Way to disappoint the fans boys.....

For me this lose is on the coach. 11 forwards doesn’t allow you to roll 4 lines. Stralman got like 2 shifts a period. Too much double shifting for barkov and most importantly playing scared and becoming the hunted and not the hunter. Give me a Monday night lose all day everyday. Good luck in tampa boys

Yet another scrum where panthers get the only penalty
- Shynes57

Nonsense, game over too
Title too late

Enough talk about what a game vasi had... he wasnt tested at all

Still rocking the far too many passes and the oh so fashionable missing the net. They make me so angry. Thats literally what most of them are paid to do is hit the net. Hornqvist has been pretty well useless since returning he forgot how to tip

If Yandle plays the next game I’m gonna lose my fukking mind. (frank) this 7D crap. Roll 4lines and get a rhythm going, never got any real flow going tonight. I am so sick of Yandle’s stupid, careless passes.
Duclair won’t even have to fall asleep to have nightmares of that empty net... ay yi yi

If Yandle plays the next game I’m gonna lose my fukking mind. (frank) this 7D crap. Roll 4lines and get a rhythm going, never got any real flow going tonight. I am so sick of Yandle’s stupid, careless passes.
Duclair won’t even have to fall asleep to have nightmares of that empty net... ay yi yi
- Ratsreign

Don't underestimate coach Q. Panthers could roll off 4 straight.

Don't underestimate coach Q. Panthers could roll off 4 straight.
- MisterBrown

Bro wake up, wake up

Don't underestimate coach Q. Panthers could roll off 4 straight.
- MisterBrown

Not with that nonchalant clown out there. If Yandle plays in TB where Cooper has last change.... I don’t even wanna think about it

Home Ice Is an old and tired cliche, Has been for decades but It gives the talking heads on television who may be drunk on hairspray something to talk about. There Is simply NO science that tells us that the home team has a SIGNIFICANT advantage.

Why would you waste a playoff roster spot on Lomberg?

Home Ice Is an old and tired cliche, Has been for decades but It gives the talking heads on television who may be drunk on hairspray something to talk about. There Is simply NO science that tells us that the home team has a SIGNIFICANT advantage.
- Shady1962

It’s an advantage when Q has to put his guys out first and Cooper sees weak ass Yandle out there and throws a steady dose of Kucherov & co at him.

No advantage In the end result, at least 51% of the time the best team WINS. I saw the Wild score the winning goal on Sunday night on a LOST faceoff. And that's fairly normal. Don't drink the koolaid.

No advantage In the end result, at least 51% of the time the best team WINS. I saw the Wild score the winning goal on Sunday night on a LOST faceoff. And that's fairly normal. Don't drink the koolaid.
- Shady1962

I don’t give a damn about general statistics about home teams blah blah blah, I am talking about this specific situation of Yandle being put out there and Cooper salivating to throw his big dogs out there against him every time. All your stats are irrelevant to what I am speaking about.

Why would you waste a playoff roster spot on Lomberg?
- Shady1962

I thought lomberg was 1 of the only players last night giving a poo

very tough to beat a team with a 98 million payroll when the cap is 81 million, I feel for you guys

very tough to beat a team with a 98 million payroll when the cap is 81 million, I feel for you guys
- jimbro83

It is is what is. FL blew game 1 by getting in penalty trouble. And maybe played game 2 too tentatively as they tried to avoid getting in penalty trouble again. They could beat TB with their full lineup. I don’t care about the Kucherov/ cap situation.

TBL + Refs + Yandle > Panthers

Too bad, it looks like we'll never find out if

Panthers - Yandle > TBL

Totally disgusted.

Home Ice Is an old and tired cliche, Has been for decades but It gives the talking heads on television who may be drunk on hairspray something to talk about. There Is simply NO science that tells us that the home team has a SIGNIFICANT advantage.
- Shady1962

This season the Panther's have 13.59% more often at home compared to the road.
The Lightning on the other hand have won 40%! more when at home versus the road.
Home ice IS significant, does that mean the other team can't win? Of course not. Does it mean every team is better at home than the road? Of course not.

What it does mean is that the Lightning, who for whatever reason, have historically been a team that always performs way better at home than the road. It is inconceivable to say it's not a factor in this situation.

Home Ice Is an old and tired cliche, Has been for decades but It gives the talking heads on television who may be drunk on hairspray something to talk about. There Is simply NO science that tells us that the home team has a SIGNIFICANT advantage.
- Shady1962

incorrect. Having last change can be a great advantage if you're playing a match-up game. Lets you get the players you want on the ice after each face-off. It can be exploited for sure.

Holy crap. These games are definitely building a rivalry between these two rosters. Things are getting edgy and if last night's game wasn't close, then we would have seen some fights. Nobody wanted to risk a penalty in a game that close, but the temperature is rising.

I really like Lomberg. He reminds me of a Darcy Tucker or Mike Ricci, he just needs to find an occasional scoring touch to round out his talent set. Great motor on him and love the edge and trash talking.

I hate to admit this, but Tampa is playing with a dirty edge. Sergachev and McDonagh are going to run out of love from the refs. Cernak is a ticking time bomb. I just hope they can continue to get lucky with the refs if they keep this up. Ideally, I'd like to see them dial the borderline stuff down a notch before somebody gets hurt.

I'm still not used to seeing this physical, gritty, and sometimes dirty Lightning. We haven't been known for that since the 90's. If Florida keeps matching them with physicality, this series is going to detonate soon. I expect the Cats to come out gunning and swinging in game 3 and Maroon will do Maroon things.

Really hoping you guys can pull some magic out yer asses and get past Tampa. I live in Ecuador and would make a trip up to watch some playoff games. I would have to get a Panthers Jersey...which would officially make me a fan.

Holy crap. These games are definitely building a rivalry between these two rosters. Things are getting edgy and if last night's game wasn't close, then we would have seen some fights. Nobody wanted to risk a penalty in a game that close, but the temperature is rising.

I really like Lomberg. He reminds me of a Darcy Tucker or Mike Ricci, he just needs to find an occasional scoring touch to round out his talent set. Great motor on him and love the edge and trash talking.

I hate to admit this, but Tampa is playing with a dirty edge. Sergachev and McDonagh are going to run out of love from the refs. Cernak is a ticking time bomb. I just hope they can continue to get lucky with the refs if they keep this up. Ideally, I'd like to see them dial the borderline stuff down a notch before somebody gets hurt.

I'm still not used to seeing this physical, gritty, and sometimes dirty Lightning. We haven't been known for that since the 90's. If Florida keeps matching them with physicality, this series is going to detonate soon. I expect the Cats to come out gunning and swinging in game 3 and Maroon will do Maroon things.
- GalacticStone

Kucherov is another one that can be sneaky dirty when hes agitated. Last night someone deflected one of his shots and he just stealthily slashed their wrists for no reason. Right in front of the ref... I don't understand how that stuff isn't called. He does that poop all the time.

Predicted before the series started that Yandle would be responsible for at least one loss. Looks like he may be going for more than one.

The entire Bolts team has become sneaky-dirty over the years... I'm fine with this.