GDT: 3/6/18 - 7:30PM EDT - Florida vs Tampa Bay

[LightningStrikes]

Would rather have him rested for another week and have him fit for the play offs then rush him back now and lose him for them.

This FL rivalry >>> playoffs!!!11

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

But but but the NHL says this is the mega huge rivalry. We gotta win this one! And I agree, it was just a joke anyway. I always do this as part of a pregame ritual.

But all jokes aside I do hope he's putting the work in because we've got just over a month til April 11th and all I can do is thank the hockey God's that he's played with Girardi before. Otherwise we'd be asking a guy who has missed a month to shake off the rust in a handful of games and learn a new team, new system new partner AND be ready to go beyond 100% for a playoff run.

Excuse me sir.

This IS NO JOKE.

This FL rivalry >>> playoffs!!!11

This guy gets it.

 

[Tamfastic]

To think we can actually put guy like Drej on our 3rd line with center like Johnson, man we are pretty stacked team. That line will be very good no matter who the 3rd guy in that line will be. After McDonagh comes back and we can finally let our giraffe loose back to the wild where it belongs, we are looking pretty good.

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[killa3312]

You know if Florida wins it will be nothing but Potvin spouting off crap afterwards. Therefore, screw the Panthers.

 

[Flat Ronnie]

Interesting stat: Kuch and Stammer have the exact same shooting % At 14.4%. Only difference is Kuch has taken 42 more shots. They are scoring a goal about once every seven shots.

 

[berlin]

I’ve got bad feelings all over this game. Panthers win 4-1.

 

[Bolt 45]

Excuse me sir.

This IS NO JOKE.

This guy gets it.

Why did they take all of the jellybeans out of it?

 

[DFC]

Killorn-Stamkos-Kucherov is going to be extremely short lived.

Maybe. But I feel like anyone, including Killorn, can fill that spot, so it could work for a while. It seems like players fear Stamkos enough to give Kucherov too much space, and that's where the magic's at.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Let's go !!

Please don't suck vs. the Kitties!

 

[Matt Watson]

Maybe. But I feel like anyone, including Killorn, can fill that spot, so it could work for a while. It seems like players fear Stamkos enough to give Kucherov too much space, and that's where the magic's at.

When Bossy and Trottier played together on the same line for 9 straight years it didn't matter who the left wing was as long as that guy could skate and play decent D. Same deal here.

 

[Matt Watson]

Given how tight FL has played TB in the past and how hot they are now, I'm a bit surprised to see them as an almost 2-1 dog tonight.

 

[Fabiobest]

Hi everyone!
I hope to win against one of the most useless team in the League.
Let's go Bolts!

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

::: sigh ::: Can't wait for McDonagh to get in the line up.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Paquette, Dotchin, Koekkoek scratched

 

[Fabiobest]

Here we are!!! Come on guys!!!

 

[Stormbreaker]

Five minutes for hugging

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Why fight now?

 

[Stormbreaker]

Nobody wants to shoot, I don't like it.

 

[rangerrat]

Is Sustr ever gonna get the night off? I swear calling him a giraffe isn't enough now. Imma start calling him Little Foot and he'll be reaching for tree stars instead of raisins

Iam starting a GoFor Fund to send him to a vacation island for 4 months

 

[Fabiobest]

2 great chances for us...

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Five minutes for hugging

Why fight now?

Meh, no worries guys.
Michael Haley was trying to set the tone for the game.
He does more fighting than Coburn.

Coby diffused all that by making the fight boring, keeping him away till the refs broke it up.
No tone set, Bolts don't buy into what the Panthers were selling just then, they play hockey...advantage, Lightning.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Meh, no worries guys.
Michael Haley was trying to set the tone for the game.
He does more fighting than Coburn.

Coby diffused all that by making the fight boring, keeping him away till the refs broke it up.
No tone set, Bolts don't buy into what the Panthers were selling just then, they play hockey...advantage, Lightning.

Ah, good then. I had missed who started it. Coby might not take crap from players but he doesn't usually start things. At least not this early in a game.

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

I know he has only been up a short time, but I am REALLY liking what I see from this Anthony Cirelli.

Hopefully his offensive skill set translates from Juniors and the AHL to the NHL.
If so, it makes giving up a guy like Namestnikov that much more bearable moving forward.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Oh My Gourde!!!!!!!!!!!!