GDT: 2/25/24 - 1:00PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ New Jersey

[Bartleby]

Dr. Jekyll with a 2 game W streak!

 

[LightningStorm]

What a dominant defensive 3rd period! Way to protect that lead.

 

[Stammertime91]

Lil Niki with 7 points on the weekend.

 

[Rschmitz]

Huge. Pittsburgh, Islanders, and Capitals are more than likely sellers at the deadline too.

 

[Master P]

Shoutout to JoJo as well. He did what he had to do.

 

[These Are The Days]

Aside from the two penalties, this third period was pretty much perfect. Good effort all around.

Also, don't you f***ing dare break up that first line, Coop.

Well its the only line we had last year. And we all know he's just gonna stick Cirelli with Stamkos anyway.

 

[JoVel]

I hadn't realized how bad the Bruins have been recently. Florida must be the favorite to win the division at this point, so we have to start keeping an eye out on whether we'll face them in the first round...

 

[DaBolts]

Shoutout to JoJo as well. He did what he had to do.

100%. Dude made some really good saves and hasn't played too much. This would be a good time to get him in at least once a week and get Vasy mentally ready for the stretch run.

 

[JTBF81]

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Huge. Pittsburgh, Islanders, and Capitals are more than likely sellers at the deadline too.

It's a bit ridiculous at this stage in the season that some teams have still played 5 or 6 less games than others. What is up with the scheduling in this league

 

[DaBolts]

Lil Niki with 7 points on the weekend.

 

[Hoek]

I hadn't realized how bad the Bruins have been recently. Florida must be the favorite to win the division at this point, so we have to start keeping an eye out on whether we'll face them in the first round...

Ugh, really don't want to give them a cheap series win against us at our nadir.

 

[Bartleby]

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Huge. Pittsburgh, Islanders, and Capitals are more than likely sellers at the deadline too.

If they're smart they will be, but after going all in in PIT it's going to be tough for Dubas to do that and on the Island, I think Lamoriello wants to go down with the ship. That old coot may even buy, which only means the Isles will suck even further into the future then they are already going to. They have no prospects and so many bad, overpay, NTC contracts they may be 10 years in the wilderness.

 

[Rschmitz]

If they're smart they will be, but after going all in it's going to be tough for Dubas to do that and on the Island, I think Lamoriello wants to go down with the ship. That old coot may even buy, which only means the Isles will suck even further into the future then they are already going to.

One thing is for certain, if you are a buyer you'd better make the playoffs

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Good win, probably should have had a couple more goals!

 

[DaBolts]

I was actually able to play on this message board with my online friends and watch some hockey without mapping out the route to the Skyway Bridge and calculating jump velocity needed.

Thank you Coach Cooper.

 

[Bartleby]

One thing is for certain, if you are a buyer you'd better make the playoffs

I still wouldn't be a buyer if I'm the Bolts. JBB can dance with the one's he brung (or make some hockey trades), but that's it IMO.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Hagel and Kucherov getting Point back to his level, love to see it!

 

[DaBolts]

I still wouldn't be a buyer if I'm the Bolts. JBB can dance with the one's he brung (or make some hockey trades), but that's it IMO.

If you have Vasy, Kuch, Heddy, Cernak, Bagel, Point and even Celery with BDN, you're a buyer.

Playoff rentals with no obligation for next season are fine with me. Trade what you can afford to and get one more cup with everyone still in their prime.

 

[Bartleby]

100%. Dude made some really good saves and hasn't played too much. This would be a good time to get him in at least once a week and get Vasy mentally ready for the stretch run.

All kudos to JJ. He's been more than we could have hoped for, but our playoff position is far from secure, and let's face it, we need Vasy playing like Vasy if we are going to have any chance, not only to get in, but to have any chance once there. As far as rest, both mental and physical, he missed the first two months of the season and since the Bolts have played more games than anyone else, our schedule over the last 6 weeks will not be overly taxing. I think you have to stay with JJ playing the second half of b2bs and let Vasy try to find his game. Fatigue should not be a factor.

 

[Master P]

Ugh, really don't want to give them a cheap series win against us at our nadir.

The bruins will go as far as their goaltending takes them. If they aren't getting vezina level performance then they are just an "ok" team.

 

[Bartleby]

If you have Vasy, Kuch, Heddy, Cernak, Bagel, Point and even Celery with BDN, you're a buyer.

Playoff rentals with no obligation for next season are fine with me. Trade what you can afford to and get one more cup with everyone still in their prime.

What can we afford that is going make any kind of difference? We've won two games in a row and that's great, but we have been schizo all season. I'm not throwing in what few chips I've got left on that.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Hopefully this is the weekend that gets people to start taking Kucherov's Hart candidacy seriously. Even though he's led the league in scoring all season and outscored his teammates by significant amounts the media is still banging the "3M's" drum.

 

[Master P]

Hopefully this is the weekend that gets people to start taking Kucherov's Hart candidacy seriously. Even though he's led the league in scoring all season and outscored his teammates by significant amounts the media is still banging the "3M's" drum.

He's a Russian Wingers up against 3 canadian centers lol.

 

[Bartleby]

Hopefully this is the weekend that gets people to start taking Kucherov's Hart candidacy seriously. Even though he's led the league in scoring all season and outscored his teammates by significant amounts the media is still banging the "3M's" drum.

Shaping up to be one of the closest votes ever. You can make a pretty good case for every one of them, but this team is nowhere close to the playoffs without Kuch. Not sure you can say that about the others

 

[Hockeyville USA]

He's a Russian Wingers up against 3 canadian centers lol.

MacKinnon & McDavid have the Canadian bias and McDavid and Matthews have the Canadian teams bias. Sad that it will definitely affect the Hart vote