Speculation: 2020-2021 General Lightning Discussion - Defending Champions Edition

[Stormbreaker]

Thursday is still up in the air.

 

[Hoek]

Remember when we had a few guys get the virus during training camp and everyone was like "f***ING TAMPA! OF COURSE FLORIDA WOULD SCREW THIS UP!" Meanwhile Dallas and Carolina have cost us actual games and it's just crickets (not that they deserve grief either).

 

[Point21]

 

[LightningStrikes]

Nooice!

 

[BoltSTH]

Why did we resign Rutta instead of a vet LHD? We have Hedman-Sergachev McD-Cernak X-Foote/Rutta/Shenn. Is Borgman the X, or is Sergachev banished to the 3rd pair to babysit, and Hedman has to cover for Rutta.

 

[Sky04]

Why did we resign Rutta instead of a vet LHD? We have Hedman-Sergachev McD-Cernak X-Foote/Rutta/Shenn. Is Borgman the X, or is Sergachev banished to the 3rd pair to babysit, and Hedman has to cover for Rutta.

Because Sergachev on the right never worked and they just won a cup with those 3 on the left playing 20mins a night?

 

[JTBF81]

Why did we resign Rutta instead of a vet LHD? We have Hedman-Sergachev McD-Cernak X-Foote/Rutta/Shenn. Is Borgman the X, or is Sergachev banished to the 3rd pair to babysit, and Hedman has to cover for Rutta.

Although it looks like a bad signing based on his play so far, it is early. Rutta was quite responsible and solid with Hedman before his injury last season. In hindsight, maybe Tampa should’ve thrown his 1.3 to the ~2 million they offered Shattenkirk to try and entice him to stay, but can now only hope that Rutta gets back on track sooner rather than later.

 

[Peacefool]

Although it looks like a bad signing based on his play so far, it is early. Rutta was quite responsible and solid with Hedman before his injury last season. In hindsight, maybe Tampa should’ve thrown his 1.3 to the ~2 million they offered Shattenkirk to try and entice him to stay, but can now only hope that Rutta gets back on track sooner rather than later.

dont forget that Rutta missed training camp,i think this is one of the reasons of his bad perfomance. But he really plays bad

 

[DistantThunderRep]

So are we second in most games postponed?

 

[These Are The Days]

So are we second in most games postponed?

More than likely at this point. Although the Panthers got delayed by Dallas too

 

[DistantThunderRep]

More than likely at this point. Although the Panthers got delayed by Dallas too

Dallas postponed 4 games. We have postponed 3, and none of our 3 were our fault. Pretty surprising considering, you know the state of Florida.

 

[These Are The Days]

Dallas postponed 4 games. We have postponed 3, and none of our 3 were our fault. Pretty surprising considering, you know the state of Florida.

LOL that we could end up having more postponed games than a team who missed the start of the season in a few days

 

[The Gongshow]

Carolina has to get their shit together!!! Not liking these weeks between games. It's good for our current injuries, but Tampa has been notorious for having awful starts after long stretches of days off

 

[HoseEmDown]

How come Washington is playing with 4 guys on their Covid list but Carolina isn't? Thought they had a similar outbreak not one like Dallas?

 

[DistantThunderRep]

How come Washington is playing with 4 guys on their Covid list but Carolina isn't? Thought they had a similar outbreak not one like Dallas?

I don't think anyone was a confirmed case on Washington. But Carolina and Dallas had confirmed cases.

 

[Point21]

I don't think anyone was a confirmed case on Washington. But Carolina and Dallas had confirmed cases.

I think Samsonov was a confirmed case

 

[DistantThunderRep]

I think Samsonov was a confirmed case

Then I have no idea why the league is letting Washington play and not making Carolina play short.

 

[Point21]

Then I have no idea why the league is letting Washington play and not making Carolina play short.

Must be a situational issue, I dont know if its cause Carolina had to shut everything down to be safe with everyone and the Caps only had those 3-4 players that were with Samsonov, But thats my guess as why the Caps are playing short. Regardless, its the NHL and who knows what goes on behind the scenes with this corona stuff now, should have stuck to the bubble system and we probably wouldnt have this many issues

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Wtf

 

[LightningStrikes]

Bally!

 

[These Are The Days]

Does this mean I'm gonna get it on TV again and not have to forage for a stream that works every night?

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Bally Sports sounds like a game where you just kick each other in the nuts.

 

[These Are The Days]

Bally Sports sounds like a game where you just kick each other in the nuts.

 

[Stammertime91]

What a terrible name