Post-Game Talk: 2024 NHL Playoffs - Round 1: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers | FLA wins 4-1

[ultra63]

Price premium for play off tickets this year seems much higher especially the first round. Even a short run may be profitable for VSG

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Price premium for play off tickets this year seems much higher especially the first round. Even a short run may be profitable for VSG

Internal projections at only 2 home games along with additional gouging as it could be Stamkos' last playoff games in Tampa.

 

[Pierre Larouche]

I don't fear the kitty cats. Until they win a cup, they are pretenders.

They are the dirtiest team in the league.

Lightning east playoff path is rarely easy

• They seem to get a brutal, more physical, and highly contested 1st round match-up yearly.
• Picking east path is like picking between poison, 1,000 cuts, or a slow death. No great choice really and one just smacks down what's in front of ya.
• With Lightning depth being biggest weakness this year: it might be best face one of toughest east opponents early on. When legs/bodies are freshest they'll be during these playoffs. Unless Lightning can sweep and rest up, but thought of to much playoff rest..... Grrrrrr
• Success odds are increased a bunch if Motte & Glendening come back healthy. Their Special teams play and face-offs contributions these year have been huge!
• Staying healthy will make or break Lightning these playoffs.
• Vasy will need to be great, but turnovers have to stop, especially unforced!
• Would be nice if D started finding back of net.
• I'm a superstitious sports freak: Sorry Sheary, nothing personal but bad mojo is following you bro and it's coming off Joanna like. Pray, dance around a fire, call a Voodoo doctor, go on some mushroom trip, or whatever it takes to do away with this funk. We're pulling for Sheary and would love for him to go off during playoffs. Think it would be fun to watch after season he's had. OK, enough with the silly/joking talk.
• Need 1-1 split to start on road
• Chance to get 3"Cups" in 5 years, take it Lightning.

It's go time, every game matters and we're about to find out how this new Lightning bunch handles playoff pressure. Not so much worried about experienced core, that have been here and done that. It's how new additions handle playoff hockey that bring about biggest ???????'s heading in to playoffs. If they can handle playoff pressure without million turnovers, Lightning increase odds of doing something special 10-fold.

Go Lightning !!!!!!

Your optimism gave me more hope. Thanks. Go Lightning!

 

[StammerHammer]

Let the turds take a few penalties and feel the wrath of the best power play in the NHL and they will probably tone it down a little. Of course we're dealing with NHL refs so Florida getting penalties could be a fantasy.

Go Vasy!!!!
Go Bolts!!!!

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Who's going to try to injure Kuch in this series since Duclair is on our team now?

 

[JoVel]

Who's going to try to injure Kuch in this series since Duclair is on our team now?

Bennett but I wouldn't be surprised if that guy couldn't even read so hopefully he can't find Kucherov on the ice.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

Unless vasy plays out of his mind I don’t think we win this series. Will also need the rest of the team to show up aside from Kuch.

 

[killa3312]

Kuch 6th best player in the playoffs according to ESPN. LOL.

NHL Playoff Rank: The top 50 players, led by Auston Matthews at No. 1

With Matthews in the top spot, where do MacKinnon, McDavid and Panarin rank? What about the top goalies? Here's what our voters think.

www.espn.com

 

[OffBy1]

Kuch 6th best player in the playoffs according to ESPN. LOL.

NHL Playoff Rank: The top 50 players, led by Auston Matthews at No. 1

With Matthews in the top spot, where do MacKinnon, McDavid and Panarin rank? What about the top goalies? Here's what our voters think.

www.espn.com

"The star winger had a point on over 50% of his team's goals this season, something only six other players have accomplished in NHL history."

I don't know who has a more compelling argument for the MVP than that.

 

[Stammertime91]

Bennett but I wouldn't be surprised if that guy couldn't even read so hopefully he can't find Kucherov on the ice.

Doesn't matter tbh. I'll never forget that cheapshot on Coleman that caved them the first meeting. The dude is an imbecile and absolutely why I don't want to play them. Him and Nick Cousins are such dirty bastards it wouldn't surprise me to see either or both take runs to injure. Add the supporting cast of Lomberg, Tkachuk, Mikaela, and even that whiny bitch Montour, that team is dirty as f***.

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

"The star winger had a point on over 50% of his team's goals this season, something only six other players have accomplished in NHL history."

I don't know who has a more compelling argument for the MVP than that.

“Matthews impresses every season”

Notice how it doesn’t say “postseason”.

Who's going to try to injure Kuch in this series since Duclair is on our team now?

Scott Mayfield

 

[Tim Smith]

Here's to hoping that Bob is good for a few softies this series, can't afford to have him stand on his head, especially with the talent he has around him.

Go Boltz!!!!

 

[Pierre Larouche]

Kuch 6th best player in the playoffs according to ESPN. LOL.

NHL Playoff Rank: The top 50 players, led by Auston Matthews at No. 1

With Matthews in the top spot, where do MacKinnon, McDavid and Panarin rank? What about the top goalies? Here's what our voters think.

www.espn.com

Wow- that's insulting and inaccurate.

 

[Rschmitz]

Kuch 6th best player in the playoffs according to ESPN. LOL.

NHL Playoff Rank: The top 50 players, led by Auston Matthews at No. 1

With Matthews in the top spot, where do MacKinnon, McDavid and Panarin rank? What about the top goalies? Here's what our voters think.

www.espn.com

Their rankings are all over the place

 

[StammerHammer]

Yep, Kuch is one of only three players to have 30 plus point in back to back playoffs and the other two are Lemieux and Gretzky. Yeah the sixth best for sure.
Idiots.

 

[Stammertime91]

I get not being ranked higher than Ovechkin, but how people say he's behind Malkin is laughable. Kuch invited himself to Gretzky and Lemieux territory in both regular season and playoffs and it's still not enough. AND missed an entire season of his prime. Let that sink in.

 

[DMB06]

Vasy finished 28th in GA, 33rd in SP, and 9th in wins. In other words, he was carried all season. Lets hope he returns the favor in the playoffs because we're not winning shit if he doesn't step it up big time.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Vasy finished 28th in GA, 33rd in SP, and 9th in wins. In other words, he was carried all season. Lets hope he returns the favor in the playoffs because we're not winning shit if he doesn't step it up big time.

He started turning it on later in the season. Don't forget, he wasn't 100%/back in good rhythm when he came back. Plus the horrific defensive breakdowns we saw frequently until the trade deadline, and we still see it sometimes now.

 

[bigdaddio]

Vasy finished 28th in GA, 33rd in SP, and 9th in wins. In other words, he was carried all season. Lets hope he returns the favor in the playoffs because we're not winning shit if he doesn't step it up big time.

He gave up a ton of softies until about March. Most goals since then have been horrendous d-zone bonehead plays with little to no chance for Vasy or stupidly sliding too early on a 2-1 giving up tap ins. He has only let in a few softies since March.

 

[Stammertime91]

Yall know how we beat them?

Hire some strippers. Easy.

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[LightningStrikes]

The mind games have begun!

 

[Stammertime91]

The mind games have begun!

"will not be available to start"

....but will be available to finish them.

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Hey, ex-pat from Orlando and refugee from the Coyotes board checking in from Arizona. Just wanted to say, as every April for the last 10 years or so, I'm hopping on your bandwagon.

 

[Peacefool]

Sergachev playing one shift at SCF and scoring goal from first and than we will getting Stanley Cup confirmed