GDT: Very important preseason game in Tampa

[Blueline Bomber]

The game wasn't much to talk about, and none of the players really stood out either. Tampa controlled the puck for much of the game and pressured our guys throughout the night, so outside of getting the win (for whatever that's worth), there wasn't much positive looks out there.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Yeah, almost nobody stood out. The PK looked pretty good. FUS made a couple of those subtle correct plays you'd expect from him, but nothing spectacular. Honka had the good play on the goal and a couple of defensive miscues. We didn't get much in the way of PP time and most of it was with the vets in the lineup with the kids getting some later second PP time if I recall correctly. Kochetkov looked pretty good and made a couple of really solid saves along with some normal scambly, chaotic stuff from him. Mostly, normal early preseason shit.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Saw a post that confirms, only in-market folks can view pre-season games. Nothing like building the brand, NHL fail.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838723583352213972

 

[A Star is Burns]

I was glad I was able to get it work with my VPN, but I know sometimes that doesn't work and not everyone has one.

 

[Rick Davis]

For DirecTV viewers Friday’s tilt with the Kitty Kats will be available on the NHL network…

 

[Stickpucker]

Granted I only moderately paid attention half the time because it really was a boring and disjointed game, but I don't think there were even many standout plays much less players. Hell we only had like 10 shots heading into the 3rd? Honka's goal move was pretty impressive, but I don't think he'll get many opportunities like that. FUS did have a few nice plays if I recall, he maybe has some Aho-lite qualities with the way he reads the game, but he also got plastered a couple times due to his size (and checks-from-behind not getting called)


It definitely wasn't his fault, there was a lot of traffic out front screening him, our d-men couldn't move them.

Tldr team looked like saggy granny ass in the pre season.

Solution 3 hours of squats a day.

 

[WreckingCrew]

For DirecTV viewers Friday’s tilt with the Kitty Kats will be available on the NHL network…

and for us poor plebs?

 

[chaz4hockey]

and for us poor plebs?

Streaming

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839435324147249339

 

[Lempo]

Saw a post that confirms, only in-market folks can view pre-season games. Nothing like building the brand, NHL fail.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838723583352213972

Maybe the NHL thinks that random viewers would tune in for the "season opener", see rusty players skating into each other and mistake it for the actual product and then not tune in for more games.

For a couple of seasons, they have shown a number of games on a free-to-view channel in my whereabouts, so I'd think the attempt to build the brand is there.