GDT: 3/17/25 - 7:00PM EDT - Philadelphia vs Tampa Bay

[Stammertime91]

You saying like we get swept? So everything is black and white to you? What if the reason we get swept is because Vasy blows out his knee in the next 10 games? Or Heddy and Kuch break their arms? Like is it completely going to be always the Big Bad JBB and Coops fault? Your rage boner for both of them is really blinding you here. Honestly, it actually makes zero sense why you would be talking so much shit now, when the team is performing the best they have in years.

Been saying it for a while, hes not a Lightning fan. Very reminiscent of the guy that used to post pro Toronto material yet criticize Tampa, then vanish whenever they don't play each other.

This guy literally shits on any win and every move we make. Thus, it's tough to say you're a fan. The only way he's a fan is if his team goes 82-0, wins the cup, and makes Crosby for a 5th level trades. The guy is just here to stir the pot. It's a worse schtick than old Hose posts. (Sorry Hose).

 

[Rschmitz]

Been saying it for a while, hes not a Lightning fan. Very reminiscent of the guy that used to post pro Toronto material yet criticize Tampa, then vanish whenever they don't play each other.

This guy literally shits on any win and every move we make. Thus, it's tough to say you're a fan. The only way he's a fan is if his team goes 82-0, wins the cup, and makes Crosby for a 5th level trades. The guy is just here to stir the pot. It's a worse schtick than old Hose posts. (Sorry Hose).

Reminds me of Randy Quaids character Johnny in Major League.

 

[LTIR Trickery]

I don’t even know, maybe because their cost was the same?

Hagel came in a package for Hagel with two fourths. Bjorkstrand came in a package that also included Gourde and AHL depth.

 

[LTIR Trickery]

I'm also not willing to completely judge the mans performance so harshly after a couple games, some of them without a hall of fame defender to move the puck, we're... not good without 77.

 

[Soul Assumption]

This guy literally shits on any win and every move we make.

Blatant lie. If Vasy plays well like he did against Philly I point it out. If the Team plays well like in the second period against Boston I point it out. If JBB makes a good trade or signs a good contract like he did with Hagel I point it out. It's just that bad things happen more often. Either Vasy allows a bad goal or a player who cost significant assets does nothing or the whole team looks terrible and barely has 20 SOG on home ice against Philly.
But it's not my problem that you only pay attention to criticism and ignore me when I praise Nick Paul for a big game.

 

[Stammertime91]

Blatant lie. If Vasy plays well like he did against Philly I point it out. If the Team plays well like in the second period against Boston I point it out. If JBB makes a good trade or signs a good contract like he did with Hagel I point it out. It's just that bad things happen more often. Either Vasy allows a bad goal or a player who cost significant assets does nothing or the whole team looks terrible and barely has 20 SOG on home ice against Philly.
But it's not my problem that you only pay attention to criticism and ignore me when I praise Nick Paul for a big game.

"I point out good things"

*next breath*

"It's just that bad things happen more often."

Lol. Second in the Atlantic with a lot of new faces and an underwhelming 4th line/6-7RD depth chart and you're that negative. Kinda proves my point. Thats not fandom, its pessimism. In the words of Dr Michael Jordan; stop it, get help.

 

[DFC]

If we get dominated in the first round, can I bitch about Coop and JBB?

Really, after two cups and three trips to the finals, we are kind of supposed to get dominated in the first round at this point. I think the big reason most of us appreciate JBB so much is he's made very tough decisions to keep us more competitive than we probably should be right now.

 

[Master P]

Definitely more than a few of these ^^^^ guys on this board.

 

[DFC]

I'm also not willing to completely judge the mans performance so harshly after a couple games, some of them without a hall of fame defender to move the puck, we're... not good without 77.

I think some bonus points have to be given to how good Gourde has been too. There's reason to hope we got pretty much the same Gourde back, and that's a valuable player on his own.

 

[LightningStrikes]

We’re so accustomed to success apparently that no matter what the team does it will never be enough unless they win the Cup again I guess.

As @DFC has pointed out we’re currently much better than we’re “supposed” to be when looking at the life cycle of NHL teams and the prime of their cores.

Let’s enjoy that (while we still can), no?

 

[DFC]

We’re so accustomed to success apparently that no matter what the team does it will never be enough unless they win the Cup again I guess.

As @DFC has pointed out we’re currently much better than we’re “supposed” to be when looking at the life cycle of NHL teams and the prime of their cores.

Let’s enjoy that (while we still can), no?

Seriously, not many franchises get a decade like the one we just had. Especially in the cap era.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

We’re so accustomed to success apparently that no matter what the team does it will never be enough unless they win the Cup again I guess.

As @DFC has pointed out we’re currently much better than we’re “supposed” to be when looking at the life cycle of NHL teams and the prime of their cores.

Let’s enjoy that (while we still can), no?

Seriously, not many franchises get a decade like the one we just had. Especially in the cap era.

We f***ing suck, team sucks, JBB and Cooper are like the poison injected into the organization. The only way to save the team is by wasting the prime years of our stars, hoarding 1st picks, and hopefully a few of those picks become similar to the current stars we are wasting prime years of in 10 years. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY.

 

[LTIR Trickery]

I think some bonus points have to be given to how good Gourde has been too. There's reason to hope we got pretty much the same Gourde back, and that's a valuable player on his own.

Yeah, the line itself went from a question mark to, at least, manageable at this point in time. They'll find some offensive flair at some point but its nice to see that you can put them out against anyone and get a good result.