Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres game thread
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Loved Ryan Miller at the Olympics on Team USA, but now that we’re back in the NHL, let’s hope that he’s not playing so well, ’kay? :o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:17 PM EDT reply actions
cassie, “lollipop boy” is genius. absolute genius.
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by Meredith Qualls on Mar 18, 2010 7:19 PM EDT reply actions
John’s been talking, I see. Well, thanks! I do what I can. :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm here
Doing three things at once and need to add another to that list: Watch teh game.
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
i’m in and out tonight (what’s new?). my brothers are making dinner!!
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by Meredith Qualls on Mar 18, 2010 7:27 PM EDT reply actions
I never would've guessed
Penguins/Bruins tonight, and at the 1:58 mark of the first, Matt Cooke got into it with Shawn Thornton.
1-0 Pittsburgh in that game.
Is Crosby playing? I’d heard a rumor that he was injured and may not play.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
They’re looking pretty good tonight so far.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought that Fedoruk wasn’t going to do that anymore?
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:43 PM EDT reply actions
Instigator for Rivet?
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow Fedoruk did a flip right there!
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by Meredith Qualls on Mar 18, 2010 7:43 PM EDT reply actions
Lightning PP, by the way.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:45 PM EDT reply actions
Lightning penalty. Buffalo PP.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:49 PM EDT reply actions
Sabres PP goal. Buffalo 1-0.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:49 PM EDT reply actions
They’ve come back pretty well after the goal, tho. They’d been getting discouraged lately when that’s happened. It’s nice to see them come back with some fire after that.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:51 PM EDT reply actions
thompson had a nice, quick shot just then! perhaps this game will be a good one!
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by Meredith Qualls on Mar 18, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Ryan Miller really brought the crowd tonight.
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by Meredith Qualls on Mar 18, 2010 7:55 PM EDT reply actions
Snow birds
and transplants.
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Spring training crowd?
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Kennedy just interviewed Jim Craig
Just in case some in here don’t have the Sun Sports feed.
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
I’ve got Sun Sports – thankfully!
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Why go after Stamkos?
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:58 PM EDT reply actions
Take him out of the equation
Hurt him, bench him. He’s got an injury as is, won’t take much…
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
People have been following the Matt Cooke thing too closely, I think.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Buffalo penalty. Lightning PP.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 7:58 PM EDT reply actions
…Aaannd Stamkos pipes it.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:00 PM EDT reply actions
Looked like a collar bone / lower neck hit, from how he is on the bench.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Lightning penalty. Sabres PP.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:01 PM EDT reply actions
Four on Four
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Congrats, Cassie
That is all.
Actually, how’s the game going? I’m stuck watching Ottawa-Atlanta.
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1-0 Buffalo
Helloooooooooooooooooooooooooo Ryan
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, it’s not official yet. Shhh…! But thanks. :o)
The game’s not too bad. 1-0 Buffalo so far. But the Lightning have been playing pretty well – except on the power play.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
:)
You deserve it.
I’m doing my first game recap tonight. Can I say that I really dislike Atlanta?
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks, again. You’ve been expanding your reach yourself lately, I see. ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I had 3.5 offers fall into my lap in 72 hours
I showed interest in one (see: you), declined another, and took the other two. So now I’m writing for Cycle Like the Sedins and Silver Seven. My quirkiness is only starting to show itself.
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
We’re going to have paparazzi following us at this rate :D
It's all hot bishes, naps, and dance parties
Hey there, you.
How goes?
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, I’ve been there. With the offers, not the paparazzi. I’m infamous, not famous – thankfully!
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
It was neat
Especially since I hadn’t posted in about a month. But I decided it was probably a good move career-wise. I mean, if James O’Brien can turn CLTS into a paying gig at NBC, why can’t I potentially parlay this in the future?
Looking forward to seeing your contribution, though.
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I need to start thinking up things to write about now….
So you’re doing the game recaps, huh? Good luck! I’m of the opinion that if people want to read an official recap, they can do that elsewhere. I’m going to just give them my impressions of the game. That’s how I do things.
You should contact the Sens PR guy about getting on the media email list, by the way.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Not a bad idea. I'll run it by Peter.
I’m doing tonight’s recap to get used to them. We don’t have a set person to do anything. I’ll also be doing my trademark non-standard posts, except this time with a wider audience.
