GDT: Game #60 - 03.01.14 - vs Tampa Bay - 2:00 PM - FS Southwest - 1310 AM - 96.7 FM

[Stars99Lobo37]

★YOUR DALLAS STARS ★ VS THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
28-21-10, 66 PTS ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ 33-21-5, 71 PTS​

GAME: Regular Season Game 60, Overall Game 67, National Hockey League Game 907
LOCATION: American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas
DATE: Saturday, March 1st, 2014
TIME: 2:00 PM Central Time
TELEVISION: DALLAS: Fox Sports Southwest | TAMPA BAY SUN Sports | NATIONAL: Nonehttp://nhl.com
RADIO: DALLAS: 1310 AM/96.7 FM The Ticket | TAMPA BAY: 970 AM WFLA | NATIONAL: XM 216/Sirius 215
OFFICIALS: Referees - | Linesmen -

THE DALLAS STARS
Mascot: Stars
Colors: Victory Green/Silver
Head Coach: Lindy Ruff
Official Team Site: DallasStars.com
HF Board: HFBoards.com - Dallas Stars
Fan Site: DefendingBigD.com
Stanley Cups (1): 1999
Stanley Cup Finalist (3): 1981, 1991, 2000
Regular Season Record: 28-21-10 with 66 Points
Standings: Central Division-5th, Western Conference-8th, NHL-15th
Home Record: 15-9-6
Away Record: 13-12-4
Overtime Record: 1-6
Shootout Record: 3-4
Streak: 2 Game Winning Streak
LAST FIVE GAMES:
02.27 - vs Carolina - W 4-1 - BOX SCORE
02.08 - vs Phoenix - W 2-1 - BOX SCORE
02.05 - at San Jose - L 2-1 (OT) - BOX SCORE
02.04 - at Phoenix - W 3-1 - BOX SCORE
02.01 - at Anaheim - W 2-0 - BOX SCORE
NEXT FIVE GAMES:
03.03 - vs Buffalo - 7:00 PM
03.04 - at Columbus - 6:00 PM
03.06 - vs Vancouver - 7:30 PM
03.08 - vs Minnesota - 7:30 PM
03.10 - vs Columbus - 7:30 PM

THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Mascot: Lightning
Colors: Navy/White
Head Coach: Jon Cooper
Official Team Site: TampaBayLightning.com
HF Board: HFBoards.com - Tampa Bay Lightning
Fan Site: RawCharge.com
Stanley Cups (1): 2004
Stanley Cup Finalist (0): None
Regular Season Record: 33-21-5 with 71 Points
Standings: Atlantic Division-3rd, Eastern Conference-4th, NHL-10th
Home Record: 17-7-3
Away Record: 16-14-2
Overtime Record: 5-2
Shootout Record: 6-3
Streak: 1 Game Losing Streak
LAST FIVE GAMES:
02.27 - at Nashville - L 3-2 - BOX SCORE
02.08 - vs Detroit - W 4-2 - BOX SCORE
02.06 - vs Toronto - L 4-1 - BOX SCORE
02.04 - at Minnesota - L 2-1 - BOX SCORE
02.01 - at Montreal - W 2-1 (OT) - BOX SCORE
NEXT FIVE GAMES:
03.02 - at Colorado - 7:00 PM
03.04 - at St. Louis - 7:00 PM
03.06 - vs Buffalo - 6:30 PM
03.08 - vs Boston - 6:00 PM
03.10 - vs Phoenix - 6:30 PM

DALLAS
Jamie Benn - Tyler Seguin - Valeri Nichushkin
Erik Cole - Cody Eakin - Rich Peverley
Antoine Roussel - Vernon Fiddler - Ryan Garbutt
Ray Whitney - Shawn Horcoff - Alex Chiasson

Alex Goligoski - Trevor Daley
Jordie Benn - Brenden Dillon
Kevin Connauton - Sergei Gonchar

Projected Starter: Kari Lehtonen (49 GP, 23-15-10, 2.45 GAA, .918%, 3 SO)
Backup: Dan Ellis (13 GP, 5-5-0, 2.94 GAA, .906%, 1 SO)
Jack Campbell (1 GP, 0-1-0, 6.00 GAA, .872%)

