GDT: 12/6/18 - 7:30PM EDT - Boston vs Tampa Bay

[SRQKiter]

If nothing else, and actually a lot more than nothing because were winning, we are developing a resilient and very experienced #2. I know he played a lot of games for the Yotes but he was getting shelled behind a porous D and I'm not sure you do much developing under those circumstances. These kinds of games give him confidence I don't think he has had before.

 

[DFC]

Hmm. Not playing well or one tired, unconditioned boi?

Probably gonna take him a few games to get into game shape.

 

[SRQKiter]

I think it was his best game in a while, but not his best of the year. He was fine tonight. We can win consistently if we're getting that performance from him.

Yeah, I can't remember them all but I know this one was up there.

 

[LonLon Lei]

AVs scored 5 to wn tonight and back to the 4th in the standing.
gonna be tested yet again next game

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

It was brought up earlier in the game, but this is damn hard team to beat with the production we're getting from the bottom 6 guys. On cue, big 3rd period goals from Joseph and Cirelli.

 

[T REX]

Great game but that cooper shell at the end of games is really bothersome. We give up way too many goals at the end of periods and right after we score.

Go bolts!

 

[These Are The Days]

Probably gonna take him a few games to get into game shape.

That's what I was thinking. I can't imagine his body is ready for 100% game shape his first night back

 

[DFC]

It was brought up earlier in the game, but this is damn hard team to beat with the production we're getting from the bottom 6 guys. On cue, big 3rd period goals from Joseph and Cirelli.

Joseph's getting better as the season goes along.

I think Cirelli is what he is. Kind of a poor man's Johnson. .... .....

Cernak was up and down tonight. Made a couple of terrible giveaways, but showed his skillset off too. Still feeling good about his future with us. He's tough to play against.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Innnnterestingggg defensemen TOI tonight. Still spreading out the minutes pretty evenly aside from Mac. I know there was only one Lightning PP, but McDonagh took half of it instead of Sergachev and he also had more total TOI than Hedman.

McDonagh 23:54 (1:10 PP, 2:14 SH)
Hedman 20:58 (0:50 PP, 0:51 SH )
Cernak 20:00 (1:56 SH)
Girardi 19:40 (2:04 SH)
Sergachev 18:17 no PP or PK
Coburn 15:55 (0:55 SH)

Cernak made some rookie mistakes, but is still looking pretty dang good.

 

[LonLon Lei]

Innnnterestingggg defensemen TOI tonight. Still spreading out the minutes pretty evenly aside from Mac. I know there was only one Lightning PP, but McDonagh took half of it instead of Sergachev and he also had more total TOI than Hedman.

McDonagh 23:54 (1:10 PP, 2:14 SH)
Hedman 20:58 (0:50 PP, 0:51 SH )
Cernak 20:00 (1:56 SH)
Girardi 19:40 (2:04 SH)
Sergachev 18:17 no PP or PK
Coburn 15:55 (0:55 SH)

Cernak made some rookie mistakes, but is still looking pretty dang good.

They changed Dparis quite a bit at certain point in the game
saw Mcd-Serg Heddy-Cernak(Serg) maybe? though I think G was always stapled to Heddy at ES.

And yeah, looking at the TOI for the last few games Cernak won more trust than Serg already?

 

[SRQKiter]

Great game but that cooper shell at the end of games is really bothersome. We give up way too many goals at the end of periods and right after we score.

Go bolts!

While I sort of agree with your general premise, the cam angle from right behind the net showed pretty clearly that that 2nd B's goal was an LD softie.

I do think though that we have been better than last year in both areas you mentioned. Not great, but better. Last year it was almost guaranteed uninterrupted O zone time for our opponent in the last two minutes of game where we were up by one or two with lots of high danger shots and as often as not a goal. We're not seeing that level of "shell" game ineptitude this year.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

They changed Dparis quite a bit at certain point in the game
saw Mcd-Serg Heddy-Cernak maybe? though I think G was alwasy stapled to Heddy at ES.

And yeah, looking at the TOI for the last few games Cernak won more trust than Serg already?

It certainly looks like Cernak is trusted more at the moment, But yeah, the pairs did change a bit. You're right though that Girardi was always with Hedman except for being with Mac during part of the PK time.

It's actually Hedman I'm a bit more worried about right now. He'll show flashes of his awesome beastly talent but then be rather pedestrian/average the rest of the time.

 

[SRQKiter]

lol, You know Kuch put that long shot on goal just to **** with Rask.

I do think there is a real mischief maker inside of Kuch. Part of what makes him fun to watch.

 

[DFC]

17-2 vs. the East

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[Hoek]

An lowly broons fan went home crying XD

 

[LonLon Lei]

It certainly looks like Cernak is trusted more at the moment, But yeah, the pairs did change a bit. You're right though that Girardi was always with Hedman except for being with Mac during part of the PK time.

It's actually Hedman I'm a bit more worried about right now. He'll show flashes of his awesome beastly talent but then be rather pedestrian/average the rest of the time.

Yea that kind of too "takin' it easy" attitude of him can be fixed..that was seen in early Kuch also. Not really helpful when you got Dom who needs every help from the players in front of him.

 

[Lightning1995]

Went to the game tonight amd had a blast!

Team is really clicking, just need to get that 2nd line going!

Go Lightning!

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Great game guys!

 

[Steazy Doo]

An lowly broons fan went home crying XD

XDDDDD

 

[LightningStrikes]

Lol is Stamkos going to get an assist with his glove?

Didn't get it. Unassisted goal as per NHL.com sadface.jpg

 

[DFC]

If nothing else, and actually a lot more than nothing because were winning, we are developing a resilient and very experienced #2. I know he played a lot of games for the Yotes but he was getting shelled behind a porous D and I'm not sure you do much developing under those circumstances. These kinds of games give him confidence I don't think he has had before.

I wouldn't take it that far. His rebound control is still awful, but he can make saves. I don't see him developing into more than an average back-up. He'll have some solid games, and some great games, like every other average back-up. But he wasn't fundamentally a whole lot better in this one. He gave up fewer weak goals, but still gave up a weak goal, and spit rebounds out like candy.

We're just good enough to overcome that now. In years past, those rebounds would have turned into long stretches in our zone. We get the puck up ice better now.

 

[DFC]

Didn't get it. Unassisted goal as per NHL.com sadface.jpg

It'd be hard to argue he deserves an assist without calling it a hand pass.

 

[LonLon Lei]

2 points.
We scored 3 goals, so Domingue could make only 2 mistakes. He did them, but no more which is nice.

Hey I forgot to tell you this during the game but did you happen to catch the commentator kindly reminding us that Killer is a Harvard graduate Hint1k?

They should be promoting Killer for All-Star Game to bring the high level of hockey already.