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
The Lightning will send us post game notes and stuff, so that’s why I mention getting on their media email list. And then we link to the TSN game recap at the end of our recap, so I don’t really want to repeat what’s there, you know? I just give people my take and call it good. :o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
We've got categories that cover a few subjects. They look pretty easy to write.
You watch a game differently when recapping. It’s kind of interesting.
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
John likes to take notes. I’ve done that upon occasion as well. It can be very helpful.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, it helps me set the tone for the recap… I do more technical writing instead of feelings but I mean… I find something to latch on to much like the beat writers do. Something I see. Some overall theme… Without the fluff or the dry “joke” references that you can’t see in the context of the quote that the beat guys supply.
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I've got a notepad. I'm doing notes at the end of each period (should've done it at the halfway point, this period has been weird).
As Alix can attest to, I take notes about everything.
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Sabres penalty. 4-on-4 for a bit, then a power play.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:05 PM EDT reply actions
Lightning penalty. 4-on-3 for a bit, and then back to the Sabres PP.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:06 PM EDT reply actions
Er, 4-on-3 PP, that is. :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, stranger! Long time no see. How are you?
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Tired. But what else is new? :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I snail mailed your cuz
with the full story about his nickname. But that’s been a while since I sent it. Probably has read it by now and wondered “WTF?” :-)
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Heehee. That’s awesome.
My aunt and uncle are encouraging my cuz to go and train with Gary Roberts with Downie in the summer. I think that would be really good for him.
It's all hot bishes, naps, and dance parties
Chuck Lobe’s program wouldn’t be bad either… Closer to home (seeign it’ll be in Minnesota).
What is this about him playing D with the giants?
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Roberts is pretty intense. He and Dan Boyle used the same trainer, I think. Tony Greco (spelling might of off).
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that I know about
Downie had been singing the praises of Lobe’s program before the season but now he wants Roberts program…
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Tony Greco is a machine
He also has his own radio show and a weekly bit on the weekday morning show.
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahh good point.
Yeah, playoffs are starting tomorrow and apparently he’s playing a full time defence shift. The coach likes how he can skate the puck out of the zone better than almost anyone. Slash coach is a dick and won’t give him the first line minutes.
It's all hot bishes, naps, and dance parties
Geoff wants to go to a game if the Blazers get a win in. So game 5, basically.
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Alrighty. I’m in. I would be shocked if the Giants get past the 2nd round.
It's all hot bishes, naps, and dance parties
The Giants are playing the Blazers? I have fond memories of Kamloops…. :o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Vinny can play defense and has covered for the defense when they’ve been out of position. And then Fedorov transitioned into doing playing defense as he got older, tho he was also able to help out the defense before that as well. I think it’s a great skill for a center to have, actually. So good for him that he can do that. Most forwards can’t skate backwards for more than three seconds.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Sabres PP goal. Buffalo 2-0.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:09 PM EDT reply actions
That's telling
Two PPG’s to the 23rd ranked PP unit int he league. The Lightning have lost to teams with weak PP’s the last week in losses to the Leafs adn Pens… And yet they can beat Washington?
Bipolar… or reversed polar
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
Make that 3-0 Sabres now.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:14 PM EDT reply actions
At least
It didn’t happen in the first 3 minutes this time but the first period as a whole :-p
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Still got two more to go, too. Mixed blessing, perhaps?
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't chalk this up as a moral victory?
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
at least it won’t be another 2-1 loss……
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 8:15 PM EDT reply actions
Is that supposed to make us feel better?
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
of course! There’s nothing more depressing then a 2-1 loss….hopefully this is a set up for a great comeback
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
After one period – yes, only one – the Sabres are up 3-0 over the Lightning.
Tampa Bay is being out-shot 14-4; four different players have a shot each. Faceoffs are a dismal 36%; both Lecavalier & Stamkos are 1-4 (20%). The Lightning are being out-hit 6-4; four different players have a hit each. St. Louis & Hedman have a turnover each, Downie has the lone steal, and Hedman has two blocked shots.
Lots of energy, and not a lot else. Gotta shoot to score, you know.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:23 PM EDT reply actions
This FAIL started in January
When the Lightning couldn’t win either of the back-to-back games against the Florida Panthers, you knew this team lacked the killer mentality to raise their game when they needed to the most. They have some strength in this category but they only show it when they face certain opponents.
