The Devils defeated the Avalance 4-1 in the opener. They were lead by rookies Jesper Bratt (1G,1A) and Will Butcher (3A) who became the first Devils rookie to record 3 points in their first career game.
It was a pleasant surprise to see Hynes play Santini and Butcher over Lovejoy and Prout. Mirco Mueller was second on the team in TOI. Schneider was outstanding with 40 saves in the opener.
I admittedly didn't watch as many games over the past three years but this year's club is filled with exciting players. Shero has done a remarkable job rebuilding this team. The defense will likely remain an issue with so much youth but there is quite a bit of exciting talent there with Severson , Butcher, Mueller, and Santini.
I am a longtime Devils fan but admittedly hockey takes a back seat to the other 3 sports but as Giant, Met, Knick fan I'm going to focus more on hockey this year.
How did Hischier look? I'm excited about the young talent.
I am a longtime Devils fan but admittedly hockey takes a back seat to the other 3 sports but as Giant, Met, Knick fan I'm going to focus more on hockey this year.
How did Hischier look? I'm excited about the young talent.
Hischier played very well despite not picking up a point. He had 6 shots on goal .
Hischier was playing on the second line at center along with Marcus Johansson at LW and Drew Stafford at RW.
Butcher outshone Hischier IMO (who didn't play badly - and Butcher is much older, so no big deal, but Butcher was involved a lot).
Butcher outshone Hischier IMO (who didn't play badly - and Butcher is much older, so no big deal, but Butcher was involved a lot).
Butcher was a very nice surprise. I couldn't have asked for a better debut. Hischier was all over the place and even though he didn't show up on the stat sheet he showed that he belongs. Very quiet game for Marcus Johansson today.
Thanks Jay yea it seems like he almost got credit for the 1st goal the radio guys said it was a double tip? Psyched to sit down and watch tommorow afternoon.