GDT: 3/7/19 - 7:30PM EDT - Minnesota vs Tampa Bay

[LightningStrikes]

Wow, that's a lot of undeserved shade lol. MAB was B.A.D.

Thought we all agreed to overreact after a regular season loss, my bad.

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[Hoek]

I made a main board thread to commemorate this loss.

Minnesota Wild not a dark horse but a favorite for Stanley Cup

 

[Rschmitz]

Thought we all agreed to overreact after a regular season loss, my bad.

Nobody invites me to these meetings

 

[FinnLightning26]

The games against the Wild are always boring as f***. I'm glad they aren't in the East.

 

[T REX]

After sleeping on it...do not like this home shut out so late in the season. Lots of tough games coming up. We're gonna limp into the playoffs.

 

[The Macho King]

Looks like I chose a good one to miss.

 

[Cmac66]

Only watched the first period last night so watched the highlights this morning. Starting to get a little worried with the way vasy is going behind the net has made a few errors recently.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Tyler Johnson pretty much stating the team is in playoff mode. Just waiting for the playoffs to start

 

[Hoek]

Damn that didn't last long. Such disrespect to the Wild smh.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

We got outswarmed last night. The Wild worked a smothering style of team defense. They were total pests all over the ice, getting sticks, bodies, anything they could in the way of all the pretty passes the Lightning were trying to make. But they were also opportunistic. When one guy was successful in knocking away the puck from a Bolt, another guy was right close by to grab it and steer it into our O-zone.

Girardi earned his -2 by first trying for a blocked shot against Donato and whiffing badly which let Zucker get a free tip in and then by totally losing coverage on anyone in a Wild jersey on the second goal. Hedman got his -3 mostly because he was partnered with Girardi but also because he was on the ice for the empty net goal.

Sergy didn't play that great, but at least his play didn't lead to goals against this time. I, too, am a bit surprised that he seems to not be progressing - especially defensively - as expected from his solid last year. Coburn did okay.

McDonagh and Cernak were mostly solid though they, too, had trouble clearing the pesky Wild players out of our zone. Cernak lost coverage a few times which can be expected by a rookie but he recovered very well.

 

[CupsOverCash]

We looked like we showed up to play a pick up game, while the Wild looked like it was a must win game.

 

[T REX]

Boston is playing the best hockey in the NHL right now.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

Boston is playing the best hockey in the NHL right now.

Just like last year going into the playoffs.

Still, just took a miracle for them to beat the Panthers at home.

 

[FinnLightning26]

We looked like we showed up to play a pick up game, while the Wild looked like it was a must win game.

Well, we are pretty much a lock for President's Trophy and they're playing for their playoff hopes so that's not really surprising. Can see this happen a couple of times in the remaining games.

 

[T REX]

Just like last year going into the playoffs.

Still, just took a miracle for them to beat the Panthers at home.

Well, we need to win the cup. No excuse this year. None.

 

[Sky04]

Minny plays us well, both times this year they just wanted it more.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Well, we are pretty much a lock for President's Trophy and they're playing for their playoff hopes so that's not really surprising. Can see this happen a couple of times in the remaining games.

Agree and our fanbase will freak out all those times it happens.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Boston is playing the best hockey in the NHL right now.

Boston is a really good team. Will not be an easy out if we have to play them again.

 

[Master P]

After sleeping on it...do not like this home shut out so late in the season. Lots of tough games coming up. We're gonna limp into the playoffs.

Yeah, I only like my home shutouts in December

 

[T REX]

Yeah, I only like my home shutouts in December

Dude, that was a poor showing. Here we go again...they'll flip the switch...blah blah blah. I'm tired of seeing the same damn script. Just win the damn cup.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Dude, that was a poor showing. Here we go again...they'll flip the switch...blah blah blah. I'm tired of seeing the same damn script. Just win the damn cup.

It was a poor showing but the cup isnt won in March. The good news is we really havent had very many efforts like the one from last night. I doubt we play like that in the playoffs.

 

[Master P]

Dude, that was a poor showing. Here we go again...they'll flip the switch...blah blah blah. I'm tired of seeing the same damn script. Just win the damn cup.

As someone else just mentioned. The cup isn't won in march. Not sure why you overreact every time the team loses a game.

 

[T REX]

Flip the script!

 

[Hoek]

As someone else just mentioned. The cup isn't won in march. Not sure why you overreact every time the team loses a game.

Actually we just got eliminated from the playoff race altogether last night. Maybe next year!