Tampa is just terrible against non-playoff teams. 0 wins in regulation out of 6 attempts, 4 losses.Tampa does have a few "bad" losses so far, but they also have wins against Carolina, N.J., Winnipeg, Vancouver, Vegas, Washington and Colorado.
The problem more than a few good teams across many sports seem to have, playing down to the level of your opponent.Tampa is just terrible against non-playoff teams. 0 wins in regulation out of 6 attempts, 4 losses.
Man, I miss my old friend so much.As Chris Thomas would say, “Holyflurkingschmidt”!!
I think the coaching staff is only gonna get the message by realizing that we usually just dig ourselves into a deeper hole once we fall behind. That our defensive structure collapses as soon as we have to press for a goal and have to move faster than tortoises f***ing because we will go an entire week never playing faster than neutral. "Make the Lightning play with pace and they'll fall apart on their own" has been our division opponent strategy for years and it works. This was their first game in a while where they looked comfortable with a quick paceGod damn, hopefully this is proof for Cooper that the shell is not a good idea.