flatspin7 Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Both Dave Hale and Paul Martin made their Professional Debuts last night with the Devils. The game ended up a 3-3 tie. Hale who oddly wore number 25 for the Devils did not get a lot of ice time at the begining of the game but earned more in the latter periods. He ended up with 14:44 minutes of ice time and looked solid. He seems to be adjusting to the pro game well but I think he has some more work to do to get up the level that the Devils want him at. He played with a bunch of different people including Paul Martin (more on him in a bit) Scott Stevens and Colin White. He did end up -1 for the evening but overall it was a decent performance. It was kind of odd that Dave Hale was wearing his brothers number. Paul Martin also got his first Devils start last night. He got a little more ice time than Hale did. (18:04) but even saw time on the power play and a short handed situations. Overall, he seemed very confident and was getting time in some important situations. He ended up a -2 for the evening. There is much potential in those two--- I hope they both stay up in the NHL and have a great rookie year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 I'll just add this here. A buddy of mine said he read that Travis Roche played more minutes than anyone else on the Wild roster in the Chicago game, and was voted the #3 Star. Good for him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnesotaNorthStar Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Good for Roche and Hale!!...yeah yeah...PMart too. It's really nice to see those guys do really well in the NHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoteauRinkRat Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Roche did play well. Bombardir got absolutely crushed and had trouble getting back to the bench on his wobbly knees, but returned to skate in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatspin7 Posted October 10, 2003 Author Share Posted October 10, 2003 I saw that hit on sportscenter- He got knocked back to yesterday. It took him a few minutes to remeber how to skate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnesotaNorthStar Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 I saw that hit on sportscenter- He got knocked back to yesterday. It took him a few minutes to remeber how to skate. Was it anyting like the Stevens on Ronnie Franchise hit in the playoffs a few years back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyeagle Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Nice goal by Bomber tonight in St. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprig Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Nice goal by Bomber tonight in St. Paul. Liked his between periods interview; he's now on a 40 goal pace for this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnesotaNorthStar Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Liked his between periods interview; he's now on a 40 goal pace for this year That was classic!!...Great game tonight by the Wild. Only one NHL team remains I think for the Wild to beat (franchise history wise). I think it's Toronto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatspin7 Posted October 12, 2003 Author Share Posted October 12, 2003 Hale and Martin had a decent game in the Devils win at Carolina tonight. They have the two of them playing together. The Devils TV guys were refering to them as simply "The Kids". They were both solid but had a few break downs where it looked like they were simply trying to do things they could do In the WCHA but wont fly in the NHL. Good Stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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