In general they are just weak with it…. They could have nailed down a playoff spot before the Olympics but instead crashed and burned playing like-tiered opponents in Boston, and both New York teams.
Is this a reflection on coaching or Vinny and Marty’s leadership? To lack the mentality that it’s vital to win specific games because of their importance in the standings… That’s just really a factor that has done them in this season.
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
you're right on.
those losses showed that this team just doesn’t have the extra gear needed for playoff hockey. The same thing with the loss to the Penguins last weekend. As big of a fan of Lecavalier as I am, he should never have been named the captain.
Marty seems to be the leader of this team and should be wearing the “c”, but how do you take it from Vinny without damaging his confidence?
You would think Tocchet would be the perfect coach to instill the hard nosed attitude that teams need, but for some reason it’s just not translating. Maybe they need to bring in a veteran leader a la Andreychuck in the off-season?
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Cassie saw it like this: Tocchet is still seen as a player in some of the guys eyes… And he comes off as such. He’s likeable. He’s not the boss, he’s a peer. That’s not going to cut it with a squad this mixed with young and older players.
To change the captaincy, you would need to chantge coaches first – give a reason. You could do it with a Totorella type attitude of “I could give a shit” and just chang eit OR you could take the two players into a conference and discuss things.
They don’t need an Andreychuck. They need to realize they are the Andreychuk on this squad now. It’s their team.
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
After I posted my comment I was thinking that tocchet still has the “player” mindset. It’s one of the drawbacks of going straight to a NHL bench after retiring. Maybe if he had spent more time as an assistant or in the minors coaching he would relize that he’s the boss now.
I hate comparing sports to the corporate world, but I remember when I went from being a sales rep to being a sales manager. I thought I was still one of the “boys” and I wasn’t. Needless to say I was a horrible manager….
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
The other thing to consider is who they apprentice under. Gretzky was a bad coach – there’s no getting around that. Tocchet did not learn much from him and it shows. If he’d worked under Lemaire or another established coach, then it might’ve been an entirely different story.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
don’t forget he also had melrose as a boss.
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Good point. Melrose who was not even aware of the need to prepare his players for the season or adjust his own coaching style for the new NHL…
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
The Bolts are missing Malone
I know he hasn’t scored in what seems like a season, but having him out of the lineup is showing on the powerplay. Hopefully, his mysterious upper body injury heals along with his knee in the next two weeks.
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 8:28 PM EDT reply actions
New!
I’m new here but i’ve been a huge fan of the Lightning for many years and have been reading this blog basically since it started. All I can say after watching this abysmal period of hockey is that the Lightning really, really, really (yes really) need to get rid of Meszaros. Sincerely. He is terrible for us; I would trade him for just about anyone at this point. Also, a little bit of passion wouldn’t hurt these players. Then again, a lot of that falls on the coach, and our head coach clearly would rather be best friends with the players than be the coach that molds them into competitors (re: John Tortorella). They need to pick it up fast and soon. If not this franchise will be losing it’s fan base, it’s players, and it’s team. Optimism only gets you so far… this is reality.
Tampa Bay Lightning: Pick it up. That’s all for now…
Thanks, and welcome! Feel free to add more. It’s all good. :o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I couldn’t agree more on Meszaros, but with that contract he’s too expensive to buy out or convince another team to take on.
Despite the abysmal stretch (you picked the right word to describe it) I am still optimisitc about the team. Compare this years team to last year’s and they’re 100% better. The maturation of Stamkos, Lundin, Smaby and even Downie has been great to watch.
The big question for next season will be goaltending (I think it will be Smith and Tokarski), but if they continue to improve they will be a playoff team.
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm writing about Meszaros tonight.
Do you feel like he’s regressed this year?
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
He has regressed. When he was brought over he was supposed to be what Kurtis Foster is – not Mike McBain.
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
or Mario Laraque
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Just as I thought. Now I don't have to change wording.
Meszaros has regressed every season since his rookie year.
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, Foster and Meszaros are nothing alike.
I, uh, may be a Foster fan.
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
no they’re not. I’m just saying Meszaros was supposed to have the big shot on the power play and provide some offense.
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
too much money, too soon? At this point I would take Sergei Gusev over him. Man there was a stretch of great defensemen in tampa weren’t there?
