The New Jersey Devils dropped a 4-2 Saturday matinee to the Washington Capitals, as Washington answered with four straight goals two days after the Devils’ 7-goal win over the Rangers.
Daniel Amoia goes LIVE to break down what went wrong, Ryan Leonard’s highlight-reel goal, special teams, goaltending, lines, and what’s next for the Devils.
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00:00 Cold open
00:33 Show open: Daniel Amoia flying solo
02:28 Player of the Game: Arseny Gritsyuk
04:43 The real problem: defense
06:08 Allen or the D? Both
08:45 Mailbag: ride the hot goalie?
11:15 Hamilton–Siegenthaler: stats vs. breakdowns
15:05 No cohesiveness, no finishing
16:28 Timeout? Coaching change? Too early
20:21 Allen vs. Daws debate
24:15 Line notes & a 4-4 reality check
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I'd call it defensive lapses. They can look good for much of the game but there are just bad mistakes or bad decisions that lead to back-breaking high-danger chances.
It'd be nice if Allen made a timely big save but he wasn't the problem.
I think it’s hilarious how obvious the problem is but no one will touch it with a 10 ft pole. If you replaced Jack & Bratt with a Filip Hronek & Travis Konecny this team would be so good. All lines would have grit, we’d have true steady defense, and snarl throughout the lineup. The Jack & Bratt line DESTROYS our physical play, and they take quality touches away from snipers on the Power Play just because they are “well-known”
Gone are the days of the CREST being most important under Keefe.. praying Sunny does something about it.
I wouldn’t be so quick to say the forward group isn’t why they’ve struggled … the d isn’t getting the forward help defensively they should be getting either
There are videos from Kristy Flannery showing Poirier training with the team.
Saying he is "not even training with the team" is a huge no no