Following a tough loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday, Devils legend Ken Daneyko didn’t mince words when defending New Jersey’s high-profile goaltender acquisition, Jacob Markstrom .

The MSG analyst offered a passionate perspective that cuts against the grain of modern hockey’s analytics-driven evaluation.

“I know everybody looks at numbers. I don’t always look at numbers,” Daneyko explained during his appearance on N.J. Advance Media’s Speaking of the Devils . “He’s won whether it’s goals against or save percentage. It’s the timely saves that you make. He’s done that in some of the wins big time that he’s had, and he’s had wins.”

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Markstrom, who joined the Devils via trade and signed a lucrative extension, has face

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