GDT: 3/2/24 - 7:00PM EDT - Montréal vs Tampa Bay

[These Are The Days]

Fuming for what? That pathetic effort? This game should never have gotten here all because the team decided to only play for 1.25 periods. Congrats they barely won against one of the worst teams in the league. Pat yourselves on the back.

Idk what to tell you my friend. We've been playing 1.25 periods of hockey for almost 3 years now

 

[DistantThunderRep]

I forgot this was the bolts board and I'm only allowed to be negative.

Its not even that, good they won, but holy shit this isn't the game to jump up and down for. I can't even remember the last game they dominated. Every win has been a struggle and we have been playing non playoff teams.

 

[Todd1a]

An extremely convincing victory against a top team. You love to see it.

I can’t wait to play the panthers in round one and get swept

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

I forgot this was the bolts board and I'm only allowed to be negative.

Where's your poutine?

 

[Master P]

Where's your poutine?

In the freezer ice cold because we can't have nice things.

 

[Bartleby]

Vasy played the SO really well. Some shots weren't great, but glad he stepped up

Maybe that's what he needed for a reset, the pressure. Simplistic and grasping, I know, but stranger things have happened and the guy was the best in the world not too long ago.

 

[The Gongshow]

Where's your poutine?

Poutine is amazing

 

[Rschmitz]

All the negativity but this team still came back and won from a 2-0 deficit.

Stop focusing on the bad, 30 years of watching this team and nobody ever thinks they are good enough. Just be happy, we won!

 

[These Are The Days]

Wait wait what? We're talking about that poutine? I will come to blows over poutine

 

[Bartleby]

So all of a sudden NSH and the NYI are the two best teams in the league. Crazy.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Poutine is amazing

Wait wait what? We're talking about that poutine? I will come to blows over poutine

I think @LightningStrikes said he was buying for everyone if we won tonight

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Vintage Vasilevskiy late!

 

[These Are The Days]

I think @LightningStrikes said he was buying for everyone if we won tonight

Gimme gimme gimme. I needs the curds

 

[Bartleby]

All the negativity but this team still came back and won from a 2-0 deficit.

Stop focusing on the bad, 30 years of watching this team and nobody ever thinks they are good enough. Just be happy, we won!

I'm happy about the two points. I'll be happier when I'm sure that JBB hasn't used a lame win like this as an excuse to further decimate the farm system or the draft board. If he can weaponize the LTIR cap space for some hockey trades or to take on assets or picks, that's fine, but that's it. Oh, and he should still trade Stamkos and Coop needs to go.

 

[Hoek]

Vasi is always good at the shootout even when he's bad I wouldn't take away too much from that as skaters play it very differently from a real breakaway

Why the f*** is Hedman not in our top 3 shooters for SO's???? DUmb it took this long

Yeah while watching live I was like he's gotta put Hedman in he's the last good shooter we have left

 

[Rschmitz]

I'm happy about the two points. I'll be happier when I'm sure that JBB hasn't used a lame win like this as an excuse to further decimate the farm system or the draft board. If he can weaponize the LTIR cap space for some hockey trades or to take on assets or picks, that's fine, but that's it. Oh, and he should still trade Stamkos and Coop needs to go.

I just find it amusing that we don't have more reasonable expectations. We've been complaining about how horrible this team is for so long now, you'd think making the postseason would be an accomplishment.

I wouldn't worry about dealing the farm, we have no farm or picks. If he deals our 2026 1st I'll get in the conga line of people who are furious over this season.

 

[Bartleby]

Vasi is always good at the shootout even when he's bad I wouldn't take away too much from that as skaters play it very differently from a real breakaway

Agreed, but it might be good for his head.

 

[Todd1a]

Trade for savard he’s still got the fire I. His belly and fight

 

[Bartleby]

I just find it amusing that we don't have more reasonable expectations. We've been complaining about how horrible this team is for so long now, you'd think making the postseason would be an accomplishment.

I wouldn't worry about dealing the farm, we have no farm or picks. If he deals our 2026 1st I'll get in the conga line of people who are furious over this season.

It seems to me that you are responding to the wrong person about expectations. Mine were never particularly high to begin with and my concern is more focused on the future, which is why I don't want JBB doing anything stupid to prop up a team that has proven to be not worthy of that kind of investment. Having said that, our roster is still quite qood on paper and the team that we are seeing now is an absolute shit show, For there to be seemingly no consideration whatsoever of moving Stammer and dismissing Coop is outrageous to me. Stammers situation is cancerous and a coaching change could be a catalyst to get the most out of what we've got. It is foolish not to try.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Trade for savard he’s still got the fire I. His belly and fight

Trying to get jbb to trade for him.

 

[Rschmitz]

It seems to me that you are responding to the wrong person about expectations. Mine were never particularly high to begin with and my concern is more focused on the future, which is why I don't want JBB doing anything stupid to prop up a team that has proven to be not worthy of that kind of investment. Having said that, our roster is still quite qood on paper and the team that we are seeing now is an absolute shit show, For there to be seemingly no consideration whatsoever of moving Stammer and dismissing Coop is outrageous to me. Stammers situation is cancerous and a coaching change could be a catalyst to get the most out of what we've got. It is foolish not to try.

I wasn't responding to you when I made the original post

 

[Bartleby]

I wasn't responding to you when I made the original post

Don't know what I'm missing and don't want to get into a big thing about it but if you go back and check, it sure looks like you were responding directly to my post.

 

[Rschmitz]

Don't know what I'm missing and don't want to get into a big thing about it but if you go back and check, it sure looks like you were responding directly to my post.

When I was speaking about negativity I wasn't speaking about you. After you responded and I re-responded, I was still talking about Lightning fans in general, not you

 

[T REX]

Night brother. Be well. Go Bolts

Right back at ya. Thankful for 2 points.

Gotta play better

 

[Antiramie]

We're 17th in the league against the top half of the league and 17th against the bottom half.

This team is average as f*** and isn't gonna do shit if they make the playoffs.

Gonna be so many surprised Pikachus in here in a couple months.