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Too much money too soon is why Ottawa traded him
Safe to say that Kuba/Picard were just as bad in the end. Kuba had an amazing stretch to start last season and has been mediocre-to-bad ever since.
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by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember when we all thought the 5-4 loss against Boston
where the Lightning nearly overcame the whole 5 goal deficit could’ve been a big lesson for this team, and help them further their playoff push?
Me neither.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 8:35 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Stamkos to the box. Sabres PP. Again.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:42 PM EDT reply actions
yeah, that gets me
I think I want to drop in on Donny and Co at the Litter Box and see how they are loving this.
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Hah
Cory Stillman on the scoresheet tonight.
The Modin-Richards-Stillman line from 2004 might be my favorite Lightning line.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Stillman wasn't on Modin and Richards line
Marty played with them. Stillman played with Vinny and Fedotenko
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I always remember the lines being
Marty-Vinny-Feds and Modin-Richards-Stillman.
Can’t really gauge how much changing of the lines there may have been back then, seeing as how it was a long time before Tocchet came along.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Stillman replaced Prospal as a LW on the squad, Fedotenko is a RW.
Modin – Richards – Marty was one of the best lines in this teams history… They have an odd nickname for it over at Boltprospects.com — Torts Binky. It was his safeety line because they could do anything.
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
it’s my recollection that torts shifted lines, but only to double shift marty or vinny. Or to punish a player who wasn’t performing.
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Right
It was Affy and Dingman who did more shifting than anyone. Tim Taylr and Andreychuck were paired together and Affy spent time on the 3rd and fourth lines…
Modin/Richards/Marty was locked in, and so was Corey/Vinny/Feds
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Lightning PP.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:52 PM EDT reply actions
Buffalo scores shorthanded. Sabres 4-0.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:53 PM EDT reply actions
Hi, Tina!
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Not the best of games for me to come in late on. Of course I’ll take this over sitting in the hospital ER any day of the week.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
That sounds ominous.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Where ya been Tina?
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Friend of mine fell this afternoon. Thought she had a broken arm and/or ribs. She slipped in water on wet floor at her daughter’s school and hit a water fountain. Luckily nothing broken but she’s sore as all get out. HUGE bruise on her left arm and a bloody lip where she bit it when she landed…
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Spent the last 4 hrs in hospital ER waiting for x-rays and doctors....
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah...
They had a program at her daughter’s school and they were coming out of the gymnasium. She went to the bathroom and there was water on the floor around the fountain and she stepped in it on the way out of the door. She went down VERY hard.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Thankfully she’s alright. Still, not a fun time.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Ouch! That was nice of you to go with her. Glad she’s OK.
It's all hot bishes, naps, and dance parties
She’s fine right now (better living through chemistry!) but she’s gonna hurt like a sonofagun tomorrow…
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Indeed. Hopefully she can take it easy at least a little.
It's all hot bishes, naps, and dance parties
Worse part is she has a 3 yr old that doesn’t go to preschool yet. She’s gotta keep up with him. The rest of the kids are in school and can pretty much take care of themselves. Ricky Lee on the other hand…is a little hellion…
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m off work tomorrow, so I’ll probably take him for a few hours so she can get some rest.
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Oooh. That’s not very nice, is it. It’s bad enough to be in pain, but then to have a child that isn’t old enough to comprehend that you’re in pain? I feel bad for her all the way around.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I told her with that busted lip she looked like she’d been in a hockey fight…LOL.. She would have laughed, but it hurt too much…
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
hiya Alix!
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Well,
with St. Louis, Lecavalier, and Fedetenko on the first line that’s obviously an amazing second line. Ah, to have two good scoring lines….
Is it just me, or are the only Lightning names being mentioned on a regular basis in this game Lecavalier and Stamkos?
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:56 PM EDT reply actions
Thompson’s in the box. Sabres PP.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 8:59 PM EDT reply actions
Me, too. I missed him and Malone when I saw them in DC last Friday. :o(
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
So do I.
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I heard earlier today
Michael Leighton suffered a severe ankle sprain that will keep him out the next 8-10 weeks. Seeing as how Emery is already done and Leighton was doing as admirable job as he could…is it fair to say Philly’s pretty much dead as far as being a legitimate threat in the playoffs?
