@GregLinnelli I mean this game, game 2, and the stadium series. We play our best when we’re bullies and fight. Can we just do that EVERY TIME? 2 games we lost this series had less contact.
The Bruins are the kings of the outdoor game
Stop the fight, the Lightning are getting their asses handed to them by the Bruins and the yellow jerseys look fantastic up 5-1
Go home Tampa, this game is over
1. Kuch
2. Raddysh
3. Hagel
Raddysh played like a dawg tonight. Vasy truly should’ve gotten some kind of star though. Let up 5 due to some poor team defense early, but became a brick wall snd rallied the boys with that fight.
Rapid Reaction || 6-5 SO Victory (BOS):
Wow, oh wow! MY HEAD HURTS.
Unbelievable game. Unbelievable atmosphere. Unbelievable finish.
WOW!!!!
There are no words to express what we just witnessed…best regular season game in Lightning history?! Right?! Surely.
1) First let me address the overall Stadium Series. Bravo, NHL! Well done on all accounts: the pirates, the color schemes, the entrances, the ice, the tent, the weather…The game itself — regardless of the result — was a massive success in my opinion. 100% better than Miami.
2) The Lightning seemed uncharacteristically sloppy in that first period. It wasn’t just a lack of hustle. It was errant passes just thrown to random areas. It was lazy back-checking and lackadaisical crease coverage. Like I said, uncharacteristic.
Then, credit to BOS, they made it very difficult for us to regain our footing. That’s a strong team, and you could tell they were ROLLING at the end of the first/early second.
Thankfully, the world’s best power play unit resurrected the Bolts & brought belief back into that room. That, coupled with the Vasilevskiy fight, is what pushed us to get back into the game.
And as time went on, you could tell the boys remembered our identity. Get pucks deep & defend hard.
The Lightning never gave up. They played their game and trusted the results. Vasilevskiy came in clutch to lock it down, and the super stars made the rest happen.
What a crazy, crazy rollercoaster!
3) As thrilling as the outdoor, Buccaneers, winter hockey game was, the best part of tonight was the separation from these tough divisional rivals.
Last year, the Bolts really struggled against the Atlantic division. Now, with so much dominance through the first half of the year, but not many Atlantic opponents, the big question — for me — was how would we do in these divisional showdowns?
It seems the boys are dialed no matter who it is. Way to go, Bolts! Love the resilience, love the tenacity.
This👏team👏is👏SPECIAL👏
Bolts Breakdown Three Stars:
1st Star — Andrei Vasilevskiy
2nd Star — Nikita Kucherov
3rd Star — Jake Guentzel
GREATEST OUTDOOR HOCKEY GAME EVER?!?!?!
The Lightning fought back from 5-1 to win in a shootout in the Stadium Series from Tampa 😎
#StadiumSeries | #GoBolts
Very curious if these were the same thoughts from the announcers when Brandon Hagel took two shots to the dome on Thursday 🤔
Fact is, both incidents are not OK — but when you play a certain brand of hockey, this is the reaction you’re going to get.
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Yes, for many reasons. To the ones saying he didn’t throw out runners… nobody would even run on him because they knew what would happen! Completely shut it down. Look at the stolen bases by team while yadi played . It’s comical. Ask other catchers who the best was…they’ll tell you
@Kash_Patel@realDonaldTrump Sellout. You should all be ashamed of protecting pedos. Embarrassing. Every one of us that voted for this admin was let down.