Michael Stuart: Tampacuse Stars Shine in Lightning's Comeback Win versus Panthers

looks like the lineup will be

malone stamkos st. louis
killorn filppula purcell
palat johnson panik
connolly thompson tyrell/brown/kucherov
crombeen


salo hedman
carle gudas
barberio brewer
aulie

looks like the lineup will be

malone stamkos st. louis
killorn filppula purcell
palat johnson panik
connolly thompson tyrell/brown/kucherov
crombeen


salo hedman
carle gudas
barberio brewer
aulie
- boltsfan48

Don't count Drouin out quite yet.

looks like the lineup will be

malone stamkos st. louis
killorn filppula purcell
palat johnson panik
connolly thompson tyrell/brown/kucherov
crombeen


salo hedman
carle gudas
barberio brewer
aulie
- boltsfan48

I can't see Connolly on the fourth line.

To recap preseason record so far we are 5-1. 2 come from behind victories I OT/SO, 2 good wins (1 was an ass kicking) and a close loss. This is promising for us and the future.

Don't count Drouin out quite yet.
- Michael_Stuart

trust me drouin will get his 9 game trial! Because yzerman said in the paper today even if they send players to the minors they are only a call away. When they send Drouin to juniors he is there for the whole season.

To recap preseason record so far we are 5-1. 2 come from behind victories I OT/SO, 2 good wins (1 was an ass kicking) and a close loss. This is promising for us and the future.
- Artyukhin76

Yaah out close games this year are successful thus far , last years 1- goal game record was horrible ... Worse than horrible , so this is a plus

I'd have to say if Connolly makes it he will be top 9 , I would say top 6 but with so much scoring depth our 3rd line is a place he could excel as well without removing vets out of a top 6 roll like Purcell / Malone ... He's lookin great

Ondrej palat Richard panik and Tyler Johnson seem to have won cooper and Y over a few games back , could be our 3rd line or move palat down to 4th and put Connolly there , but brown also looked good .. So many options , but that's what we want !

Yaah out close games this year are successful thus far , last years 1- goal game record was horrible ... Worse than horrible , so this is a plus

I'd have to say if Connolly makes it he will be top 9 , I would say top 6 but with so much scoring depth our 3rd line is a place he could excel as well without removing vets out of a top 6 roll like Purcell / Malone ... He's lookin great

Ondrej palat Richard panik and Tyler Johnson seem to have won cooper and Y over a few games back , could be our 3rd line or move palat down to 4th and put Connolly there , but brown also looked good .. So many options , but that's what we want !
- RileyB77

I think connolly plays a top 6 role with malone bouncing around lines. When purcell goes into his 20 game comma like always connolly can replace him on that line.

I think connolly plays a top 6 role with malone bouncing around lines. When purcell goes into his 20 game comma like always connolly can replace him on that line.
- todd1a

could be, Purcell may put up a lot of pts this year alongside filppula /killorn. that is a solid line.....team has so much potential lets just hope it turns out

Pre season sucks so we manage a whole 10 shots on Thomas in half a game. Not good. 15 against Markstrom including OT not good. No even strength goals against. Good Win is a win but getting tied up in our own end for extended periods is worrisome. No soft goals against great. All in all a work in progress with split squads so difficult to judge the final product yet but 10 games into the season ought to tell the tale.

Pre season sucks so we manage a whole 10 shots on Thomas in half a game. Not good. 15 against Markstrom including OT not good. No even strength goals against. Good Win is a win but getting tied up in our own end for extended periods is worrisome. No soft goals against great. All in all a work in progress with split squads so difficult to judge the final product yet but 10 games into the season ought to tell the tale.
- tpd11

You worry too much. Do you know what will help us the most in this upcoming season? CONFIDENCE! In your coach, in your defense and in your goalie. ALOT of these guy have watch great efforts go to hell because crappy goaltending and weak defense. The first 10 games will be a struggle so load up on Vallum and prosaic and chill.

