Post-Game Talk: Tampa takes season opener 5-2. Prepare for home opener Saturday

[Beezer]

Tonight your Florida Panthers take on the Tampa Bay Lightning! Game time at 7:00pm live from Amalie Arena in Tampa!

TV: FSN.
Radio:Listen Live to 560 The Joe(AKA 560WQAM)

Temperature at the drop of the puck:
Sunrise, Florida: Breezy 82 degrees
Tampa, Florida: Brisk 84 degrees

VS.

Expected Starting Goaltenders
Florida Panthers

Sergei Bobrovsky
(2018-19: 61GP|37W|24L|2.58GAA|.913SV%|9SO)
VS.
Tampa Bay Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy
(2018-19: 53GP|39W|10L|2.40GAA|.925SV%|6SO)

2018-19 Standings:
Florida:
36W | 32L | 14OTL | = 86pts

Tampa Bay:
62W|16L|4OTL|= 128pts

Line Combos:
Florida
Forwards:
Huberdeau - Barkov - Dadonov
Hoffman - Trochek - Connolly
Malgin - Borgstrom - Vatrano
Hunt - Aciari - Sceviour
Hawryluk
Defensman:
Matheson - Ekblad
Weeger - Stralman
Yandle - Brown
Pysyk

Tampa Bay
Forwards
Kucherov - Johnson - Stamkos
Gourde - Cirelli - Palat
Maroon - Paquette - Joseph
Killorn - Martel - Verhaeghe
Defensman:
Shattenkirk - Hedman
Cernak - McDonagh
Sergachev - Coburn
Schenn



Current Eastern Conference Standings:
Rank|Team|GP|Pts
1| Tampa Bay|0|0
2| Boston|0|0
3| Washington|0|0
4|NYI|0|0
5| Toronto|0|0
6| Pittsburgh|0|0
7| Carolina|0|0
8| Columbus|0|0
9| Montreal|0|0
10| Florida|0|0
11| Philadelphia|0|0
12| NYR|0|0
13| Buffalo|0|0
14| Detroit|0|0
15| New Jersey|0|0
16| Ottawa|0|0


"2018-19 Team Leaders"
Florida
Points|Alexander Barkov|96
Goals|Mike Hoffman|36
Assists|Jonathan Huberdeau|62
PIM|MacKenzie Weeger|64
GAA|Sam Montembeault|3.04
Save %|James Reimer|.900
Tampa Bay
Points|Nikita Kucherov|128
Goals|Steven Stamkos|45
Assists|Nikita Kucherov|87
PIM|Cedric Paquette|80
GAA|Andrei Vasilevskiy|2.40
Save %|Andrei Vasilevskiy|.925


"Special Teams"
Florida:
26.8PP%|2nd Rank 81.3PK%|10th Rank
Tampa Bay:
28.2PP%|1st Rank 85.0PK%|1st Rank

"Injuries"
Florida
B. Conolly|RW|Sept. 27, 2019|Day-To-Day|Undisclosed injury


Tampa Bay
B. Point|C|Sept. 19, 2019|Day-To-Day|Hip



"Season Preview"


"Pre-Season Interviews"


"Q's Quotes"

"They look very dangerous out there"- Panthers Head Coach Joel Quenville on Panthers top line.

Red Hot Cats Of The Night

The Red Hot Cats Of The Night tonight is the Dangerous Line of Barkov, Huberdeau & Dadonov who need to keep that chemistry going if the cats are to make noise this season!!!

"Primary Target"

Need to keep Kucherov in check all night, which is easier said then done. Can't have lapses when he is on the ice.

"2020: Year Of The Rat"

We are once again upon the year of the rat, so will we see the same good fortune as we did during the 1995-96 season? One can only hope, but there were a lot of improvements in the offseason which could lead to a similar season as that magical playoff run!
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Let's Go Panthers!!!!!

