GDT: 10/18/22 - 7:00PM EDT - Philadelphia vs Tampa Bay

[Stormbreaker]

We don't even have our 1st round pick lmao

It's lottery protected

 

[Sky04]

lol 10 game winning streak against Philly is over

 

[Hoek]

Like I said earlier, drop killer to the third line, put Perry in his place. Move Hagel to the 3rd line put Colton up with Point and Kuch. Hagel is too slow to keep up with those two.

Hagel is lacking in many ways but not in speed

 

[Fabiobest]

Brutal defense...just awful...
Then, both Kuch and Point are cold right now

 

[Lightning1995]

Looking like a W for the cap

 

[Sky04]

Point and Kucherov just play like Hagel isn't there, he was completely invisible.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Stammer has 6 of our 10 goals so far.

Need some other people to step up.

 

[JTBF81]

Window closed after we lost to the Avs.

I don't think it's necessarily closed, but I'm not seeing this year as a contending year for many reasons. It's still another 6 weeks or so until Cirelli and Bogo return, and if they don't start playing like an NHL team before then, their return might not matter much.

Bedrad in TB is going to be lit

Still doubt the team will be that bad, but could only imagine the bitching if somehow Tampa landed him lol.

 

[gn2007]

All these effing national televised games can go suck a donkey hole absolutely hate hearing them not calling right name and freak out at a goal lol

 

[T REX]

I don't think it's necessarily closed, but I'm not seeing this year as a contending year for many reasons. It's still another 6 weeks or so until Cirelli and Bogo return, and if they don't start playing like an NHL team before then, their return might not matter much.


Still doubt the team will be that bad, but could only imagine the bitching if somehow Tampa landed him lol.

It is absolutely closed. We are middle of the pack.

Going to be a ton of denial on here. We look awful.

 

[The Gongshow]

You don't want to pile up all these early season L's because you can be on the outside looking in on the playoffs come Christmas and be in trouble

 

[Fabiobest]

The question is easy...
how could guys like Foote, Myers, Cole and Fleury improve, becoming really useful players?

 

[JTBF81]

It is absolutely closed. We are middle of the pack.

Going to be a ton of denial on here. We look awful.

They look awful right now, yes. 2 or 3 new players will take time to fit(if they do), and two regulars are out for a while. A team with Stamkos, Kuch, Point, Hedman and Vasy hasn't had their window shut, but right now, only Stamkos is producing and the defense is awful. If they are still this bad after 15 or 20 games, then yeah, I'll write this season off, but beyond this year the team is still a playoff caliber team ans still may have another Cup in them.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

This is somewhat similar to our start last season.

-We had a 4-3-1 record for October with 2 of the 4 wins coming in OT
-Stamkos had 5 goals, 12 points in 8 games

 

[RussianGuyovich]

I actually don’t think Perbix played too badly. The first goal came from his side, and he was slightly out of position, but it was a deflection off of vasy and he had no forward help to cover the flyer near the crease. Team defense is terrible, and the forwards, especially the centers, are just as guilty of sucking.

 

[Obviously]

Hagel is a bum

 

[larueskee]

I don't like defensemen with minus next to their names. Right now I am looking at Sergachev and asking some questions. Like how does a guy playing on a team that went to the finals last year and won a cup the year before only a plus 11 over those two years? As of today the dude is a minus 4 in 4 games. Those 38 points he once had could be made up by nearly anyone getting 23 minutes of ice a night.

 

[Byrddog]

It is absolutely closed. We are middle of the pack.

Going to be a ton of denial on here. We look awful.

It is sad to see we have a great core but nothing behind it. We miss Mac. Sergi and Drago trying to fill the gap but so far not going well. There is just not a good answer to address secondary scoring. I mean is Stammer was not hot as hell right now what would GF look like. Scoring 2 per game after weakening the D in the off-season is going to hurt. Of course we’re not as bad as we look right now but then again it is never good to be a one line offense. I mean even Paul is struggling. Everyone has a favorite player to bust on and later it will be a dog pile. And I’m sure it will be killer that takes the abuse here. But there are plenty of warts on this team now. Yeah Killer is slow but know what the faster guys are not doing anything either.

Oh well it’s early in the season the team is not close to the last three years and the rest of the East improved there teams so it’s frustrating, could be a long year. I’m not sure what will happen when the yearly injuries start.

 

[These Are The Days]

This is exactly as I feared. We're just gonna live and die by special teams and try to win by out-defending our scoring problems.


f*** it. Tank for Bedard and I'm half serious

 

[bov]

Zero energy all night. Lifeless game, very disappointing for a home opener. Looked like a scrimmage, nobody finishing checks and sloppy, broken plays all over. We need someone who actually plays with balls to inject some life into the game. The record doesn't concern me but the lack of intensity/energy is frustrating.

 

[Point21]

Im getting major flashbacks of the 2016-17 season where we struggle bus'd the whole season till after the deadline and it came down to the final 2 games of the season

 

[LightningStorm]

Definitely a flat game outside of our powerplay. Didn't expect us to have a good regular season with how much extra hockey we've played this season, but starting to get a little concerned, especially since our lack of depth is manifesting.

 

[Stammertime91]

We suck pp off the pp

 

[Sky04]

Hagel might be the first player Kucherov can't bank a puck off into the net.

 

[LightningStrikes]

At least we won in faceoffs. Baby steps.