GDT: 3/19/22 - 8:00PM EDT - New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay

[JTBF81]

once again Colton is more dangerous in his single digit ice time than Palat in his 15.

Yeah, not sure where Palat has gone, but he's basically been MIA for 20 games.

 

[AHockeyFanatic]

Better figure it out soon or were going to lose the 2 seed.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

I dunno, I have a hard time complaining about an actual high stick penalty being called. Objectively, it's a good thing to call a penalty when it happens no matter the situation of the game. The only real thing that annoys me there is that the "late 3rd period power play" when we've had it the last few seasons has never turned into anything.

 

[Point21]

 

[Fabiobest]

Refs had nothing to do with this loss. Tampa kinda garb right now.

Really?
I pretend to have the same PP if the other team makes something not legal.
That's easy et simple.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Deserved at least a point tonight. PK did everything right all night until the very last second of the last pp. Sucky way to lose.

 

[The Gongshow]

We're gonna end up a f***ing wild card spot at this rate

Toronto is only 1 point behind
Boston is only 3 points behind

 

[StammerHammer]

I wonder if taking 4-6 penalties a game has anything with this stretch of bad games?

 

[The Gongshow]

The level of play the team has been on the last few weeks is big first round exit energy. Gotta get sorted now boys.

Put this one behind em and get going again.
Really gotta work on being more disciplined

 

[LightningStrikes]

We're gonna end up a f***ing wild card spot at this rate

Toronto is only 1 point behind
Boston is only 3 points behind

We have a game in hand on both though.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Gotta clean up play can't be on the pk all the time. Refs suck but yea what you gonna do?

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

We're gonna end up a f***ing wild card spot at this rate

Toronto is only 1 point behind
Boston is only 3 points behind

What difference does it make? Finish #2-#3, we face Toronto or Boston. Finish #4, we either face Carolina or Florida. Is either one of those really any more difficult than the other? Frankly, there's a part me that actually might prefer to try and get through the Metro instead of trying to go through the Atlantic.

 

[Antiramie]

Yeah, not sure where Palat has gone, but he's basically been MIA for 20 games.

Plays were dying on his stick left and right last season too. Let’s not pretend this is something new.

 

[Lightning1995]

0-3, punked by the Rangers

 

[AHockeyFanatic]

I wonder if taking 4-6 penalties a game has anything with this stretch of bad games.

Maybe they should consciously not take penalties then? They have looked like shit since Winnipeg.

 

[Antiramie]

What difference does it make? Finish #2-#3, we face Toronto or Boston. Finish #4, we either face Carolina or Florida. Is either one of those really any more difficult than the other? Frankly, there's a part me that actually might prefer to try and get through the Metro instead of trying to go through the Atlantic.

You’re really asking if Florida would be more difficult than Toronto or Boston?

 

[The Gongshow]

We have a game in hand on both though.

Still a very tight race. Tampa doesn't have much breathing room here. Another handful of bad games like this past 2 week stretch and were a wild card team...

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

You’re really asking if Florida would be more difficult than Toronto or Boston?

If they are more difficult, it isn't by any kind of large margin. Furthermore, odds would be we'd have to beat Florida at some point anyway. What's the difference if we have to do it in the 1st round vs. the 2nd?

 

[JTBF81]

Maybe they should consciously not take penalties then? They have looked like shit since Winnipeg.

Since before that. They played well in the Stadium series. They've looked like crap since.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Bolt's have only allowed 2 even strength goals in the last 3 games. Tonight it was just 1 pk too many

 

[berlin]

This league sadly will never fix their officiating. Tonight’s game was absolutely ruined by it.

 

[bov]

Decent game but horrible way to lose. Can't expect to win when you take those penalties and take your foot off the gas late. Frustrating loss but an entertaining contest.

Hoping Cooper gets back to some normal lines and pairings. I like Bogosian but I'd rather see McDonagh and Cernak back together as the shutdown pair. He has had a rough past few games, so has Rutta for that matter.

Hagel wasn't in peak form today obviously but you can see what he'll bring to the table. Didn't have his legs/energy but that's to be expected considering how late he arrived. It's not like he was bad.

Get Palat or Hagel alongside Point/Kucherov, let Killorn-Cirelli and someone else be the shutdown line. Stamkos can either be the 3rd piece there or play with whoever is left.

Fun game, shitty ending.

 

[The Gongshow]

What difference does it make? Finish #2-#3, we face Toronto or Boston. Finish #4, we either face Carolina or Florida. Is either one of those really any more difficult than the other? Frankly, there's a part me that actually might prefer to try and get through the Metro instead of trying to go through the Atlantic.

I'd much rather have Toronto or Boston than Pittsburgh or Carolina.

Boston
Toronto
Carolina
Pittsburgh
Florida

In that order. The only reason I don't want Florida is because of how rough and physical it got last year. I'd rather not get any injuries in round 1

 

[berlin]

Refs had nothing to do with this loss. Tampa kinda garb right now.

They sure has hell did. They missed a TON of calls.

 

[Fabiobest]

They sure has hell did. They missed a TON of calls.

They missed a TON of call for us.
The Maroon call, for example, was both horrendous and pathetic.
And also the Cernak call...holding...? I saw an high stick...xD
They do not know what to do xD