GDT: 4/9/17 - 5:00PM EDT - Buffalo VS Tampa Bay

[Brie]

Hedman!!

 

[JoVel]

Hedman!

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Hedman.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

Heddy!!!!

 

[RDTBay4]

BOOM another point for Heddy. He passes Karlsson!

 

[hizzoner]

Thank goodness! You had us Sabres fans worried for a while there--3 spots higher in draft!

 

[Brie]

Win!! At least it was a good way to end to season, let's hope we can start the season like this next year.

 

[DFC]

Oh sure, Hedman can put it on net from there.

 

[Felonious Python]

Hedman

 

[RDTBay4]

 

[JoVel]

Does Point now have 40 points?

 

[Leonardo87]

Does Point now have 40 points?

Yeah he picked up the second assist on that EN goal.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

And the season is over for us no Hockey until October :/

 

[RDTBay4]

Does Point now have 40 points?

Yes.

 

[Kramerica Industries]

If you had told me after the 52nd game of the season, when the Lightning were 19-27-6 (wins-losses-shootouts) that they would finish the season with a winning record, then, playoffs or not, I would've punched you in the face.

19-10-1 to finish the season, and a winning record to end the season on. Ultimately, it wasn't enough, but we can at least look back on this season and see they won more games than they lost. May not mean much to some, but that means a lot to me.

 

[JoVel]

Wilf was one of my favorites.

 

[RDTBay4]

We had zero skaters who played 82 games.

 

[Leonardo87]

If you had told me after the 52nd game of the season, when the Lightning were 19-27-6 (wins-losses-shootouts) that they would finish the season with a winning record, then, playoffs or not, I would've punched you in the face.

19-10-1 to finish the season, and a winning record to end the season on. Ultimately, it wasn't enough, but we can at least look back on this season and see they won more games than they lost. May not mean much to some, but that means a lot to me.

As I keep saying should be proud of this group to hang in it this long. The injuries did not help, and becoming sellers at TDL was likely the final nail but they kept pushing and kept it interesting till the end.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

Seeing the Team give their jerseys off there backs is amazing

 

[Stormbreaker]

Now the long wait until October

 

[Brie]

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

If you had told me after the 52nd game of the season, when the Lightning were 19-27-6 (wins-losses-shootouts) that they would finish the season with a winning record, then, playoffs or not, I would've punched you in the face.

19-10-1 to finish the season, and a winning record to end the season on. Ultimately, it wasn't enough, but we can at least look back on this season and see they won more games than they lost. May not mean much to some, but that means a lot to me.

It really is mixed feelings for me. As you say to see the team go on the run they did is really impressive. And to do it with the injuries and being sellers makes me proud of the guys to go from last in feb to where they finished. And yet knowing that only one more win is the difference make me disappointed and dissatisfied with this being how it ends.

 

[RDTBay4]

If anyone is interested you can watch the Joe Louis arena closing ceremony on Foxsportsgo.com. I am Clearwater, FL and it's available, so I think they're covering it nationally. I'm not a Wings fan by any measure but it's part of hockey history.

 

[Kramerica Industries]

It really is mixed feelings for me. As you say to see the team go on the run they did is really impressive. And to do it with the injuries and being sellers makes me proud of the guys to go from last in feb to where they finished. And yet knowing that only one more win is the difference make me disappointed and dissatisfied with this being how it ends.

No doubt. They left 10 points on the table vs. Colorado, Vancouver, and Arizona this season. And guess what? Toronto is losing right now, and the Lightning may finish the season just one point behind them. Literally one single more win against ANY of those teams might've put them over the top.

It wasn't the teams above them, or even the teams on par with them, that did them in. It was the bottom-feeders. And that's painful.

 

[Major4Boarding]

No doubt. They left 10 points on the table vs. Colorado, Vancouver, and Arizona this season. And guess what? Toronto is losing right now, and the Lightning may finish the season just one point behind them. Literally one single more win against ANY of those teams might've put them over the top.

It wasn't the teams above them, or even the teams on par with them, that did them in. It was the bottom-feeders. And that's painful.

I hope this sinks in over the summer. I'm holding Victor to his word