Why The Devils Are The Next NHL Dynasty

[@Xirik-Alansei]

As a Devils fan I know all of this but now I have a video to explain it to other Hockey fans without having to write a giant essay. Cheers!👍

[@cewlttya7738]

Lifetime Capitals fan but friends with a few Devils fans and even I been rooting for them since last season. I predict lots of deep playoff runs in the coming seasons for them

[@bryanflores3633]

I’m a Caps fan too. They were like our little brother that you actually like for so long it’s hard not to cheer for em .

[@CanadianBongRipper]

Stop jinxing us !!!

[@michaelchristiano6955]

I literally just said this, as I saw the name of his video

[@psycho3794]

Apologies, @canadianbongripper

[@Kickinthearse923]

Correct! Hahaha! Agreed 100%

[@humanbeing2420]

Don't listen to him - Keep on jinxing them!

[@C-P_ELG]

I know right? Here's hoping that it'll be their time really soon🤞

[@danza1612]

I would absolutely love to see Schmid flourish into the best goalie he can be

[@Semaj2326]

We just need Nemec and Hughes to pan out and to find the right mix of skill and grit, and also to figure out how to beat Carolina. Right now they do the little things better than we do but we have more high end talent than they do.

[@ryanlauzon177]

They’re gonna be fucking Carolina in like 2 years

[@jgaunce6299]

We need holtz to Pan out too

[@yoholmes273]

1st prospects game today and Nemec looks like a man ready to take his spot. This young man is the real deal.

[@NothingToPointOut24]

@@jgaunce6299 Anything Holtz gives is just a bonus to me at this point. We got Mercer from that draft and a defensive piece that led to Timo. So to me that draft is a win either way. If Holtz is a bust, it'll be a bummer, but at this point I hope he can either figure it out to be a contributor the way McLeod has become. Or Fitz trades him for another young player who might need a change of scenery

[@jgaunce6299]

@@NothingToPointOut24 Totally agree on the mercer point , Hotlz feels like a Zacha 2.0… hopefully he can prove me wrong an get some time on a line with Bratt or Hughes

[@TheDevilsOwl505]

Started watching the NHL about halfway through the 21-22 season thanks to my girlfriend who's a Devils fan, the last dark season for us, glad I stuck with both the sport and the team, last season was great to see and it's only going to get better

[@brendanplays3942]

okay

[@NinjaSquirrel30]

Roll on this season!!! Gooooo Devils!! A franchise Dynasty awaits 🏒🥅

[@topiheimola69]

I really like this team a lot for having so many Swiss players. Hischier, Meier, Siegenthaler and Schmid. They also had Mueller not so long ago. I wonder why they have so many players from there?

[@darkazon5343]

Vähän niinkun Dallasissa ollut useita suomalaisia

[@topiheimola69]

Juurikin näin

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

All German Swiss players :)

[@_mynewcareer]

Because they're good

[@edited1325]

The contracts are amazing the leafs should take note… oh wait…

[@dwaynethewokjohnson7773]

Well at least Matthews needs a new deal next summer, maybe he could sign for less…oh wait…

[@rtlthemusician5598]

Devils fan here, I wish this had aged a little better

[@PunkerWithABoner]

And Hischier scored 30 goals last year and was a point away from accomplishing his first point per game season. The guy is a selke candidate all day, but he's also a dangerous scorer with a particularly sneaky wrister and let's not start ourselves on Bratt and Mercer !

[@ethanwinnegrad3402]

Schmid is the key. If he can become the franchise goalie, that is the final piece of the puzzle. Of course, any Devils goalie will have to handle standing in the shadow of the GOAT. But if the can be the heir apparent, this team has all pieces is place to win multiple cups!

