GDT: 3/1/17 - 7:00PM EDT - Carolina VS Tampa Bay

[TheDaysOf 04]

66 pts now. Just 4 pts out of the show. Playoffs could be a possibility. Feeling hopeful but won't hold my breath. A timely Stamkos return would be nice to see.

With our current depth, we really need Stammer to have a chance.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

The Hurricanes really impressed me tonight, credit to them.

They have a great coach and defensive core in place. Just need to get some offence up front.

 

[The Macho King]

They have a great coach and defensive core in place. Just need to get some offence up front.

And a goalie. They get a goalie and they're a playoff team. Impact forwards are tougher.

 

[DFC]

I hope LA plays Ben tomorrow night vs. the Leafs. That'll probably be a little more fun to watch.

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Better than expected

 

[Bolt 45]

Not sure what to make of this win. I'd have liked to have seen a little more urgency in such an important game... but playing like garbage all night only to turn it on in the dying minutes and take the win was pretty much our MO two years ago. So maybe these guys are feeling it again?

Go Bolts!

 

[The Gongshow]

Much needed / lucky 2 points tonight. Friday is gonna be ugly folks..

 

[berlin]

3 points out with 20 games remaining, it's possible.

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[DFC]

At least he gets it.

 

[These Are The Days]

I take full credit for this win because it started as soon as I left.

 

[DFC]

3 points out with 20 games remaining, it's possible.

It's definitely possible. But we're gonna need to be the team that played Ottawa a lot more than the team that played Carolina tonight.

7-1-2 I guess.

 

[These Are The Days]

We have lost a lot of games we should have won this year. Tonight we won when we didn't deserve it.

These things always find a way to balance out

 

[DFC]

For Kucherov, that's 12 points in his last 4 games.

 

[CupsOverCash]

That was bad. They got two points and I'm ecstatic but that was just bad.

 

[Flat Ronnie]

Garbage performance tonight.

On the other hand, look at that whack ass lineup we iced tonight...brutal.

 

[Brie]

I mean there is no doubt that the trades must have had an effect on them, I mean losing not only three teammates but also three friends so close to one another must be hard so I'll take this game, I think it will be good for the guys to get out on the road for a bit and hang out as a team. I don't think it's an excuse for tonight but could be an explonation, guess we'll see in the next couple of games.

 

[MattM92]

Really solid showing from Vasi tonight. 3 pucks went by him but all 3 were deflections, and 2 of those went off his teammates.

 

[PaulGG]

Stole 2 points, haha. Vasi was good I think all the goals were deflections and he did help us survive a horrible first period

 

[dechire]

That 2nd goal was barely deflected. He should have saved it but he wasn't positioned correctly. Saying it was deflected is just making an excuse for a bad goal. Doesn't mean he's a bad goalie but he doesn't get a free pass for his mistakes.

 

[Sky04]

That 2nd goal was barely deflected. He should have saved it but he wasn't positioned correctly. Saying it was deflected is just making an excuse for a bad goal. Doesn't mean he's a bad goalie but he doesn't get a free pass for his mistakes.

Agreed, but a positive is that he won a game that we shouldn't, didn't have a .940+ save % but he kept us in the game long enough for the offense to come through, which is what Bishop did on occasion.

 

[Rschmitz]

I wonder if the trade rumors got to Palat

 

[LightningStrikes]

16 shots huh? We'll call that efficient.

 

[HoseEmDown]

That 2nd goal was barely deflected. He should have saved it but he wasn't positioned correctly. Saying it was deflected is just making an excuse for a bad goal. Doesn't mean he's a bad goalie but he doesn't get a free pass for his mistakes.

That 2nd goal was not Vasilevskiy's fault. It was all on Sustr, stop trying to defend him by throwing Vasilevskiy under the bus. He gave the shooter too much time, didn't get down to block the shot and clearly had a huge deflection that no goalie could stop. Dotchin had an amazing game again too.

 

[PaulGG]

That 2nd goal was not Vasilevskiy's fault. It was all on Sustr, stop trying to defend him by throwing Vasilevskiy under the bus. He gave the shooter too much time, didn't get down to block the shot and clearly had a huge deflection that no goalie could stop. Dotchin had an amazing game again too.

+1 Sustr was horrible and it was the worst defensive team effort I can remember. They were slow and indecisive all night. If not for Vasi I would have left after the first period.