GDT: 12/22/24 - 5:00PM EDT - Florida vs Tampa Bay

[DaBolts]

And now we're going to see what this team is made of tomorrow night.

 

[The Gongshow]

Can't wait to get lit up tomorrow too. Jj gonna let in 6

 

[Peacefool]

we los cuz 2 SH goals FFS

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

Shitty PP sunk us, Have to hope they decide to show up and win tomorrow.

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

zero compete in this game

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

5on5 was fine. They came out in the first with the right energy, and were composed enough to play next to Florida's speed. Special teams did us in. Both with the shorthanded goals, and not being able to muster a goal ourselves

 

[AHockeyFanatic]

Florida owns Tampa right now, its obvious to see.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

This is the Lightning gdt.

And ???

 

[JFleegs]

Florida owns Tampa right now, its obvious to see.

We allowed two short handed goals. We love to shoot ourselves in the foot against them and the Leafs.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

I mean being a smart ass on another team's board generally isn't advisable.

Trying to be helpful in correcting someone's error is being a smart ass ?

 

[JFleegs]

was that not a missed double minor high stick from the bench? why wasn't the goal overturned?

it was but the panthers got away with it

 

[bov]

They couldn't score at even strength. Game could have gone either way. Vasy's controller disconnect didn't help

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

Trying to be helpful in correcting someone's error is being a smart ass ?

It came across as being a smart ass is what I am saying though. I don't know how @TheDaysOf 04 took/perceived it.

 

[JTBF81]

Oh well, sounds like special teams errors killed them. No big deal. On to the next one.

 

[Hoek]

It was an improvement on last season where they straight up ran circles around us at even strength. Take away that disastrous PP and it might well have been a 2-1 or 3-1 win with ENG.

 

[Lightning1995]

Beaten, bloodied, bullied and injured.

 

[Renopucker]

I was just going to mention: who’s donated the most blood recently? Bolts or Cats? Don’t answer that question.

 

[Lightning1995]

Backup goalie walked into Amalie and the Panthers took us out. 2 shorties, on the same PP? Seriously?

Bolts are better this year, no question. I think this is a good team. But 0-3 against the Leafs and Panthers with JJ looming in Sunrise tomorrow. How’s that gonna go?

Bolts have to go through atleast one, but likely both these teams in the playoffs to reach the conference finals. Can they? Seems unlikely

 

[JTBF81]

Backup goalie walked into Amalie and the Panthers took us out. 2 shorties, on the same PP? Seriously?

Bolts are better this year, no question. I think this is a good team. But 0-3 against the Leafs and Panthers with JJ looming in Sunrise tomorrow. How’s that gonna go?

Bolts have to go through atleast one, but likely both these teams in the playoffs to reach the conference finals. Can they? Seems unlikely

It's been 3 games. Very realistic they can beat at least one of them, and possibly both. Tampa can also improve via trade. They are very much a contender.

I would also have JJ on a very short leash tomorrow, as while another loss ultimately won't mean that much, I'm sure the team would like their best chance at 2 points out of this 2 game set.

 

[T REX]

Backup goalie walked into Amalie and the Panthers took us out. 2 shorties, on the same PP? Seriously?

Bolts are better this year, no question. I think this is a good team. But 0-3 against the Leafs and Panthers with JJ looming in Sunrise tomorrow. How’s that gonna go?

Bolts have to go through atleast one, but likely both these teams in the playoffs to reach the conference finals. Can they? Seems unlikely

Right now? No. I'm solid on that. Florida neutralizes Kuch. They know what to do. This isn't a one off. This is for a while now.

Need to figure it out

 

[Hint1k]

I blame refs. They noticed Bolts are better at even strength and punished us with power play disadvantage.

 

[OffBy1]

It's a shame we gave the game away after an entertaining first period, which was essentially a draw.

Vasy's blank stare while Greer gathered the rebound and shot it past him is a new type of head scratcher from him.

I liked Cooper's decision to move Kucherov to the Hagel-Cirelli line and Paul to the Point line with Guentzel. Not much was happening for Kucherov, so putting him and Point on two different lines made it a little harder for Florida than just throwing all their top defensive players out again our top line.

We looked like we might actually be on their level this year, even without Moser, until again, we gave the game away. But we also had the advantage of putting our lines our last. It will be interesting to see how we do next game when FL has that advantage.

The best thing I can say for this game was somehow Geekie didn't break anything after that terrible crash to the boards.