GDT: 1/15/22 - 7:00PM EDT - Dallas vs Tampa Bay

[TheDaysOf 04]

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[LightningStrikes]

Go Bolts!

 

[Ducati Boy]

It’s never a good thing when the opponent has just been on the receiving end of a smackdown. They’ll be pissed for this one.

 

[LightningStrikes]

So what’s up with Bowness? Seemed like a nice, collected and chill guy with us and now is throwing temper tantrums in Dallas, keeps trashing his players after games etc.

 

[StammerHammer]

He's just mad that Pavelski is the only Lightning player he's been able to get.

 

[Major4Boarding]

Must win

 

[Maelmoor]

So what’s up with Bowness? Seemed like a nice, collected and chill guy with us and now is throwing temper tantrums in Dallas, keeps trashing his players after games etc.

I think it's mostly due to pressure, something totally different to be in charge and especially when it goes badly.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

The Panthers are on pace to score 328 goals this season. Our 2018-'19 team scored 319, for comparison. Pretty good.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Ryan McDonagh and Erik Cernak are both game-time decisions for tonight's contest against the Stars, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper told media Saturday following the team's morning skate, although he added McDonagh is more likely to play than Cernak.

"Probably Mac has got a little better chance of potentially playing than Cernak, but I'm not ruling either one of them out," Cooper said.

 

[Hoek]

The Panthers are on pace to score 328 goals this season. Our 2018-'19 team scored 319, for comparison. Pretty good.

How much do the 9 goals they scored against our AHL goalies affect that pace though? Not to mention all the other COVID ridden teams (many on back to backs to boot) they've victimized.

 

[Stammertime91]

Man just shut cernak down for an additional 10 games or wrap him in bubble wrap. This season has been brutal for him.

 

[JFleegs]

How much do the 9 goals they scored against our AHL goalies affect that pace though? Not to mention all the other COVID ridden teams (many on back to backs to boot) they've victimized.

Yeah that kind of pisses me off that teams like New Jersey hero to postpone games due to covid but we get stuck playing with half our team in protocol.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Yeah that kind of pisses me off that teams like New Jersey hero to postpone games due to covid but we get stuck playing with half our team in protocol.

I wonder if it’s (also) up to the teams to postpone and we went with sticking to the schedule to not risk having to play too many games later in the season.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

How much do the 9 goals they scored against our AHL goalies affect that pace though? Not to mention all the other COVID ridden teams (many on back to backs to boot) they've victimized.

If you take out that game, that's still 139 goals in 36 games, a 317 goal pace.

FWIW, aside from the 2019 Lightning, the last team I could find that scored 300+ goals in an 82-game season were the 2009-'10 Capitals...another team who flamed out in the first round.

 

[JoVel]

Yeah that kind of pisses me off that teams like New Jersey hero to postpone games due to covid but we get stuck playing with half our team in protocol.

To be honest, it might be good in the long run. We're currently looking at ONLY 3 postponed games. We're looking to get a really good rest next month.

Well worth a couple of losses.

 

[DaBolts]

Rest Cernak, unleash the Perry.

And remind Vasy that this is his house.

 

[Chiarelli]

No Palat today?

 

[Hoek]

I wonder if it’s (also) up to the teams to postpone and we went with sticking to the schedule to not risk having to play too many games later in the season.

Yeah I've been wondering that too. I would make the same decision. Rather just get these games out of the way.

 

[These Are The Days]

All this meaty goodness in front of us tonight and we're talking about the f***ing Panthers? f***in A boys

 

[Brie]

Hopefully it's a fun and good game.

Not only do we face a team that lost big last game, our saturday games record haven't been great the last couple of weeks. Let's change that.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

To be honest, it might be good in the long run. We're currently looking at ONLY 3 postponed games. We're looking to get a really good rest next month.

Well worth a couple of losses.

Yes, this is what I would've said as well. Especially seeing where we are now, something like 18 points ahead of the playoff cut line. While winning the division would be better than finishing 2nd/3rd, sure, it's not the end of the world if we end up in 2nd/3rd. We've played 47 playoff games since August 2020. Give these guys a fairly light period of play in February.

 

[CaptBrannigan]

The Lightning are routinely the worst team at announcing their goalie before the game. So frustrating as they are one of the teams where it makes the biggest difference.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

The Panthers are on pace to score 328 goals this season. Our 2018-'19 team scored 319, for comparison. Pretty good.

If you take out that game, that's still 139 goals in 36 games, a 317 goal pace.

FWIW, aside from the 2019 Lightning, the last team I could find that scored 300+ goals in an 82-game season were the 2009-'10 Capitals...another team who flamed out in the first round.

Yeah when you look at goals against, we were giving up 2.7 per game in 2019. They're giving up 2.86 now. They're giving up more to score more. That's not a recipe for post season success. They should know this as a team that gave up 3.25 goals per game in the 2020 playoffs and 4 per game in the 2021 playoffs.

 

[Fabiobest]

Hi everyone!!!
Mmmhh Dallas...Dallas...Dallas...I remember something about this team xD
Go Bolts!!!

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Im a-ok with this. Give Cernak as much time as he needs