Thank you for continuing to champion Marky. Dude’s numbers are great. Same people who complain about 12 shot shutout are the same ones complaining if he lets in a goal at any point. Those people will never be happy, even if he wins the Cup for us, they’ll say things like, “he could’ve done it in less games.” I leave them to their misery and will continue to enjoy Marky’s phenomenal play along with you.
@ED-op7wk He has been amazing and deserves the recognition. He had a great game against the Ducks and unfortunately we came up short. He will bounce back in San Jose. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I was all in on hellebuyck as well. I'm glad everything worked out the way that it did though. Because we wouldn't have the team that we have today under general Keefe and would be stuck in another timeline. This is my favorite Devils team since AT LEAST 2012. LFGD
@Ryyder64 I wanted CH reallllll bad. I was jacked when the rumors first came out. But like you said, it all worked out. We would not have this beastly roster we have right now if we went that route. I agree, easily my favorite team since at least 2012. I think this group is better than the 2012 team. We will see if they can go on a magical run like those guys. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@runninwiththedevils couldn't agree more. It's hard to beat the 2003 team I saw IN PERSON, in the Stanley cup final but this team is headed in that direction haha
@Ryyder64 The 2003 team will forever be my favorite. What a special group they were. This team is giving me SOME of those magical vibes. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Yo Ace, I hope your Holiday is going well..I'm hoping the boys can close out '24 with a huge win tonight..Congrats to Marky, love his play so far..Happy New Year my friend..thank you for shipping my order so fast, can't wait to get it..see you on the post post-game bro..Peace Ace ✌️🔥😈🔥
100% I was worried, I thought it wa s lot to pay for my second-, maybe third-choice goalie. Well not only was he the only guy really available, but also his contract works great for us and he's played absolutely lights out, huge boost - way to go Fitzy!
@GoodMenstruationAttitude Another master move for Fitz. $4.25M for the goaltending we are getting from Markstrom right now?!? ABSOLUTE THEFT. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Timely saves. Far more often than not, he has made stops when the team needed them at critical times. Save %, etc. don’t always tell the entire story. In terms of securing wins, I haven’t felt this confident in our goaltender since 2012. And yes, that includes the couple years where Cory was lights out.
Exactly. The team gave up 12 shots to Pittsburgh but there were three big saves on high-danger shots. He also made some big saves in the home game vs the Canes and the game vs the Rags at MSG, where they actually put a lot of shots on net. This is also why Vanecek was god-awful in 23-24, despite having a winning record. He let up critical goals at the worst possible times: the opposite of timely saves. And he got a lot of run support, as it were. There were at least two games he won 6-5.
@stanley62495 It has been amazing to have a legitimate #1 in there for the first time in forever. He has made some absolutely monster saves at crucial moments in preserving wins or keeping the boys in it when already down. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@@sst6601 *Narcissistic personality disorder* (NPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a life-long pattern of exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, and a diminished ability to empathize with other people's feelings. Narcissistic personality disorder is one of the sub-types of the broader category known as personality disorders. It is often comorbid with other mental disorders and associated with significant functional impairment and psychosocial disability.
Markstrom's puck handling abilities are a big reason the opposing teams shots have been down. Great fit for the team system like Marty was back in the day. Lets Go Devils!
@deansmith6593 Sometimes he scares the sh!t outta me when he comes out, but overall he is pretty good. He had a beautiful pass that lead to a goal recently. Nobody will ever be able to do it like Marty. What a treat it was to watch him all of those years. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Marky has had a good year. He started out slow, but he is definitely heating up while the defense is heating up, and it's a good combo. Hoping we can go on a nice long winning streak, and reach the top of the Metro. Lets go Devils!
The numbers don't lie, Marky is dialed in and is going to kick ass tonight. As you noted, the super improved defense plays a big part but gotta give him his due. Great season so far!! Let's Go Devils, can't wait for the pregame and to spend NYE with the Runnin With the Devils crew.
@MrSnowford Big season so far for Marky and I think he continues to have great outings behind this defense. What a time to be a Devils fan. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I think people forget that we didn't lock Markstrom down for the next decade. We took Marky in for 6m/year with 2 years remaining. Not only can goalies be older and still get it done, but we're not keeping him until he's in a wheelchair. 2 years should hopefully be enough to develop one of our many youngsters in the minors while Markstrom gets it done in the majors. Edit: Don't forget in that amazing Chicago game that Markstrom would've gotten the shutout if his save didn't bounce off of Luke's head lmao nothing you can do there.