[@C-P_ELG]

He doesn't have to be a prime Brodeur. I can settle for a prime Schneider 😁

[@sjoldzic10]

Tom Fitzgerald is going to get A LOT of credit and it's ALL deserved, but I have to give a shoutout to Ray Shero as he laid some of the seeds for this rebuild going the direction it did. He paid the price though for it taking longer than it should have. I honestly think Hischier and Bratt both benefited from learning from and playing with Taylor Hall for a few years, even if Hall was traded for an underwhelming return. The Hall for Larsson trade was one of the biggest fleecings in NHL history at the time.

[@RiotnRespect]

The Hall trade got us Bahl and picks that turned into Mercer and Siegenthaler haha. It took a little while, but I’d say it worked out in NJ’s favor in the long run!

[@sjoldzic10]

@RiotnRespect agreed! That's very true. It just seemed underwhelming at the time

[@RiotnRespect]

@@sjoldzic10 For sure!

[@seanhartel5362]

If they win the cup this year, I might agree with you. But you’re putting the cart before the horse my man.

[@gregbaraks3183]

Anybody else think Hishchier Hughes feels a lot like Toews Kane

[@axe2grind244]

I’m setting the over/under on future Devils/Sabres ECF matchups at 3.5. There is no way they don’t meet multiple times.

[@spartuz71]

The Ottawa Senators says hi

[@DarkLobster69]

The Ottawa Senators just traded away one a young first liner for Pennies on the dollar because they can’t retain talent

[@carletonrutherford1799]

@@spartuz71 Sorry man, the Sens do not have the depth of talent that the Sabres and Devils have put together. That is the reward for being so bad for so long. Both of those teams have been really bad for a really long time, and have been allowed to rebuild. They are finally going to reap the benefits of that.

[@axe2grind244]

@@spartuz71 Also very possible. The East is insane.

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

That's very possible but there are so many great teams in the Eastern Conference that just one of those teams making the ECF is going to be difficult for them. Buffalo, Ottawa, Detroit are ALL getting better quickly not even including the rest of the playoff caliber teams. Even Boston still has a bunch of very good players that will get them in the playoffs for the next few years at least. The only team that looks like it can't tie their own shoelaces is Montreal. Even Philadelphia is under new and better management. It might take 1-3 years to really show but the Flyers are on the way back to respectability.

[@deansmith6593]

You are going to jinx it.

[@brendanplays3942]

you have read the future

[@blazedxjan]

I was at the 1st home preseason game, beating the flyers 6-0 .. I love my Devils and I never stopped believing. Keep sleeping on my boys, we're gonna love being the leagues nightmare 😈😈😈 LGD!!!

[@jmn327]

On Meier, I think some of his playoff stats were a bit deceiving: dude was a shot generation machine against the Rangers, but he just couldn't break through Sheshterkin. Now that he's had a bit of a season, a playoff run, and now offseason/training camp to get better acclimated in New Jersey I think he's going to take off; maybe 40 goals is a career year stretch, but 30 is very reasonable, I think. Goaltending will be interesting to watch: Schmid seems pretty unflappable, but obviously his output last year was a small sample size. Vanecek was very reliable during the regular season, but he started more games than he ever has before and that showed in a tired looking playoff performance. Having them split the workload is probably best for now.

[@buddygreen7053]

There’s no jinxing us! We finally got a great GM and if we can shore up our goaltending and defense we are a draw to other players as well. The future looks great and after the last decade I’m pumped!

[@ballbag69]

I'm so ready for this season. Let's go Devils

[@johnsinglet575]

You can't annoint as a potential dynasty until theyve won at least one. They're definitely a team on the rise with an extremely bright future, but beyond that it's hard to predict given how difficult to win the cup.

[@loganreifsnider3182]

Agreed

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

Yeah, their own fans should put a stop to that nonsense. Win something then talk.

[@edited1325]

Cry

[@NothingToPointOut24]

@@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 Yeah god forbid Devils fans get excited about this current team after a decade of watching awfulness.

[@kasdjkfghalksjdhg]

Literally haven't done a damn thing yet 🤣

[@electricboogaloo5645]

I seriously doubt that there's going to be any dynasties in NHL anymore...

[@axe2grind244]

That’s true. We just saw the best team in history lose in the 1st round.

