Hell of a run by Taylor hall. What a freaking trade for you guys lol

I know this defense is prone to leaving goalies out to dry. But I have a bad feeling Cory's days of being a top 5 goalie are over.
- Devilspep87

Come on, between Lovejoy's tip/screen, and Seversons untimely turnover to Buff in the slot, what could the guy do???? We dominated the game but I don't blame Schneids one bit. Actually happy, despite the loss, Vats/Hall/Palms/Hisch all looked like the best players on the ice tonight. Just a shame they can't realize that Lovejoy is killing the team, and Maroon was a waste of a draft pick. At least Grabner is invisible, Maroon is noticeable for the wrong reasons...

4 more years of Schneider at 6M a year...boy what a cap-tastrophe that's gonna be!!

Really don’t get the Schneider hate, he’s been banged up this year and has dealt with having an absolute dog poop defense in front of him for two seasons. He’s 31, he will bounce back.

Wow do I hate this attitude.

If you told any of us in September that in mid March the team would be actively fighting for a wild card spot, we would have been thrilled. The "problem" is that the team had an unsustainably great start, and so going from where they were around New Years to where they are now feels like a big disappointment. They won a bunch of games in the first half of the year where they shouldn't have, and the last few weeks I feel like they've lost a bunch that they deserved to win. It evens out and frankly "on the wild card bubble" feels right for this team, and again if you told any of us that in September we would have been thrilled.

And "our team won't look much different next season" ??? Do you get how player development works? Nico, Bratt, Butcher, and Coleman are all rookies. Zacha and Wood are still very young. These are all players that will most likely improve, some dramatically so. This is how rebuilds work. You're bad, you get a bunch of good young players, and as they get better the team gets better.

And I also hate the idea that "well if we barely miss the playoffs and now get a not great pick the whole thing was a waste." Sure I get the idea that technically if you're not in the playoffs or contending for a Cup you may as well be in the lottery, but first of all I think it's important for these young core players (and definitely Hall) to play in seriously meaningful games late in the season even if they fall short. And furthermore as a fan I watch this team and sports in general to have fun, and I can tell you regardless of whether they make the playoffs at this point, this year has been by far the most fun Devils' season since 2012. That counts for something.

Their season is by no means over. They've been playing well and have unfortunately been on the wrong end of a bunch of close losses to really good teams. The goaltending has been suspect of late but we all know Cory is capable of being elite. I'm excited to watch the last month of the season, even if it ends with them missing the playoffs. Obviously that will be disappointing but it sure as hell beats last season where I had almost no desire to watch this team by mid January.
- MannySilvers

Well said, NJD's are in good shape going forward, playoffs or not.

Keep hearing Grabners name.....BUT NOTHING HAPPENS!!
- RussH1964

That’s been his entire career