Post-Game Talk: 2019 NHL Playoffs Round 1: (1) Tampa Bay swept 0-4 by (WC2) Columbus

[Stammertime91]

If we could've somehow held onto that game 1, we would be alright and really just buy time for guys to get "healthy" but losing it the way we did crippled these guys and broke them mentally. Game 2 was just a poor continuation of game 1. We couldn't do anything right. Just an all around joke.

 

[Stammertime91]

Could y'all imagine Cooper in a time of crisis?

House is on fire. Calmly walks to counter and inserts gum into his mouth. Walks over to his wife,, looks her in the eye, chuckles, smiles, says "as far as I know, it's not our time. The building we live in is on fire. This is fine. This is a five alarm fire right now honey and I think we should probably walk out of here."

 

[FinnLightning26]

I have a day off tomorrow so I'll get hammered tonight so I can watch this fourth and probably last game. At least I can drown my sorrows.

 

[Sky04]

Remember when Stamkos said he learned a tough lesson from game 1? What lesson? his leadership is a joke. Hes just as bad as Kucherov at losing him temper and doing something dirty. Foligno's going to target him all next game for that sucker punch and he's going to get baited into those antics instead of playing for an elimination game.

 

[God King Fudge]

This did not age well.

I've got some real choice ones out there myself.

Expecting more of the same tonight. Low intensity from Tampa, give up the first goal, fail to break the trap. Complete the choke in spectacular fashion.

 

[Danythegod]

I think everyone needs to relax. Kuch is coming back with a vengeance tonight. This team is too good to be swept. Being up 3-0 in a series is one of the toughest leads to keep just like in a game. CBJ has also never won a series, it will be a chokefest for CBJ from tonight on.

 

[Sky04]

I've got some real choice ones out there myself.

Expecting more of the same tonight. Low intensity from Tampa, give up the first goal, fail to break the trap. Complete the choke in spectacular fashion.

Ugh I see it now, they'll have a 2 goal lead, pulls goalie at 3 mins, ENG, pulls goalie again at 2mins, another ENG and the final score will look like a blowout.

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

I think everyone needs to relax. Kuch is coming back with a vengeance tonight. This team is too good to be swept. Being up 3-0 in a series is one of the toughest leads to keep just like in a game. CBJ has also never won a series, it will be a chokefest for CBJ from tonight on.

Or Tampa just doesn't show up and we get swept in embarrassing fashion, but i'm fine with your scenario as well

 

[Master P]

I like this

 

[CupsOverCash]

I like this

Hope they go all out. They are now the team with nothing to lose.

 

[Coopers Gum]

Hope they go all out. They are now the team with nothing to lose.

Except... everything.

 

[MattM92]

After the overturned goal is legit the first time I've ever seen Cooper animated behind the bench, and I've been paying close attention the last few weeks.

Notice how we turned it up after that. Huge moment and your leader gets fired up? You get fired up.

 

[Hint1k]

Well, it was a bad playoff and good regular season. I take it both with all good and bad that happened this year. It was nice to be here and cheer for our team anyway. I hope there will be some changes after this disaster in the playoff. See you in the next season.

 

[Cigar City]

Do you think they'll re-do the draft lottery and put us in it?

 

[The Macho King]

I still think we got this.

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

So that #24 pick...

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

Moritz Seider at eliteprospects.com
I like the way he is looking. 6'4 RHD

Edit: Ranked 21 by TSN so I don't know how much he will fall

 

[LightningStrikes]

 

[SotasicA]

If it goes beyond 4 games, I will be satisfied, honestly.

Sorry you were left disappointed.

 

[ultra63]

At least the Lightning are getting a lot of mention on the Jim Rome today!

 

[Sky04]

Oh boy are the Lightning the laughing stock of the world right now. It's all over the place this morning.

 

[StaySalty]

Oh boy are the Lightning the laughing stock of the world right now. It's all over the place this morning.

It is bad. The main boards are brutal af

 

[Hoek]

The Pens picked a good time to get swept.

 

[Sky04]

The Pens picked a good time to get swept.

No kidding................ the franchise with a horseshoe up their ass does it again.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

Oh boy are the Lightning the laughing stock of the world right now. It's all over the place this morning.

It's gonna be this way for a long time. The shame they have brought their fans and the entire Tampa Bay sporting community won't be forgotten or forgiven anytime soon. It's cliché to say at this point, but literally only winning a Cup can help rinse the stink off them. I mean, the Bruins blew a 3-0 series lead in 2010, and nobody ever talks about that because that team made right by themselves the following season (including getting a measure of revenge on the Flyers along the way). If this team were to get over the hump next year, maybe the jokes will dissipate. But we're a long ways off from being able to dream about that scenario right now; nobody is going to be tipping this team to make a Cup run next year and nor should they after the way they betrayed everybody's trust.