GDT: 1/21/13 - 1:00PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ New York Islanders

[ThunderAlleyNomad]

Not unexpected with a 5 or 6 day training camp

They looked much better against the Caps the other night.

 

[Krishna]

Nice D work by Hedman there

BTW, how did carle do in the last game?

 

[The Wyzerhood]

Very good set-up on the PP, need more movement though

 

[The Wyzerhood]

Well, you can't really blame them. We were so bad at it unless Hall was on the ice last year.

It was meant to be a slight against our guys who took draws last year

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Nice D work by Hedman there

BTW, how did carle do in the last game?

He looked good. Him and Brewer make a good pairing

 

[ThunderAlleyNomad]

I'm beginning to think Salo was a much better signing then I thought it would be. He's just so calm. It's odd looking at our defense in it's own zone not panicking or scrambling all over the place.

 

[zeykshade]

I'm beginning to think Salo was a much better signing then I thought it would be. He's just so calm. It's odd looking at our defense in it's own zone not panicking or scrambling all over the place.

Odd yes, but not nearly as EXCITING!!

 

[The Macho King]

Salo is amazing out there. We started off pretty poorly, but we're tightening up a bit. We're giving a few too many rushes, though.

 

[The Wyzerhood]

I'm beginning to think Salo was a much better signing then I thought it would be. He's just so calm. It's odd looking at our defense in it's own zone not panicking or scrambling all over the place.

Both him and Carle are very poised on the puck. It's nice to have the mobility that Carle has and he'll be a great puck mover for our 2nd PP.

 

[ThunderAlleyNomad]

Both him and Carle are very poised on the puck. It's nice to have the mobility that Carle has and he'll be a great puck mover for our 2nd PP.

I'm forced to admit that SFY is probably a better GM than I would be. I hated the Carle signing. Granted that it's a small sample size, but he looks better than I remember.

 

[Krishna]

I'm beginning to think Salo was a much better signing then I thought it would be. He's just so calm. It's odd looking at our defense in it's own zone not panicking or scrambling all over the place.

Salo was a great signing provided he can stay healthy. That's always been his issue

Both him and Carle are very poised on the puck. It's nice to have the mobility that Carle has and he'll be a great puck mover for our 2nd PP.

Disagree about carle being a great puck mover. Especially on the PP he makes risky passes/clears that end up costing the team time off the ice or gives the PKers a chance at a breakaway.

A good example of him making risky passes/clears was right before the islanders almost had a goal. He tried to spin around and clear it instead of just hitting it out. He makes that play too often

 

[The Macho King]

Another PP. Puck movement was great on the last one. They're shading to Stammer pretty hard, I wouldn't mind seeing Marty let off a one-timer to keep them honest.

 

[The Wyzerhood]

Salo was a great signing provided he can stay healthy. That's always been his issue

Disagree about carle being a great puck mover. Especially on the PP he makes risky passes/clears that end up costing the team time off the ice or gives the PKers a chance at a breakaway.

A good example of him making risky passes/clears was right before the islanders almost had a goal. He tried to spin around and clear it instead of just hitting it out. He makes that play too often

I was more referring to his ability to skate with the puck out of our zone, not his ability to pass the puck. We had no defensemen last year capable of doing so on the PP.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Salo was a great signing provided he can stay healthy. That's always been his issue

Disagree about carle being a great puck mover. Especially on the PP he makes risky passes/clears that end up costing the team time off the ice or gives the PKers a chance at a breakaway.

A good example of him making risky passes/clears was right before the islanders almost had a goal. He tried to spin around and clear it instead of just hitting it out. He makes that play too often

For what we've been having in last years, he's a great puck-mover

 

[zeykshade]

Stamkos looks as if his feet/hands haven't caught up to his brain...rusty.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Much better pp this time

 

[Matt UK]

Is it me or do they look a bit slow out there? PP was just static.

 

[The Wyzerhood]

You can tell the difference Lindback has on our team this year compared to last year; our team has much more confidence in our goaltending and we aren't playing a defensive shell trying to block every shot in fear of conceding goals.

 

[Krishna]

Thought Lindback looked good

PP not so much

 

[Vasilevskiy]

this was a weak period by us, the only two things I liked is that we're still tied and Lindback

 

[zeykshade]

Hehe, can tell conditioning is still a major issue for these guys. Both teams lost steam about 11min into the period.

 

[zeykshade]

this was a weak period by us, the only two things I liked is that we're still tied and Lindback

Yeah, slow road game, good goal tending. No real quality chances for either side outside of a couple power play shots.

 

[The Macho King]

PP was... okay. We got some good shots off, but seemed a little disorganized. Lindback played REALLY well this period, and better than the Caps game. Our D has largely been good, but we were caught just skating around a bit in the last couple of minutes.

Our forwards are looking a little rusty. A lot of times they're getting caught offside, or coughing up the puck right after they enter the zone. Still, like the way we played. We weathered the early storm. The game is the type that looks like there's a good chance of it getting out of hand score wise... a lot of rushes.

 

[zeykshade]

I wonder if Brett Clark still has nightmares about Malkin okie-dokin' him. Must be nice to get refresher replays EVERY SINGLE COMMERCIAL BREAK.

 

[Coopers Gum]

I wonder if Brett Clark still has nightmares about Malkin okie-dokin' him. Must be nice to get refresher replays EVERY SINGLE COMMERCIAL BREAK.

Yeah, no kidding. Every time I see it, I think, "**** you."