@stikfigzz For sure. Calgary is also retaining salary in the deal. Devils are on the hook for $4.125/M this year and next! THEFT! I wouldn't be shocked if Marky is here for a year or 2 beyond his remaining contract. If he can stay healthy and looks good, why not?!? The squandered Chicago shutout was painful. I think he will have plenty more in the 2nd half of the season. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
All else equal we'd probably be 4th or 5th in the division if we still had Vitek in net. Not only is Markstrom a good goaltender, he's also clearly a man of taste, as shown by his masks.
I’m all on board for devils this season as far as believing in them. BUT, losing to this terrible teams is leaving me really worried about how easy the devils are to figure out. Teams are willing to sit back and wait for devils to make mistakes. We CLEARLY are too eager against bad teams to score and get too creative. We don’t need to be. We need to stay home on defense and give them NOTHING. Keefe should fix this though, I have faith.
@jamess.9164 It is an annoying trend somewhat, but it happens. Can't win every game. They need to respond bigtime against the Kings. Defense needs to get tighter like it was before the holiday break. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@jayviation7879 That would be amazing. There is NO chance Marky starts the Kings game. Back to back starts for goalies are huggggeeee NOs NOs in today's NHL. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Should we expect a post post game today? I know it’s New Year’s, but I just thought you’re the type of guy to do it anyway. If you have it, I’ll try and make it.
Is he the next Marty Brodeur, no. But financially, he's giving you more than what other goalies would give you for the same cost. He is 100% capable of bringing the team a Stanley. Hypothetical goalie trades and scenarios are just not reality right now. Plenty other problems to fix, goalie isn't one of them.
Can't blame Markstrom on this pathetic loss to the Ducks. He made so many saves. The Devils were not ready to play this game. Defense was not as good in this game..
@scottbasilone7567 Marky played great and kept them in it. The defense and offense looked lost at times. Must bounce back against the Kings. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Markstrom just saying thank god he didn't have last years back end of Seigs, Marino, Bahl, Nemec, Luke and a fill in lol. Arguably the Devils worst defense in 30 years.
@jimgoodyear6756 They may have performed the worst, but on paper I think we may have had a worse D corps. Thankfully Fitz addressed this in the offseason. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@Christopher_Penc That would be pure insanity, I would love to see it. No goalies had under 2 last season. In 2022-23 Ullmark had a 1.89 and got a Vezina. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@amagilegacy3335 I think he woulda been the perfect backup. It is what it is. Hopefully Allen can be solid when called upon. Marky is THE guy. Hopefully he can bring this team on a deeeeep run. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@sst6601 This is true. And I never had any issues with Van except some inconsistently at times. But you can also argue Marty had one of the best defenses possible during his career. Does that make him less than HOF quality?
? Quick is older than Markstrom. Shesterkin's salary would prevent us signing probably two or three players that could improve our team. Also, Shesterkin is good but he still has zero Stanley Cups, so he's equal to Markstrom in that category.
Vanecek on a good defensively 22/23 Devils -0.911 sv%, Markstrom on an even better defensively Devils -0.914%. The question: would Vanecek have had similar stats on these Devils and Markstrom on last year Devils? Last year on an atrocious team Vanecek 17W in 29 games, Markstrom this year in a much better team only 19W in 28 games. Absolutely same stats. And don't gime me that crap the Devils bailed Vanecek out with high flying offense because goals for per game last year and these are the same. Stop idolising Markstrom. He's been good lately just because the defence was out of their mind. If Markstrom keeps his stats throughout the rest if the season I'll be happy.
@@sst6601 interesting (and I know that was a down year for Marky, but still..) bc last year Marky was up there amongst the leaders on a bad CGY team, while Vitek was near the bottom
A guy walks into a bar after a long day at work and orders a drink. As he sits there, mulling over his day, he hears a high-pitched voice say, “That shirt looks great on you!” The man looks around, sees nothing, and returns to his drink thinking nothing more of it. But then, a moment later, the voice returns, this time offering, “You seem like a really cool guy!” Again, the man looks around, sees nothing, and returns to his drink, wondering if he should get checked out by a professional. Finally, when his nerves have cooled, and he believes the voice is gone, he hears, “I bet your parents are really proud of you!” He slams down his drink and looks around wildly. Frustrated and finding no possible source of the voice, he calls over the bartender. He says, “Hey barkeep! What’s that voice I keep hearing?” “Oh, those are the peanuts,” the bartender replies. “They’re complimentary.”
