GDT: 3/10/20 - 7:00PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ Toronto

[TheDaysOf 04]

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[DistantThunderRep]

Another embarrassment incoming.

 

[Sky04]

I'd rather play Florida than Toronto and not deal with the huge media buzz and potential embarrassment, so they should probably win this game.

 

[JoVel]

I'd rather play Florida than Toronto and not deal with the huge media buzz and potential embarrassment, so they should probably win this game.

They'll get embarrassed anyway if they get beat in round 1 again. I'd like to see a Tampa-Toronto series purely from an entertainment standpoint, but wouldn't mind playing Florida either. Maybe they'd finally get some rivalry going.

 

[RussianGuyovich]

Playoffs will only be entertaining to me if we win.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Go

 

[TheFurryPickle]

Not a bad team Cooper is putting up these days, few more tweaks before playoffs

 

[God King Fudge]

Not expecting a good outcome from this one.

Although honestly at this point, I'd settle for going a game without someone getting hurt or for one of our very expensive deadline pickups to actually contribute.

 

[DFC]

Has there been an update on hedman?

 

[FLpanthers16]

Please win, need that Florida series at least once.


You guys will most likely sweep us but thats another story.

 

[Sky04]

Playoffs will only be entertaining to me if we win.

Yup, I couldn't care less for an entertaining series if we lose. Give me a "boring," 4-0 sweep each round.

 

[CupsOverCash]

They'll get embarrassed anyway if they get beat in round 1 again. I'd like to see a Tampa-Toronto series purely from an entertainment standpoint, but wouldn't mind playing Florida either. Maybe they'd finally get some rivalry going.

Agree lose round 1 to anybody will be embarrassing. Losing to Leafs would be louder and probably more annoying. However we have no business losing to Toronto or Fl round 1. Then again we had no business losing to CBJ last year as well.

Im kind of hoping we see the first seed knocked off in the first round again. As fun as it would be to play Boston again.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Expecting a loss tonight. Im expecting Toronto to bring it, while TB doesnt match that intensity at this point.

 

[These Are The Days]

Has there been an update on hedman?

Day to day with an LBI. Might as well let it ride out for a while

 

[Zwui21]

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Hedman with Bogo

 

[Coopers Gum]

Please win, need that Florida series at least once.


You guys will most likely sweep us but thats another story.

Yep, the Jackets said the same last year...

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

I like that first line

 

[RussianGuyovich]

No hedman tonight

 

[StaySalty]

The lines are interesting. I think the bolts will probably work on fundamentals and keep injuries to a minimum. I don't think they care about W/L's at this point. Obviously staying healthy and counting down the days until rnd 1 is probably their priority. I highly doubt we match Toronto's intensity tonight. Here's to a good healthy game by both squads.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Not quite sure why everyone is saying we don't match the intensity tonight. We're not coasting into playoffs.....

 

[Sky04]

Not quite sure why everyone is saying we don't match the intensity tonight. We're not coasting into playoffs.....

5-4-1 in the last 10 - yes the foot is off the peddle.

 

[BeingTheThunder]

The lines are interesting. I think the bolts will probably work on fundamentals and keep injuries to a minimum. I don't think they care about W/L's at this point. Obviously staying healthy and counting down the days until rnd 1 is probably their priority. I highly doubt we match Toronto's intensity tonight. Here's to a good healthy game by both squads.

I actually disagree. I think we will match the TML intensity precisely because of the media attention in Toronto. The boys usually get pretty pumped to play there and I expect that to be the case tonight as well.

As far as the lines go, I wish Cooper would just leave Gourde on the 4th line with Paquette and Maroon. I feel that trio works the best together for what a 4th line is supposed to bring. Tinker with the other lines but he needs to leave that one alone.

 

[DFC]

I like these lines a lot. As effective as front loading can be, our biggest advantage is depth.

 

[Stormbreaker]

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