Matt Ross: Final Regular Season Game Before Heading into the Playoff Fray

TEAR EACH OTHER APART

But also, go Panthers.

far more likeable team, other than Hornqvist.

Make another statement. Get home ice for round 1.
Go Panthers!

But also, go Panthers.

far more likeable team, other than Hornqvist.
- BINGO!

Make another statement. Get home ice for round 1.
Go Panthers!
- JimboCoppertone

- Matt Ross

The Panthers are not the more likable team, everyone is just Jealous of the Lightning's success.

Make another statement. Get home ice for round 1.
Go Panthers!
- JimboCoppertone

Considering the Cats will be playing basically half our AHL players I would think the Panthers are favored to win tonight. I don't think it makes much difference to the Lightning if they get home ice or not. The Lightning just need to get healthy as best they can before the start.

Will be a fun series, I expect Florida to play hard to prove they deserve to be there and I expect Tampa to try and weather that early aggression and let the playoff experience take over to try and win the series.

The Panthers are not the more likable team, everyone is just Jealous of the Lightning's success.
- stammerman

Nah. They're a bunch of turds. Paquette especially.

Except he's now a Hurricane so he's great now. You know how this works.

The Panthers are not the more likable team, everyone is just Jealous of the Lightning's success.
- stammerman

What success? Took us how long t win. Had to get some muscle because Heddy at 6’5 and 240# was soft vs Washington and now he’s toughened up. Team underachieved and should have won a few cups.

Sam "ZERO INTEGRITY" Bennett!!!!!!!!!!

What success? Took us how long t win. Had to get some muscle because Heddy at 6’5 and 240# was soft vs Washington and now he’s toughened up. Team underachieved and should have won a few cups.
- Justbecause

Since 2014 the Lightning have been perennial playoff contender making it 6 out of 7 years in which they went to 2 Stanley Cups, Won 1 of them, and also 2 conference finals losing both of those in 7 games to the eventual Stanley Cup champ. And they are in the playoffs again with another chance.

THAT IS A LOT OF SUCCESS. You act like that is not success, teams would die for that stat line over the past 7 years.

Since 2014 the Lightning have been perennial playoff contender making it 6 out of 7 years in which they went to 2 Stanley Cups, Won 1 of them, and also 2 conference finals losing both of those in 7 games to the eventual Stanley Cup champ. And they are in the playoffs again with another chance.

THAT IS A LOT OF SUCCESS. You act like that is not success, teams would die for that stat line over the past 7 years.
- stammerman

I see success as a cup, no one remembers who lost

I see success as a cup, no one remembers who lost
- Justbecause

then only one team has a successful year every year?

come on.

Sam "ZERO INTEGRITY" Bennett!!!!!!!!!!
- eastcanadAREaholes

God you're a retard

I Hope Yandle doesn't find a way to blow this game!!

Dreegs in goal tonight. Verhaeghe is back in, with Barkov and Duclair.
Saving Hornqvist return til game 1. Montour and Bennett sitting out, “minor injuries”.
Connauton called up from taxi squad. It would be good to win home ice advantage.
Go Panthers!

then only one team has a successful year every year?

come on.
- BINGO!

We were picked year after year, come on!

We were picked year after year, come on!
- Justbecause

Sure, but the playoffs are more often than not a coin flip. It can be weighted a little bit but like, even a great team can have a string of bad results for a few games that sewer them.

You gotta be healthy, you gotta be good, and you gotta be a bit lucky.

FlaPanthers lines in warmups:
Verhaeghe - Barkov - Duclair
Huberdeau - Marchment - Tippett
Vatrano - Wennberg - Heponiemi
Lomberg - Lammikko - Denisenko
Forsling - Weegar
Yandle - Gudas
Nutivaara - Stralman
Driedger
Knight

Acciari is also out tonight.
Vasi going for TB, Hedman and mcdonagh still out.

Lets go boys. Bring er home. Finish strong finish healthy

Hubie scratched late

Both teams going with 7 D

Hope Joseph’s eye is ok, that didn’t look good at all

Joseph came back into game.

Jesus now hubie is out dang.

So yandle cant handle a handoff from driedger and then takes a penalty. What a twit. He has to sit. Hey that rhymes lets hashtag that sh!t

Oh boy if walcott ever gets another game you can bet he wont bother connauton again