J Dubbs
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Sunny Mehta seems to have made his evaluations
New Jersey Devils@NJDevils
#NEWS: The New Jersey Devils announced the team will not renew the contracts of Dan MacKinnon and Chuck Fletcher.
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@chris_hic_ @jp_gambatese @TheNJDAdvocates 6 total playoff wins in how many years? Team cant make the playoffs in back to back years...sometimes you just have to believe what your own eyes are showing you.
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@DubbsIsLike @jp_gambatese @TheNJDAdvocates Man if you’re that negative about this team then you just have a delusional hatred for them and watching hockey probably isn’t best for you. Hope your viewing pleasure gets better man. Godspeed and blessings your way
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I get it was a rough season for the #NJDevils but the number of individuals who think a full on tear-down is necessary is mind-boggling.
I have no reason to think it’s anything but a very short-term hitch for a core group of players with a ton of talent.
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@chris_hic_ @jp_gambatese @TheNJDAdvocates They would have been swept and embarrassed by Philly and Boston. Maybe....maaayybe they steal 1 vs the Pens or Sens. Sunny has a lot more work ahead of him then people think. This is a bad team with absolutely no identity, they have trouble scoring goals and have bad goaltening.
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@DubbsIsLike @jp_gambatese @TheNJDAdvocates If you don’t think this devils team could beat
Pittsburgh
Ottawa
Boston
Maybe even Philly
You are overly negative
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@jp_gambatese @TheNJDAdvocates I think we are watching 2 different teams my friend.
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@DubbsIsLike @TheNJDAdvocates With a freer offensive system, I absolutely think the Devils could have taken a good few teams in the first round.
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@Laurentdalmeida @jp_gambatese You think hes happy losing his job to a 23 y/o after signing that contract and not getting in these playoffs? You said it...he just got extended...hes a clear cut starter and then lost his job to a 23 y/o making 2.2 mil that will need a new deal after next year. Gotta ask.
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@DubbsIsLike @jp_gambatese Gus signed a long term extension. wild arent taking on any team contract dump either. Gus has a full NMC,
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Goaltending has been a sore subject for the #NJDevils at plenty of points in the 2025-26 season.
After diving into the nitty gritty on the Devils’ goaltending, though, perhaps it isn’t quite as worrisome as the consensus seems to think.
My latest ⬇️
open.substack.com/pub/njdevilsad…
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@MalharNaik @LockedOnDevils Go get Gustavsson from Minny. Dude will not be happy just signing an extension and being the backup. Hes only 27 years old. Had a 2.69 and .904 this season.
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@LockedOnDevils Figuring out/fixing goaltending would go a long way
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I still am of the belief that having a soft, loser GM at the top resulted in the #NJDevils being… well… a soft, loser team.
Buffalo got rid of their GM and look what happens.
Sometimes the needed culture change can come from who’s at the top.
J Dubbs@DubbsIsLike
@LockedOnDevils They cant run it back with same core...they absolutely cannot do that...how many opportunities this core gonna get together? They need to make significant blockbuster changes. They wouldn't survive a playoff round as constituted. They would get the sh*t kicked out of them.
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@LockedOnDevils They cant run it back with same core...they absolutely cannot do that...how many opportunities this core gonna get together? They need to make significant blockbuster changes. They wouldn't survive a playoff round as constituted. They would get the sh*t kicked out of them.
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Btw- it doesn’t necessarily have to be a big name brought in for the #NJDevils to take that next step.
I trust Sunny to make the adds and subtractions necessary.
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@16Dubb They're not...they have speed and skill, but that doesnt get you into the playoffs or winning series. The teams in the playoffs now have actual MEN on their rosters, battle tested men that savagely hate to lose and will stop at nothing to win a cup. They wouldn't survive.
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I just don’t see how the #njdevils core and talent is as special as people seem to think it is.
It WAS, certainly, looking like that 2 years ago considering age, speed, draft assets, cap flexibility, but that’s all gone. Every night I’m seeing players doing things that I don’t
Spittin' Chiclets@spittinchiclets
ZEGRAS TIES IT UP AND HEADS STRAIGHT TO THE BOX FOR THE CELLY
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@BFem09 My point of this back & forth is that everything needs to be explored. This is an unsuccessful group. We just talk Nico now cause his contract is up. The biggest issue, is goaltending. If they dont dump the Marky contract and get a competitive goalie in here nothing will matter.
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@BFem09 Jack Hughes ain't on the ice, and that is a problem in itself as well. A lot of things with this core haven't worked. It cannot remain status quo here. Jack going out is big problem, and Bratt, Timo, Luke, Mercer w/ Nico leading them not being able to carry it is a BIGGER problem
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we have some really stupid fans, unfortunately.
Mr White@MrWhite1079
Question; If Sunny Metha relies heavily on analytics & most fans begged for this analytical genius to be our new GM, does he not look at these metrics & ask himself; "Can I get a 2C with similar or better numbers, knowing Nico’s looking to re-sign for ~11M$ per this summer?".
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@BFem09 Sens are in the playoffs in back to back seasons with the C on Tkachuks jersey. That is a feet that Nico hasnt accomplished with a letter on his sweater. Results are all that matter now. I like them both as players in their own ways, but which one is producing results?
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@DubbsIsLike If you're even considering trading Nico for Brady, nothing else you say matters because you don't know ball.
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@Adumbs_Bananas He has to fire everyone...there cannot be any tom fitzgerald fingerprints left here.
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@pitchforkedpuck @DevilsInsiders Thats why I said on another post that goaltending needs to be the #1 priority for this team...the Nico contract is a far distant 2nd, and its not even close. This new GM needs to move heaven and earth to straighten this goaltending out, or nothing else matters. Stupid contracts.
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@DubbsIsLike @DevilsInsiders Pretty simply, it’s been the goaltending
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I think it's perfectly fine to discuss imperfections in Nico Hischier's game.
Thinking there are attainable, better alternatives is comical.
Have a good one.
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@moon_exists0 @DevilsInsiders Change what? That hes the leader and wears the C and cant get his team to the playoffs?
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@DubbsIsLike @DevilsInsiders and nobody else on the team would be able to change that lmao
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@pitchforkedpuck Goaltending and then Goaltending and then get some real MEN on this roster...ive watched every minute of all these game 1's, and I got news for every devils fan....as constituted the Devils would get absolutely smoked and swept by every single 1 of these teams in the playoffs.
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10 most important tasks on New Jersey Devils GM Sunny Mehta's to-do list pucksandpitchforks.com/10-most-import…
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