GDT: 4/6/13 - 7:00PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ New York Islanders

[TheDaysOf 04]

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[Vasilevskiy]

Let's try to win

 

[Jacko95]

Maybe Cooper and Bishop can steal this one for us, because the rest of the teams seems to play bad every game against the Islanders.

 

[2 Weekes Notice]

Are we planning on rolling out ya Bish 2 nights in a row here? Definitely gonna need him against Washington, but I'd certainly like him tonight too.

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Wins are nice.

 

[dbieon12]

Win an in.

Those videos are depressing.

 

[DangleDoppler]

This is one of those notorious "4 point" games commentators like to talk about, right?

 

[InjuredChoker]

Erik Erlendsson ‏@erlendssonTBO 1 min
No Victor Hedman on the ice for #tblightning morning skate, have to assume that means he won't play tonight

 

[FDfranklin]

Ben Bishop gets the start tonight for the Lightning. Hedman will not play (lower body, day to day).

TBL Lightning Twitter

 

[Kristia]

Yikes! Stressful weekend worth of games...

I just hope Bishop is starting in both.

 

[CC321]

I believe if we score more goals than the other team, we will have a good chance of winning.

 

[Doctor Drej]

Wouldn't surprise me to see Bishop start tomorrow too. Both games equally important. Islanders are 7th in conference and Washington is the division leader.

 

[zeykshade]

Sucks to lose a #1 D prior to 2 of the biggest games of the season.

 

[bov]

So is Money Trees the new victory song if we win with Bishop in net?

 

[zeykshade]

Scoreboards to Watch:

Panthers v Caps, Root for Panthers
Flyers v Jets, Root for Flyers (I know, I taste vomit when I think of doing this too)
Devils v Leafs, Root for Leafs
Canes v Rangers, Root for Rangers

 

[TurboBrick]

The Caps game is more important. I wouldn't be surprised if the SE division winner would not even make the playoffs in the end if all the spots were awarded only on points.

 

[Felonious Python]

This is one of those notorious "4 point" games commentators like to talk about, right?

No. A game within the same division is normally considered a 4-pt'er, as it's about taking the two points and denying them to the other team in the division race.

Games within the same conference, like every game this season, would be considered a 3-pt'er.

 

[ScottyK]

please win

 

[Sear91]

Of course the biggest game of the season is against the Islanders...

 

[Coopers Gum]

Hopefully the Sens fans were right. They said even if a key defenseman/any player goes down, Bishop will be there to hide it. We also suck against the Islanders.

Bish, please.

 

[Felonious Python]

Of course, no Hedman.

http://tbo.com/sports/lightning/lig...74830z1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

So is Money Trees the new victory song if we win with Bishop in net?

The Sens fans that came to our board indicated that they post it every GDT where he starts. Win or not.

That doesn't have to be the way it is here, but if somebody posts it every time Bishop wins, I guess that's his victory song.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

http://tblightning.tumblr.com/post/47302590160/boltsinsider-keys-to-the-islanders#_=_

Nate Thompson will make his return tonight after serving a two-game suspension. He had to wait for it, but he will be playing in his 300th career game tonight.

 

[Felonious Python]

bow tie

games in hand

proverbial 4-pt game

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

https://twitter.com/erlendssonTBO

Looks like Tyrell is the scratch tonight, line rushes to follow

#tblightning lines: Connolly-Lecavalier-Thompson; Pouliot-Stamkos-St Louis; Killorn-Pyatt-Purcell; Panik-Johnson-Crombeen

#tblightning D pairings: Brewer-Aulie; Salo-Carle; Gudas-Taormina

 

[IslesRock4]

Hey guys. Matt Moulson is a late scratch for the Isles, going to miss his first game as an Islander. Has played 284 straight games.

Isles lines:

Grabner-Tavares-Boyes
Bailey-Nielsen-Okposo
Lee-Cizikas-Martin
Joensuu-Aucoin-McDonald

Good luck tonight.