I can’t anticipate Brian Boucher having another ridiculous playoff tear in him…
Paging Roman Cechmanek
One nice thing about this year
is that they were able to fill the roster from within the organization when injuries hit. They didn’t have to trade or sign subpar players like Malik or Kraijek. It shows that they are building depth. Now if only they could develop a scorer from within….
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
I'm still pissed
They traded away O’Brien for Krajicek.
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd certainly undo that one in a heartbeat...
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Simek is doing stuff in the AHL
The other guy in the deal…
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Simek could be decent. But yeah. I’ll say thanks. I love O’Brien.
It's all hot bishes, naps, and dance parties
OB was a fan favorite here too.
Don’t think a lot of folks were happy with that trade from the get go.
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
just another knee-jerk from the cowboys
They would trade more defensemen before they were done… AHL depth. And boy would they regret it!
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly
individualy the players they traded away didn’t mean a lot (except for boyle), but when you trade 4 defensemen the organization is devestated.
I just looked up some of their trades…Kuba, Picard and a first rounder for Meszaros. Uggghh.
if they bought him out at the end of the season he would be a $4 million cap hit until 2013-14 according to cap geek. So that’s not happening.
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I knew that getting rid of Picard was a bad idea at the time.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Lets not forget teh FAIL in bringing in Matt Carle. Didn’t fit with the Cowboys and didn’t pan out fast enough… So they gave up on him.
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm surprised their knees held out for 2 years with all the knee jerking they did....
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I see Ryan Miller is up to his old tricks again...
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
Lightning with too many men? Sabres PP.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:06 PM EDT reply actions
That was close to being a picky penalty…
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Hello all (old and new).
What happened, did daylight savings turn up while I wasn’t looking? The game started earlier than I expected.
Looks like the playoff run has turned into a playoff shamble… (now for the battle for a better first round pick?)
Started Sunday, Jon
Good afternoon to you. How goes?
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Hi, Jon. Yes – daylight savings time started last Sunday. Guess we should’ve warned you, huh?
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Afternoon Jon!
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Blues/Rangers
3-2 Blues in the 3rd. The Rangers are 3 points out of the playoffs in the East (plus Boston has a game in hand), and one of the biggest reasons for that is because of their abysmal home record (15-22, or, to put it in NHL-correct terms, 15-16-6). Their road record is fine and would be more than good enough to get them into the playoffs if their home record was remotely good.
Curiously, the team visiting MSG tonight can attest to that. The Blues have 20 road wins this year, yet their record at home this year is 12-22.
Mind-boggling.
And Wade Redden's corpse just tied that game.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Followed by Mike Weaver first of the year
2 goals within seconds of this posting.
Lovely.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Why can’t you jinx the Lightning like this?!?
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe they don't like sharing the dressing room with the Circus when it comes to town?
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Circus been in town for the past 2 years. I ready for it to LEAVE…
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I meant Ringling Brothers at MSG, silly
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, you meant the REAL circus….
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, the one with elephants in the room that people actually notice and comment on, anyways.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Insert the “Glen Sather is a Clown” comment here
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Glen Sather is a Clown
that Wade Redden should worship from here ’till eternity.
Giving a declining Redden a 6 yr/32 mil deal. Genius.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
But he was smart enough to get somebody stupid enough or desperate enough to take that Gomez contract off his hands….
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
The smelly ones. (not meaning “stinky” trades…)
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
The term “circus” really has fit the last two seasons remarkably well, hasn’t it? We’re trying to explain the differences between the OK Hockey kind and the four-legged animal kind, and it’s hard to tell the difference, even still. Huh.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
After two, the Sabres lead the Lightning 4-0.
Tampa Bay is still being out-shot, now 23-16; Lecavalier has six shots on goal (five of those came in the second). Faceoffs are still miserable with the Lightning winning only 35%; Stamkos is 2-9 (18%). They’re still being out-hit 10-7; Meszaros has two hits. Hedman has two turnovers, Veilleux two steals, and Walker three blocked shots.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:16 PM EDT reply actions
Hurricanes leading Capitals 3-2
this is what happens when none of the following players have scored a goal tonight for Washington:
Alex Semin
Nik Backstrom
Brooks Laich
Mike Knuble
Eric Fehr
Mike Green
Tomas Fleischmann
Obviously, the “other” Alex was kind of suspended tonight.