[@benjaminmiller788]

​@@axe2grind244😂 at first I thought you meant the Avalanche

[@filipberes319]

Yeah Chicago was the real last dynasty

[@darpompie4354]

Dynasties were created when you could buy a team without any caps and had an owner that is willing to pay out the big bucks to keep the team intact. There is just too much parity in the league and as soon you win, all the players on the team think they are all that and want a raise. Can't give everyone a raise to fit the cap so good players get traded or don't get resigned, team starts going down hill. Unless the system changes, I don't think you'll ever see a dynasty again (rightfully so)

[@dwaynethewokjohnson7773]

@@filipberes319Pittsburgh wants to know you location

[@juans3728]

Because they have a organization that knows what they are doing starting from the owner on to the coach.

[@millertime1101]

Nico will have 90 points this year Mercer 60+ Bratt 80+

[@MichaelConway1308]

Love this.

[@ImMentallyNotOk]

this aged well

[@DistinctVision_]

yeah future still bright tho

[@WhyAreYouRunning356]

Your content is excellent. Well researched, relevant, and captivating. But if I can offer some good faith criticism; your voice over needs work. It's rigid, and your tone of voice is very repetitive. Every sentence ends in the same exact downward inflection. Try to express yourself more. Inject your personality into the VO. Or at least, change up the delivery. Your channel has potential to pop-off, and I would love to see that

[@Andyanddiana467]

All I'll say is that I've seen a lot of video and think pieces about how "__________ will be the next great dynasty." Let's see them prove that last season wasn't a fluke first, for teams that improve so dramatically one year often regress significantly the next.

[@humblelad]

Dynasty is big word bud. Let’s start with cup winning, and then you can talk about that.

[@Asshat237]

If i had kids I'd name Tom Fitzgerald their godfather. That's the level of trust he has engendered within the fanbase. I fucking love 💕 the guy. Nearly all of his important decisions have been great and the key is they haven't blown any of those franchise altering decisions like the multiple top 5 draft picks. Making the A+ pick (Makar) would have been great, but the A (Hischier) they made is totally fine. The key is they have totally avoided making any D or F decisions (N Patrick). When he picked Nemec, I thought Logan Cooley was the best player available and would have been where i went. It's also much, much easier to project forwards for non trained fans like us because the statistical performance is a more valuable data point for forwards than it is for D men who can often get a lot of secondary power play assists that don't say very much about the player. Elite centers, in the top 5 especially, are pretty safe picks. Cooley is looking great (is already on the Coyotes top PP unit), like an A or A-, but it's not as if Nemec hasn't been working out. He is looking like at worst a B and more likely a B+ or better. I knew we had more of a need for D, but I loved Cooley. Super skilled centers who can skate are safe picks. I felt like we could always trade one of our forwards. Young centers like him and Dawson Mercer (usually plays wing for us because we are stacked at center, but when Nico has been out he has jumped right in as a solid #2C) have huge trade value.

[@notabillyjoelfan]

There will be no dynasties with the current cap structure in this league.

[@mat281]

Great video keep this shit up 💪

[@WolfHaileyy17]

Ondrej Palat! ❤️‍🔥

[@neilsunstrum933]

The Ottawa Senators are the next dynasty. Go Sens Go🎯

[@PistonHonda87]

Devils fan here. 1.) thanks for fo jinxing us 2.) Devils fans have leaned not to be hopeful. You just become disappointed.

[@sheasegui7]

They gonna pull a buffalo bills dynasty

[@rduke325]

Damn i needed a good laugh

[@gabetalks9275]

As a Devils fan, I think we're going to regress a little bit. Not dramatically because our defense is stacked, but Vanecek and Schmid cannot be our tandem long term. I think Vanecek had an Anton Khudobin-like season. He went on a hot streak that eventually fizzled out near the end of the regular season. We need to trade Vanecek for a starter. Hellebuyck's age doesn't line up with our window, so we should pursue guys like Swayman, Hart, Gustavsson, and Demko. If we can get a legit starting goalie, then I'll say we're a dynasty in the making. I'm also worried about how Travis Green will perform as our new assistant coach. Andrew Brunette had a dramatic impact on our growth last year, so losing him to Nashville this summer really stings.

