GDT: 9/25/18 - 7:30PM EDT - Florida vs Tampa Bay [Preseason Game 5]

[TheDaysOf 04]

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
GDT

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING vs FLORIDA PANTHERS

* * * P R E S E A S O N - G A M E # 5 * * *

7:30 PM - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH 2018
AMALIE ARENA - TAMPA, FLORIDA

RADIO:
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STREAMS:
Official Tampa Bay Lightning Website (tampa market only)

- STARTING LINEUPS -



7 MATHIEU JOSEPH
10 J.T. MILLER
17 ALEX KILLORN
18 ONDREJ PALAT
21 BRAYDEN POINT
61 DANICK MARTEL
67 MITCHELL STEPHENS
71 ANTHONY CIRELLI
73 ADAM ERNE
86 NIKITA KUCHEROV
89 CORY CONACHER
91 STEVEN STAMKOS

6 ANTON STRALMAN
27 RYAN McDONAGH
29 SLATER KOEKKOEK
77 VICTOR HEDMAN
81 ERIK CERNAK
98 MIKHAIL SERGACHEV

88 ANDREI VASILEVSKIY
70 LOUIS DOMINGUE



7 COLTON SCEVIOUR
11 JONATHAN HUBERDEAU
16 ALEKSANDER BARKOV
17 DEREK MacKENZIE
21 VINCENT TROCHECK
27 NICK BJUGSTAD
62 DENIS MALGIN
63 EVGENII DADONOV
68 MIKE HOFFMAN
72 FRANK VATRANO
90 JARED McCANN
95 HENRIK BORGSTROM

3 KEITH YANDLE
5 AARON EKBLAD
6 ALEXANDER PETROVIC
13 MARK PYSYK
19 MIKE MATHESON
44 JULIAN MELCHIORI

1 ROBERTO LUONGO
34 JAMES REIMER

- STATS -
​

	POS	GP	G	A	PTS
73 ADAM ERNE	RW	2	3	0	3
7 MATHIEU JOSEPH	LW	3	1	2	3
41 BORIS KATCHOUK	LW	3	2	0	2
15 ANDY ANDREOFF	LW	3	1	1	2
55 BRAYDON COBURN	D	2	0	2	2
79 ALEXANDER VOLKOV	LW	3	0	2	2
54 CARTER VERHAEGHE	C	2	1	0	1
10 J.T. MILLER	C	2	1	0	1
38 DENIS YAN	LW	1	1	0	1
52 CAL FOOTE	D	1	0	1	1
9 TYLER JOHNSON	C	1	0	1	1
17 ALEX KILLORN	LW	2	0	1	1
13 CEDRIC PAQUETTE	C	2	0	1	1
46 TAYLOR RADDYSH	RW	2	0	1	1
40 GABRIEL DUMONT	C	2	0	1	1
71 ANTHONY CIRELLI	C	2	0	1	1
92 ROSS COLTON	C	2	0	1	1
74 DOMINIK MASIN	D	2	1	0	1
60 ALEX BARRE-BOULET	C	1	0	1	1
6 ANTON STRALMAN	D	2	0	1	1

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

- PRESEASON SCHEDULE -
​

DATE	OPPONET	PLACE	TIME	TV	SCORE
SEPTEMBER 18TH	VS CAROLINA	AMALIE ARENA, TAMPA	7:30 PM		4-1 L
SEPTEMBER 19TH	AT CAROLINA	PNC ARENA, RALEIGH	7:00 PM		1 -6 L
SEPTEMBER 21ST	AT NASHVILLE	BRDEGSTONE ARENA, NASHVILLE	8:00 PM		5-1 W
SEPTEMBER 22ND	VS NASHVILLE	AMALIE ARENA, TAMPA	7:00 PM		2-5 W
SEPTEMBER 25TH	VS FLORIDA	AMALIE ARENA, TAMPA	7:30 PM
SEPTEMBER 27TH	VS FLORIDA	AMWAY CENTER, ORLANDO	7:00 PM	SUN, FS-F
SEPTEMBER 29TH	AT FLORIDA	BB&T CENTER, SUNRISE	7:00 PM

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

LET'S GO BOLTS!​

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[DFC]

It'll be interesting to see Martel thrown into this competition for the last couple of spots. I still think Joseph makes it, not sure on Volkov.

 

[ArmaHedman]

Don't care if it's pre-season, post-season or off-season...Let's beat the stinkin' Panthers!!! Ok there are many other teams I dislike much more than Florida (#Cough#Boston#Cough#), but they will always be the stinkin' Panthers to me and I hope we beat them.

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[DFC]

I'm always kind of shocked by how thin Joseph looks.

Cernak's a big kid though.

 

[Rschmitz]

This is the game that will put Cernak on the team

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[DFC]

This is the game that will put Cernak on the team

I think he's outperformed Koekkoek so far by a reasonable margin, at least in their roles. Koekkoek's not doing much at all in the way of offense, where as Cernak is noticeable all the time on D, and just makes smart plays. I don't think it's far-fetched to think staff has no faith whatsoever in Koekkoek, and Cernak probably fits more what they're looking for in a guy who can give Dan Girardi the odd night off. One last thought on Cernak: We don't know if JBB will be so insistent on hoarding talent as Yzerman was, so it's not outside of the realm of possibility that we'll see Koekkoek moved quietly for a mid-rounder before opening night, if indeed we'd rather go with Cernak, with Masin as first call up.

But my gut feeling is we go into the season carrying 13-8, meaning, if I'm not mistaken, two forwards will be cut (and then a demotion when Callahan returns).

I'm looking at Martel vs. Joseph tonight.

 

[DFC]

That could actually be next year's defense (19/20 season), if some things go right (Koekkoek) and some things go wrong (Karlsson).

 

[NatoGhost]

Trying to watch via the stream... Nothing yet. Can you guys let me know if it starts for one of you?

 

[Stormbreaker]

The puck has dropped.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Trying to watch via the stream... Nothing yet. Can you guys let me know if it starts for one of you?

Same here. Nothing yet.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Finally can see it. Needed to unblock Adobe Flash in my browser.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Point with a near beauty

Cernak is impressive I think it's going to be really hard for them to send him down.

Hedman looks like Hedmonster.

 

[Shoresy Snipes]

Pointer, looking fancy already. Someone tell him to dial it back a bit and save it for next week.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Point is just unreal! Preseason and he splits their D like the Cup is on the line.

 

[NatoGhost]

Working for mere out here in CA too. Thought it would be blacked out for me. nice!

 

[JDBolt]

Anyone else have to cut their volume WAY above normal to be able to hear?

I'm afraid a commercial or something is going to come through and blow up my TV..

 

[Stormbreaker]

Did he seriously just try the Kucherov?!

 

[NatoGhost]

Did he seriously just try the Kucherov?!

He sure did!

 

[NatoGhost]

Anyone else have to cut their volume WAY above normal to be able to hear?

I'm afraid a commercial or something is going to come through and blow up my TV..

Yeah it seems quiet.

 

[JDBolt]

Yeah it seems quiet.

Ok thanks. It seemed okay on mobile, once I got it on my TV though, it seemed really low.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Did he seriously just try the Kucherov?!

Yes. Yes he did.

Think Vasy has seen a few of those before in practice.

 

[DFC]

Brayden Point is better than last year. He's putting on a show tonight. This bodes well.

Also, it seems minor, but that little play is why I think Joseph should make the team. He's got deceptive speed in straight lines, beats out the icing, forces the penalty. We can really use that kind of no nonsense raw skill to complement all the dipsy doodling.