Devils' Back-to-Back Results Are Due for an Improvement
3 years ago by ericjmorey to c/devils
The New Jersey Devils have certainly not met their sky-high expectations this season. As it stands, they sit fifth in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 19-13-2 — which, while sturdy in a vacuum, just isn’t cutting it in a stacked division. They sit in the second wild card spot, and with games at hand, they likely find themselves in a comfortable playoff spot soon. Still, the Devils entered 2023-24 as a favorite to win the Stanley Cup, and the team’s record simply does not match those expectations.
While the team has struggled to play up to the level they did last season, there’s an argument to be made that their record is less reflective of their play than it is on the schedule. For example, the Devils have the most back-to-backs in the league this season with 16. While yes, every team has back-to-backs in their schedule, it does seem as though the Devils have gotten the short end of the stick this season.
Vitek playing at a league average level would be a big help. He's playing a lot worse than he has for most of his career. Don't know what the answer is.
@lemmy.world
A community for fans of the New Jersey Devils on Lemmy.
Rules:
- No spamming, advertising or self promotion.
- Be kind and respectful.
- No harassment or hate speech.
- No NSFW posts.
- All rules of lemmy.world apply here as well.
Links:
Metropolitan Division
Atlantic Division
Central Division
Pacific Division
go to feed...
@lemmy.world
A community for fans of the New Jersey Devils on Lemmy.
Rules:
- No spamming, advertising or self promotion.
- Be kind and respectful.
- No harassment or hate speech.
- No NSFW posts.
- All rules of lemmy.world apply here as well.
Links:
Metropolitan Division
Atlantic Division
Central Division
Pacific Division
go to feed...
We've been eating it on back-to-back's, but we play better against better teams. We also play better at arenas that don't have shit ice (like the Rock does). LGD
save