GDT: 3/29/18 - 7:00PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ Boston

[The Macho King]

My two goats of the game -

McDonagh & Kucherov

Both were so bad all game.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

Boston>Tampa

Hell...they gave a better record than us and have owned us.

Can you disappear again?

 

[God King Fudge]

Effort only there for two periods and Boston took advantage.

Better team won.

 

[dechire]

**** you and your ****ty face off drop

It was really f***ing bad. Couldn't blow the whistle though of course

 

[T REX]

The better team lost, happens.

That's not what the standings say.

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

LMAO at Boston fans...

"We want the Cup"

LOOONG way for that....

 

[T REX]

Moral victories are for losers.

 

[Brie]

We're awful with an empty net, like I'm pretty sure we haven't scored a single goal this season with our net empty, we have been socred on a few times though since the team just seem to forget how to play hockey when they worry about what's going on behind them. Thouse with the way we seem to love making these blind passes behind us I can understand the concern.

 

[Lightning1995]

Mcavoy and chara...no one important

And they still win. Wow.

Lightning played balls out tonight. I don’t know how Tampa beats this team in a series.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

Moral victories are for losers.

So is whining

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[Lightning1995]

Wow.

Ok, Boston.
Enjoy 1st place while it lasts.

We play them one more time before the season ends though.

Still enough games for TB to re-claim the division too.

0-3 head to head. We’re due. Even with a W Boston controls it’s destiny.

Boston will win the division and have home ice. Tampa will have to deal with Toronto.

 

[The Gongshow]

**** Boston.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

And they still win. Wow.

Lightning played balls out tonight. I don’t know how Tampa beats this team in a series.

I mean, they don't. New Jersey/Philly/Florida/whoever, have to hope they knock them out.

 

[RussianGuyovich]

kucherov looked great to me. coburn looked good. kunitz and paq man with the surprise good game.

and just to truly troll the boards, i sincerely wish that erne could have played this game.

 

[Steazy Doo]

That's not what the standings say.

Have you ever heard that phrase before? It means we played better tonight and lost.

I know you're knew to hockey but you should know that, as it's used universally throughout the sporting world.

 

[Fabiobest]

End of the game.
Tonight Tampa's shown what they need to show.
We've played a very good game, decided only by the episodes (Rask and Killorn goal).

But I know: in this forum, it's easier to cry for everything.
It's easier to write post like "We'll die", "We'll go out soon", probably, without have watched the match.
It's easier to cry and to wake up the mom, saying these things.

 

[RussianGuyovich]

i can see the devils beating the bruins....if im being honest. boston has a lot of playoff inexperience.

 

[T REX]

Can you disappear again?

When have I disappeared? Been here all year. Good and bad. Don't like the truth? Reality hurts. We just choked away first place. Boston has been hot and we've been cool. They are a better team right now. People need to start to realize that the lightning haven't been themselves in months. They aren't coming back.

 

[Lightning1995]

If Tampa played this game against a healthy Boston team I’d be encouraged. But that’s not the case.

 

[dechire]

Less an explanation than them just declaring what they decided.

 

[The Macho King]

Once again - that's not an explanation. That's a conclusory statement.

Refs in this sport are trash. We've just accepted such low quality. Game is called differently for different teams at different times. It's asinine.

 

[DaBolts]

Translation from Toronto (English version): The Toronto Maple Leafs have decided they would rather play Tampa than Boston and as such all league rulings will be 100% certified pure crap, so suck it Tampa fans.

 

[The Gongshow]

If Tampa doesn't come out with a fire under their asses for the rematch in a couple days then idk what will motivate this sloppy team.

Maybe now they'll stop coasting because they've been in first place for 80% of the season

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

That's goalie interference but this one below isn't. It'd be mind-boggling if it weren't for who benefits in both cases.