-Vintage Canuck- Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzy Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Don't begrudge him for retiring but it's not fair on the Devils, especially being so close to the season starting. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Wow, sign and retire, that is an odd move. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkSave Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 He lost his game due to his concussion issues. Hope he has good health post-hockey. Devil's will be fine without him. Blackwood is their guy anyway and now this serves as an opportunity for a depth goalie in their org to take the backup role, at least to start the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzy Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 18 minutes ago, KirkSave said: He lost his game due to his concussion issues. Hope he has good health post-hockey. Devil's will be fine without him. Blackwood is their guy anyway and now this serves as an opportunity for a depth goalie in their org to take the backup role, at least to start the season. Four days away from the season starting, all the good goalies signed, no-one within the organization to share the load - this actually puts the Devils in a terrible position. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I'd understand this more if he was fine on light workouts. But when he did more intense work his symptoms came back. That's the screwed up thing about concussions. It can change day to day. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt that something changed recently. However, if he was not fit prior to signing then it is kind of a bad thing to do to the Devils this late in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, Azzy said: Four days away from the season starting, all the good goalies signed, no-one within the organization to share the load - this actually puts the Devils in a terrible position. Looks like it's time to bring Brodeur out of retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrami Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Shouldn't have signed if he wasn't 100%... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post falcon45ca Posted January 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2021 22 minutes ago, mll said: Hall of Fame my a$$. Not even close. 3 2 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 48 minutes ago, Drakrami said: Shouldn't have signed if he wasn't 100%... Ferland anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakuRaku Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Yo Jimmy Howard!! make sure you pick up your agent's call today!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkSave Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Azzy said: Four days away from the season starting, all the good goalies signed, no-one within the organization to share the load - this actually puts the Devils in a terrible position. Crawford wasn't even playing well as of late. Devil's won't be any worse off than if he had decided to play this season. They don't have a great roster to say the least. Should get another top 10 pick this coming draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, KirkSave said: Crawford wasn't even playing well as of late. Devil's won't be any worse off than if he had decided to play this season. They don't have a great roster to say the least. Should get another top 10 pick this coming draft. He was one of the best goalies in the league when considering environment last season per Sportloqiq tracking technology. Chicago was one of the worse defensive teams. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, KirkSave said: Crawford wasn't even playing well as of late. Devil's won't be any worse off than if he had decided to play this season. They don't have a great roster to say the least. Should get another top 10 pick this coming draft. I agree with you kind of funny Crawford seem like a combination of Ferland, (injured) and ericksson (unmotivated) he does the right thing and retires, ( what everyone wished Loui would do) and people think he is doing wrong by the Devils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkSave Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, mll said: He was one of the best goalies in the league when considering environment last season per Sportloqiq tracking technology. Chicago was one of the worse defensive teams Crawford was not going to be a difference maker for the devils but you won't find that on your Sportlogiq site. Not a playoff team with our without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 3 hours ago, mll said: HoF career? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, KirkSave said: Crawford was not going to be a difference maker for the devils but you won't find that on your Sportlogiq site. Not a playoff team with our without him. Benning talked of the importance of having a reliable goalie when developing players as the reason why he signed Miller and had no interest in trading him. Would guess that NJD were thinking the same way. NJD is unlikely to make the playoffs but it was likely for development purposes and to ease off some pressure from Blackwood. He was going to help keep the score respectable. They are a developing team and it can affect confidence and moral if the team is constantly blown out. Also with poor goaltending it can affect how the team plays. Edited January 9, 2021 by mll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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