“New Jersey” – the unexpected leader of the starting season of the NHL, what is the reason for the murder of the team of Sergei Brylin
Devilish power. Club with Russian coach Brylin creates a sensation at the start of the NHL
In combinations with the New Jersey Devils, you can’t relax: they find an increased attack at any moment.
On October 19, residents of the city of Newark and the surrounding area gather at the Prudential Center – the Devils Arena has been installed. The crowd’s intentions are not too noble: at the start of the NHL season, the team suffered two actions with a total difference of 4:10 and deserved no reaction other than a whistle. Already at the pre-match reeling, the fans of the “devils” drag out the disapproving “boo”, and the most desperate ones throw caustic slogans against the head coach Lindy Ruff.
The flow of abuse does not bother the 62-year-old specialist. He remains unfazed during the moment of general outrage, and two and a half hours later, when New Jersey still achieves the first victory in the regular order.
Lindy Ruff
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Since then, the Devils have won 12 more wins in 13 games. The impressive streak included the defeat of Columbus (7: 1) and Detroit (6: 2), zero missed goals from Colorado (1: 0) and three consecutive successes on the road – the last with the “devils” did not happen over 26 years old. Now the team is taking over the Capital Division and making us wonder how long it took the leadership and whether it took the matter seriously.
The prospect in the young and hungry “New Jersey” was seen before, but the real breakthrough was constantly laid out – the “devils” did not get into the playoffs since 2018. The basis is only three hockey players over 30 years old.
The Devils show up 15.3 more shots per game than their opponents. The closest pursuer is Carolina with an indicator of 11.3. Quantity, as you know, does not always correspond to quality, but not in the case of Raff’s wards. According to the given goals, they consistently stay in the top 3 of the league.
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Perhaps the New Jersey throws would not have carried such danger if not for their suddenness. The three main keys that the Devils use to open all doors are speed, speed, and… speed. To move from one’s own zone to another’s, the “devils” meet two passes, and sometimes one can be found and helped. The Oilers made sure of this better than the rest, who let in two goals from New Jersey in seven seconds.
The frisky engine attacks the “New Jersey” – Jack Hughes. The 21-year-old striker of the entrepreneur during the match is 15.6 actions after a scoring chance comes. Only two are the best in this respect – Connor McDavid and Alexander Barkov. And the number of such actions outside the zone of moderate attack Hughes has already become the best in the league.
The ingenuity of the Devils, in fact, is not a sensation. The same Ruff is rapidly developing towards the 800th victory in the NHL – there are only four coaches in the world who are more experienced than him. At the same time, Lindy willingly feeds on the ideas of youth. Before the start of the season, 48-year-old Sergey Brylin joined the Devils headquarters.
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The Russian specialist has previously worked for the New Jersey Company. it is believed that it was he who brought the Belarusian Yegor Sharangovich to a new level. It is difficult to determine the exact role of Brylin in the current Devils. In addition to him, Raff has three more assistants, and there is no reason that Sergey alone steers the “devilish” attack.
But, obviously, there is Brylin’s contribution to the intermediate success of New Jersey. Attention is drawn to the fact that the Russian is scrupulous about the details. For example, this is how Brylin spoke about Ovechkin’s secret: “It is clear that he is always dangerous when he has the puck, especially if he is in the shooting position. From the match that I saw, everything depends on those who play with him, who will deliver the puck to him, so that he attacks the goal. I think it depends more on that.” Not too disturbing point of view, agree?
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The weak point of New Jersey, paradoxically, is just from Washington. The ex-goalkeeper of the “capital” Vitek Vanechek still concedes more than he continues. However, the more experienced Jonathan Bernier is on his way to returning to the starting lineup as he completes his recovery from the January operation. But the really good news for the Devils is that they are quite accessible without an elite goalkeeper.