GDT: #18 - 11/17/14 | Tampa Bay Lightning @ New York Rangers | 7:00 PM - MSG

[BarbaraAlphanse]

John Moore... woeful.

 

[Steve Kournianos]

This Tampa Bay model is extremely solid... For the regular season.

They have a pretty solid 1st line. They play team offense/defense that leads to a full effort forecheck, creating plenty of great opportunities. When they capture a lead they have an influx of players that specialize in protecting leads. They have a solid defense and an unbelievably solid goaltender.

In terms of playoffs - this model becomes slightly more difficult. Teams will focus more on containing their first line, which will severely limit their offense, and expose their defense as they push the envelope a little bit more offensively to try and score w/ lesser lines.

Exactly.


Shutting down Stamkos is a big if but if he is, goodnight season. Top-9 Rookies and sophomores don't lead teams to deep runs if the star is shut down.

 

[silverfish]

Tanner Glass just got ****ing man handled by Matt Carle on the cycle there. Yikes.

 

[Doctor King Schultz]

Our wingers cannot shoot.

 

[Infinitum Vitae*]

This team has way too many games played like this. Last year was a exception for the new system. But what is the excuse now? Something needs to be fixed.

 

[*Bob Richards*]

Clutch penalty imo

 

[pjr378]

Dan Boyle without a PP in sight, poor man.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Boyle is having a Kostka level night. Awful.

 

[Beer League Sniper]

So Gudas is allowed to interfere with Moore for a good 10 seconds, and we get called for a slash at the other end. Sounds about right.

And John Moore is braindead. I'm tired of hearing about his tools, the guy flat out sucks.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

Exactly.


Shutting down Stamkos is a big if but if he is, goodnight season. Top-9 Rookies and sophomores don't lead teams to deep runs if the star is shut down.

The danger with having 1 star player is that he can get Ovechkin'd pretty easily in the playoffs.

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

This team is seriously brain dead. They're not playing a system right now. This game is on coaching and execution. Both lacking tonight.

Yeah. Randomly batting the puck around to where no teammates are.

Sure, that'll work.

 

[The Khan]

So good we let Stralman go to have Danny Boyle for 2 great years...

 

[Cassano]

So good we let Stralman go to have Danny Boyle for 2 great years...

More offense brah

 

[mrhockey193195]

I'm really losing my patience for these kind of games. Maybe I was pampered by the Torts years and the second half of last season, but for a good stretch of a few years I could at least count on the Rangers playing hard and putting it all out there on a nightly basis.

 

[pjr378]

Will Boyle's social security kick in before his contract ends?

 

[The Gloaming]

I'm really losing my patience for these kind of games. Maybe I was pampered by the Torts years and the second half of last season, but for a good stretch of a few years I could at least count on the Rangers playing hard and putting it all out there on a nightly basis.

At least those torts teams showed up. This team looks like they want nothing more than to leave the building.

 

[silverfish]

Hayes is bringing it tonight. Love this kid.

 

[The Khan]

More offense brah

what offense?

 

[haohmaru]

What I don't get about the Stralman thing is why there was no communication at all from the Rangers (at least according to Stralman). I mean, I could understand it more if the Rangers had a last/best and said take it or leave it (like, let's say 5Y x 4M) and Stralman walked. But, it seems like the Rangers didn't even do that.

I get the Boyle acquisition with Richards having to go elsewhere and no PP QB - I guess they felt that Stralman wasn't that guy. Clearly, that was a mistake.

 

[bl02]

So good we let Stralman go to have Danny Boyle for 2 great years...

I know not looking very good especially tonight

 

[BroadwayBlues]

At least those torts teams showed up. This team looks like they want nothing more than to leave the building.

Torts was a good motivator. AV depends on the players to self motivate.

 

[Doctor King Schultz]

This team likes to outdo itself for worst game of the season.

 

[sickboy35]

Absolutely Suck!! Effin terrible

 

[haohmaru]

Stamkos had 4 points in 4 games, problem was depth and goaltending not Stamkos not showing up...

No Bishop = No chance.

 

[Sky04]

No Bishop = No chance.

You'd be right.