You worry too much. Do you know what will help us the most in this upcoming season? CONFIDENCE! In your coach, in your defense and in your goalie. ALOT of these guy have watch great efforts go to hell because crappy goaltending and weak defense. The first 10 games will be a struggle so load up on Vallum and prosaic and chill.
- Artyukhin76

Worried no just pointing out the need to focus on somethings. Most here think the Bolts are only a 4 or 5 seed in the Atlantic. I say 1 play 82 to prove me wrong. I am chilled although the offer for Valium looks tempting.

Worried no just pointing out the need to focus on somethings. Most here think the Bolts are only a 4 or 5 seed in the Atlantic. I say 1 play 82 to prove me wrong. I am chilled although the offer for Valium looks tempting.
- tpd11

Shots where 25 to 28.

We are gonna struggle the first little bit until we find our idenity.

Shots where 25 to 28.

We are gonna struggle the first little bit until we find our idenity.
- Artyukhin76

I say we go 7-2-1 in our first ten.

I say we go 7-2-1 in our first ten.
- tpd11

then 20-52 the reast of the season

then 20-52 the reast of the season
- RileyB77

Ummmmmm....

I say we go 7-2-1 in our first ten.
- tpd11

im gonna be realistic here and serious I think predicting our first 10 games is tough at this point and there isn't really enough support behind anybodys estimation of our 1st 10 yet to back up any knowledgable guess but for the fun of things ill just throw out :

5-3-2

I will say however the 3 losses 2 will be within 1 goal and 1 will be a 3-1 game, hows that for precision

stamkos will score on the PP from st Louis and hedman with 3:52 to go in the 2nd...the guy mustve got a penalty for slashing, significant enough to draw a 5 min major

....with each edit its just getting better and better.....yes, this will happen..against the sabres (10th game of the year)

im gonna be realistic here and serious I think predicting our first 10 games is tough at this point and there isn't really enough support behind anybodys estimation of our 1st 10 yet to back up any knowledgable guess but for the fun of things ill just throw out :

5-3-2

I will say however the 3 losses 2 will be within 1 goal and 1 will be a 3-1 game, hows that for precision

stamkos will score on the PP from st Louis and hedman with 3:52 to go in the 2nd...the guy mustve got a penalty for slashing, significant enough to draw a 5 min major

....with each edit its just getting better and better.....yes, this will happen..against the sabres (10th game of the year)
- RileyB77

Finish the season with a 40-30-12 record (92 pts)?

Finish the season with a 40-30-12 record (92 pts)?
- Artyukhin76

idk I threw out a guess a couple blogs ago ill go find it

....I click TBL at the top and get a lot of blogs but cant go back far enough to see what I said but that seems about right to what I mentioned

idk I threw out a guess a couple blogs ago ill go find it

....I click TBL at the top and get a lot of blogs but cant go back far enough to see what I said but that seems about right to what I mentioned
- RileyB77

What's with Mikey not being around to comment anymore? To good for us now that he's a big time contributor to tampabaylightning.com?

What's with Mikey not being around to comment anymore? To good for us now that he's a big time contributor to tampabaylightning.com?
- Artyukhin76

I guess so, or since you're not protecting that mountain he took your shift...get over there!

I guess so, or since you're not protecting that mountain he took your shift...get over there!
- RileyB77

You sniffing glue again ? What mountain?

You sniffing glue again ? What mountain?
- Artyukhin76

haha weren't you protecting a mountain a while back? your sniffing glue not me I still have my memory

haha weren't you protecting a mountain a while back? your sniffing glue not me I still have my memory
- RileyB77

You have a "cloudy"memory.
1st, it was a hill.
2nd, it was defending him.
3rd I still do.

You have a "cloudy"memory.
1st, it was a hill.
2nd, it was defending him.
3rd I still do.

- Artyukhin76

oh a hill ....what did I say mountain? holy how did I ever get those 2 mixed up?? (frank) im dumb