GDT: SCF Game 3: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens 7/2/21 8:00pm EST SN, CBC, TVA, TSN 690

[neopreneur]

I think Dom will have a negative impact. Luke did a tremendous job in the Vegas series and his efforts are going unnoticed

I disagree. Luke had different body language in the post-game interviews, looked gassed.
He's getting out-coached in-game and he knows it.

Good news is that he can now focus again on D. We played pretty well last game, but I expect an even better game from us tonight. Whether that translates to a win is to be determined, as I don't think we've seen the best from Tampa yet.

 

[nhlfan9191]

The canucks were a good team, and were certainly not a fraud. In those days, they kept running into Chicago in the playoffs, who had built something really special, otherwise they would have had something to show for those rosters.

But they weren't very likable, with guys like Torres, Burrows, lapierre, and Kesler on the same team.

That series turned because the officiating turned. It went from a hockey series to a backyard schoolfight, which played right into the hands of those boston teams. Colin Campbell's son was playing for Boston at the time, so the sudden change in officiating was suspicious.

The thing that changed the Vancouver/Boston series was Luongo. He went from hero when playing at home to complete sieve playing in Boston. That’s not going to happen with Vasilevskiy.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Toronto is a fraud. Tampa is not.

Right. And I guess Vegas was a fraud too...

 

[WeThreeKings]

Drinking game -

Take a drink everytime the Habs are hemmed in their own zone and Merrill is on the ice.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

pretty amped for this game tonight. i think the boys come out on fire and score two in the first. team pride is on the line

 

[OnceWasNot]

There's a type of cognitive bias which I forget the name of that gives people a tendency to stubbornly stick with what has worked in the past even if it's no longer working. Gustafsson/Merrill over Romanov seems like an example of it. Won 3 rounds with them in the lineup? Better keep them in and make no adjustments even though they've been a disaster in the current series.

 

[WeThreeKings]

There's a type of cognitive bias which I forget the name of that gives people a tendency to stubbornly stick with what has worked in the past even if it's no longer working. Gustafsson/Merrill over Romanov seems like an example of it. Won 3 rounds with them in the lineup? Better keep them in and make no adjustments even though they've been a disaster in the current series.

All play-offs really.. other than the one goal from Gustafsson, he doesn't provide much on the PP.. and Merrill has been caved in every game of the play-offs.

 

[The Great Weal]

Please just win. We've come this far already. Yes, Tampa is a phenomenal team, but if the Isles can push them to 7 and lose by 1 goal in game 7, we can do the same.

 

[Aces on the road]

Drinking game -

Take a drink everytime the Habs are hemmed in their own zone and Merrill is on the ice.

Or Gallagher is on his ass, lights out in 2nd period

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

f*** Gustafsson.

The most baffling lineup decision in years that he keeps playing.

Except for a couple of games, Gus has been fine in the playoffs.

 

[Crusher117]

Making tacos for the game and everything that I needed at the grocery store was on sale. I'm taking that as a sign. Habs win 5-2 tonight!

 

[Redux91]

Lol only 5 pages eh..
Feels like a number of people have hopped off the wagon :/

 

[Capz]

Drinking game -

Take a drink everytime the Habs are hemmed in their own zone and Merrill is on the ice.

I like my liver sorry im out

 

[Fenway]

HF Sportsbook has lots of options for Game 3

https://hfboards.mandatory.com/sportsbook/category/hockey.3/?order=upcoming

 

[JuicyHam]

Lol only 5 pages eh..
Feels like a number of people have hopped off the wagon :/

Win two in Montreal and they'll be back

 

[The Habs Fan]

Here’s a crazy idea, if we’re only going to play 4 D anyway, why not dress only 4 D and Tatar and Romanov as forwards? Can’t hurt..

 

[OpenIceHit]

Drinking game -

Take a drink everytime the Habs are hemmed in their own zone and Merrill is on the ice.

Please I want to remember the game…

 

[dinodebino]

I think Dom will have a negative impact. Luke did a tremendous job in the Vegas series and his efforts are going unnoticed

Luke got badly outcoached. He is not a situational coach, not at all.

 

[JianYang]

Right. And I guess Vegas was a fraud too...

It all depends on the standard of fraud. If he says that every team is a fraud outside of tampa, then I could agree with that.

 

[Canadienna]

Romanov deserves to be in the lineup.

Not only is he actually a part of the future of this team unlike Gus and Merril, but hes been with the team the whole year.

Plus Tsar Bomba

 

[MyLoveIsBlue]

 

[Halakitlikethat]

They win tonight it’s a whole new series . If they can’t win tonight then they probably don’t deserve to win this series, which isn’t a bad thing , considering the team they are playing

 

[Halakitlikethat]

Drinking game -

Take a drink everytime the Habs are hemmed in their own zone and Merrill is on the ice.

I have a bottle of vodka already but suppose if I’m playing this I should be more prepared

 

[Redux91]

Fear is the mind killer

God I cant wait for that movie
Cmon Denis!

 

[OldCraig71]

It's weird in hockey how a team can look so good against certain opponents but look completely outclassed against another. I got the sense watching both games that the Lightning was always in control even when being outplayed, we can't intimidate them, they have won before and their maturity is showing. They too had to learn how to win and also looked very ordinary before getting there.