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Speculation: 2024-2025 General Lightning Discussion IV: The Howard Watch Begins

Felonious Python said:
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If you zoom in when Thunderbug is laying down and take a look at the top left, you'll notice something interesting. Look at the 5th window from the left in the Amalie building and you will see Soul Assumption shaking his fist after a win and Bartledoo is right behind him with a Fire Cooper sign. Crazy.
 
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I just had the best bad idea ever. What if we played Free Bird as our goal song? But instead of 15-20 seconds we play the full song and make the other team think about it and sit through the whole song. Our games would take like 5 hours on a night we score 8 times
 
So how do you think Lilleberg is playing these days? I'd say he shows growth and plays better hockey, but he's also slowing down on his physical game. In fact it seems like other teams love to go after him, he's taking 6-7 hits in every game. But at least we know he can deliver some solid hits himself and fight if necessary. He has the size and tools to do it.

Bolts have 17 fights this season, according to hockeyfights.com. Lilleberg 6, Girgensons 4, Cernak a couple and the rest 1 each. But most of them are losses, so I guess the Bolts are a bit soft. Lilleberg has 3 wins and 3 losses, but all against tougher guys. So we just have to trust him in this department.
 
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Webster said:
So how do you think Lilleberg is playing these days? I'd say he shows growth and plays better hockey, but he's also slowing down on his physical game. In fact it seems like other teams love to go after him, he's taking 6-7 hits in every game. But at least we know he can deliver some solid hits himself and fight if necessary. He has the size and tools to do it.

Bolts have 17 fights this season, according to hockeyfights.com. Lilleberg 6, Girgensons 4, Cernak a couple and the rest 1 each. But most of them are losses, so I guess the Bolts are a bit soft. Lilleberg has 3 wins and 3 losses, but all against tougher guys. So we just have to trust him in this department.
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When he isn't being assertive he isn't effective. Honestly, he's a soft player when he isn't throwing the body. Doesn't initiate anything, usually looks the other way in scrums, lets people walk in along the wall without closing them off...his game has been very passive for awhile now. I think he needs to be more engaged physically , because he doesn't have the presence that he did earlier in the season. I don't know what scared him off but he needs to keep opponents on their toes every now and then.

I'm still a fan of his and will give him a pass, but he just seems "unsure" defensively. I will say his game with the puck is coming along, and I like his shot from the point. Good at getting it through and available for a tip, it's only a matter of time before he gets a goal.
 
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bov said:
When he isn't being assertive he isn't effective. Honestly, he's a soft player when he isn't throwing the body. Doesn't initiate anything, usually looks the other way in scrums, lets people walk in along the wall without closing them off...his game has been very passive for awhile now. I think he needs to be more engaged physically , because he doesn't have the presence that he did earlier in the season. I don't know what scared him off but he needs to keep opponents on their toes every now and then.

I'm still a fan of his and will give him a pass, but he just seems "unsure" defensively. I will say his game with the puck is coming along, and I like his shot from the point. Good at getting it through and available for a tip, it's only a matter of time before he gets a goal.
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Definitely this, it's his key to success in this league imo.

But I believe he didn't like losing $10k if a hit turns out illegal. But he can't think this way, better to take some risks and work for a bigger contract. Also these incidents and teams think he's a dirty player, probably why he gets some unwanted attention. He just has to forget about it and go back to his physical game.
 
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Also, as of right now Tampa is the highest scoring team in the league.
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Kucherov leads the way. He's an amazing player, but I don't like his personality. The way he treated a reporter the other day during a postgame interview shocked me.
 
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