[@jgaunce6299]

Demko would look good in a devils jersey

[@gabetalks9275]

@@jgaunce6299 I'm eyeing Swayman. That one year contract tells me he wants a starting role, and our trade partnership with Boston can make it happen.

[@celluloidtherapy5003]

Dynasty, incoming.

[@thegame346]

As of this post 7-5 on the season. This video did not age well

[@bryanflores3633]

Sign brother Quinn!

[@waynegm777]

Funny how some hockey fans (esp rangers and others in metro) say the "TRAP" is how the Devils won in the 90's - and Canadian press was the cheerleader's to push that narrative. BUT whats funny is the Canadians of Montreal did the TRAP for decades, D E C A D E S, and won many cups from that system. But the 95 Devills were one of the highest scoring teams that year, so it wasn't a "TRAP" it was the Devils were just better, and wanted it. (Hope they sent a snapshot of the cup with the names on it to Gretzky, Dumbo himself")

[@bitchmondu5]

No talk about palat? If hes healthy hes gonna make a huge difference this year

[@notabillyjoelfan]

I fear the groin tear permanently hindered his skating ability. Even when the surgery goes flawless, it's a terrible injury for skating. My guess is he remains a 3rd line fixture.

[@Ducksduckduck]

Everyone should be jelly of what the devils got going rn

[@niteporter]

Please stop. Jack Hughes just got hurt and nico is hurt too. Stop the New Jersey Devils are my team since I was 6 years old. 36 years now. That's hurting them enough. Don't Need THIS to jinx them more

[@oel734]

If Jack and Nico are Superstars, then I say that Bratt is on that border-line.

[@milktrain5567]

Nico is a borderline, Bratt not so much. Nico might be superstar in Devil's eyes, but for a 2way center you have to get few Selke's to be even considered one.

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

@milktrain5567 - Nico is a good player. He's the Devil's Captain. It's HIS team. Any number of Devils players will no doubt get better and they have a fine coach in Lindy Ruff but any chatter about dynasties is very pre-mature to say the least. Neither one of the two players you brought up are superstars just yet. Timo Meier and Tyler Tofilli have much better career stat lines than Bratt and Nico have. They just haven't been in the league long enough to be crowned anything yet or to make make claims like that. Relax though - give them time. Take a good long look at their Jfresh cards.

[@milktrain5567]

Ido agree on the part that talking about dynasty are premature. Bit Like the Leafs with Marner, Matthews, Nylander.. Talk was big but the window started to close before they even got going. Get results first, talk afterwards. @@karlheinzvonkroemann2217

[@DammitIvaldi]

@@milktrain5567 Lets be real... the only reason why Bergeron even won the Selke last year is because everyone knew he was retiring. It's Nico's trophy every year now.

[@milktrain5567]

@@DammitIvaldi Bergeron won few extra Selkes just because they have no idea who they should vote and why. If there was some measurable metric things would not go like this.

[@robertlegacy7508]

He ain’t wrong

[@richtaub3124]

Their defense is the problem

[@marcussilva4011]

They should be a force in the next years just not yet I’m not sure they can compete with the canes yet I predict 49-51 wins next year second round exit

[@edited1325]

They’ll beat the ruins “record” easily the east is nothing compared to them

[@shoKz2427]

I like their team but they have 0 player with character and I think it will be difficult for them in the playoff

[@DammitIvaldi]

Zero players with character? What does that even mean?... "You don't have a clown like Ryan Reaves, Evander Kane, or Tom Wilson.. so you're bad"

[@shoKz2427]

@@DammitIvaldi ??? wtf are u saying 🤣🤣

[@DammitIvaldi]

@@shoKz2427 You tell me what you're trying to say?. what does "0 player with character" even mean?

