It was much of the same for the New Jersey Devils in their 4-3 loss to the Florida Panthers: a slow start but then finding their legs late in the game. But unlike the Detroit Red Wings and Arizona Coyotes tilts, they didn't manage to grab a positive result from this one. Here are three takeaways as the team gets three days off before returning to the ice on Friday against the New York Islanders.
Was at last night’s game and brought a bunch of friends who aren’t super into hockey and even they noted it seemed like the devils were lackadaisical and couldn’t connect with each other. I think these growing pains work themselves out soon, and this year’s first three games are definitely better than last year’s, but they need to figure out their situation quickly because the division is not exactly an easy one to pull ahead in
Yeah, I agree. I think they're just getting used to some new faces and finding chemistry together. The slow starts are definitely the biggest concern, so need to figure that out.
Was at last night’s game and brought a bunch of friends who aren’t super into hockey and even they noted it seemed like the devils were lackadaisical and couldn’t connect with each other. I think these growing pains work themselves out soon, and this year’s first three games are definitely better than last year’s, but they need to figure out their situation quickly because the division is not exactly an easy one to pull ahead in
Yeah, I agree. I think they're just getting used to some new faces and finding chemistry together. The slow starts are definitely the biggest concern, so need to figure that out.