Series Talk: ECQF: Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning (FLA leads 3-1)

[flying squirrel]

Should be tough series with good goalie play, stars to boot, and plenty of built-in hate to go around.

Lightning have to get PK and face-off specialist healthy, and then stay healthy. Lightning overall depth is their weakness, but having good energy early against very tough team might be best for Lightning. Facing Panthers later would be tougher draw, so lets get it on.....

Go Lightning !!!!!

 

[NYR94]

Battle of Florida nice

 

[SensFactor]

Florida in 7

 

[ShootIt]

If Huberdeau or Weegar show up in Tampa, Zito needs to get a restraining order

 

[gn2007]

Last regular season game was when tampa won 5-3 . Vasilevsky faced 50 shots. I got lightning in 6

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Tampa sucks. Florida has their number and should easily beat them.

 

[1specter]

Tampa will daddy dick Florida again

 

[Chaos2k7]

Good luck FloBros, cheers to another classic!

May the best team win.

 

[OVO16]

How nasty is this series gonna get

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Tampa will daddy dick Florida again

Enjoy Boston lmao

 

[DistantThunderRep]

I think it's highly under estimated how bad not having Glendenning and Motte is. Obviously there is a Sergachev sized hole too.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

I think it's highly under estimated how bad not having Glendenning and Motte is. Obviously there is a Sergachev sized hole too.

Are they out?

 

[1specter]

Enjoy Boston lmao

Sure, Florida is better than them anyways.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Playing TB is a brutal reward for winning the division. The real winner will be whoever faces either of these teams in the second round provided it's a long series. These two teams are going to savage each other. Really looking forward to watching.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Are they out?

Yeah. No word on how long they are out for. They might be back for game 1 but, not a peep yet.

 

[CatscratchFever]

Cats are due

 

[ZYXWVUT]

I think Florida wins here in a close series. Two good teams that will bring the intensity.

 

[Hoek]

Either team can clown the other one, hopefully it's the right one or it lives up to the billing for neutrals.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Yeah. No word on how long they are out for. They might be back for game 1 but, not a peep yet.

Glendening is crap. An Ahler should be able to replace him.

 

[Panteras]

Well, Tampa doesn’t have Pat Maroon anymore, so I like our chances

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

I think it's highly under estimated how bad not having Glendenning and Motte is. Obviously there is a Sergachev sized hole too.

Isn’t he skating?

 

[LTIR Trickery]

God yes.

YES.

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

Vasilevskiy is the wildcard in this one. Lack of depth and injuries likely catch up with Tampa. Panthers in 6.

Isn’t he skating?

He is but still a long ways off. No chance he plays this series.

 

[td_ice]

Was so hoping to see this matchup again.

Don't care who wins, just hoping for 7 games of being thoroughly entertained.

 

[Johnny Tomala]

Panthers in 6.