[@gabetalks9275]

Define "character" plz

[@shoKz2427]

@@gabetalks9275 the opposite of jack hughes

[@Imsorryman]

Chilllll. Let’s not do this, mannnn.

[@18laxX]

5 cups in 10 years🔒

[@carletonrutherford1799]

Maybe between the Sabres and Devils combined, but there is no way in the world that any team let alone the Devils are going to win 5 cups in 10 years. That is a dumb comment made by someone who is not a long time fan of the NHL, and who knows the realities of it, or you are a troll just making a stupid comment.

[@Devilsfan-pd8ov]

@@carletonrutherford1799why is all the Sabres fans on this video waving there arm saying let me say somethkng stupid next lmao Sabres suck pal

[@Nicovertime]

3 Cups by 2030 🎉

[@_mynewcareer]

Just make the playoffs

[@Kickinthearse923]

You have to be able to protect your players - young skilled players need to be protected and who is the “Wilson” here? Toronto, the Rags and Edmonton were all the “next” Islanders of the early 80’s. The Devils need a lock down goaltender. We do not have that or a “Wilson” to enforce any dirty hits on our smaller younger players.

[@ChrisLamia]

The Palat deal is bad but everything else is fine to great

[@Yoseman1]

Palat was such a big part of why the youth accelerated so fast last year. He was also clutch in Round 1 vs. NY. You don't know what you're talking about.

[@joeydrummer7929]

lol. Anointing a dynasty before a team has even won is… interesting..

[@iceman1333]

So basically you just need to get top 5 picks for 8 years straight

[@DVision44]

So basically you missed the part about how well the Devils have done with their late picks

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

I like the Devils but win SOMETHING before yapping about a dynasty. That turns sports fans off!

[@edited1325]

You don’t speak for everyone

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

@@edited1325 neither do you!

[@edited1325]

@@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 imagine replying after two weeks 😂

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

@@edited1325That's funny? OK...

[@edited1325]

@@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 🤡

[@freduncle9999]

Hey Boston had a better season, just saying. their fall in playoff shows all of it means nothing and everything. I predict both teams too fall off this season. Sadly NJD are more prone to fall off after they have peak seasons recently. that being said all their issues are mental. they are good just as the leafs if not better. but both team get hard time trying to shake off loser mentality and crumble and implode on ice when goals get disallowed and being scored upon early. NJD can now score more, early, and first. they should just keep the high pace even if the game isn't going their way.

[@Undetected00]

Schmid as in "kid" not "shmeeed"

[@jeffwhite5007]

Do McDavid and Draisaitl count as a 1-2 punch? They play together so much. I know they do split them up at times but they are usually together. I would say Edmonton's 1-2 punch is McDavid and RNH. Either way I think Crosby and Malkin will go down as the best 1-2 punch in history for a long time.

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

The Devils have nobody near McDavid and Draisaitl. They are right now the best two players in the world, bar none! If you believe that Crosby and Malkin are even in the conversation right now then you plainly do not see Edmonton play enough. Crosby and Malkin may have been many considered two of the best players years ago but not now, no more. They are both at the end of their careers. Malkin has been getting injured almost nonstop for the past 5 years at least. "Crosby and Malkin will go down as the best 1-2 punch in history for a long time." Really?

[@jeffwhite5007]

That's not what I was saying. I absolutely agree that 97 and 29 are better players. I'm just saying they play on the same line a lot and I wouldn't count them as a 1-2 punch because of that. 87 and 71 only play together on the pp, 5 on 5 they are always split up. Same for 13 and 86. By no means am I saying the edm boys aren't as good I'm just saying they are the same punch not a 1-2 punch.

[@edited1325]

@@jeffwhite5007does it matter? Everyone basically agrees that they’re a one two punch

[@jeffwhite5007]

Probably not lol. I'm not questioning them I'm just questioning what is a 1-2 punch?

