Ty Anderson: Bolts' best need to 'survive' waiting game

Ty Anderson: Bolts' best need to 'survive' waiting game
- Ty Anderson2

Vasy hasn't missed a beat replacing Bish. The issue we have isn't between the pipes.

Don't know why but the team never performs well when vasy plays its like there style changes

Here's hoping Stamkos gets completely healthy, whether it is in this series or in the near future. Blood clots are scary issues - hopefully it won't be anything that he has to deal with in the future like Dupuis. The games are more fun to watch with all top-end talent playing.

Don't know why but the team never performs well when vasy plays its like there style changes
- todd1a

Some of it has to do with Vasy not being able to play the puck behind the net. Bishop's play behind the net is such a huge advantage to the Bolts - huge. He is the best puck handling goaltender in the league today according to Brodeur. I hope Vasy learns to do it if the Bolts go with him going forward.

Ty Anderson: Bolts' best need to 'survive' waiting game
- Ty Anderson2

Good luck tonight Bolts, I'll be cheering for you in my dreams. because my work hates me.

Good Luck Tampa You are going to need it

Good Luck Tampa You are going to need it
- holeinone

Vasilevskiy is an outstanding goaltender, but he does NOT play the puck like bishop. Teams can't establish a forecheck when bishop is in the net, it's nearly impossible. We are simply getting pinned in our end because we can't break out and our D aren't used to having to get back and get hammered by incoming Pens forwards because Bishop plays the puck every single time. this leads to extended zone time for the penguins and we are getting burnt behind our own goal line. I've said it before, when teams get in behind our goal line we are brutal. Bishop stops that from happening, Vasilevskiy doesn't

Good Luck Tampa You are going to need it
- holeinone

Not so sure. The series is only 2-1, and we know how TB is capable of playing. If they turn it on full gear here and have some good bounce back games, I rebound that luck back to you .

Everyone is so horny over PIT speed, the bolts we've seen so far is like 50-60% of the speed they're capable of. I can't stand watching it's almost embarassing

Vasilevskiy is an outstanding goaltender, but he does NOT play the puck like bishop. Teams can't establish a forecheck when bishop is in the net, it's nearly impossible. We are simply getting pinned in our end because we can't break out and our D aren't used to having to get back and get hammered by incoming Pens forwards because Bishop plays the puck every single time. this leads to extended zone time for the penguins and we are getting burnt behind our own goal line. I've said it before, when teams get in behind our goal line we are brutal. Bishop stops that from happening, Vasilevskiy doesn't
- RileyB77

I would say last night had nothing to with the pens forecheck or not having Bishop playing the puck, the problem was in the neutral zone as the Bolts kept turning it over in the neutral zone leading to the dominance by the penguins in our zone all night. If they don't figure out an adjustment for getting thru the neutral zone this series will be a short one.