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[Beezer]

I know the game isn't for another 3days but tonight is only night I could really stay up and make it this week and this gives everyone 3 days to enjoy it.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

We might lose both games against Tampa and vs Carolina, but don't let that distract you from the fact that the Tampa Bay Lightning put up the 3rd best regular season in NHL history and got swept by the 8th place Columbus Blue Jackets in 4 games

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

We might lose both games against Tampa and vs Carolina, but don't let that distract you from the fact that the Tampa Bay Lightning put up the 3rd best regular season in NHL history and got swept by the 8th place Columbus Blue Jackets in 4 games

I doubt we lose both games to the Lightning. It doesn't seem like teams lose both games of two in a row against one team that often. Even the worst against the best.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

I didn't know the Lightning were the best on the PK as well. Interesting.

 

[EnforceTheLaus]

Would’ve preferred Tipp but, this ain’t bad at all

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Bet anything these will change over time.

 

[Gentle Man]

Yandle 3rd pair? Whoa.

I'm already sweating Matheson

 

[Gentle Man]

I just realized....Pysyk is odd man out. I had to take a triple take at this.

He HAS to be on the market at this point.

 

[EnforceTheLaus]

Good to see Borg get PP time out of the gate

 

[FinlandPanther]

Would’ve preferred Tipp but, this ain’t bad at all

Great lines minus the black hole on the third. Would like Hawk in on the fourth though but don’t know who to take out.

 

[FinlandPanther]

Good to see Borg get PP time out of the gate

He deserves it. He looked great I’m preseason. Still needs to beef up a tad but he’s not getting bodied like last year.

 

[Gentle Man]

Good to see Borg get PP time out of the gate

Happy the top unit is in tack..

Just hoping the SHG against drops considerably. I'm sure with Bob it will, but I'm hoping the chances are also reduced.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

"B...bu...but Pysyk is better than Matheson..."

 

[Prominence Problem]

Would’ve preferred Tipp but, this ain’t bad at all

Looks like Hawk is the odd man out to start.

Good to hear Conn is practicing.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Goddamn it Matheson!

 

[Gentle Man]

"B...bu...but Pysyk is better than Matheson..."

At what man. Better at what?

Please finish the statement.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

Pysyk does nothing for me. Weegar and Brown have surpassed him on the depth chart imo.

Would rather have Hawk in for Hunt but otherwise the forwards look solid.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

At what man. Better at what?

Please finish the statement.

Not turning the puck over, everything else Matheson does better.

#MathesonisbetterthanPysyk

 

[Gentle Man]

Not turning the puck over, everything else Matheson does better.

#MathesonisbetterthanPysyk

Not one person here, as far as I know, has ever said Pysyk is better than Matheson. Upside alone, Matheson blows him out of the water.

What I have said is Pysyk is better at his role than Matheson.

 

[Gentle Man]

Some interesting names on waivers today.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Not one person here, as far as I know, has ever said Pysyk is better than Matheson. Upside alone, Matheson blows him out of the water.

What I have said is Pysyk is better at his role than Matheson.

What's the difference in TOI and QOC tho amigo? I'm not disagreeing but itd be hard to evaluate these big differences.

Maybe we can evaluate Pysyks first year here which was his best imo vs Mathesons year when they had similar amount of games played?

 

[sinDer]

"B...bu...but Pysyk is better than Matheson..."

Nobody said that

And the only reason why Matheson is still playing on the first pair or even in this league, is his contract.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Nobody said that

And the only reason why Matheson is still playing on the first pair or even in this league, is his contract.

Just a joke guys....
Jeez. Thursday cant come early enough.

 

[Gentle Man]

What's the difference in TOI and QOC tho amigo? I'm not disagreeing but itd be hard to evaluate these big differences.

Maybe we can evaluate Pysyks first year here which was his best imo vs Mathesons year when they had similar amount of games played?

That's why I said at his role.

Pysyk was a really good bottom pair. But moving up hurt him.

Whereas Matheson has never succeeded at being a top pair this far..which means he sucks at that role.