[@edited1325]

@@jeffwhite5007 imo a dynamic duo that both have incredible talent and chemistry together

[@emmanuelbrown8685]

Is anybody here in 2024

[@TheDudeAbides024]

This didnt age too well 🤣

[@kasdjkfghalksjdhg]

LMFAO! Sure

[@filipberes319]

No they are not lol

[@RobertSamson-wz7ov]

We ain’t won nothing yet boys let’s get hyped but not go to the moon just yet

[@Haydenhultink]

Poor timing?

[@alanconnelly3921]

Need goaltending

[@tehbeernerd]

Inshallah

[@mikedonato2977]

They need more veterans. I don't think a Stanley Cup is in the cards for The Devils.

[@gabetalks9275]

You aren't just sleeping. You're in a full-blown coma. Every veteran was cupless before they won their first.

[@alanconnelly3921]

Palat Taffoli?

[@NJDEVILz86]

Vets are to slow for this team...youth,speed,owning the Puck for huge stretches

[@Eazy-Rider]

Lmao

[@mikedufour4829]

people need to chill on the devils they haven't even made a conference final yet

[@danevertt3210]

Let’s be honest - Buffalo is in a way better position to be the next dynasty

[@Devilsfan-pd8ov]

How so lmao

[@RedReaper303]

Hahaha.

[@rhody3740]

😂

[@gabetalks9275]

NJ and Buffalo are pretty even tbh. They're going to battle each other to the death in the ECF several times over the next decade.

[@NothingToPointOut24]

I just dont understand the Sabres hype. They have some nice pieces but they are still the 4th best team in that division until further notice with zero playoff experience, limited defensive talent outside of Dahlin and no offensive depth past their top 6. Levi has the hype now too but he's unproven. I remember when Carter Hart was going to be the next great goalie. How's that working out for Philly?

[@henrikovratd9845]

There are no dynasties anymore

[@carletonrutherford1799]

They did their rebuild the right way. They accepted that they were going to be bad for a long time, and went with it. Their fanbase and media just let them be bad. Canadian teams could never do that, their fanbase and media would tear them a new one over, and over again. American hockey teams have the advantage that their fanbases are not as die hard and rabid as Canadian fanbases are. The Devil took advantage of that, and going to be rewarded soon. There are a couple Canadian teams who aren't allowed the privilege of being that bad for that long, so they are forced to keep trying to "retool" rather than actually do a full rebuild. That's the benefits of being an American based NHL team.

[@Devilsfan-pd8ov]

So American hockey is smarter then Canadian hockey??

[@carletonrutherford1799]

@@Devilsfan-pd8ov Yes! And I am saying that as a fan of a Canadian hockey team. You let your NHL teams be bad for long enough, so eventually they can become really good.

[@Devilsfan-pd8ov]

@@carletonrutherford1799 yeah and Danny brier and the flyers stated they like how the devils rebuilt so my plan is the same aka suck ass and get a lot of top draft picks

[@edited1325]

It’s more than that if you don’t have good scouts it’s meaningless

[@NJDEVILz86]

It's ping pong ball magic!!

[@JayZed-tl5bc]

Good God!! Now that they are middle aged men, cousins Tom Fitzgerald and Keith Tkachuk nearly look like twin brothers now. Except that Tkachuk is really fat.

[@brinbone2384]

Devils won’t win shit

[@raddadray7535]

Too many yanks in the nhl.

[@edited1325]

Don’t like it? Don’t watch you clown Canada is basically another state of the US at this point they can’t survive without them

[@GoSensGoLeafsSuck]

Nah sens gunna destroy you guys

[@edited1325]

Gotta make the playoffs first 💀

[@CanadianBongRipper]

is rebuild over yet? last time the Sens made the playoffs Matt Murray was the best goalie in the league.

[@manchillaification]

Njdddd

[@NJDEVILz86]

I'll translate...the NJ Hughes' are cup driven not. $$ that team has worst logo in sports & is across river

[@BreadboyprodZzNQINY]

They the next nhl frauds