GDT: 2/1/19 - 7:00PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ New York Islanders

[These Are The Days]

Lol are they chanting "Jesus"

 

[DFC]

Good PP.

Barry Trotz scares me.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Lol we only go in the box...nice.

 

[DFC]

Lol are they chanting "Jesus"

They only chant that in SJ.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Stammer's getting feisty.

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Isles wanna muck stuff up....they KNOW that is their best shot in this game...they don't want the Lightning to get in sync.
But that is the OLD strategy..."Hey, let's rough up the Bolts! They HATE that"

TB isn't a team others can easily push around anymore.

That said, cmon Bolts don't get too caught up in the Islanders' garbage.... we all know, Komarov is an a-hole on the ice.
Probably a real nice guy off of it, but a complete anus ON it....

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

this ice is friggin a joke

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

this ice is friggin a joke

Favors a blue collar, lesser skilled team like the Isles, that's for sure.

 

[These Are The Days]

Good PP.

Barry Trotz scares me.

Yeah same here. We are basically attacking a 5 man wall with 3 guys. The defense HAS TO be engaged

 

[DistantThunderRep]

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Atta boy, Vasy!
Way to bail out your teammates!

 

[The Macho King]

I hate how the league gives shits like Komarov the benefit of the doubt. Known diver and shit stirrer somehow draws 50/50 calls.

 

[DFC]

Kuch reminds us why it's too soon to reunite him with Stamkos.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Not down 4-0, so that's an improvement.

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

Goalies had a good period

 

[DaBolts]

I love watching Serge and Hedman. I like more watching that punk Lee meet Cernak. I hope he cleans his clock before this game is over.

 

[Fabiobest]

Very difficult first period.
We've played well in our zone and Vasy was great!
I hope to score the first goal of the game. It'd be very important.

 

[DFC]

Girardi seemed to break up a few plays.

And I'm looking forward to Cernak in the playoffs. Nobody's gonna want to play 7 games against that guy.

 

[These Are The Days]

This is going to be one of those nights where we dare not fall behind.

 

[DaBolts]

I hate how the league gives ****s like Komarov the benefit of the doubt. Known diver and **** stirrer somehow draws 50/50 calls.

The refs think he still plays for Toronto.

 

[Lightning1995]

Passing for the Lightning is still off. Tough to find the groove quickly with a skilled game.

And Kuch has been just awful. He’s about due for a stretch like this, better now than in the playoffs

 

[Steazy Doo]

Period to forget for Kucherov and Girardi. Kuch gonna come out flying next period I think

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

hedman got away with a trip on clutterback there with like 1:30 left

 

[DistantThunderRep]

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Girardi seemed to break up a few plays.

And I'm looking forward to Cernak in the playoffs. Nobody's gonna want to play 7 games against that guy.

I like how when we traded away Bishop to the Kings, people were like, "Oh we traded Bish for Budaj? Oh well, Vasilevskiy is our guy now anyways"

While true, looking at how well Cernak has turned out, I'd like to think of it as, "We avoided paying Bishop a big arsed contract, went with the younger, longer term, Vezina quality goalie, AND got a nice damned defenseman in the process!"