@@jma.87 it just proves your are as good as your defence unless you're a prime Hasek. I mean there are always exceptions like Dostal this year. But saying Markstrom is a messiah sent by gods is rubbish. Vanecek has never been a solution going forward but saying Markstrom has been fantastic is pure insanity. Before the last 10-game stretch he had around 0.900sv% on a very good team. Rubbish sv% for anyone.
Thank you for continuing to champion Marky. Dude’s numbers are great. Same people who complain about 12 shot shutout are the same ones complaining if he lets in a goal at any point. Those people will never be happy, even if he wins the Cup for us, they’ll say things like, “he could’ve done it in less games.” I leave them to their misery and will continue to enjoy Marky’s phenomenal play along with you.
@ED-op7wk He has been amazing and deserves the recognition. He had a great game against the Ducks and unfortunately we came up short. He will bounce back in San Jose. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I was all in on hellebuyck as well. I'm glad everything worked out the way that it did though. Because we wouldn't have the team that we have today under general Keefe and would be stuck in another timeline. This is my favorite Devils team since AT LEAST 2012. LFGD
@Ryyder64 I wanted CH reallllll bad. I was jacked when the rumors first came out. But like you said, it all worked out. We would not have this beastly roster we have right now if we went that route. I agree, easily my favorite team since at least 2012. I think this group is better than the 2012 team. We will see if they can go on a magical run like those guys. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@runninwiththedevils couldn't agree more. It's hard to beat the 2003 team I saw IN PERSON, in the Stanley cup final but this team is headed in that direction haha
@Ryyder64 The 2003 team will forever be my favorite. What a special group they were. This team is giving me SOME of those magical vibes. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Yo Ace, I hope your Holiday is going well..I'm hoping the boys can close out '24 with a huge win tonight..Congrats to Marky, love his play so far..Happy New Year my friend..thank you for shipping my order so fast, can't wait to get it..see you on the post post-game bro..Peace Ace ✌️🔥😈🔥
@vmeglis70 Happy New Year my man! Hopefully Marky wins another big one for us tonight. Talk to you later. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
100% I was worried, I thought it wa s lot to pay for my second-, maybe third-choice goalie. Well not only was he the only guy really available, but also his contract works great for us and he's played absolutely lights out, huge boost - way to go Fitzy!
@GoodMenstruationAttitude Another master move for Fitz. $4.25M for the goaltending we are getting from Markstrom right now?!? ABSOLUTE THEFT. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Timely saves. Far more often than not, he has made stops when the team needed them at critical times. Save %, etc. don’t always tell the entire story. In terms of securing wins, I haven’t felt this confident in our goaltender since 2012. And yes, that includes the couple years where Cory was lights out.
Exactly. The team gave up 12 shots to Pittsburgh but there were three big saves on high-danger shots. He also made some big saves in the home game vs the Canes and the game vs the Rags at MSG, where they actually put a lot of shots on net.
This is also why Vanecek was god-awful in 23-24, despite having a winning record. He let up critical goals at the worst possible times: the opposite of timely saves. And he got a lot of run support, as it were. There were at least two games he won 6-5.
@@btedMarkstrom has already had 6 games this season where he allowed 4 or more goals. That's a lot
@stanley62495 It has been amazing to have a legitimate #1 in there for the first time in forever. He has made some absolutely monster saves at crucial moments in preserving wins or keeping the boys in it when already down. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@@sst6601 *Narcissistic personality disorder* (NPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a life-long pattern of exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, and a diminished ability to empathize with other people's feelings. Narcissistic personality disorder is one of the sub-types of the broader category known as personality disorders. It is often comorbid with other mental disorders and associated with significant functional impairment and psychosocial disability.
@@btedis that what your doctor established as your diagnosis because how else would you know such things? 😂
Good afternoon. I definitely agree that Jacob Markstrom is the best. Just like Brodeur was.😂
@jasonsaville2262 Markstrom has been a monster. Love this guy. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Markstrom's puck handling abilities are a big reason the opposing teams shots have been down. Great fit for the team system like Marty was back in the day. Lets Go Devils!
