier-Meier (maybe a top 5 line in NHL) 2 Cotter-Hughes-Mercer (Cotter bringing speed, physicality and net front allowing others to play their game) i can see cotter get 20 goals with Hughes Palat-Haula-Tatar (veteran depth scoring line that’s edgy and skilled ) Hughes/Bratt/Hischier (Hischier would move Lazar to wing) -Lazar-Noesen Can both score and bring physicality. Creates space for our most gifted offensive players. Pesce-Hamilton Hughes-Kovacevic Dillon-Nemec Siegenthaler (rotates in bottom 2 pairings) This would make us so balanced and hard to play against.. again to read easily Bratt-Hischier-Meier Cotter-Hughes-Mercer Palat-Haula-Tatar Hughes/Bratt/Hischier-Lazar-Noesen Pesce-Hamilton Hughes-Kovacevic Dillon-Nemec siegenthaler (D pairings can be put in a blender and disperse minutes) Markstrom Allen …i think as unconventional as this looks, would be a nightmare to match up with, as we have size, skill, speed and leadership throughout with no holes

I posted that exact lineup, too, Justin. The defense pairings as well, good work!

I see a lot of fans complaining that NJ didn't acquire some hotshot superstar in the offseason and believe that the Devils are going to fail because of that. Honestly, that's already flawed thinking considering that having superstar players definitely does not automatically mean you're going to have success on the ice. The biggest thing for this team is how well they adjust to and play in Keefe's system. One of the things that also contributed to the Devils struggling towards the end of the 22/23 season and onwards into the 23/24 season was other teams figuring out Ruff's system and the young players not having the experience to adjust and the coaching itself not making the proper adjustments to counter how teams were playing against them. It's not all a matter of the players on the ice, coaching is going to be a key part of their success. I know that sounds very obvious, but it's often something that gets overlooked when fans are so focused on the makeup of the roster.

All talk. Weak 2nd line. Fragile Jack Hughes. Prove it on the ice. Then talk.

Every season Dougie mails in defense half the year. He shows up defensively in big games and always brings it offensively. I noticed this in prior seasons. He's not bad defensively when he plays harder when it counts more

Let's Go Devils 😁

Aka new devils fans lol. We need og devils fans making content.

love this podcast

I disagree that the team is stacked. When you have to put bums like Palat & Tatar in the top 6. This offseason needed more emphasis on actual talent & less emphasis on size. Just brought in a bunch of slightly above average players because they are tall. I'm expected to believe that this is going to transform everything from the disaster we saw last season into a top contender? I don't think so. I would give Fitz a C grade for his work during the offseason. Lots of old & mediocre talent brought here. I'm not excited about seeing any of the new additions to be honest. Should have gotten a legit top 6 forward. He failed.

Great video! But no disrespect but Palat on the first line is insane. He’s a 3rd / 4th line guy!

Keep up the good work youngbulls. 👹🤝

I love the additions, they've covered everything. As for the people saying we didn't get a top 6 forward, Devils can only spend so much without screwing themselves in the future. We have multiple guys who can crack top 6 as a complimentary winger. I mean when you play with guys like Hughes or Hischier, you'll be fine. Tatar, Cotter, Foote hell even Noesen could play up and down the line up if necessary. I'm so pumped for this year considering we have a new coach, a true starter and quality back up and some more guys who aren't afraid to be physical. Also Kovasevic coming in from Montreal is a REALLY nice add, he was nick named Honda Civic in Montreal for being cheap and reliable. He can push for a spot if the Devils wish to bench Nemec or Hughes for a few games and contribute right away physically.

I agree to a certain extent. Problem is the top 6 is soft as hell (Meier is the softest 225 pound man i have ever seen.) I believe the devils will never win with the Hughes girls, and a coach scared of benching them when they act like primadonna brats, is not going to work. Holtz was dumped for playing poor D when the Hughes brats were FAR worse and always given a free pass. Imagine being point a game players and being a minus 40-50 combined. they are useless and at worst a liability. Sorry.... Good podcast though. I enjoyed listening. (I think Cotter is more valuable than Devils fans think. if he can crack the top 6, who knows)

i've been looking for a good hockey podcast! looks like this might be it

I look forward to the supporting cast allowing Mercer, Luke and Simon to take a bigv step this year. Great show guys. Keep it going!

