GDT: 11/9/17 - 10:30PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ Los Angeles

[DFC]

This is a good game to play Budaj. Puts him against his former team and it's a game that's gonna be tough to win regardless. Save Vasy for a revenge game vs. Anaheim. Anything we get tonight is a bonus.

 

[LightningStrikes]

How the hell is Johnson a -6 ? Every player he's been on a line with is significantly better than that. Like it's actually impressive that he's been on for more goals against than even his own linemates.

Maybe he’s just unlucky. It’s still a rather small sample size.

Or he’s just bad defensively. ;D

 

[chasespace]

78-4

 

[Stormbreaker]

Budaj = blowout loss

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

Budaj = blowout loss

That's the spirit I mean if it worked last night it should work tonight as well.

 

[HoseEmDown]

How the hell is Johnson a -6 ? Every player he's been on a line with is significantly better than that. Like it's actually impressive that he's been on for more goals against than even his own linemates.

I say the same thing about Sustr being a -5. Him and Johnson have been two of our best players yet all the bounces go against them, good thing us rational people don't just look at the stats to judge players.

 

[The Gongshow]

2nd of a back-to-back with Budaj in net....

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[Cmac66]

Tough game tonight, Budaj has looked poor in the games in which he has played in this season. However, this could be a perfect opportunity to get back to the way he played last season against the team who traded him to us. Won’t be watching it tonight as it doesn’t start till 4am over here in the UK. Please let me wake up to see we manage to get the W.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Stoked to see you guys, should be a lot of fun tonight! Not really surprised the game isn't getting more hype since both teams are relatively low-key, but this is a pretty mammoth matchup.

Our lines from this morning:



Rosen is a good follow for Kings info for tonight in general. He's a fun dude, yet not homerific at all.

Good luck, cheers to health!

 

[berlin]

Kings win 4-0.

 

[Volodya Krutov]

The thing with Budaj is that we can't rely on him stopping those big scoring chances the same we do when Vasy is in the net. I know this team is awesome to watch, I'm loving every second of it, but I'll be more comfortable once we're more defensively sound.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Let's go !!

If only Budaj can play more like he did last season than this one so far. Hopefully playing his old team will give him an extra boost.

Now to get in a nap before the game begins.

 

[Hint1k]

Budaj or not Budaj, it's still a measuring stick game for us. LA as hot as Tampa for the moment. Hope our players are not tired.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Stoked to see you guys, should be a lot of fun tonight! Not really surprised the game isn't getting more hype since both teams are relatively low-key, but this is a pretty mammoth matchup.

Our lines from this morning:



Rosen is a good follow for Kings info for tonight in general. He's a fun dude, yet not homerific at all.

Good luck, cheers to health!

about the lines I expected for LA

 

[These Are The Days]

Hope Nick has his bottle of wine ready.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

Hope Nick has his bottle of wine ready.

Do you have the bottle of Xanax ready?

 

[PaulGG]

Vasilevskiy has been outstanding . Budaj may play well but our chances are not great tonight. Hope they prove me wrong.

 

[DFC]

Montreal's on the verge of getting SO (again), Wings are down by 2, so... I'm not expecting a win tonight, but it would be nice to build as much of a cushion as we can in the first quarter.

 

[The Macho King]

Montreal's on the verge of getting SO (again), Wings are down by 2, so... I'm not expecting a win tonight, but it would be nice to build as much of a cushion as we can in the first quarter.

While I agree, I don't think those are the teams we need cushion from.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Dumont in for Cally

 

[xteesy]

Props to the Kings announcers / pre-game guys. Accidentally was watching their home feed for a minute, and I gotta say... That was the FAIREST "what's each team got" comparison I think I've ever seen an opposing team do. Usually it's "they're ok, but look at how amazing we are!", whereas that was actually fair and balanced.

Side note: Dear Budaj, please play with a chip on your shoulder to "show up" your old team.

 

[The Macho King]

Dumont in for Cally

Good.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Looks like it's an injury

 

[xteesy]

Dumont in for Cally

Why the hell are we scratching a $6million dollar player????

Edit: Nevermind, Hit The Lights answered that for me as I hit "post" haha