@deansmith6593 Sometimes he scares the sh!t outta me when he comes out, but overall he is pretty good. He had a beautiful pass that lead to a goal recently. Nobody will ever be able to do it like Marty. What a treat it was to watch him all of those years. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Marky has had a good year. He started out slow, but he is definitely heating up while the defense is heating up, and it's a good combo. Hoping we can go on a nice long winning streak, and reach the top of the Metro. Lets go Devils!
@jamesvalenti9288 There was an adjustment period. He is DIALED IN right now. Hopefully he puts up another big W in Anaheim tonight. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I also wanted Kaapo as our main back up. Great vid!
@rabidmonkeypox the poor guy never got a shot. It is what it is. Marky has to bring this team deeeeep. LET'S GO DEVILS!!
The numbers don't lie, Marky is dialed in and is going to kick ass tonight. As you noted, the super improved defense plays a big part but gotta give him his due. Great season so far!! Let's Go Devils, can't wait for the pregame and to spend NYE with the Runnin With the Devils crew.
@MrSnowford Big season so far for Marky and I think he continues to have great outings behind this defense. What a time to be a Devils fan. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I think people forget that we didn't lock Markstrom down for the next decade. We took Marky in for 6m/year with 2 years remaining. Not only can goalies be older and still get it done, but we're not keeping him until he's in a wheelchair. 2 years should hopefully be enough to develop one of our many youngsters in the minors while Markstrom gets it done in the majors.
Edit: Don't forget in that amazing Chicago game that Markstrom would've gotten the shutout if his save didn't bounce off of Luke's head lmao nothing you can do there.
@stikfigzz For sure. Calgary is also retaining salary in the deal. Devils are on the hook for $4.125/M this year and next! THEFT! I wouldn't be shocked if Marky is here for a year or 2 beyond his remaining contract. If he can stay healthy and looks good, why not?!? The squandered Chicago shutout was painful. I think he will have plenty more in the 2nd half of the season. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
All else equal we'd probably be 4th or 5th in the division if we still had Vitek in net.
Not only is Markstrom a good goaltender, he's also clearly a man of taste, as shown by his masks.
@stikfigzz I am not sure where we would be, but I do not believe we have as many wins as we do today. The Marky masks are insane. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I’m all on board for devils this season as far as believing in them. BUT, losing to this terrible teams is leaving me really worried about how easy the devils are to figure out. Teams are willing to sit back and wait for devils to make mistakes. We CLEARLY are too eager against bad teams to score and get too creative. We don’t need to be. We need to stay home on defense and give them NOTHING. Keefe should fix this though, I have faith.
@jamess.9164 It is an annoying trend somewhat, but it happens. Can't win every game. They need to respond bigtime against the Kings. Defense needs to get tighter like it was before the holiday break. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
News Masks new Marky , the wins are coming LGD
@michaelmiranda3023 He has been a monster so far. Love the guy. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I see no reason we lose any of the road trip games coming up. Screw it and start Marky for every single one
@jayviation7879 That would be amazing. There is NO chance Marky starts the Kings game. Back to back starts for goalies are huggggeeee NOs NOs in today's NHL. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Should we expect a post post game today? I know it’s New Year’s, but I just thought you’re the type of guy to do it anyway. If you have it, I’ll try and make it.
@KeepinUpWithTheDevils A Pre-Pregame AND a Post-Postgame! Hope to see ya there. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
My bad I left this comment before I watched the end of the video. You said it anyway. I’ll probably be able to make it. I have to see.
@KeepinUpWithTheDevils No problem...LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
It is all about the wins. He and the defense are doing their jobs. Doesn’t matter about SOG. Less is better.
LGD :)
@TravelinDevil76 Just win baby, win! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Kurtis MacDermid on for tonight. Keefe gettin’ the boys ready to rumble
@ernadminic7377 I am jacked. He better take care of business. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Is he the next Marty Brodeur, no. But financially, he's giving you more than what other goalies would give you for the same cost. He is 100% capable of bringing the team a Stanley. Hypothetical goalie trades and scenarios are just not reality right now. Plenty other problems to fix, goalie isn't one of them.
