Steazy Doo
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GDT: 2/15/21 - 7:00PM EDT - Florida vs Tampa Bay
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TheDaysOf 04
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I don't know, I think I have a pretty good idea right now. They had questions (again) leaving the playoffs last year and from a roster stand point, they did nothing to address that. And while we made a change to our game in September - December of 2019, I haven't seen them do that or been tested like that either. They'll be once again unprepared for what playoff hockey is.
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The images of Bishop clearly playing hurt in the finals and struggling to even to get back up from his knees still haunt me. I mean not at much as they did 6 months ago but still.
TheDaysOf 04
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Look at the division they're in though... None of them know what playoff hockey is. Leafs should easily make their way to round 3 if they ever want people to take them seriously.
The Macho King
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Mcbackup sucked but the Panthers had several scoring chances and odd man rushes. Sloppy D.
Florida lit this team up. Definitely a wake up call as the Lightning play the upper half of the division. Let’s see what happens.
Florida lit this team up. Definitely a wake up call as the Lightning play the upper half of the division. Let’s see what happens.
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I don't know if they'll make it that far. Until they actually win a series and prove us wrong, I won't believe it until I see it. Some teams will flip a switch when the playoffs come. Toronto has yet to find a way to do it.
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Stammertime91
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Meh, wouldn't take much away from this other than the Panthers are a solid team this year and probably someone we play in the playoffs. Glad to see Volkov come alive. He's going to be a great player when Killorn or Johnson aren't here.
Stammertime91
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Also, credit to Joseph for learning each game and working on his flaws. He's showing he's more than just speed. Great addition this year.
Lastly, nice to see Johnson score again. May not be that game breaker he was years ago but I'm glad he's getting in there again.
Lastly, nice to see Johnson score again. May not be that game breaker he was years ago but I'm glad he's getting in there again.
Why stop there.
But yeah. We need a new backup. This is feeling kinda like Budaj's second year with the team all over again.
The Macho King
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I mean his first game he almost had a shutout.
He is a backup.
He is a backup.
Sky04
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Rutta doesn't deserve to be in the lineup every game, time to start rotating the D, Rutta, Schenn and Foote take their turns cause no one up front deserves to be pulled out right now.
UseYourHedman
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Big brain move by Coop playing Rutta over Foote...guy is 8 years older than him and not noticeably better at anything
bov
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Sucks to lose but love seeing Volkov get on the board with a couple, Johnson as well. I didn't see this one but sounds like it was Vasy's game off no matter what. Normally we find a way to squeeze a point or two out of games like that but not tonight I guess.
VinikToWinIt
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The bigger concern I have with McElhinney playing poorly is that Cooper may make the mistake of overplaying Vasy as a result.
I don't care if we lose a few games with him in net, as long as we're playing him.
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I don't think you can play Vasi enough. As long as he's healthy and doesn't get peppered with shots on a nightly basis, I don't think he needs a lot of games off in a shortened season with fewer travelling. Certainly makes no sense to play your backup in any games crucial for the division lead. Against Carolina and Florida, maybe even Chicago and Dallas, Vasi should be the default starter if healthy. I don't get the thought process there, really. You can play your backup once the standings are set but to throw such an important game away just because you wanna play your backup is just stupid.
Also, that may leave Vasi with no game for well over a week should the two games in Dallas get postponed. One way or the other, that wasn't the game to rest Vasi.
BoltsOfAnarchy
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yeah... I’m sure that would be the weird part
I would think waking up to society of mandatory masks, 6ft distance rules, no fans in the stands for sporting events, Lightning winning Stanley cup, & Tom Brady leading the Bucs to a super bowl win at home might be a bigger surprise to someone just out of coma lol.
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I disagree. Randorf's commentary would 100% be the weirdest thing. Not even close.
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McElhinney has played two games you know...
He was decent last year. He was very solid in his first game. Why are we giving him the Nabokov treatment?
CupsOverCash
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Honestly ok with these games. Not because of how they played but I feel like some adversity is good for a team that hasn't had all that much lately. Games like this gets your attention to fix some things. They will play better than this too. Not overly worried. Maybe we finally have a playoff series against the stinking panthers though. We have been waiting for that for a while now.
JFleegs
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I think its just frustration from last nights game. This is his last year though, it would be nice to get a young guy like Alnefelt developed.
