GDT: 9/24/24 - 7:00PM EDT - Carolina vs Tampa Bay [Preseason Game 1]

[TheDaysOf 04]

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
GDT



TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING VS CAROLINA HURRICANES
* * * P R E S E A S O N - G A M E # 1 * * *

7:00 PM - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH 2024
AMALIE ARENA - TAMPA, FLORIDA

RADIO:
WIKD 102.5 FM > 102.5 The Bone | iHeart

STREAM:

Live | Lightning vs. Panthers | Tampa Bay Lightning

The Bolts face the Panthers in a preseason matchup at Kia Center in Orlando

www.nhl.com

- STARTING LINEUPS -



93 GAGE GONCALVES - 71 ANTHONY CIRELLI - 73 CONOR SHEARY
13 CAM ATKINSON - 20 NICK PAUL - 41 MITCHELL CHAFFEE
28 ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS - 22 LOGAN BROWN - 54 LUCAS EDMONDS
44 KADEN PITRE - 95 ETHAN HAY - 45 LUKAS SVEJKOVSKY

78 EMIL LILLEBERG - 43 DARREN RADDYSH
67 DECLAN CARLILE - 65 MAX CROZIER
76 ROMAN SCHMIDT - 57 DYLLAN GILL

90 MATT TOMKINS
33 BRANDON HALVERSON



15 SAM GAGNER
18 JACK DRURY
22 BRENDAN LEMIEUX
23 ROCCO GRIMALDI
27 TYSON JOST
29 BRADLEY NADEAU
36 FELIX UNGER SORUM
50 ERIC ROBINSON
53 JACKSON BLAKE
54 JUHA JAASKA
77 SKYLER BRINDAMOUR
82 JESPERI KOTKANIEMI

7 DMITRY ORLOV
42 TY SMITH
47 ALEKSI HEIMOSALMI
62 CHARLES-ALEXIS LEGAULT
84 ANTTONI HONKA
91 RONAN SEELEY

52 PYOTR KOCHETKOV
60 YANIV PERETS

- STATS -​

	pos	gp	g	a	pts	team/league
86 NIKITA KUCHEROV	RW	81	44	100	144	TBL/NHL
21 BRAYDEN POINT	C	81	46	44	90	TBL/NHL
59 JAKE GUENTZEL	C	67	30	47	77	PIT/CAR/NHL
77 VICTOR HEDMAN	D	78	13	63	76	TBL/NHL
38 BRANDON HAGEL	LW	82	26	49	75	TBL/NHL
20 NICK PAUL	LW	82	24	22	46	TBL/NHL
71 ANTHONY CIRELLI	C	79	20	25	45	TBL/NHL
43 DARREN RADDYSH	D	82	6	27	33	TBL/NHL
27 RYAN MCDONAGH	D	74	3	29	32	NSH/NHL
13 CAM ATKINSON	RW	70	13	15	28	PHI/NHL
90 JJ MOSER	D	80	5	21	26	ARI/NHL
23 MIKEY EYSSIMONT	C	81	11	14	25	TBL/NHL
48 NICK PERBIX	D	77	2	22	24	TBL/NHL
73 CONOR SHEARY	LW	57	4	11	15	TBL/NHL
28 ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS	C	63	8	6	14	BUF/NHL
81 ERIK CERNAK	D	69	2	11	13	TBL/NHL
11 LUKE GLENDENING	C	81	10	1	11	TBL/NHL
41 MITCHELL CHAFFEE	RW	30	4	3	7	TBL/NHL
78 EMIL LILLEBERG	D	37	0	5	5	TBL/NHL
65 MAX CROZIER	D	13	0	2	2	TB/NHL

	gp	record	so	gaa	sv%	team/league
88 ANDREI VASILEVSKIY	52	30-20-2	2	2.90	.900	TBL/NHL
31 JONAS JOHANSSON	26	12-7-5	2	3.37	.890	TBL/NHL

