GDT: Islanders @ Panthers "The team who's home crowd makes our crowd look great" Edition

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Your Florida Panthers take on the New York Islanders! Game time at 7:30pm at BB&T Center

TV: Live on FSN Florida and Center Ice.
Radio: Listen Live on 560 WQAM​

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[fieldset=Line Combinations (Subject To Change)]

Islanders:

LW |C| RW
Nelson|Tavares|Okposo
Lee|Nielsen|Bailey
Kulemin|Grabovski|Strome
Martin|Cizikas|Clutterbuck

LD|RD
Leddy |Hamonic
de Haan|Boychuck
Strait|Zidlicky

x- Berube, Bernier, Pelech (healthy)

Florida:

LW| C |RW
Pirri|Barkov|Jagr
Huberdeau|Bjugstad|Smith
Jokinen|Trocheck|Shaw
Howden |MacKenzie |Brickley

LD|RD
Campbell|Gudbranson
Ekblad|Kampfer
Mitchell|Petrovic

Injuries- Kulikov (knee) expected back in 1 week, Montoya (head) probable for tonight’s game
x- Thornton, Bolland


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[fieldset=Expected Starting Goaltenders]

Islanders:

Jaroslav Halak

GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO
12|6|4|1|2.04 |.921| 2|2

VS.

Florida:

Roberto Luongo

GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO
17|6|8|3|2.49 |.922| 1|1

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[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Just to get the discussion going here, who sits when Kulikov comes back? It should be Mitchell. But will they scratch the Captain?

 

[Gentle Man]

Just to get the discussion going here, who sits when Kulikov comes back? It should be Mitchell. But will they scratch the Captain?

Kampfer, as long as mitchell sticks with petro and gets bottom pairing minutes.


Expecting big night from Pirri tomorrow.

Maybe even Huberdeau....getting a demotion should light a fire on his ass

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Kampfer, as long as mitchell sticks with petro and gets bottom pairing minutes.


Expecting big night from Pirri tomorrow.

Maybe even Huberdeau....getting a demotion should light a fire on his ass

Is it really that much of a demotion?

 

[Gentle Man]

Is it really that much of a demotion?

Seeing the HBJ was supposed to be THE THING, this year...getting moved to a different line 21 games in, it's demotion enough...hopefully

 

[angry_treefrog]

I will be at the game disguised as an empty seat.

It's not me, Panthers - it's you.

 

[PBPantherfan]

I'll be there hoping that they actually realize the game starts in the first period not the second. If they get out shot 17-18 to 4 again I may just check out after the first.

 

[I am not exposed]

JJ is our leading scorer.

And the other JJ is second. In response to the pregame thread. I saw this yesterday when I was checking where Trocheck placed in scoring on our team.

 

[I am not exposed]

Can't watch the game today, because I'm off to a friends birthday.

We win this game 5-2. Barkov hat trick.

 

[I am not exposed]

Just to get the discussion going here, who sits when Kulikov comes back? It should be Mitchell. But will they scratch the Captain?

Mitchell is just getting way too many minutes atm. He should be getting 3rd pairing shutdown minutes. Not 1st pairing minutes. If he plays less minutes he will be far more effective.

 

[batting1k]

63 and 22 scratched tonight

 

[adam graves]

@GeorgeRichards: Looks like #FlaPanthers scratching Dave Bolland and Shawn Thornton tonight v #Islanders

Coach trying something new playing best players Available? Goodness

 

[I am not exposed]

63 and 22 scratched tonight

Two games in a row! Most posters will be happy!

Anyone know the lines for today?

 

[batting1k]

Two games in a row! Most posters will be happy!

Anyone know the lines for today?

Based on past couple of practices + callups:

Pirri-Barkov-Jagr
Huberdeau-Bjugstad-Smith
Jokinen-Trocheck-Shaw
Howden-MacKenzie-Brickley

 

[adam graves]

Based on past couple of practices + callups:

Pirri-Barkov-Jagr
Huberdeau-Bjugstad-Smith
Jokinen-Trocheck-Shaw
Howden-MacKenzie-Brickley

Win or lose that's as good a team as we can ice

 

[panthersfan94]

@GeorgeRichards: Looks like #FlaPanthers scratching Dave Bolland and Shawn Thornton tonight v #Islanders

Coach trying something new playing best players Available? Goodness

Because playing Trocheck or Bjugstad in a defensive role worked so we'll last game...

 

[batting1k]

Because playing Trocheck or Bjugstad in a defensive role worked so we'll last game...

To be fair, we're 7-0-1 in 8 games where we've scored 3 goals or more and 1-9-3 when we score 2 or less, so I wouldn't say that using them in a defensive role is the issue. Plus, they're always playing in a defensive role because they're always taking d-zone draws.

 

[I am not exposed]

Based on past couple of practices + callups:

Pirri-Barkov-Jagr
Huberdeau-Bjugstad-Smith
Jokinen-Trocheck-Shaw
Howden-MacKenzie-Brickley

Looks good.

How is Shaw defensively?

Will Jokinen be able to keep up with Trocheck?

Yeah, the 3rd line is the most concerning. Happy with everything else.

 

[GrumpyKelly]

Not sure if putting Pirri on that top line makes a difference, that line needs someone like Smith with more speed. Then again we don't have a left winger like that...

hopefully it works though!

 

[adam graves]

Because playing Trocheck or Bjugstad in a defensive role worked so we'll last game...

Certainly is better than playing Boland in a defensive role since he can't even win 40% of the defensive face-offs in our Arena

 

[I am not exposed]

Certainly is better than playing Bolland in a defensive role since he can't even win 40% of the defensive face-offs in our Arena

I know you're super anti-Bolland, but you can't be serious if you think Trocheck is better in the defensive role than Bolland.

 

[adam graves]

I know you're super anti-Bolland, but you can't be serious if you think Trocheck is better in the defensive role than Bolland.

I'm not anti bolland.

I'm pro facts.

Fact is bolland loses greater than 60% of his faceoffs in our arena

If you know hockey you know how tragic a defensive zone loss is.

That's all I'm saying.

I'd wear a bolland jersey if hed win faceoffs score 12-15g and act like a rat.

You know, do what he gets paid to do. Which if he would he wouldn't be scratched 2 consec games.

 

[Android 16]

"Bolland wins the big ones" -Steve "Goldie" Goldstein

My favorite quote, lol.

I like Brickley's approach to playing in the NHL. He continues to do the same things that got him there. Shaw was a bit like deer in the headlights last call up. Let's the kid relaxes a little tonight and plays with confident. Can't have anyone in awe of the opposition.

 

[pantherbot]

Still think Bolland makes more sense than Shaw on the wing with Trocheck. Or put Brickley on the third line (he deserves it) and Bolland on Mackenzie's wing.

 

[Android 16]

Still think Bolland makes more sense than Shaw on the wing with Trocheck. Or put Brickley on the third line (he deserves it) and Bolland on Mackenzie's wing.