TB Lightning seem very similar to the 2010-11 Canucks

[Matty Sundin]

One team lost game 7 finals and one team was swept lol

 

[PurpleMouse]

^^

It takes heart guts and character to win in the playoffs, supposedly.

One team mentioned here did that 15 times. The other did it 0.

 

[Kuz]

Vancouver had a team capable of winning, but lost a lot of players before the final.

 

[bossram]

OP who made the thread was more trying to get some thinly-veiled insults at Vancouver than actually make an evaluation of TB.

And in the end, that Canucks team did make it to Game 7 of the Final. A lot more was accomplished than this TB team.

 

[Moon Knight]

The Lightning have a much younger core at this point then that Canucks team. Their window is still wide open. Obviously, they need to make some adjustments after this choke-job of a series though.

 

[Coffey]

This reminds me a lot of Vancouver in 2010-11. Team of destiny, arrogant players, press claiming Bruins have no chance in the Finals

Well you were right... Except they were arrogant players that claimed CBJ had no chance in the first round.

 

[holy]

Must be nice to have that much free time.

Bolts fans would know all about free time. They've got the rest of the playoffs to think about how their season went down now lmao.

 

[Thenameless]

No. This Tampa team is better than the Vancouver team from 2011. The only real superstars Vancouver had were the Sedins.

Tampa has Kucherov, Stamkos, Point, Hedman and Vasi.

They also have a lot of great players aside from the aforementioned.

Luongo was probably the best goalie at the time. Goalie can make a big difference.

 

[kingsholygrail]

That's a lot of heart right there.

I just think it's funny he doesn't do anything about it. Just takes it.

 

[Thenameless]

what about the 2009-10 Hawks? that team was ridiculously deep
six 20-goal scorers and a Norris trophy winner on it

I still think that's the best team of the last 10 years, and I'm not a Chicago fan.

 

[lawrence]

I just think it's funny he doesn't do anything about it. Just takes it.

If he does anything Daniel would have been called for a retaliatory penalty.

 

[Wiggleboom]

If he does anything Daniel would have been called for a retaliatory penalty.

Haha so what? The game was out of reach with only a few minutes left. And yes, Marchand was penalized for that.

 

[Ace of Hades]

2011 Canucks had for more passion and heart than current Tbay roster, and nearly won while being depleted with many serious injuries to key players.

Funny looking back at previous posts where this overrated phony Tbay team is "sooo much better" than 2011 Canucks. Worth a laugh.

 

[DFAC]

Lmao

 

[hcg]

No. This Tampa team is better than the Vancouver team from 2011. The only real superstars Vancouver had were the Sedins.

Tampa has Kucherov, Stamkos, Point, Hedman and Vasi.

They also have a lot of great players aside from the aforementioned.

2 art ross winners, a selke winning 40 goal 2nd line center, terrific defensive depth (Ehrhoff/Edler/Hamhuis/Bieksa/Salo).

also you uh, might have missed a certain star for the Canucks. Some guy named roberto.

 

[Frank Drebin]

If he does anything Daniel would have been called for a retaliatory penalty.

Now he lives in infamy. Good trade off

 

[hcg]

^^

It takes heart guts and character to win in the playoffs, supposedly.

One team mentioned here did that 15 times. The other did it 0.

and yet the Canucks still get shit on like crazy.

 

[hcg]

I just think it's funny he doesn't do anything about it. Just takes it.

If he does anything Daniel would have been called for a retaliatory penalty.

Seriously. That gif should just be posted as a reason why the league should issue an official apology for 2011.

 

[Disappointed EP40]

Team that has never won big in the playoffs before (current roster), regular season dominating juggernaut, President’s Trophy clinched early, individual players likely to win several trophies, press calling them unbeatable, and even some of the players more recently with some pretty arrogant comments showing how highly they think of themselves.

This reminds me a lot of Vancouver in 2010-11. Team of destiny, arrogant players, press claiming Bruins have no chance in the Finals (especially after being down 2-0), etc. I wonder if neutral fans will start to despise the Lightning like they ended up doing with the Canucks by the end. As of now, most neutral fans admire the Lightning for what they are doing, but some of those arrogant, unlikable tendencies are starting to show up.

I'd love to see the press saying Bruins have "no chance" in the finals.

And I love your claims of arrogance. Let's see examples.

What an embarrassing thread.

 

[Disappointed EP40]

I still wanna know who is arrogant on this team...........

No one is.

The argument is delusional and stupid.

The OP clearly has taken a couple confident fans and applied it to a team he knows nothing about.

 

[spiny norman]

Closed.