Lightning 4, Devils 1
All-around bad. This is a team the Devils can't figure out. And that's not good news, because guess what, they were just in seventh place (now 6th) and could easily fall back there again and play the #2 team in the East, which would be.....the New Jersey Devils. Other teams around that area are Montreal (beatable) and Carolina (yikes). So the Devils need to figure out these teams that are hanging around the seed that they would face in the playoffs. But for sure, this is the team you don't want to see. They figured everything out. They scored four straight goals and played pretty solid defense. Their team has won 12 of 15. They have great skaters and great shooters. I've said all of this before. The Devils can't figure them out. They have played amazingly well as of late, but the Lightning are the kryptonite right now. Not that the Devils won't be able to figure them out, but time is running out and they should start doing it soon.
2 comments:
Whilst I agree that the Devils had a bad game (and my recent post discusses this at length), I disagree with your assertion that the Tampa Bay Lightning are like kryptonite to the Devils.
Yes, they knew exactly what to do yesterday; but the Devils are 1-1-1 against the Bolts. That includes a 3-2 shootout loss where the Devils kept it close all game long and a 2-0 shutout win in Tampa Bay.
I think Atlanta still has the "We Know How To Beat NJ" title.
I see where you're coming from, John F. No doubt the Thrashers are bad to the Devils as well. The Devils have indeed won a game against the Lightning and lost in overtime. But they have done so against the Thrashers as well. I think both teams pose scary threats to the Devils.
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