Post-Game Talk: Lightning 2 @ Panthers 5 - 11/2 * 7 pm EST - v1.1

[Prominence Problem]

-ghoste

Juu should be a regular in the lineup. He is quite a bit better than Nuti and Fors IMO.

 

[ProjectPanthers]

Juu should be a regular in the lineup. He is quite a bit better than Nuti and Fors IMO.

I think both Forsling and Juulsen have been the better of the 3. Nuutivara I feel has struggled, could be his COVID issues earlier in the year. We are seeing the after effects of it on other players around the league , Zibanejad for instance.

Interesting that Stillman hasn't come up at all. After some high expectations coming into this season he's completely fallen off the depth chart it seems. A lot of folks here were saying he was already better than Weegar.

Wonder what the whole story is there and why Q hasn't even tried him out one more time. At least he's getting time now in Syracuse. So far so good though, 2 Assists and a +5 in 2 games.

 

[KW]

I think both Forsling and Juulsen have been the better of the 3. Nuutivara I feel has struggled, could be his COVID issues earlier in the year. We are seeing the after effects of it on other players around the league , Zibanejad for instance.

Interesting that Stillman hasn't come up at all. After some high expectations coming into this season he's completely fallen off the depth chart it seems. A lot of folks here were saying he was already better than Weegar.

Wonder what the whole story is there and why Q hasn't even tried him out one more time. At least he's getting time now in Syracuse. So far so good though, 2 Assists and a +5 in 2 games.

I think the order of the 3 you mention is Juu > Fors > Nuti. Small sample size but that’s my first impressions eye test. (No fancy calculators or 2 million lines of code involved.)

 

[violaswallet]

I think both Forsling and Juulsen have been the better of the 3. Nuutivara I feel has struggled, could be his COVID issues earlier in the year. We are seeing the after effects of it on other players around the league , Zibanejad for instance.

Interesting that Stillman hasn't come up at all. After some high expectations coming into this season he's completely fallen off the depth chart it seems. A lot of folks here were saying he was already better than Weegar.

Wonder what the whole story is there and why Q hasn't even tried him out one more time. At least he's getting time now in Syracuse. So far so good though, 2 Assists and a +5 in 2 games.

I mean Stillman did not look so great: I also think Stralman might have made him look better last season like he did for Matheson pre-Matheson injury.

I think Nuti has shown great skating and offensive skill but it’s diminished when we have Yandle. By pairing I thought Forsling was the best for Stralman

 

[Pigge]

I think both Forsling and Juulsen have been the better of the 3. Nuutivara I feel has struggled, could be his COVID issues earlier in the year. We are seeing the after effects of it on other players around the league , Zibanejad for instance.

Interesting that Stillman hasn't come up at all. After some high expectations coming into this season he's completely fallen off the depth chart it seems. A lot of folks here were saying he was already better than Weegar.

Wonder what the whole story is there and why Q hasn't even tried him out one more time. At least he's getting time now in Syracuse. So far so good though, 2 Assists and a +5 in 2 games.

That one Stillman-Strålman game was just the worst and there's a lot of competition, so it makes sense to let him be good and grow in Syracuse.

Forsling and Juulsen have exceeded our expectations while Nuti has disappointed so far. I think Nuti has looked better with each game, and there's probably more potential there. So in a few games he should prove to be the better option in most situations. Juulsen's more physical presence may fit better against some opponents though. It would be interesting to see Nuti with Ekblad if Weegar needs a rest eventually.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

That one Stillman-Strålman game was just the worst and there's a lot of competition, so it makes sense to let him be good and grow in Syracuse.

Forsling and Juulsen have exceeded our expectations while Nuti has disappointed so far. I think Nuti has looked better with each game, and there's probably more potential there. So in a few games he should prove to be the better option in most situations. Juulsen's more physical presence may fit better against some opponents though. It would be interesting to see Nuti with Ekblad if Weegar needs a rest eventually.

The thing is tho that Stillman played 34 games in the previous season and coming in this season he probably thought that he was going to be a regular roster player as a bottom pairing dman. Instead Zito/Q hired more competition for that spot and he ofc became overzealous in his first game of the season which resulted in numerous mistakes, like going for a big hit and playing himself out of situations.

Forsling and Juulsen have had couple of decent games but as the sample size grows we will see some of the reasons why they originally found themselves in waivers.

 

[pantherbot]

I actually like our chances and I expect some former Lightning players to step it up. Let's help Verhaeghe show Tampa what they let go!

 

[5 Hole]

A little nervous, but keeping hope alive that we rise to the occasion. A win would be quite a statement - especially if we allow 2 or less goals against.

 

[PC76]

NHL.com Super 16 has the Florida Panthers at number 9 with a bullet?

 

[Gentle Man]

Of course

 

[SoupyFIN]

Of course

Tippett's chance?

 

[violaswallet]

Of course

Fudge: he better not have gotten Barky sick.

 

[violaswallet]

Tippett's chance?

I’m guessing Connolly and Tippett will be the 1 and 3 RW.

Is Hinny still on parental leave? I guess we could see 7D too

 

[Mogo]

I wonder when Connolly will be on the list. Doesnt seem to care much about COVID seen in this pic posted by a Panthers fan online

 

[violaswallet]

Prepping for three straight Bob shutouts!

 

[Pragmatic Panther]

I wonder when Connolly will be on the list. Doesnt seem to care much about COVID seen in this pic posted by a Panthers fan online

I mean the other guy had a mask on? Imagine getting a pic with Crosby, and not being able to tell who it was.

 

[Gentle Man]

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

What the hell is Connolly doing on the top line?

 

[Gentle Man]

 

[FrolikFan67]

Sucks. And I don’t really agree with putting connolly there, but it’s probably just so the other lines can stay intact. And who knows, this is just to start, they could switch it up if it’s not working. Would’ve been curious to see Tippett, or even vatrano to keep the speed there. Obviously Huberdeau but Verhaeghe would have to switch to RW in that case

 

[PSLguy]

Remember, just because Connolly starts on the first line doesn't mean he will be there all game.

Q switches up the lines throughout the game so if Connolly isn't meshing with Barkov, IMO, Tippet will spend some time on the first.

 

[Gordonx11]

Connolly is going to have a good night

 

[PSLguy]

Connolly is going to have a good night

Hope so! However, if not, I hope Tippet does.

 

[Chaos2k7]

Buckle up boys

 

[floridada]

I guess the guy that is in charge of fake crowd noise got fired