Just wanted to say shout to you both - you’re doing a great job with these videos! 🙌🏼 #LGD

These are the sort of changes that probably could have been made last season. I have lots of faith in Keefe with this group. It may be the most talented team from goaltending out he has coached and he has been very successful. Thats why im not alarmed by fitz not feeling the need to address the top 6. Lindy’s system with the goaltending and young defense going into last season was frankly really alarming. The injuries really exposed this and it was a nightmare. I think Fitz needed to do exactly this. But he definitely needs to keep his emotions in check and run it like a business. I think lindy had way too long of a leash.

Tatar as a replacement for Toffoli is an absolute disaster! NJ now has 2 over the hill washed up goalies, still no true number one defenseman since Dougie has always sucked defensively. The top 6 got worse. Fitz dished the two best forward prospects for a nonname AHLer and a potato-can can nobody 4th liner. The bottom 6 got more stout , yet no scoring. And the defense got filled with veteran goons. This offseason is one of the WORST I can remember for any supposed "win now" team Fitzgerald is garbage GM, always has been. Fitz shouldve been fired 3 seasons ago. Hearing any Fitzgerald press conference drains all confidence one would have in this team. The man is a clown who fails to expect & demand success. Nj next season will be a middling team , maybe a pkayoff team , but certainly not a true Cup contender.

Jack's still missing a top 6 wing

Feel like there will be some fights at practices this year Don’t sleep on Lazar 16 goals 15 assists this year 1st rounder drafted before who I wanted in free agency Mantha he’ll have stats like Mantha in his last years with Det but physical

Severson, Graves, Wood, Pesche, Dillon, Noesen and bringing back Tatar Going back to 22-23

Well we got what we needed to have a balanced team, not just a team with speed.

Terrible offseason. Not a single impact player that moves the needle was added. Tatar is garbage. The top 6 still stinks. This is the least excited I have ever been about this team. Fitz needs to go. Should have been fired after last season. He will be fired after this one. This team isn't good.

The devils depth now capable of burying some dirty, shoot and crash type goals. That was severely lacking

I’d like to point out that the devils expect a great offensive production from their blue line. Luke, dougie and nemec bring a great two way game and when healthy dougie is a top defensive scorer. If all goes well expect to see a great amount of offensive production from the blue line this season

Great analysis fellas :) Great Vlog!

Mikhail (Me High Eel) Yegorov is a phenomenal goalie and was a treat for me to scout. His team was very bad defensively and he flourished under pressure

Wish Holtz the best.

Horrible trade!! This may be the worst move in the history of Devils management. There was no need to give up on two young prospects who have shown potential with another years experience/ growth in the off season and new coaches maybe we could have gotten them closer to their actual projection. Even if they didn’t fit at that point at least they would have gotten us more in return at the end of this year. You gave them both up when they aren’t taking up a large portion of the cap to get a fourth line player that you like because he hits? We can address that in free agency. And hitting physicality was coming to our line up with Foote Bastian healthy this year. Think if Marino gets us 2 2nds why couldn’t we have traded a 4/ 5th to get this kid from Vegas if you liked him so much? GTFOH. Trading Holtz makes no sense when you just traded Clarke another right shot forward who could have at least benefited from Holtz leaving. Do Fitz who do you have in mind for right shooting forwards? Necas ? Laine? Not realistic and would tie up cap far into the future with big money and years causing you problems when you need to sign Luke and Nemec. Or are you just impartial to right shot players? How about you trade players like Palat and Lazar tying up roster spots/ larger cap space to pick up guys like Henrique Zadorov Bertuzzi. I’m so mad I don’t care if you replaced Holtz with Stamkos because one has absolutely nothing to do with the other you should have gotten more in a trade with either of those players. The only thing I believe you did by making that trade is have everyone thinking you are a fool so they approach you for other trade ideas. Smh absolutely embarrassing making Holtz a scapegoat for YOUR inability to remove coach Ruff. Take accountability for your actions trade yourself to Vegas as GM for GM at least he knows how to manipulate the LTIR cap and take advantage of GMs picking their roster dry of prospects who can be better or used in other transactions. You need to do better!

The fact we could of drafted Askarov instead of Holtz is just unforgivable