GDT: 3/22/2025 - 5:00PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ Utah

[Hockeyville USA]

Ugh, we can't have nice things...

Because Perbix sucks and for some reason BriseBois still believes in him

 

[Hoek]

How are they giving him interference for that?

That hit was late af

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Would also be nice if our amateur and pro scouting gave a f*** about goaltending in order to find a suitable 20-30 game season backup.

 

[Master P]

Halverson has been solid. Especially for his first NHL game.

Not his fault the D have been playing with blind folds on.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Halverson has been solid. Especially for his first NHL game.

Not his fault the D have been playing with blind folds on.

Yeah, they have really left him out there to fend or himself.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Halverson has been solid. Especially for his first NHL game.

Not his fault the D have been playing with blind folds on.

2nd NHL game, 1st start. He got into a game in 2017-18 for the Rangers.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Would also be nice if our amateur and pro scouting gave a f*** about goaltending in order to find a suitable 20-30 game season backup.

with what money? its a product of us spending in other places.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

with what money? its a product of us spending in other places.

Draft more & better goalies, find under the radar backups. Simple

 

[Felonious Python]

JJ's contract is up after this season, and we'll have some extra cap space.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Maybe McBain knocked the goal scoring touch back into Girgensons

 

[Master P]

Draft more & better goalies, find under the radar backups. Simple

Someone get JBB on the phone and hire this guy.

He's got it all figured out. Certified hockey genius.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

8 shots on goal, f***ing hell

 

[Tampa22]

Another lost for the Latvian traffic cone. Can't understand what they saw in him to offer a contract.

 

[Master P]

8 shots on goal, f***ing hell

He can count too?!

 

[creg]

Point needs to find his 5v5 game again, he's been a complete passenger this season

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Draft more & better goalies, find under the radar backups. Simple

drafting better goalies? you're asking to draft a back up. Team has done that, but we don't have the time to wait on a backup goalie to develop. Any really good goalie prospect will not want to stick with the team knowing they are going to be backing up for the next 5+ years behind Vasy. So the team has to go out and sign career back ups. Its just the nature of having a hall of fame goalie who is still relatively young.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Point needs to find his 5v5 game again, he's been a complete passenger this season

He's had a lot of passenger moments since the 2022 Game 7 injury. Doesn't defend most of the regular season, plays pretty soft

 

[Master P]

He's had a lot of passenger moments since the 2022 Game 7 injury. Doesn't defend most of the regular season, plays pretty soft

My mistake, I thought you were knew what you were talking about.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

My mistake, I thought you were knew what you were talking about.

What are you talking about??

 

[Hoek]

Draft more & better goalies, find under the radar backups. Simple

I mean Halverson might be one of those under the radar guys. He's had a breakout season with Syracuse putting up great stats. Presumably the Crunch D aren't doing dumb shit like the Lightning are tonight though. He has had a couple of nice stops including on a breakaway that Cernak f***ed up clearing.

 

[Master P]

What are you talking about??

Above your pay grade I'm afraid.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

drafting better goalies? you're asking to draft a back up. Team has done that, but we don't have the time to wait on a backup goalie to develop. Any really good goalie prospect will not want to stick with the team knowing they are going to be backing up for the next 5+ years behind Vasy. So the team has to go out and sign career back ups. Its just the nature of having a hall of fame goalie who is still relatively young.

They've had since 2012 to draft someone to become a competent backup. They haven't. Plenty of guys during that time in every draft who've become/are becoming solid NHL goalies

 

[Hockeyville USA]

I mean Halverson might be one of those under the radar guys. He's had a breakout season with Syracuse putting up great stats. Presumably the Crunch D aren't doing dumb shit like the Lightning are tonight though. He has had a couple of nice stops including on a breakaway that Cernak f***ed up clearing.

Not likely at this point IMHO, putting up solid numbers in the A in your 28 year old season doesn't mean that much in regards to becoming an everyday NHL backup.

 

[Master P]

They've had since 2012 to draft someone to become a competent backup. They haven't. Plenty of guys during that time in every draft who've become/are becoming solid NHL goalies

And not a damn thing to show for it. SMH

 

[LightningStrikes]

Kuch seems to be shooting a lot today. I like it. That was his 5th SOG I think (team has 12).