INJURIES -
Stephane Robidas - IR - Broken Leg
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST - 92

TAMPA BAY
Ondrej Palat - Tyler Johnson - Martin St. Louis
Alex Killorn - Tom Pyatt - Teddy Purcell
J.T. Brown - Vladislav Namestnikov - Nikita Kucherov
Ryan Malone - Nate Thompson - B.J. Crombeen

Victor Hedman - Sami Salo
Matt Carle - Radko Gudas
Mark Barberio - Eric Brewer

Projected Starter: Ben Bishop (45 GP, 28-9-4, 2.00 GAA, .932%, 4 SO)
Backup: Kristers Gudlevskis (0 GP, 0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, .000%)
Anders Lindback (18 GP, 5-11-1, 3.23 GAA, .880%)
Cedrick Desjardins (1 GP, 0-1-0, 6.65 GAA, .846%)

INJURIES -

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST -

ALL-TIME SERIES LOOK:
Overall Record: 19-8-3-0 | Home: 8-5-1-0 | Away: 11-3-2-0
Regular Season Record: 19-8-3-0 | Home: 8-5-1-0 | Away: 11-3-2-0
Playoff Record: 0-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-0
Shootout Record: 0-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-0
All-Time Goals: Dallas 92 | Tampa Bay 68
LAST FIVE MEETINGS vs the Lightning:
01.20.12 - Dallas 1 vs Tampa Bay 2• - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
10.18.10 - Dallas 4 at Tampa Bay 5• - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
11.28.09 - Dallas 4• vs Tampa Bay 3 (OT) - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
01.19.09 - Dallas 2 at Tampa Bay 4• - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
02.27.07 - Dallas 2• at Tampa Bay 1 (OT) - RECAP - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD
PREVIOUS MEETINGS ON THIS DATE:
MEETINGS: Tied 0-0-0
None
THIS SEASON vs the Lightning:
MEETINGS: Tied 0-0-0
03.01 - Tampa Bay at Dallas
04.05 - Dallas at Tampa Bay
GOAL SCORERS:
DAL (0) - None
TBL (0) - None
GOALTENDERS:
DAL - Lehtonen () - 0:00 - 0 Shots - 0 Saves - 0 Goals Against - 0-0-0 Record
TBL - Bishop () - 0:00 - 0 Shots - 0 Saves - 0 Goals Against - 0-0-0 Record
SPECIAL TEAMS:
DAL - 0 For 0 on Powerplay | 0 Shorthanded Goals | 0 Five on Four Goals | 0 Five On Three Goals | 0 Four on Three Goals
TBL - 0 For 0 on Powerplay | 0 Shorthanded Goals | 0 Five on Four Goals | 0 Five On Three Goals | 0 Four on Three Goals

