GDT: 4/21/15 - 7:00PM EDT - #2 Tampa Bay @ #3 Detroit [ECQF GAME 3]

[Hugh Mongusbig]

Yzerman can't be happy that Glendenning is outplaying Stamkos so far this series.

Glendenning 2G/0A +2
Stamkos 0G/2A 0

Yzerman can't be happy that the AHL'er Mrazek is outplaying Bishop so far this series.

Mrazek 2W 1L .930 S% (86 shots faced)
Bishop 1W 2L .897 S% (58 shots faced)

I was pretty surprised when people were saying after just one loss that Game 2 was a 'must win', but now I'm on board with saying Game 4 is a 'must win' for TB. Going down 3-1 would not be good.

 

[c_robio]

I'm disappointed that Coop seems to think that the 3Cs line is worthy of keeping together. Vladdy and Paquette have been ****. Paquette looks afraid to hit because his skating isn't good enough to keep up with the Wings. It's horrible. Vladdy's skating is actually fast enough to keep up / blow by the Wings for the most part. He's just not using it because he's scared ****less of making a mistake.

Of the two, Paquette is more useful because he kills penalties well enough. Vladdy, if he continues to be in the lineup, needs to throw caution to the wind and skate. Just move your legs ffs. Make mistakes of commission not timidity. Drouin can't possibly be much worse at this point.

Still say sit him.

18 / 9 / 86
17 / 51 / 24
27 / 91 / 13
10 / 11 / 23

Or move Dumptruck down to the 4th line and Brown up to play with the 3rd. Surely enough speed with Stamkos in that situation. Dumptruck needs to hit everything that moves like he was in last year's playoffs. He's been a non-factor.

Those lines look good but I don't know if we're gonna see it this year

Datsyuk would still make it difficult on Stamkos, but that would free up KFC to do damage against easier competition, get us some offensive zone faceoffs, draw some penalties

Cooper doesn't really seem like a matchup guy though

 

[The Macho King]

Where's the ragging on Hedman coming from? He looked good last night. Hell, all the D did - even Sustr.

 

[Hugh Mongusbig]

Datsyuk would still make it difficult on Stamkos, but that would free up KFC to do damage against easier competition, get us some offensive zone faceoffs, draw some penalties

What good does drawing penalties do if you can't capitalize on any of them?!?
2 for 17 or 11.7% on the power play so far in 3 playoff games.

 

[Volodya Krutov]

Where's the ragging on Hedman coming from? He looked good last night. Hell, all the D did - even Sustr.

He wasn't really good on the PP but to be honest who really was ?

 

[Bolt32]

Other than Game 2 Stamkos has played like ****. Where Datsyuk has played like he is their best player. Playoffs is where your best players need to be your best players, so far Stamkos is pissing this away. Step the hell up man!

 

[zeykshade]

Where's the ragging on Hedman coming from? He looked good last night. Hell, all the D did - even Sustr.

It's not "ragging" when all that was said is that he needs to be our best player. Sustr was our Best D last night. Andrej "The Condor" Sustr(thanks pete@bp). Flying into the zone, bodying people in his own zone and having an overall impressive night imo.

Hedman can't get outshone by Andrej Sustr, period. It should never happen. Hedman on his bad nights should be about even with Sustr on his best. Time for him and Stamkos to be the water carriers.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

I think Hedman and the defense have been good. Our offense has just been atrocious. Honestly, I think Killorn has been one of our best forwards. Along with Boyle.

 

[ThunderAlleyNomad]

So Brighthouse decided at about 6 pm last night that I didn't need cable or internet for the rest of the night. I was pissed as hell, but now it looks like they may have done me a favor.

Was there anything good at all about last night's game.

 

[Volodya Krutov]

I agree on Sustr, he played the best game of his NHL career last night IMO.

 

[Brie]

If you look at the other eastern game that was played last night between WAS and NYI, where WAS was down 2-1 in their series and needed to win, who stepped up to score those goals...Ovi and Bäckström, their best players so I trully hope that our best goal scorers step up in the next game to even the series.

 

[The Macho King]

So Brighthouse decided at about 6 pm last night that I didn't need cable or internet for the rest of the night. I was pissed as hell, but now it looks like they may have done me a favor.

Was there anything good at all about last night's game.

Our in zone coverage, except on their PP goal, was very good. We got hemmed in a couple of times (beginning of the third I think Coburn/Carle was stuck out there for almost two minutes), but we kept everything to the outside. Their goals were pretty much their only good scoring chances.

 

[Brie]

So Brighthouse decided at about 6 pm last night that I didn't need cable or internet for the rest of the night. I was pissed as hell, but now it looks like they may have done me a favor.

Was there anything good at all about last night's game.

Some teams would probably take how they played last night and learn from it what not to do but this is Tampa so I doubt they'll make any real adjustments for next game.

I just hope that Coop will finally sit Vladdy and put Drouin in there instead.

The other thing I want him to do is play the 2nd PP unit more, just giving them around 30 seconds of PP time is ridiculous.

 

[Hoek]

 

[Kramerica Industries]

ok, I guess I'll have to figure out exactly which series' those have been.

2003:

R1 vs. Washington - L/L/W/W/W/W
R2 vs. New Jersey - L/L/W...L/L

2004:

R4 vs. Calgary - L/W/L/W/L/W/W

2006:

R1 vs. Ottawa - L/W...L/L/L

2011:

R1 vs. Pittsburgh - L/W/L/L/W/W/W
R3 vs, Boston - W/L/L/W/L/W/L

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Big difference between this team and the 2004 team - that team could apparently score a 5v3 goal.

 

[Hoek]

And back then they had star players that actually showed the **** up like Marty, Vinny, and Brad.

 

[LightningStrikes]

It all comes down to two things basically:

1. special teams
2. creating secondary chances / rebounds and crashing the net

 

[Volodya Krutov]

As a side note for crashing the net, Mrazek sure knows how to sell a penalty. Elite flopper.

 

[ThunderAlleyNomad]

It must have been horrible, everybody I talk to is cranky as hell.

It's not the end guys, they can come back from this. Although it sounds like Cooper needs a swift kick and maybe Stammer and Hedman too.

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

That game made me so depressed

 

[geoo9]

"in TKO we trust"

 

[Todd1a]

Let's face It this team is not ready for a cup run yet

 

[2MinutesforGiraffing]

Let's face It this team is not ready for a cup run yet

I don't think most of us thought we were. I had hoped to get out of the first round, though. Still time, but we need some folks to step it the **** up.

 

[LordZapp]

That game made me so depressed

What is that from?

 

[The Macho King]

Game 3 is too early for doom and gloom. Take care of business in Game 4 and we're fine.