GDT: Carolina @ Tampa Bay: The Make Up Game

[WreckingCrew]

Mike and Tripp trying to jinx us already

Orlov got hauled down with the ref watching lol

Mike & Tripp set us up for failure early...as did our half-assed play AGAIN

 

[chaz4hockey]

That’s also gotta be stopped

Yup Pyotr plays great but then as has been his MO let’s in one he needed to stop.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Hagel is a whiny baby!

Seriously. Take the win and f*** off dickhead.

 

[User13452]

Kooch always gotta let that one bad one in

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Not getting at least a point this game is so bad. Again, we need our top line to show up. They were useless all game

Kooch always gotta let that one bad one in

Point alone in front is a bad one?

 

[User13452]

Not getting at least a point this game is so bad. Again, we need our top line to show up. They were useless all game



Point alone in front is a bad one?

They carried the team last game. How about KK and Necas step up? Necas is still on Xmas vacation

 

[HisIceness]

 

[User13452]

Not getting at least a point this game is so bad. Again, we need our top line to show up. They were useless all game



Point alone in front is a bad one?

Yea that was a weak goal tho

 

[chaz4hockey]

11 lost the faceoffs
Svetch fumbled the puck at the blue line and instead of skating it out of the zone he flips it to center ice
Bolts come in and that’s all folks.

Edit: Also, a Coaching staff big mistake. Having Walker-Smith on the ice on last faceoff with point-Kucherov line in the last minute is coaching malpractice.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

They carried the team last game. How about KK and Necas step up? Necas is still on Xmas vacation

Yes, it's a consistency issue with the top line. They look dominant last game, invisible tonight.

Yea that was a weak goal tho

Agree to disagree.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Maintaining our .500 record since Nov 20!!!!

 

[hblueridgegal]

Cooper advantage, too

 

[User13452]

Yes, it's a consistency issue with the top line. They look dominant last game, invisible tonight.

Yea because they don’t have a true top line right winger. Roslovic isn’t it he’s as streaky as they come. But necas wanted more of a role yet I’ve seen him do nothing since Dec 1

 

[Bub]

Christ how do we keep giving up on our own net front? The offense is so gd dull you'd think we would overcommit on D, especially WITH LESS THAN A MINUTE TO GO, but no. As someone else said, thank goodness the rest of the division -- for now -- is pants, otherwise we'd be looking up at more teams. But hey there's still time for that!

 

[tarheelhockey]

I was gonna hold my tongue if we won and just enjoy the good vibes, but I see such a skill difference between the Canes and the better opponents that they face. It’s not even about goals, it’s just a lot of little misses on loose pucks that didn’t used to happen when it was higher-skill guys in certain roster spots. It’s just enough to tilt a shift, and enough of those will tilt a period and then a game.

 

[User13452]

You cannot win in this league on a consistent basis with Roslovic and Robinson as top 6 forwards and then add in KK you’re short 3 top 6 guys

 

[hblueridgegal]

I was gonna hold my tongue if we won and just enjoy the good vibes, but I see such a skill difference between the Canes and the better opponents that they face. It’s not even about goals, it’s just a lot of little misses on loose pucks that didn’t used to happen when it was higher-skill guys in certain roster spots. It’s just enough to tilt a shift, and enough of those will tilt a period and then a game.

It's like a tier difference..in talent and sadly, tenaciousness most nights.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Our “top” guys keep alternating Jekyll and Hyde every other game. We need to do something for the top 6, and not just for this season.

 

[User13452]

Our “top” guys keep alternating Jekyll and Hyde every other game. We need to do something for the top 6, and not just for this season.

Because the lines are constantly being juggled because there’s a lack of guys who are true top 6 forwards.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

I was gonna hold my tongue if we won and just enjoy the good vibes, but I see such a skill difference between the Canes and the better opponents that they face. It’s not even about goals, it’s just a lot of little misses on loose pucks that didn’t used to happen when it was higher-skill guys in certain roster spots. It’s just enough to tilt a shift, and enough of those will tilt a period and then a game.

I mean yeah not surprising considering the offseason losses. still not even as bad as I thought it would be, and the reality is our top guys are the ones who are letting us down the past month and a half — all of whom we know are capable of so much more. Once they get it going again we should be fine, and there’s no reason to think they won’t eventually. Hopefully just sooner than later.

And maybe others don’t feel this way but I do think this was a wise time to retool and a necessary time to do so. Trying to keep the band together by overpaying the guys we let walk (either in cap hit or more importantly in term) may have been good for the next couple years but it would’ve shortened our window considerably. Nikishin will be a game changer, we have other exciting prospects in the mix who deserve opportunity or can be used as trade pieces and a ton of cap space to upgrade while having most of our young core locked up long term. Yeah it sucks this year but we’ll be better off for it going forward in my opinion. Only time will tell for sure however.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Because the lines are constantly being juggled because there’s a lack of guys who are true top 6 forwards.

The lines have stayed the same for the last little bit. They only changed midway through the game tonight because the top line was lifeless, so Rod switched Blake and Roslo

 

[HisIceness]

11 lost the faceoffs
Svetch fumbled the puck at the blue line and instead of skating it out of the zone he flips it to center ice
Bolts come in and that’s all folks.

Edit: Also, a Coaching staff big mistake. Having Walker-Smith on the ice on last faceoff with point-Kucherov line in the last minute is coaching malpractice.

Speaking of Walker.

I'm not saying he sucks, but I'm not that impressed. I guess it wouldn't bother me so much except hes here for, 5 years.

Not exactly making me feel like this was a good decision.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

The fact of the matter is, all 3 goals against came within 5 feet of the net by a Tampa player that was completely uncovered. How in God's green earth does that happen?

 

[chaz4hockey]

Bolts played Thursday sat Sunday out west and then had to play tonight.

Even though canes had played bunch too, Bolts were primed for a loss given the west coast/compressed schedule.

Lots of mistakes tonight.

Now Thursday Friday Sunday afternoon. Not going to be pretty.

 

[User13452]

Maybe our so call “top guys” aren’t really top guys on other teams outside of Aho. Regardless time for a shakeup you can’t win with what they got

Bolts played Thursday sat Sunday out west and then had to play tonight.

Even though canes had played bunch too, Bolts were primed for a loss given the west coast/compressed schedule.

Lots of mistakes tonight.

Now Thursday Friday Sunday afternoon. Not going to be pretty.

I was thinking this too if there was a time to catch Tampa maybe a bit slow it was tonight but for the first period and a bit it looked the opposite. Now Toronto comes in having won 5 straight if we don’t show up for that it’ll be over quick