GDT: 4/21/24 - 12:30PM EDT - #1 WC Tampa Bay @ #1 Florida [ECQF GAME 1]

[Pukboy5kroner]

Congrats on the win, buddy.

Thanks. Sorry for beating the Ovies two years ago, it felt good to get the monster off our back, but I'm rooting for y'all over the Trochecks.

 

[Felidae]

Bob outplayed the other Russian goalie

Not sure I agree. Sure Bob made the more flashy saves but Vasy had the harder workload and made some really solid saves himself. I think he was Tampa's best player tbh.

 

[teugen]

so ref 1 tampa 0. the second game of this playoffs is decided by the refs, it's sad. they won the game for carolina and now for the panthers. they also helped boston a little, but since toronto sucks they would have lost no matter what.I hope it will be better in the next games

Cope.

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

Great game

 

[bov]

Basically a no-show by TB. No snarl or playoff energy from the beginning. Panther goals were 1 flung on net from the point and a PP tap-in that had no business getting through 2 d-men.

As bad as the Lightning looked, I didn't see anything from the Panthers that says they're on another level. TB needs to wake up and show some fire, but this can still be a series.

 

[Pukboy5kroner]

Tampa had 19 shots. And probably a quarter of those shots came in the last few minutes. The Cats were simply better today.

Tampa fans are used to winning these games vs the Cats.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

they didn't get many pp. I think they got 2 and scored on one. 50% is not too bad

If they get any power plays.

Hard to when the other team has the puck more than you. Tampa's gotta raise their game a bit to earn more PPs, at 5 on 5 it was very clinical defending from FLA for the most part imo.

But if they can do that, the PP could give them a chance. At evens it'll be a hard series for them imo.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Isn't one a Fin?

Both Polish

 

[Firsov99]

Tampa fans are used to winning these games vs the Cats.

Well, things change. They aren’t winning many games with sub 20 shot performances.

 

[dhfa]

Hard to when the other team has the puck more than you. Tampa's gotta raise their game a bit to earn more PPs, at 5 on 5 it was very clinical defending from FLA for the most part imo.

But if they can do that, the PP could give them a chance. At evens it'll be a hard series for them imo.

yeah I think the bolts lost too many players and this current group matches up very poorly with the panthers. I fully expect the cats to win unless the bolts have a crazy showing from their star players. Mainly vasi. vasi will need to pitch a shutout or 2

 

[Soul Assumption]

Tampa had 19 shots. And probably a quarter of those shots came in the last few minutes. The Cats were simply better today.

Of course they can slashing Kuch every shift without consequences and then the referee will punish Nick Paul for nothing there will be 19 shots, and Florida doesn't have much more anyway.

 

[Firsov99]

Of course they can slashing Kuch every shift without consequences and then the referee will punish Nick Paul for nothing there will be 19 shots, and Florida doesn't have much more anyway.

Florida kind of does have much more. They played in the Finals last season. And they are better this year.

Tampa, in turn, is already past its championship window. They had an incredible run. I really wanted them to win three in a row, but they don’t have the balance they used to have.

 

[dhfa]

Florida kind of does have much more. They played in the Finals last season. And they are better this year.

Tampa, in turn, is already past its championship window. They had an incredible run. I really wanted them to win three in a row, but they don’t have the balance they used to have.

They have lost all of their depth. It happens to every team that wins for a long time. Players get older and when you're winning the players want to get paid

 

[Firsov99]

They have lost all of their depth. It happens to every team that wins for a long time. Players get older and when you're winning the players want to get paid

Exactly! Their depth was unmatched when they were dominant.

 

[Master P]

I expect a much better effort level in game 2.

 

[dhfa]

Exactly! Their depth was unmatched when they were dominant.

for sure. Their third line often started games for them lol

 

[Firsov99]

for sure. Their third line often started games for them lol

Their third line was special indeed.

 

[reino]

Panthers were much better team. No if and buts. I expect Tampa to better for sure going forward, but their depth is severely weaker than it just to be.

 

[Mogo]

Basically a no-show by TB. No snarl or playoff energy from the beginning. Panther goals were 1 flung on net from the point and a PP tap-in that had no business getting through 2 d-men.

As bad as the Lightning looked, I didn't see anything from the Panthers that says they're on another level. TB needs to wake up and show some fire, but this can still be a series.

Tampa or Leafs fan? Just curious

I expect a much better effort level in game 2.

I agree. Panthers need to play 60 mins

 

[Rschmitz]

Bolts have #1 PP and #5 PK, if the refs “let them play” the series is going to Florida

 

[T REX]

Bolts have #1 PP and #5 PK, if the refs “let them play” the series is going to Florida

playoffs are all about let them play...we won 2 cups like that. The playoffs are letting them play

 

[Rschmitz]

playoffs are all about let them play...we won 2 cups like that. The playoffs are letting them play

No we didn’t, we never relied on penalties not being called. Penalties are part of the game, it shouldn’t be arbitrarily decided when to call one

 

[T REX]

No we didn’t, we never relied on penalties not being called

agree to disagree. We used ground and pound teams. Just Grind them into submission.

We're not good enough to do that. When you are chasing the puck the whole game...you're not going to get as many calls.

Panthers are just better than us.

 

[cvaicunas]

Pretty close series. Was an entertaining game, probably the best game 1 so far these playoffs

I knew it, you ARE a time traveler

 

[HockeyVirus]

playoffs are all about let them play...we won 2 cups like that. The playoffs are letting them play

Not the first round. Every first round is a penalty fest, and then it goes away the deeper you go.