GDT: 10/19/24 - 1:00PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ Ottawa

[Soul Assumption]

I think this is where the hate is coming from, he's not actively sabotaging the team but he's pretty invisible. Ace makes his presence felt every game and Geekie is the golden child.

He's simply the board whipping boy right now because he's making more than league minimum and he's a passenger. The only other game he's played the only noticeable thing he did was take two penalties.

Ace was even worse than Sheary this game but at least he is solid sometimes, Sheary is always useless

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

Hope the Raddysh-kos experiment is done. Need to try something new on the PP.

 

[JTBF81]

We shouldn’t split up two killer d pairings just to babysit Perbix. They need to call up Crozier, he is way more steady. Send Perbix down he’s still young and hope he finds his game in the Ahl.

Plus Crozier and Lilleberg have great chemistry so it’s a win win.

Then Raddysh would be the #7, which doesn't seem great either. I'm fine with bringing Crozier up, but unless they are running 11/7, the one dman sitting out shouldn't usually be Raddysh.

 

[Felonious Python]

What bug was up to:

 

[These Are The Days]

Hope the Raddysh-kos experiment is done. Need to try something new on the PP.

I say give it at least 6 more games to make 10. This is going to be a somewhat difficult and complicated process for everyone and it doesn't need an urgent solution if we sit at 3-1. Practice til it works. Heaven knows Gourde, Goodrow and Coleman didn't start off well and needed weeks to gel. But once they got it, they were one of the best trios in Lightning history. For all we know, our power play is could transform into Raddysh feeding Kucherov the one timer and not the other way around

Let the guys work it out a little longer before a different approach

 

[Felonious Python]

I say give it at least 6 more games to make 10. This is going to be a somewhat difficult and complicated process for everyone and it doesn't need an urgent solution if we sit at 3-1. Practice til it works. Heaven knows Gourde, Goodrow and Coleman didn't start off well and needed weeks to gel. But once they got it, they were one of the best trios in Lightning history. For all we know, our power play is could transform into Raddysh feeding Kucherov the one timer and not the other way around

Let the guys work it out a little longer before a different approach

Atkinson is platooning with fellow short king Conor Sheary. If Atkinson stuck on PP1, then he'd be in every game.

Raddysh is functionally the closest to Stammer, with the big right handed shot.

 

[These Are The Days]

Atkinson is platooning with fellow short king Conor Sheary. If Atkinson stuck on PP1, then he'd be in every game.

Raddysh is functionally the closest to Stammer, with the big right handed shot.

FP making "short king" a thing and I am here for it

 

[The Gongshow]

The more important divisional matchup is on Monday, anyways

 

[These Are The Days]

I'm also certain we're gonna go after Giroux if Ottawa flops again. He and Kucherov could spend a whole 2 minutes just passing

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

My Takes:
1. Vasi played good, made very many great saves.
2. Heddy screwed up on that 2 on 1 and that was the truning point.
3. Perbix is not good.
4. Geekie needs better linemates. Bring them up from Syracuse. Someone with hunger and size please.
5. Hagel played a great game.

 

[These Are The Days]

My Takes:
1. Vasi played good, made very many great saves.
2. Heddy screwed up on that 2 on 1 and that was the truning point.
3. Perbix is not good.
4. Geekie needs better linemates. Bring them up from Syracuse. Someone with hunger and size please.
5. Hagel played a great game.

I'm a not worried about Geekie but I do hope the coaching staff has a word with him about being more selfish. He reminds me of Callahan. I see a dozen opportunities to go to open space and he skates directly to the nearest player and engages them. He's had a few very good looks though

 

[Sky04]

Lol the hate on for Perbix, we gonna ignore how Raddysh was on the ice for every non-PP goal against and assisted one himself.

 

[JTBF81]

Many players, including Hedman, Vasy, and Raddysh, had rougher days. Yes, Vasy made some good saves, but when you give up 5 goals, you aren't saying your goaltender exactly played well. Sheary was mostly unnoticeable, which isn't great, but at least he wasn't horrible. Raddysh may have been worse than Perbix this game, but it wasn't like Perbix was good either. The problem is that Perbix was also fairly bad last year as well, but was given plenty of leeway because of multiple reasons (bad structure, terrible partners, sophomore slump wtc). It's very early this season, but so far, he hasn't eexactly shown that he's taken another step forward or even back to ghe level he seemed to be at 2 years ago. No doubt he will get many more games to get there, but if the struggles continue throughout this season as well, the idea of giving Crozier another shot or adding a dman will have some merit.

 

[DFC]

I think it's very likely they were looking past the Sens to the Toronto game.

 

[These Are The Days]

I think it's very likely they were looking past the Sens to the Toronto game.

Sounds legit to me to be honest

 

[TheFurryPickle]

Ill say it again, wtf is a drake bratheson.. seriously.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

Missed this one...early Saturday afternoon games in October are about the easiest games to only realize hours later "wait, they already played today?".

 

[Zwui21]

Play Sheary and Perbix = game becomes more difficult to win. But it's encouraging that the team staff already figured it out.
I got a ton of respect for JBB and how he's been handling trades and choices overall, but I feel like if he wants to show us he's the best GM in the league he should be getting rid of Sheary way before the deadline. Bring in his replacement asap to give him time to mesh with the team.
The Sheary experiment has failed and only hinders our team, let's fix it immediately.

 

[Ducati Boy]

Sheary’s issue is that he’s a nothing burger. He’s not a threat to score or make a play that puts the opponents on their heels. He’s not going to hound you and steal the puck on the forecheck. He’s not going to grind you out defensively. He won’t throw a big hit. He just doesn’t achieve anything out there.

Perbix lacks processing speed. If he had that he’d be an easy top 5.

 

[Hoek]

I think it's very likely they were looking past the Sens to the Toronto game.

You'd think they'd pay more attention to Ottawa given how many times they've embarrassed us already.

 

[EmptyNetAssassin]

Vasi had a bad game. You arent going to win many games when you goalie has a 82% chance to save the puck. I hate to say it, but I dont know if we will ever see the old big cat back to his A game before the back surgery. I am okay with 1 bad game every 4 starts, but a 90.1% save percentage is not going ot cut it in the playoffs. If needs to keep improving and we will be fine.

 

[Tampa22]

Perbix and Sheary, both softies, both boring, both useless... Can't believe GM don't work in a trade for them in the offseason. They show during the past season that them sucks and are not needed.

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

Vasi had a bad game. You arent going to win many games when you goalie has a 82% chance to save the puck. I hate to say it, but I dont know if we will ever see the old big cat back to his A game before the back surgery. I am okay with 1 bad game every 4 starts, but a 90.1% save percentage is not going ot cut it in the playoffs. If needs to keep improving and we will be fine.

While most times the save% is a good measure, it wasn't in this game. The team gave up prime scoring opportunities all game long. Probably 20 grade A chances. Vasy wasn't the problem.

 

[CupsOverCash]

What is our record with these afternoon early games? Feel like it's not good.

 

[Soul Assumption]

While most times the save% is a good measure, it wasn't in this game. The team gave up prime scoring opportunities all game long. Probably 20 grade A chances. Vasy wasn't the problem.

that's not true. i remember maybe 2 decent saves the whole game.
he's -2.8 GSAE this game