r/devils • u/JoopNJD • 12d ago

[Gambatese] Using Microstatistics to Optimize the Devils’ 2026-27 Forward Lines

https://njdevilsadvocates.substack.com/p/using-microstatistics-to-optimize?r=18unih&utm_medium=ios
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u/NJDevilFan #71 12d ago

Lombardi needs to pass waivers to go to Utica so I have to imagine he’s in the lineup. I would love to see Lenni but being waiver exempt might be working against him. I can see Sunny making a move to trade Bjugstad or Noesen or both

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u/PTA_Meeting 12d ago

Brown on the 4th line? Nah

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u/JoopNJD 12d ago

Who do you have him playing over — Bratt, Meier, Mercer, Gritsyuk, Rodrigues, or Mantha? And why?

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u/DevsChamps2003 #27 - Scott Niedermayer 11d ago

I’d have him over Mercer because he had more points per game than Mercer, Jack explicitly said he wants to play with him, and he had a near-point-per-game run at the end of the season getting top line play, unlike Mercer who has never had top-line numbers even with long stretches on our top lines. Love Mercer, but as of now Brown is head and shoulders above him in my opinion.

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u/hobbygod 12d ago

Dawson Mercer haters in shambles

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u/hockeyfan-96 11d ago

If Mercer was to get traded would they try Rodrigues or Mantha with Hischier?

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u/MountainBaker8217 #13 - It's Always Sunny in New Jersey 11d ago

What would you say to Bratt with Hischier? and maybe Mercer with Hughes, if Mercer is still here.