Speculation: 2024-2025 General Lightning Discussion: Preseason Edition

[TampaIceman]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843008680452862416

Sweet, refund for a preseason game I didn’t want to go to anyway.

 

[LTIR Trickery]

Stay safe everyone, this is going to suck for a bit I think.

 

[Renopucker]

Looks like the eye might come ashore south of the Bay. That'll be a big sigh for the Bay and all you north of the Skyway. Lets face it, Sarasota and south is gonna get whacked, no matter where the eye comes ashore. (ps, those reels of Sunset beach -KaTiki and Caddy's- were unbelievable). KaTiki is my fav dive/beach bar.

 

[Laus723]

Y'all be safe up there, this beyond sucks after Helene just came through. I’m monitoring this one closely down here as well.

 

[Felonious Python]

Friday's season opener in Carolina is a ESPN+/Hulu exclusive.
10/21's game against Toronto is on NHLN. Therefore, somehow not on ESPN+.
10/28's game against Nashville is a ESPN+/Hulu exclusive.
11/7 against Philadelphia is a ESPN+/Hulu exclusive.

 

[Felonious Python]

they don't know yet?

 

[These Are The Days]

Friday's season opener in Carolina is a ESPN+/Hulu exclusive.
10/21's game against Toronto is on NHLN. Therefore, somehow not on ESPN+.
10/28's game against Nashville is a ESPN+/Hulu exclusive.
11/7 against Philadelphia is a ESPN+/Hulu exclusive.

We need cable back in the worst imaginable way. You need 6 streaming services to watch anything

 

[Felonious Python]

The NHL should buy a pirate streamer and then just sell access to all the games on there.

 

[These Are The Days]

The NHL should buy a pirate streamer and then just sell access to all the games on there.

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[Felonious Python]

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I wouldn't be the first candidate to have my campaign ruined by message board posts.

 

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[Point21]

 

[The Gongshow]

Geekie!!

 

[Zwui21]

So good to see Geekie making it out of camp, with him on the 3rd line our bottom 6 doesn't look that bad anymore

Flip Sheary at the deadline and get a 4.8M 2RW? Sign me up

 

[FinnLightning26]

The right wing is looking pretty f***ing dire.

 

[JTBF81]

So good to see Geekie making it out of camp, with him on the 3rd line our bottom 6 doesn't look that bad anymore


Flip Sheary at the deadline and get a 4.8M 2RW? Sign me up

Palmieri, Kuzmenko, Vatrano, maybe someone like Kurashev; all names that could be available come deadline and be an upgrade. I'm sure there are others as well, but I haven't done a real deep dive into it.

 

[Sky04]

Going to be a huge bidding war for Vatrano, don't think we get in on that. Could see us going for Mantha or even Gourde depending on Seattle's season.

 

[Stelio Kontos]

I’d much rather have Eyssimont in the Top 6 instead of sheary.

 

[aylib]

they don't know yet?

Don’t mind Watson, but he should not wear #24 in Detroit.

 

[These Are The Days]

Don’t mind Watson, but he should not wear #24 in Detroit.

That went over my head at first. Yeah, any long time fans are just gonna roll their eyes everytime Watson gets clapped after a fight.

 

[Stammertime91]

The right wing is looking pretty f***ing dire.

This. It's horrible. Maybe Geekie can grow/play into it, if not, that's an easy TDL need if we want to do any damage. After Kucherov theres four guys, including Ace, that are redundant. Ace is the best of the bunch. Atkinson is a roll of the dice. Sheary is awful and Chaffee is likely just an energy forward which isn't bad. We seriously need a scoring 2RW or PWF type. At this point, I'm hoping Geekie is that guy.

 

[JTBF81]

Going to be a huge bidding war for Vatrano, don't think we get in on that. Could see us going for Mantha or even Gourde depending on Seattle's season.

Don't want much to do with Mantha. Gourde coming back would be okay, but not sure he'd be the right fit on line 2. Palmieri is a better goal scorer as of late and Kuzmenko is younger in regards to re-signing. Vatrano will cost the most probably, so maybe Tampa doesn't seriously go after him. At least they're familiar with Gourde, even though I think there are likely better options for 2RW.

 

[Sky04]

Don't want much to do with Mantha. Gourde coming back would be okay, but not sure he'd be the right fit on line 2. Palmieri is a better goal scorer as of late and Kuzmenko is younger in regards to re-signing. Vatrano will cost the most probably, so maybe Tampa doesn't seriously go after him. At least they're familiar with Gourde, even though I think there are likely better options for 2RW.

Hagel-Cirelli-Gourde would be like the previous Gourde line but on steroids I think you aim for that type of puck hound/possession line where everyone plays a similar game. Rather than inserting a semi-skilled guy there and trying to develop chemistry in <2 months and well having Cirelli as your center.

Kinda walking back on the Mantha idea for the same reason, I think someone like Gourde or Brandon Tanev would be a better fit and you just go for a super shutdown/possession line and hope Paul-Geekie can get something going/