GDT: 10/11/24 - 7:00PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ Carolina

[JoVel]

he could if he wanted to. it's kind of funny that both him and point used to be good all around players and now they just don't bother playing any defense

Coop doesn't put Kucherov out there on empty net situations just to pad his stats, despite what the main boards might say.

 

[Brie]

Ohh, that wasn't good.

 

[Master P]

Geekie looking more like a junior player tonight than he did in the preseason

Yeah he's definitely getting a wake up call.

 

[Felonious Python]

Geekie looking more like a junior player tonight than he did in the preseason

Playing big boy hockey against the big boys.

 

[Sky04]

Way better at clearing out in front of the net than last year.

 

[Ducati Boy]

Looking kinda leaky. Vasi is on though.

 

[ccman68]

geekie is fine. you learn by making mistakes. good for him to see what works at this level and what doesn't. though if he keeps doing this shit then we'll have a problem

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

The question is do we take All Star weekend performance into account when voting for the Lady Byng.

There’s nothing more sportsman like than intentionally throwing to give the competition a fair chance.

 

[DaBolts]

Geekie's gonna get himself scratched.

Keep in mind, Cirelli's first game was nothing to write home about either...

 

[Felonious Python]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but if the Lightning had played that seventh preseason game, Geekie might be better adjusted.

 

[Rschmitz]

geekie is fine. you learn by making mistakes. good for him to see what works at this level and what doesn't. though if he keeps doing this shit then we'll have a problem

I'll take dumb plays, just not lazy plays. No problem with him so far, he's figuring out what doesn't work

 

[DFC]

geekie is fine. you learn by making mistakes. good for him to see what works at this level and what doesn't. though if he keeps doing this shit then we'll have a problem

I'm guessing he's been told not to do that.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

good job grinding by the 2nd line

 

[These Are The Days]

Keep in mind, Cirelli's first game was nothing to write home about either...

Idk man. He scored his first game

 

[ccman68]

I'm guessing he's been told not to do that.

maybe. but you don't want to limit talented players and turn him into a grinder so maybe they just told him to go out there and play his game

vasy making blocker saves... we're winning the cup

 

[Master P]

I think the fact that we are playing Carolina is also effecting how fast we like to play. They are good at slowing things down.

 

[DaBolts]

Idk man. He scored his first game

Yeah, but he made boneheaded defensive mistakes. Talent always comes through, let Geekie skate in the "extended" preseason the first two weeks of this weird year.

 

[Felonious Python]

When Atlanta re-joins the league, maybe they'll reconfigure the divisions, but I don't think TB playing Carolina is that much of a draw for either fan base.

 

[These Are The Days]

maybe. but you don't want to limit talented players and turn him into a grinder so maybe they just told him to go out there and play his game

vasy making blocker saves... we're winning the cup

I mean yeah but it feels like half the league gets turned into grinders just because coaches can do it

 

[DFC]

Yeah, but he made boneheaded defensive mistakes. Talent always comes through, let Geekie skate in the "extended" preseason the first two weeks of this weird year.

I really don't remember much boneheaded about Cirelli early on. If anything, he set expectations too high for himself because of how surprisingly good he was early in his career.

Nobody's saying Geekie's gonna be bad. But the decision in question was more Drouin than Cirelli, and you've only got so many of those before Cooper stops using you in the short term.

 

[Felonious Python]

0 scoring chances, 1 goal.

 

[These Are The Days]

When Atlanta re-joins the league, maybe they'll reconfigure the divisions, but I don't think TB playing Carolina is that much of a draw for either fan base.

That's because the real money is playing against Nunavut. If we aren't in their division it won't make any geographic sense

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Crunch winning 4-0 midway through their first game tonight

Goals by Gill, Duke, Huuhtanen, and Groshev

 

[DaBolts]

I really don't remember much boneheaded about Cirelli early on. If anything, he set expectations too high for himself because of how surprisingly good he was early in his career.

I remember the first few games, he tended to overskate the play and let some plays happen behind him instead of staying with his man.

 

[Sky04]

Veteran play by Cernak

Suicide pass from Raddysh to Cirelli