there's a bit of alchemy to this and Q's been right enough of the time to jockey 3 teams to cups.
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there's a bit of alchemy to this and Q's been right enough of the time to jockey 3 teams to cups.
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Also Q plays mindgames, he may have Lomberg in now but Gusev back in when the real games start. These next two are basically meaningless.
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As @Howboutthempanthers pointed out earlier in the thread, Gusev makes a lot of risky decisions with the puck. While I'm not the biggest Lomberg fan (he's improved as the season has progressed though), I'd understand why Q would make that decision.
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Finally game day, it seems like more than 5 days since they last played.
5 pages of GTD before the puck is dropped? I can recall full games that had 5 pages!
Hoping the team comes out ready. Previous years, including last year, the team has issues with shaking off the rust after a layoff like this. They need to get on Vasilevskiy early and not let up the pressure.
IMO, home ice is crucial. Not only for the last change but for the psychological reasons. Finishing ahead of Tampa will let the Panthers know they are the better team this season and let them play with confidence.
Huge 2 points tonight.
5 pages of GTD before the puck is dropped? I can recall full games that had 5 pages!
Hoping the team comes out ready. Previous years, including last year, the team has issues with shaking off the rust after a layoff like this. They need to get on Vasilevskiy early and not let up the pressure.
IMO, home ice is crucial. Not only for the last change but for the psychological reasons. Finishing ahead of Tampa will let the Panthers know they are the better team this season and let them play with confidence.
Huge 2 points tonight.
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I’m glad our players get some rest tbh it feels like we’ve been playing 3 games in 4 nights since January.
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Tampa didn't really play in the game yesterday though, so they may have been saving up for tonight.
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In the offseason past, I admittedly didn't know much about either Lomberg or Hinostoza. I really thought that either or both could have easily been replaced, for an assumed L 4 assignment, by "in-house" ascending players, either in or returning to the system.
Specifically, at that time I was thinking either Mamin or Lammikko, or both; would work and also save some $ against the CAP. Lammer's return, among other things, obviously made one of those two expendable.
As this season has unfolded, performance, not necessarily gauged by the stats; lead to growing ice time for Lomberg and the moving of Hinostroza. Similar to Marchment, it seems that in Q's eyes their contribution to the team's play goes beyond goals and assists, but can be easily be measured in effort and attitude.
Lomberg has grown on me with his effort and tenacity, and I for one have no problem having him on the ice as the Playoffs begin. Hopefully, he will prove to give the Lightning D-men something else to think about on the forecheck.
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Is it just me, or does this feel like the first real playoff series "feel" since NJ?
I think the rest between games will do some good. That includes the 5 days they just had off and the rest before the playoffs. I think multiple players were playing a bit tired.
I think the kind of game that Q wants them to play will take skating. They're going to have to skate to be effective in the system Q wants to run. They're going to have to be fresh to do that in the playoffs, and to try to go deep.
I think the kind of game that Q wants them to play will take skating. They're going to have to skate to be effective in the system Q wants to run. They're going to have to be fresh to do that in the playoffs, and to try to go deep.
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I'd bet there will be bad blood ramping up starting tonight
Pat Maroon should check himself. Since Panthers last met the Lightning, Panthers are 7-2 (8-2 if you count the win against the Lightning in the last game of the last set.)
This team is playing high-level hockey right now.
Gentle Man
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Why are we breaking up Denisenko Barkov Duclair if Verhaeghe isn't playing? Marchment again?
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Shot in the dark here, but maybe he's trying to figure out if he wants to keep Marchment on that Verhaeghe/Barkov line or if it's gonna be Duclair there.
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Gentle Man
09/12
That shouldn't even be a question lmao.
Marchment can be seen on the electrical aisle at home depot
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This feels like the first real playoff series, period. None of those prior teams made you feel like they could go far, not even the 2016 cinderella squad.
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That shouldn't even be a question lmao.
Marchment can be seen on the electrical aisle at home depot
Actually don't agree there. Marchment was extremely solid on the first line with Verhaeghe and Barkov. He goes hard for the puck in the boards and he throws the body with abandon. He didn't drag those two guys down, either.
Meanwhile, I think Duclair could help jump-start one of the other lines by helping them open things up.
Gentle Man
09/12
Neither Duclair or Verhaeghe need to play 3rd line.
No reason to roll out a Marchment against Stamkos Point Kucherov when you can match with high skilled, high speed players just the same
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