GDT: 1/22/13 - 7:00PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ Carolina

[AlphaCatalyst]

 

[zeykshade]

"That was a beautiful game of hockey." -- No one ever.

4point game though, so good enough.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Wooo

2 out of 3 aint that bad

 

[Kristia]

Now that's what I like to see..

 

[newham89]

Solid start to the season. Never expected it to be clicking straight away but there are FAR more positives than negatives

 

[Bolts265]

Solid start to the season. Never expected it to be clicking straight away but there are FAR more positives than negatives

Agree.
Now we have to capitalize on the 5 game home stand.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

We're getting real quality minutes out of Conacher and Aulie. Both these young guys played another good game with the opportunities they're getting.

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Solid start to the season. Never expected it to be clicking straight away but there are FAR more positives than negatives

One major positive is a goaltending duo that actually seems to be working so far. I know it's 3 gane but still.

 

[CC321]

D played much better today and Garon played great.

I can't recall anything negative about either Aulie or Mikkelson. Good job guys.

 

[The Wyzerhood]

All we need is for Stamkos to start getting on and we'll be lights out and likely more effective on the PP

 

[The Macho King]

Our biggest minus is Stamkos hasn't turned it on yet.

The biggest plus is how ****ing scary we'll be when he does.

 

[AllAbout813]

Our biggest minus is Stamkos hasn't turned it on yet.

The biggest plus is how ****ing scary we'll be when he does.

Truth

 

[LightningStrikes]

2 points is 2 points. Especially against a division rival in the second game of back-to-back road games.

+ I thought Aulie had a great game, scored a goal, blocked shots, used his reach and had a couple of huge hits
+ Conacher continues to impress - no matter what line he's on
+ Vinny came to play, he was a force again and had two beautiful assists
+ Garon was very solid, made a couple of great saves

- Stamkos was terrible, he looked flat, nothing worked for him, his passes didn't connect, he couldn't control the puck, he had a single shot and he was always one second behind
- the PP still needs a lot of work

 

[newham89]

What's scary about Stamkos not yet turning it on is that he is still almost averaging 2PPG at the minute. Small sample size FTW. He'll get there, I have no worries.

Aulie was huge, Mikkelson was solid I thought. He seemed to have no problem getting the puck out of the zone unlike a few other defensemen.

The powerplay will come good too, I have too much faith in Boucher to let this rot for another year.

 

[GKJ]

What do you guys think of Carle so far?

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

What do you guys think of Carle so far?

He's been solid so far. I believe he's played the most minutes for us too.

 

[LightningStrikes]

What do you guys think of Carle so far?

He's solid on both sides of the ice, eats a lot of minutes and he's quietly picking up the assists (2 in 3 games so far).

His biggest flaw is probably his weak shot.

 

[The Macho King]

Yeah, I've liked Carle a lot so far. Poised with the puck, and hasn't made any bad decisions so far.

 

[bov]

I am intrigued by the possibility of an Aulie-Gudas pairing down the road.

 

[The Macho King]

I am intrigued by the possibility of an Aulie-Gudas pairing down the road.

Split them up for extra pain.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Stammer ended up with the assist on Malone's goal instead of Marty: http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2012020028

Let's see if they fix it.

 

[bov]

Split them up for extra pain.

Well, it's double the pain if they play together, right?

Could be a really nasty shutdown pairing.

 

[chasespace]

Well, it's double the pain if they play together, right?

Could be a really nasty shutdown pairing.

Probably next year's PK with Brewer coming in so you can rotate the three.

And next year's PP pairing will be a rotation of Carle, Hedman, and Barberio

 

[Boltswin]

Lol at Skinner trying the spin o rama and getting put on his ass.

It immediately reminded me of that attempted spin move/fail in one of the "Mighty Ducks" movies. Cant remember which one.

 

[Boltswin]

I don't get it.... Am I missing something?