DALLAS​

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STATISTICS​

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TAMPA BAY​

165 (12th)​

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GOALS SCORED​

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164 (14th)​

2.80 (11th)​

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GOALS PER GAME​

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2.78 (13th)​

161 (16th)​

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GOALS ALLOWED​

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145 (10th)​

2.73 (16th)​

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GOALS ALLOWED PER GAME​

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2.46 (11th)​

31.6 (7th)​

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SHOTS FOR PER GAME​

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29.9 (18th)​

30.7 (22nd)​

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SHOTS ALLOWED PER GAME​

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29.3 (13th)​

14.6% (24th)​

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POWERPLAY​

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17.4% (18th)​

81.4% (17th)​

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PENALTY KILL​

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79.4% (26th)​

892 (12th)​

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BLOCKED SHOTS​

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795 (21st)​

827 (3rd)​

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MISSED SHOTS​

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708 (16th)​

575 (26th)​

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GIVEAWAYS​

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472 (17th)​

408 (15th)​

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TAKEAWAYS​

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365 (22nd)​

DALLAS​

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LEADERS​

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TAMPA BAY​

TYLER SEGUIN - 57​

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POINTS​

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MARTIN ST. LOUIS - 58​

TYELR SEGUIN - 25​

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GOALS​

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MARTIN ST. LOUIS - 27​

TYLER SEGUIN - 32​

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ASSISTS​

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MARTIN ST. LOUIS - 31​

VALERI NICHUSHKIN - +17​

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PLUS/MINUS​

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ONDREJ PALAT - +22​

ANTOINE ROUSSEL - 158​

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PENALTY MINUTES​

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RADKO GUDAS - 122​

JAMIE BENN - 204​

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SHOTS​

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MARTIN ST. LOUIS - 162​

ALEX GOLIGOSKI - 112​

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BLOCKED SHOTS​

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MATTHEW CARLE - 123​

JAMIE BENN - 106​

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MISSED SHOTS​

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MARTIN ST. LOUIS - 70​

TYLER SEGUIN - 6​

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POWERPLAY GOALS​

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MARTIN ST. LOUIS - 9​

BRENDEN DILLON - 2​

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SHORTHANDED GOALS​

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JOHNSON & THOMPSON - 2​

TYLER SEGUIN - 4​

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GAME WINNING GOALS​

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PURCELL & ST. LOUIS - 4​

CENTRAL DIVISION​

STANDINGS
1. St. Louis, 39-14-6, 84 Points* (58 GP)
2. Chicago, 35-12-14, 84 Points* (61 GP)
3. Colorado, 38-17-5, 81 Points* (60 GP)
4. Minnesota, 33-21-7, 73 Points (61 GP)
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5. Dallas, 28-21-10, 66 Points (59 GP)
6. Winnipeg, 29-26-6, 64 Points (61 GP)
7. Nashville, 26-24-10, 62 Points (60 GP)

WESTERN CONFERENCE​

STANDINGS
1) Anaheim, 42(2)-14-5, 89 Points* (61 GP)
2) St. Louis, 39(7)-14-6, 84 Points* (59 GP)
3) Chicago, 35(5)-12-14, 84 Points* (61 GP)
4) San Jose, 38(9)-17-6, 82 Points* (61 GP)
5) Colorado, 38(3)-17-5, 81 Points* (60 GP)
6) Minnesota, 33(7)-21-7, 73 Points* (61 GP)
7) Los Angeles, 33(6)-22-6, 72 Points (61 GP)
8) Dallas, 28(3)-21-10, 66 Points (59 GP)
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9) Vancouver, 28(3)-24-10, 66 Points (62 GP)
10) Phoenix, 27(4)-22-11, 65 Points (60 GP)
11) Winnipeg, 29(6)-26-6, 64 Points (61 GP)
12) Nashville, 26(1)-24-10, 62 Points (60 GP)
13) Calgary, 22(4)-30-7, 51 Points (59 GP)
14) Edmonton, 20(2)-34-7, 47 Points (61 GP)

*=Division Leader/Top 3 in Division
GP=Games Played
X=Clinched Playoff Spot
Y=Clinched Division Championship
P=Clinched President's Cup
Strike=Eliminated From Playoffs
(#)=Shootout Wins

Tiebreakers - From NHL.com
1. The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage).
2. The greater number of games won, excluding games won in the shootout.
3. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs. If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included. If more than two clubs are tied, the higher percentage of available points earned in games among those clubs, and not including any "odd" games, shall be used to determine the standing.
4. The greater differential between goals for and against for the entire regular season.

TONIGHT'S CENTRAL DIVISION GAMES
Dallas Stars Vs Tampa Bay (2:00 PM CT)
Chicago Blackhawks Vs Pittsburgh (7:00 PM CT)
Colorado Avalanche Vs OFF
Minnesota Wild Vs OFF
Nashville Predators Vs Winnipeg (2:00 PM CT)
St. Louis Blues Vs OFF
Winnipeg Jets At Nasvhille (2:00 PM CT)

Records in the month of February -
• All-time record in March: 279-263-83-23
• All-time record in March since the move to Dallas: 135-87-25-23
• All-time record at home in March: 168-109-39-11
• All-time record on the road in March: 111-154-44-12
• All-time record on Saturdays in March: 55-70-14-2