- PRESEASON SCHEDULE -

date	opponent	arena	time	tv	score
September 24th	VS Carolina	Amalie Arena, Tampa	7:00 pm	n/a	-
September 25th	VS Florida	Kia Center, Orlando	7:00 pm	n/a	-
September 27th	VS Nashville	Amalie Arena, Tampa	7:00 pm	n/a	-
September 28th	@ Nashville	Bridgestone Arena, Nashville	8:00 pm	n/a	-
September 30th	@ Florida	Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise	7:00 pm	SCRIPPS	-
October 2nd	VS Florida	Amalie Arena, Tampa	7:00 pm	NHLN, SCRIPPS	-
October 4th	@ Carolina	Lenovo Center, Raleigh	7:00 pm	n/a	-

- QUOTES -

JON COOPER: "(Camp has been) very competitive. Nobody has taken a shift off, or a drill off, or anything like that. Guys are very attentive. I don't know if it's kind of the fresh faces we see here, the new guys, but from the veterans all the way down I really like everything that's gone on. I know it's just three days, but when you start getting into day 3, day 4, and kind of grinding on the guys you can see them get tired, but this group is - to be honest it feels like every day has been the first day. So I've been pretty impressed."

"Part of it too is, well the energy of the veterans coming back, but part of it is some of the guys who have actually been here for a camp or two, and you've watched some of them take steps. That's been really encouraging. You just see a hunger in a lot of these players that see potential opportunity or, if not, for sure a call up oppertunity. So that's been really good to see."

CONOR GEEKIE: "It's long, it's hard, it's not suppose to be easy, but I'm just enjoying the ride."

"I think (skating with the veteran players) you just learn no matter how bad the ice is, or how good it is, they just make plays. You strive to be like some guys. Again, it's kind of cool to look up and see who you're going against, and who you're taking a faceoff against, but it's a moment that I cherish, and I try to have fun with it."

"I'm a guy that gets pretty amped up for games if you couldn't tell already. It's just one of those things that just makes it easier. It's the rush, it's getting back into everything. Obviously you're trying to compete for a spot, so that's just another motivational thing that you can kind of take towards your game. I'm just going to enjoy the ride and see what I can do."



LET'S GO BOLTS!
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[EmptyNetAssassin]

Am going to try to watch tonight or replay tomorrow. I hope to see some young kids step up.

 

[JoVel]

If we lose I'm done with this season.

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[StammerHammer]

Jon Cooper will be a motivational speaker in his next gig.

 

[Felonious Python]

lineups for both teams


I'd guess Paul, Cirelli, and Raddysh will wear A's. If not Raddysh, then Sheary, Girgensons, or Atkinson.

edit:

 

[LordStanlersCup]

Overreactions to game 1 preseason lines: Very odd lines, interesting that they would break up cirelli and hagel. Gage given a big opportunity tonight, he needs to capitalize on it to make the team, alot rides on tonight for him. Can't be a good sign that Perbix is going to likely be paired with Pouliot next game. The 2nd line for next game looks up in the air, definitely hagel but then probably ylonen and possibly geekie at center? Maybe Hagel, geekie and groshev, but I don't think they would make Ylonen play on the third line. Whichever one of those 4 thats going to be on the third line next game is going to be fighting an uphill battle to make the team.

edit: oh they wanted hagel for the PP1 practice, makes more sense

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[Felonious Python]

Overreactions to game 1 preseason lines: Very odd lines, interesting that they would break up cirelli and hagel. Gage given a big opportunity tonight, he needs to capitalize on it to make the team, alot rides on tonight for him. Can't be a good sign that Perbix is going to likely be paired with Pouliot next game. The 2nd line for next game looks up in the air, definitely hagel but then probably ylonen and possibly geekie at center? Maybe Hagel, geekie and groshev, but I don't think they would make Ylonen play on the third line. Whichever one of those 4 thats going to be on the third line next game is going to be fighting an uphill battle to make the team.

Based on what PP units they'll go with, that seems to be the determining factor in the split.

PP1 in Orlando?

Focusing the lines in camp around special teams makes sense. They rarely go into the line blender, and if you want to shorten your bench, then you play your stars together.

 

[barriers]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838586291073528235

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Sheary is the only Bolt I don't want to do well tonight. If he gets a couple easy points this preseason, they're gonna make a mistake and stick him in our top 6 or something. I'd much rather a younger player take his job.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Nah man, I hope Sheary goes and scores 20+ goals this season!

 

[DFC]

Barely an AHL game.

Not sure if there will be anything to take from it. Maybe Sheary's health and what kind of shape Atkinson is in? A couple of the forwards might be trying to stick.

