GDT: GAME 55 | Senators @ Lightning | Sunshine State of Mind Edition | Thu Feb 6 2025, 7PM | TSN5, RDS

[UglyPuckling]

It was a slow motion deflection for like 20 feet away. Maybe forsberg couldn’t do anything about it but another goalie likely could have

Would probably help if we could score more than one goal unless the plan is to win games with a 1 - 0 score.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Tkachuk and Batherson have been absolute trash.

I literally see no difference between Reinhardt and Highmore and those 2.

 

[Micklebot]

Would probably help if we could score more than one goal unless the plan is to win games with a 1 - 0 score.

We needed the PP to come through for us, missing both Pinto and Norris really hurt though.

5v5 we were ok, we created some good chances, unfortunately we didn't finish on some more of them, but the PP was imo the biggest issue, it needed to at the very least create some momentum, but was mostly perimeter stuff.

 

[UglyPuckling]

We needed the PP to come through for us, missing both Pinto and Norris really hurt though.

5v5 we were ok, we created some good chances, unfortunately we didn't finish on some more of them, but the PP was imo the biggest issue, it needed to at the very least create some momentum, but was mostly perimeter stuff.

Yes, I agree. I said the same thing in the last post on the previous page.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Did I read correctly that matinpalo only played 5:35?

If that’s the case is it possible that green legit did not even like how he played in the last month and a bit?

 

[Micklebot]

Did I read correctly that matinpalo only played 5:35?

If that’s the case is it possible that green legit did not even like how he played in the last month and a bit?

We were playing 7 D, the 7th guy almost always barely plays, he doesn't play PK or PP, so that's what you get... If it makes you feel better, Hamonic only played 9 mins.

 

[Boud]

What do you think he can achieve with no draft picks and no prospects?

I’ve mentionned that in multiple posts in the past but NHL players that can play comfortably in our bottom 6, push the pace, win puck battles and bring seconndary scoring.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Would probably help if we could score more than one goal unless the plan is to win games with a 1 - 0 score.

You’re not wrong but this team will have offensive struggles. Thats simply how the roster is built

We were playing 7 D, the 7th guy almost always barely plays, he doesn't play PK or PP, so that's what you get... If it makes you feel better, Hamonic only played 9 mins.

That’s almost 100% more than matinpalo

 

[SpezDispenser]

We need this two week vacation so badly. One more game and we get a badly needed break

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

I think it’s just to spread it around.

Perron Greig and amadio is just vanilla likely will create nothing.

thats a cool 5 mil

they were our best trio imo
Amadio and Perron were our top 2 CF% performers at over 70%
Greig was 4th in Forwards at over 60%

 

[Burrowsaurus]

they were our best trio imo
Amadio and Perron were our top 2 CF% performers at over 70%
Greig was 4th in Forwards at over 60%

Were they together? Or were they set as the line combos from practice

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

they showed a clip of 4sberg in the 2nd intermission on the Tampa broadcast (TSN difficulties) .. on how he did not look comfortable , was losing the puck and was lucky a few times

Were they together? Or were they set as the line combos from practice

2nd most minutes among line combos... That means Yes. They were noticeable

 

[TheNewEra]

We need this two week vacation so badly. One more game and we get a badly needed break

exactly, the game is about surviving without injuries and if we can get greedy getting a point or two

i really hope we dont force pinto to play, even if he is close, let him rest and come back 100%

 

[Micklebot]

they were our best trio imo
Amadio and Perron were our top 2 CF% performers at over 70%
Greig was 4th in Forwards at over 60%

Agreed,


Also TbL did a really good job of getting Cernak and McDonaugh out against the Tkachuk line,

I also think putting Batherson with Ostapchuk and Highmore just neutered Batherson, though he hasn't been playing great himself. It's not like when they did put Tkachuk-Stu-Bath together it didn;t do anything.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Giroux two games in a row with glorious , possibly fortune changing chances late and notta

 

[otown]

Way too much perimeter play which is frustrating to watch as they continue to repeat the same passing pattern for the perfect play.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

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We just got robbed.

wasn't in

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

We really miss Norris and Pinto

predictable... That's a huge loss for us.

 

[Mr Hat]

We just don’t match up well vs Tampa or Florida, either team would likely take us down in 5 games.

Best case scenario for this team is a wild card spot. If Tampa plays Wings like they did us, they will out their crazy winning streak to an end.

We will very likely lose to Florida and it will be a bloodbath between 5 teams for those 2 spots. I think we will bounce back and hold WC1 but Tampa provide space between the 3rd spot unless they get a key injury.

 

[Micklebot]

wasn't in

Robbed by snow buildup, or possibly bad ice? between that and a couple posts, things just weren't going our way last night.

I'm not saying we should have won, the PP was dreadful, but I think we could have come out of that game with a point, maybe two, with a little bit more fortune, but the things we could control, like allowing Hagel to get sprung on a breakaway, and our PP are what lost us the game.

 

[Micklebot]

We just don’t match up well vs Tampa or Florida, either team would likely take us down in 5 games.

Best case scenario for this team is a wild card spot. If Tampa plays Wings like they did us, they will out their crazy winning streak to an end.

We will very likely lose to Florida and it will be a bloodbath between 5 teams for those 2 spots. I think we will bounce back and hold WC1 but Tampa provide space between the 3rd spot unless they get a key injury.

I think healthy we match up pretty well against Tbay. We went 3-1 against them last year, and both loses this year were actually close games down to the final few mins, despite the odds stacked against us due to scheduling nonsense and injuries.