The Tampa Bay Lightning are no longer an Elite NHL team

[Big Bear]

if you watched them play last night you would see why


one of the Rangers dropped the gloves to fight and the Lightning guy would not even fight

4-1 loss embarrasing

skating slow all night


no sense of urgency

[lakerboy]

No they learned the regular season means nothing from last year. They will be fine

[Big Bear]

No they learned the regular season means nothing from last year. They will be fine

okay.

Well last night they were like -200 and lost

it did not seem like they cared

this explains why

thanks

[jjgold]

Hard to be elite every year, rare

[nyplayer33]

Nhl has become every team is the same just about. Im from the late 70s era n on...grad hs 83...what hockey u witnessed...isles..oilers. now...all teams are the same....odds to win it all....lowest is 8 to 1...lol.

[nyplayer33]

Still early, but wonder if getting swept took wind out of there sails from last year

[lakerboy]

Nhl has become every team is the same just about. Im from the late 70s era n on...grad hs 83...what hockey u witnessed...isles..oilers. now...all teams are the same....odds to win it all....lowest is 8 to 1...lol.

Dogs aren't winning much though

[Hman]

I actually think this year they are taking the approach to save a little more for the playoffs

[Microphone]

I don't think they're saving anything. Never recovered from embarrassing first round ouster.

[Hman]

I don't think they're saving anything. Never recovered from embarrassing first round ouster.

That could be true too

Guess we will see

Too much talent on that team for them to not step it up eventually

[Rich Boy]

Too soft

Stamkos and Kucherov biggest pussies in NHL, can never win with small guys in playoffs

[Microphone]

That could be true too

Guess we will see

Too much talent on that team for them to not step it up eventually

And you're right Hman. They will. It's just that that uptempo hockey doesn't work in April and beyond. You need to make adjustments. This reminds me of many Washington teams that played run and gun and were easy outs in the playoffs. Eventually they figured it out. Tampa needs to do it quicker and not wait 2/3rds of a decade.

[thomorino]

No shit, we all saw the playoffs last year.

[dlowilly]

Word is Brayden Point (injury undisclosed) and some other unnamed stars on the team are suffering from the same PID symptoms so that has to affect their performance

[Big Bear]

watch this thread be the start of a 10 game winning streak

won last night 7-6 vs JJ Gold’s pre season pick to hoist the Stanley Cup the New Jersey Devils

[2daBank]

I don’t recall them winning anything to be considered elite.

[OVAKUL]

No they learned the regular season means nothing from last year. They will be fine

One of your better takes

[k13]

Too soft

Stamkos and Kucherov biggest pussies in NHL, can never win with small guys in playoffs

Everyone is small in the NHL...

[k13]

They'll do better in the playoffs this year than last year that's for sure.

[slewfan]

I saw parts of that game against the Rangers. I could not believe how sloppy they were in the defensive zone. Goalie had no chance. Lindquist played one of his better games also.

[Mr KLC]

Steven Stamkos is expecting to be a full participant in training camp after offseason surgery. "I'm excited about that...I'm at a place now where I'm definitely comfortable on the ice and I'm looking forward to starting camp & getting on the ice tmrw."

[Sam Losco]

Steven Stamkos is expecting to be a full participant in training camp after offseason surgery. "I'm excited about that...I'm at a place now where I'm definitely comfortable on the ice and I'm looking forward to starting camp & getting on the ice tmrw."

thats a plus, but losing kucherov hurts big time