Previous Games On This Date (03/01) - 6-13-3-1
• 1969 - vs Detroit - Loss 4-2
• 1970 - vs Toronto - Win 8-0
• 1975 - at Los Angeles - Loss 7-4
• 1976 - at Toronto - Loss 4-2
• 1977 - vs Philadelphia - Loss 5-2
• 1978 - vs St. Louis - Loss 3-2
• 1979 - at Buffalo - Tie 5-5
• 1980 - vs Chicago - Loss 4-1
• 1985 - at Detroit - Loss 6-2
• 1986 - vs New York - Win 5-4
• 1987 - vs Philadelphia - Win 5-4
• 1988 - at Pittsburgh - Loss 8-3
• 1989 - at Chicago - Loss 5-1
• 1991 - at Edmonton - Tie 1-1
• 1992 - at Toronto - Loss 6-2
• 1995 - at Edmonton - Win 5-3
• 1997 - at Calgary - Loss 4-1
• 1998 - at Chicago - Tie 2-2
• 2000 - vs Philadelphia - Win 2-0
• 2007 - at Florida - Loss 2-1 (OT)
• 2008 - vs Nashville - Loss 3-1
• 2009 - vs Pittsburgh - Loss 4-1
• 2011 - at Phoenix - Win 3-2

PREVIOUS CONTEST - Win 4-1 vs Carolina
• Statistic #1 - Game Summary
• Statistic #2 - Player Summary
• Article #1 - Dallas Morning News - "Through struggles, Stars have finally forged winning identity."
• Article #2 - Dallas Morning News - "Jamie Benn puts Olympic penalty kill experience to good use back in Dallas."
• Article #3 - Dallas Morning News - "He said it: Stars win 4-1 over Carolina."
• Article #4 - Raleigh News Observer - "Benn paces Stars to 4-1 win over Hurricanes."
• Article #5 - Raleigh News Observer - "Hurricanes approaching point of no return."
• Article #6 - Stars Inside Ege - "Benn, Lehtonen lead Stars to 4-1 victory over Carolina."
• Article #7 - Stars Inside Edge - "Stars 4, Hurricanes 1."
• Article #8 - DefendingBigD.com - "Shorthanded goals and controversial hits highlight the Stars reutnr from Olympic break in 4-1 win."

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TONIGHT'S CONTEST - Tampa Bay at Dallas
• http://ultimate.nhl.com/link3/gamenotes/gamenotes.nsf/attachments/2013020895/$FILE/gn-2013020895.pdfGame Notes Coming Soon
• Dallas Morning News - Seguin's playoff experience helping Stars in stretch run."
• Dallas Morning News - "Martin St. Louis presents tough match for Stars' Goligoski"
• Dallas Morning News - "Stars aren't talking playoffs, and it's working."
• Stars Inside Edge - "Stars vs Lightning Preview."
• Stars Inside Edge - ""Coming Soon
• Tampa Bay Times - "Kristers Gudlevskis hopes for rare fest."
• Tampa Bay Times - "Former Tampa GM Brian Lawton says St. Louis requested trade to Rangers in 2009."
• DefendingBigD.com - "Modano, Nieuwendyk headline Stars alumni game."
• DefendingBigD.com - ""Coming Soon

HIGHLIGHTS VS TAMPA BAY
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[Stars99Lobo37]

★ BELIEVE ★
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★★★★★ GO STARS GO ★★★★★

 

[Cin]

Tank.

 

[Anhero]

Tank.

Not sure if serious.




Excited about this game, I haven't seen Tampa play at all this year but I'm assuming if we roll the Garbutt-Roussel Fiddler line or Eakin line against the MSL line they should shut them down.

I have never heard of anyone on there bottom three lines in that post. Not saying they are bad or anything, but how are they top 4 in the East? Someone give me a brief scouting report.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Vancouver falls but grabs a point, Phoenix falls.

Need to win this one. Tied with Vancouver on points, but have played three less games. Point up on Phoenix, have a game in hand and ROW tiebreaker.

 

[Satan]

 

[Anhero]

Delete post/Ban user.

 

[TestGrave]

What I just noticed is... Where is Stamkos? Is he still injured? Did he already play or is he simply scratched at this point if hes not showing up under injuries?