I'm expecting Raddysh to be in a pretty much the same role he was last year by season open.

Sheary is the only Bolt I don't want to do well tonight. If he gets a couple easy points this preseason, they're gonna make a mistake and stick him in our top 6 or something. I'd much rather a younger player take his job.

We really don't have any younger players suited to that role either though. I think best case scenario, either Atkinson or Sheary shows they can play 2RW, and then the bottom 6 focuses on being a bottom 6.

 

[Felonious Python]

Barely an AHL game.

Not sure if there will be anything to take from it. Maybe Sheary's health and what kind of shape Atkinson is in? A couple of the forwards might be trying to stick.

I'm expecting Raddysh to be in a pretty much the same role he was last year by season open.


We really don't have any younger players suited to that role either though. I think best case scenario, either Atkinson or Sheary shows they can play 2RW, and then the bottom 6 focuses on being a bottom 6.

The first game of the pre-season is always the least like the eventual team. We haven't even had any cuts yet.

 

[DFC]

The first game of the pre-season is always the least like the eventual team. We haven't even had any cuts yet.

Yeah, I feel like it's been years since a core player was in the first line up.

 

[Point21]

I want a 60 minute playoff like game from everyone! NO IF'S AND'S OR BUT'S ABOUT IT

 

[LightningStrikes]

Yeah, I feel like it's been years since a core player was in the first line up.

Poor Cirelli thought he was core.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

We really don't have any younger players suited to that role either though. I think best case scenario, either Atkinson or Sheary shows they can play 2RW, and then the bottom 6 focuses on being a bottom 6.

I just don't want him in the lineup at all. Personally Im just not a fan. It wasn't just that he wasn't scoring last year. He didn't do much of anything. Coop scratching him kinda said how the coaching staff feels about him. If it weren't for his contract, I don't know if he'd still be here. I'd much rather have one of the younger hungrier players fight for the spot and bring some excitement and energy that this veteran group could use.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Cirelli, Paul, and Atkinson with the 'A's

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Live stream for the game >> Live | Lightning vs. Hurricanes | Tampa Bay Lightning

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

4 players I'm looking forward to watching tonight:

1: Lucas Edmonds. I thought he did very good for himself in the prospect tournament. 1 goal, 4 points, a point in each game. Can he keep the wheels rolling? If there is a dark horse in this competition, maybe it's Edmonds? That all depends on his performance. The prospect tournament, the main training camp, the camp scrimmages, they all mean something, but these games sit a little differently on the scales.

2. Gage Goncalves. He got a little taste of the NHL last year. Is now the time to break through? Either way, having a truly competitive competition is in the best interest of the Bolts making sure they promote the right guy.

3. Schmidt and Gill. This one's a tie for both players coming out of juniors. I thought this was the most comfortable Schmidt has looked in the prospect tournament, this his 3rd go around. Gill didn't look like he was negatively impacted by last season. Now how about these games? These guys aren't really fighting for a NHL spot atm, but with Thompson out of the organization, and Crozier on the edge of graduating, these are our next top right d prospects.

 

[Master P]

RIP 13 and bro

 

[Felonious Python]

4 players I'm looking forward to watching tonight:

1: Lucas Edmonds. I thought he did very good for himself in the prospect tournament. 1 goal, 4 points, a point in each game. Can he keep the wheels rolling? If there is a dark horse in this competition, maybe it's Edmonds? That all depends on his performance. The prospect tournament, the main training camp, the camp scrimmages, they all mean something, but these games sit a little differently on the scales.

2. Gage Goncalves. He got a little taste of the NHL last year. Is now the time to break through? Either way, having a truly competitive competition is in the best interest of the Bolts making sure they promote the right guy.

3. Schmidt and Gill. This one's a tie for both players coming out of juniors. I thought this was the most comfortable Schmidt has looked in the prospect tournament, this his 3rd go around. Gill didn't look like he was negatively impacted by last season. Now how about these games? These guys aren't really fighting for a NHL spot atm, but with Thompson out of the organization, and Crozier on the edge of graduating, these are our next top right d prospects.

Schmidt is probably lower than Gill on the depth chart, atm.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Nice block by Carlile

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Good pass by Goncalves