GDT: 1/13/19 - 7:00PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ New York Islanders

[DistantThunderRep]

Their fourth line is destroying our top line. Kuch is playing like complete shit. Bench him.

 

[dechire]

Ugh

 

[ccman68]

Hook missed on Kucherov leading to that. We were gonna have like a 3 on 1

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Game over. I go to sleep. Isles are giving a very good effort and our guys are sleepwalking

 

[StaySalty]

Can't win them all.

 

[Stormbreaker]

It's only 1 game the bigger issue is Hedman in the locker room thanks to a ref head shot.

 

[Fabiobest]

Ok...game, set and match for New York.
We've to start to think at Tuesday game at Dallas

 

[God King Fudge]

Tampa not really interested in this game, so I'm calling it a night.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Damn. That was crap.

 

[Stammertime91]

This one is over.


This isn't a team I want to face in the playoffs. Trotz just seems to have us figured out. Even when we get our chances we don't capitalize but for the most part they block lanes that are our bread and butter. That's a huge emphasis in their defense right now and so many of our good looks are taken away quicker than any other team we play.

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

not our nite vasy been standing on head fourth line beating us blah

 

[rangerrat]

Isles 4th line scores on the Point line

blown coverage assignment there,

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Need to have a stinker now and then to lull the rest of the league into a false sense of security.

 

[Fabiobest]

I really hope that Hedman is ok...
It's the biggest doubt right now

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Need to have a stinker now and then to lull the rest of the league into a false sense of security.

Yeah, but get ready for all the main board "Are the Lightning finished/overrated/chokers?" threads.

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

they checking hedman on concussion

 

[BeingTheThunder]

Crazy as it sounds, I still fully expect us to come back and win 5-3

Okay, we come back to win 5-4

 

[Cmac66]

That’s me done for the night. I remember stamkos said pre game that this team feels a lot different then last season. I know it is only 1 game but tonight is saying another thing.

 

[nystromshairstylist]

This one is over.


This isn't a team I want to face in the playoffs. Trotz just seems to have us figured out. Even when we get our chances we don't capitalize but for the most part they block lanes that are our bread and butter. That's a huge emphasis in their defense right now and so many of our good looks are taken away quicker than any other team we play.

Trotz is a great coach, but this is a prototype example of why hockey should NEVER have back to back games.

If we were playing a rested TBL you'd be up 7-1 by now, at least - you're coming off a late game against BUF and while we played yesterday, it was a 1pm game.. The talent gap between the teams is vast.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

"Our Best Roster"

 

[berlin]

Hate to say it but this team could use an embarrassing loss. Gotta reset been playing like crap of late.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

not our night

 

[The Macho King]

1 out of 82.

 

[Stormbreaker]

We're probably going to be without Hedman for a while thankfully the all-star break is soon.

 

[ccman68]

"Our Best Roster"

Girardi would have scored a few already