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

What I just noticed is... Where is Stamkos? Is he still injured? Did he already play or is he simply scratched at this point if hes not showing up under injuries?

He's still injured.

 

[Satan]

Delete post/Ban user.

 

[CRSeven]

Not sure if serious.




Excited about this game, I haven't seen Tampa play at all this year but I'm assuming if we roll the Garbutt-Roussel Fiddler line or Eakin line against the MSL line they should shut them down.

I have never heard of anyone on there bottom three lines in that post. Not saying they are bad or anything, but how are they top 4 in the East? Someone give me a brief scouting report.

Nikita Kucherov is a stud.

Dude's got sick skill.

 

[NFKappaB]

Is TB a slow team? We tend to do well against those teams.....

 

[Primetimey*]

I took one look at TB forward lineup and went:

Who? Who? Who? Who is that? Never heard of him? Who is he?

 

[Klockis]

I took one look at TB forward lineup and went:

Who? Who? Who? Who is that? Never heard of him? Who is he?

TB fans is probably thinking the same about our team.

 

[BigG44]

TB has some great young players lower in their lineup. You'll likely know who they are after tonight.

Tyler Johnson is a strong contender for the Calder. Palat is a guy I'd love to see Dallas get, and Killorn, Namestnikov, and Kucherov are all exciting young guys.

I don't know enough about the team, never really paid to much attention to them in the past, to know if most of this impressive depth came before or after Yzerman. I just know right now they are one of the teams I'm really impressed with. They're winning now, and they look like they're only getting better. What sucks is like Dallas, their D is only OK ... obviously they've got a better piece in Hedman ... but they need D. When they go shopping, they'll be competing with Dallas and driving up the price. They have deeper pockets in assets IMO.

 

[DaStars99]

Go Stars!

Afternoon tilts are so odd.

 

[Primetimey*]

TB fans is probably thinking the same about our team.

We have a lot of old vets that most people would know, Horcoff, Whitney, Cole, Pevs, Fiddler, etc.

It seems like most of their forward roster is second year players that we never saw at all last year.

 

[Starry Knight]

Didn't even realize that this was an afternoon game. I have a chemistry exam this afternoon

 

[ElGuapo]

Go Stars!

Afternoon tilts are so odd.

I love these afternoon weekend games..Lookin' f'r'erd to it.

 

[Stars99Lobo37]

Stars are 3-0 in games before 4 PM..Tampa is 2-3.

I'm all for more afternoon tilts

 

[Ambassador Of Fun]

This is the first time all season we enter a game holding a playoff spot.

 

[Satan]

Stars are 3-0 in games before 4 PM..Tampa is 2-3.

I'm all for more afternoon tilts

Didn't Nelly Furtado sing a song once that went like "Why do all good things come to an end?"

 

[Alistar]

Is TB a slow team? We tend to do well against those teams.....

Actually from what I've heard from other sources they tend to be more of a speed club that focuses on controlling the game through possession... so kind of like us really.

One thing to point out is that they have their high spot in the standings in large part due to the great goaltending to start the year of Ben Bishop - he was well on his way to a vezina trophy before he got hurt. Tampa Bay is still a team that is very dangerous for Dallas today though, as others have pointed out they probably have the most young talent in the league and they are getting contributions from all of them this year. They do have a couple of high talent forwards out of the lineup, so I hope Dallas can take advantage of them and get the 2 points.

 

[TangoMcBride]

Yeah, the amount of young talent that Tampa has is absurd. It seems like every prospect that they call up starts producing immediately. I'm jealous.

 

[piqued]

I have never heard of anyone on there bottom three lines in that post. Not saying they are bad or anything, but how are they top 4 in the East? Someone give me a brief scouting report.

I mean... Ryan Malone has over 600 games in the NHL. Crombeen played for us. Purcell played for the Kings and has 350+ games. Thompson 350+ games. Namestnikov and Kucherov were recent picks from the early rounds and highly touted prospects.

Now if you don't know who JT Brown and Tom Pyatt are I don't think anyone's going to blame you.