The Florida Panthers (A1) defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning (WC1) 4 games to 1

[Pablo El Perro]

Too easy for Florida unfortunately. I hoped for a physical 7 game series.

Except for the last two games, results wise, it was a tight series.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Hope Stammer retires in Tampa.

 

[Panteras]

Too easy for Florida unfortunately. I hoped for a physical 7 game series.

It was physical. Did you see the hit counts per game? Just no brutal devastating Rempe like hits.

 

[winnipegger]

Tampa has been on a 90s redwings style run for the past decade let's have a little respect shall we.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

It was physical. Did you see the hit counts per game? Just no brutal devastating Rempe like hits.

Right, but I think 7 games was part of the wish. There is now more rest time and less damage- that’s obviously better for future opponents, regardless of how physical the previous series was.

 

[Rschmitz]

Oh yea. Might want to head over to their board and read the post game comments from the Game 5 section.

Don't go to team boards and expect objective unbiased commentary, that's just common sense.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Don't go to team boards and expect objective unbiased commentary, that's just common sense.

Also if you’re a regular on said boards and try to drag everyone down in here, kick rocks. I don’t even see anything too egregious, most of us acknowledge Florida is a much better team.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Panthers are riding the lightning to the second round. I thought this series would go to 7 for sure.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Forsling and Barkov did an awesome job shutting down Kucherov and Bob was great.

Since Tampa moved out McDonagh their blueline just hasn't looked up to snuff for me. Probably wouldn't have traded an entire draft class for the likes of Tanner Jeannot either. Florida is legit tho, Bill Zito has done a great job with that roster. Built to win just about any kind of hockey game.

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

The Panthers are a beautiful team.

 

[Ratsreign]

Congrats on a series win. I hope any team from the West wins.

It’s #1 bullshit putting so much salt in your bud light, kuchie

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

Years from now when Tampa has a reunion for the 2020 cup team, its going to be really awkward when Carter freakin Verhaeghe walks in the room.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

GG Panther’s.

This game loss hurts more then the others because it feels like we got screwed.

But at the same time our effort just wasn’t consistent.

This series loss doesn’t hurt near as bad as the one against Toronto from last year were we objectively just played better.

 

[Ratsreign]

I have faith in Colorado

Dallas isn’t dead yet

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Tampas window has closed. Stamkos likely goes to Toronto this summer.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Tampa is done. Great run, but it's over.

 

[Ratsreign]

Hey, losing sucks. Go represent FL.

The rest of the hockey world hates when southern teams win.

Go go make some diehards angry for us

That was the one silver lining to having to watch Tampa winning

 

[winnipegger]

I think Paul Maurice is getting his cup this year.

 

[Dread Clawz]

The better team won. Florida's commitment was really impressive. Never strayed from the gameplan from minute 1 to minute 60.

My #1 star of the series was Forsling but Bob, Tkachuk and Verhaeghe were beasts too.

Yup Forsling is a goddamn Swedish god.

 

[Dread Clawz]

The series, imo, was the Panthers PK. At least 75% of them were just Panthers players shutting down passing lanes and stripping the puck from the Bolts before they entered the zone. Swaggy will score if you let him, which is a different issue.

Yup 4 for 4 in a monumental game 3.

 

[BB79]

I had Florida winning but thought the results would be closer than 4-1. GG, cats

 

[T REX]

Tampas window has closed. Stamkos likely goes to Toronto this summer.

That would be Tavares 2.0

If he leaves Tampa, he's getting paid well.

Why Toronto? He can go anywhere. He will keep his fam in Tampa and basically be a mercenary for 2 years.

Doubt he would go to that fish bowl. More like Edmonton or LA IMHO

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Plot twist: he signs in Florida as a Reinhart replacement. Weather and taxes.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Tampa has been on a 90s redwings style run for the past decade let's have a little respect shall we.

Wings won with class

 

[Wtp99]

The panthers made it look easy. Sorry to say that the core of Tampa Bay has gotten older am and seems to have lost a step. Florida looked really good, they will be a tough out.
Tampa had a nice run and you still can’t count the out for the near future. In my humble opinion fighting for the 7 or 8 spot in the playoffs