@josephinline2395 Devils are on the hook for $4.25M of his salary. A complete steal. Hopefully he backstops us to Cup #4. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Can't blame Markstrom on this pathetic loss to the Ducks. He made so many saves. The Devils were not ready to play this game. Defense was not as good in this game..
@scottbasilone7567 Marky played great and kept them in it. The defense and offense looked lost at times. Must bounce back against the Kings. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Markstrom just saying thank god he didn't have last years back end of Seigs, Marino, Bahl, Nemec, Luke and a fill in lol. Arguably the Devils worst defense in 30 years.
@jimgoodyear6756 They may have performed the worst, but on paper I think we may have had a worse D corps. Thankfully Fitz addressed this in the offseason. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I hope Markstrom finishes the season with a gaa of UNDER 2.00. Probably won't happen, but who knows?
@Christopher_Penc That would be pure insanity, I would love to see it. No goalies had under 2 last season. In 2022-23 Ullmark had a 1.89 and got a Vezina. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Kaapos shutout was against the islanders not philly
@brendanplays3942 Thanks for the correction....
LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@@runninwiththedevils LETS GO DEVILS!!!
I would really love to know how Kakhoken would have performed with us. Unfortunately we will never have that answer...
@amagilegacy3335 I think he woulda been the perfect backup. It is what it is. Hopefully Allen can be solid when called upon. Marky is THE guy. Hopefully he can bring this team on a deeeeep run. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Is it worth watching?😂
@sst6601 LMAO, yes! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
SOME people need convincing that Marky is working for the Devils 🙄...
@josephinline2395 Some are just lost no matter what...
LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@@josephinline2395 of course he is working because defence is working even better
@sst6601 This is true. And I never had any issues with Van except some inconsistently at times. But you can also argue Marty had one of the best defenses possible during his career. Does that make him less than HOF quality?
Yea you wish you had Igor or Quick
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Quick is older than Markstrom.
Shesterkin's salary would prevent us signing probably two or three players that could improve our team.
Also, Shesterkin is good but he still has zero Stanley Cups, so he's equal to Markstrom in that category.
@bluefigzz lmao this is epic trolling. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Yea you wish you were above .500
@KeepinUpWithTheDevils Oh yeaaaa! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@@runninwiththedevils srry couldn’t make the Pre pre. Wifi was gone its back now
Vanecek on a good defensively 22/23 Devils -0.911 sv%, Markstrom on an even better defensively Devils -0.914%. The question: would Vanecek have had similar stats on these Devils and Markstrom on last year Devils?
Last year on an atrocious team Vanecek 17W in 29 games, Markstrom this year in a much better team only 19W in 28 games. Absolutely same stats. And don't gime me that crap the Devils bailed Vanecek out with high flying offense because goals for per game last year and these are the same. Stop idolising Markstrom. He's been good lately just because the defence was out of their mind. If Markstrom keeps his stats throughout the rest if the season I'll be happy.
What's the GSAx? Really curious what the advanced stats say since you're making the comparison
@jma.87 in 22/23 season when they both played over 50 games and that stat is fairly comparable Vanecek is at 26 place and Markstrom is at 77th🤷
@@sst6601 interesting (and I know that was a down year for Marky, but still..) bc last year Marky was up there amongst the leaders on a bad CGY team, while Vitek was near the bottom
A guy walks into a bar after a long day at work and orders a drink.
As he sits there, mulling over his day, he hears a high-pitched voice say, “That shirt looks great on you!” The man looks around, sees nothing, and returns to his drink thinking nothing more of it.
But then, a moment later, the voice returns, this time offering, “You seem like a really cool guy!” Again, the man looks around, sees nothing, and returns to his drink, wondering if he should get checked out by a professional.
Finally, when his nerves have cooled, and he believes the voice is gone, he hears, “I bet your parents are really proud of you!” He slams down his drink and looks around wildly. Frustrated and finding no possible source of the voice, he calls over the bartender.
He says, “Hey barkeep! What’s that voice I keep hearing?”
“Oh, those are the peanuts,” the bartender replies. “They’re complimentary.”
@@jma.87 it just proves your are as good as your defence unless you're a prime Hasek. I mean there are always exceptions like Dostal this year. But saying Markstrom is a messiah sent by gods is rubbish. Vanecek has never been a solution going forward but saying Markstrom has been fantastic is pure insanity. Before the last 10-game stretch he had around 0.900sv% on a very good team. Rubbish sv% for anyone.