GDT: 10/3/23 - 7:00PM EDT - Florida vs Tampa Bay in Orlando [Preseason Game 5]

[TheDaysOf 04]

Glendening down to the locker room

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Refs are Hebert and Luxmore...guaranteed Day 1 of the season, they aren't going to call a single one of these penalties.

 

[Point21]

Theres the Watson fight

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Watson out there punching stuff for free. I swear he's been in the box longer than he's been on the ice.

 

[DaBolts]

Not bad Watson. Keep it up. His physical play looks better. Skating needs some work.

I do have to add, Motte was the best offseason signing as far as skaters go. He's got hockey smarts and it shows.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Watson doing what he does. With things heating up, this is his kinda game where he can get into the middle of it

 

[Master P]

Its good to have hockey back.

 

[DaBolts]

Its good to have hockey back.

Amen bro.

Jeannot fight in the 3rd. Book it.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Good try for ABB. Bolts testing Bobrovsky a little with their top scorers sitting out tonight

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Lol they call Ace for that, but the one on Jeannot was ok...

 

[Master P]

Should have been a PP for Tampa. Jeannot got slewfoot.

 

[ccman68]

now they are just making shit up

 

[Master P]

Vassy who?

 

[DistantThunderRep]

JJ FRANKIE JJ really solid out there.

I have no idea what Johansson looks like so to me he looks like this

 

[ccman68]

gonna be awkward when vasy comes back and johansson is on a 30 game win streak

 

[Master P]

Veteran move.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Veteran move.

Beyond his years.

 

[These Are The Days]

How are the boys looking tonight? Not gonna catch this one

 

[DaBolts]

Veteran move.

Vasy's been on his painkillers advising him.

Obviously.

 

[Master P]

How are the boys looking tonight? Not gonna catch this one

Johannson has been looking really solid.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Im on team JJ Frankie JJ now. Byrd must have thrown his drink across the room by now.

 

[Master P]

Glendening down to the locker room

He's back out there.

 

[DaBolts]

For preseason hate the scumbag kitty litter crap team from crapville hockey, not bad by our boys.

But man oh man, are there going to be fights in the first regular season matchup.

 

[Byrddog]

Enough can not watch this game anymore tonight. Both teams sloppy. The best looking bolt forward Paul. And if we have to depend Jeanott for PO goals were in a world of hurt. Johanson looked ok but then again the Panthers were even more sloppy than the bolts. This should have been a game where guys showed more skill to solidify their spot. Instead we get the we hate you you hate us honing. Perbix with a particularly poor two periods. Hagel missing breakaway Cirelli just absent from pushing offense tonight. ABB was active in the first but all the penalties in the second he had very limited time again where does he fit I’m not sure. Looks like Watson will get a contract and his and Jeanott’s PIMs will keep us short handed .

Thankfully Drago was not injured late in the first. I have tried to give Bogo the benifit of the doubt but he is a slug skating.

Many will make the point that our best guys were not out there but the Panthers did not have their best either. We don’t know anything more now than before the game started.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

This was the last preseason game the Lightning and Panthers played in Amway



Bogo fought Marchment, Serge fought Bennett, Perry fought Tippett, etc. but imo maybe the most important one was Katchouk initiating a fight with Bennett. Definitely felt like that was the moment Katchouk won his spot. It earned him the respect of the veterans in the room.

Coincidentally Paul said something yesterday that I including in the op about making sure you could trust the guy next to you on the ice. So we'll see how this 3rd period plays out. Maybe there's another Katchouk like moment coming up in this game.