Todd Cordell: On Hall, Bennett, Parenteau & more

bennet is a pretty good player. his problem was always to stay healthy. so if he can do that he could for sure be a really good player for the devils. Oh and first

Santini sent down. That's fine. He can play top minutes in the minors this season. I'd much rather Merill sit every night.

How about Zacha, though? He's really blossoming. Strong player and he's gained enough confidence to really drive the play. If he continues this pace of development, he'll be a real stud.

Agree about Zacha, he has good vision and seems to understand the game well. Hopefully he continues on the path it looks like he is on.

I am little confused about the crazy lines. Maybe Hynes was trying to counter the Wild lines and was looking to exploit something. But its been 2 games now with mid game crazy lines. Hopefully another day of practice will provide a better look. There are many options with this lineup.

As an islander fan i have no idea what snow was thinking waiving PA....even as a 2nd or 3rd line player he should have stayed

You can just see it all game. Players are just not finding each other, and their spacing at times is AWFUL! That said, Hynes needs to give each line some time to build that chemistry. Players don't generally just gel from the start. They will turn it around. Too much talent now to be a 2 goal team.

I'm with you, Todd... I can't believe Parenteau was waived. So glad we were able to pick him up

If hall and Schneider can do that ever game we're good

Whenever I hear about how great Schneider is playing I think of Canuck fans desperate to pump Horvat's tires somehow trying to justify that as a fair hockey trade....

Whenever I hear about how great Schneider is playing I think of Canuck fans desperate to pump Horvat's tires somehow trying to justify that as a fair hockey trade....
- TheGame316

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