Who? ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
you are settign things up for another jinx, dude
just saying. ;-)
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh snap...
Eric Fehr tied it.
Indeed.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
LIGHTNING! I DEMAND you start talking about the Lightning!
No more scoreboard watching! Sully the Bolts! Now! Do it! ;-)
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Sabres leading Lightning 4-0
this is what happens when none of the following players have scored a goal tonight for Tampa Bay:
Insert Lightning roster here
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Rec’d
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Ditto.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Thirded :-)
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Finally a green comment
’bout time people on this network gave me the respect I deserve.
And look at that: A Lightning goal.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Why’d you hold out on us for so long?!
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
SEE?
BTW – I think this is the first time we’ve had that. Not enough people use the REEC funciton on Raw Charge as is.
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for the update
66 points.
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Thrashers pulled even with New York
with 71 points. Bruins got shutout by Pittsburgh.
And obviously the Phoenix/Florida game is still in limbo.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Cool.
Not that I was pulling for Carolina, mind you. I just have serious dislike for Washington.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow... Atlanta is pounding Ottawa (sorry Ryan)
it’s 6-3
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
So thre eof the SE teams are winning. While two of them are looking rather mediocre
One IS rather mediocere adn the other is the conference leader. Go figure…
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
It hurts
Know who has two goals? Colby Armstrong. Know who has two assists? Jim Slater.
Know who got injured? Milan Michalek.
SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!! - Silver Seven - Cycle Like the Sedins - the classic blog
by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, Milan Michalek
the guy I remember most for getting completely F’d up by Brendan Morrow in the playoffs a couple years ago…
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I've seen him get f'd up by more than a few people this year.
Tonight was a combination of Hedberg and the post.
SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!! - Silver Seven - Cycle Like the Sedins - the classic blog
by Ryan Classic on Mar 18, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Phoenix just scored. 3-2 Kittys.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
That became a game
in the span of 5 whole minutes.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Phoenix has a good team. A lot of people wrote them off before the season because of their ownership problems. It hasn’t bothered them at all.
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Tippet is the Jack Adams winner. No contest
I don’t care if the Coyotes go one-and-done in the playoffs. What he’s done in Phoenix no one thought possible.
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s amazing how a team will play under a good coach, isn’t it? :o|
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm still baffled as to why Dallas fired him
last year, their defense was ravaged with injuries (along with Richards and Morrow suffering lengthy injuries late in the year).
Tippett had a good track record there, and that firing never made sense to me.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
The house cleaning in general happened. But yeah, messed up.
And to think WHO he replaced. Yes, Gretzky the coach was no Gretzky the player, but still…
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
And remember
that Gretzky resigned in September, about a month before the season began. Tippett only came aboard on September 24th, which was, what, two weeks before the season began?
Didn’t take long for Tippett to model that team in the way he likes.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Thus, again, why he’s a shoe-in for the Jack Adams, or should be. That’s just artwork.
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Can’t think of anybody that even comes close to the job he’s done.
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Joe Sacco
Colorado. He was just a joke before the season.
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
What coaching experience did he have before taking the Colorado gig?
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
And to that end...
and the conversation you guys had earlier about Toc being seen more as a peer not a coach… It’s rumored that Pat Quinn might get the axe in Oil country… Might he be a candidate for a potential opening down on the west coast of Florida?
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
No.
Quinn’s style fits the old NHL more than the current make up of the league. People saw it that way at the time of his hiring and they’ve been proven right.
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
So, who else is available? or even potentially available? John Anderson? I’ve heard he’s also on the hot seat in Atlanta? Hate to think it’s just the same old candidates being reshuffled and changing teams. Or might Jim Johnson get his shot?
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
We've had this conversation few times this season.
Guy Carbonneau who was fired by Gainey mid=season last year is my choice. Some people have mentioned John Stevens who was already fired this season by the Flyers.
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
And those are what I was talking about with the “reshuffling” of the same old names. Not so much Stevens, but Carbonneau…
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe we should check out the standings in the AHL and see who’s coaching the best teams down there, huh?
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
That sounds like a plan. That’s one reason I suggested Jim Johnson. Norfolk wasn’t one of the best teams, but they put on one heck of a surge after the change to get back into contention. It was impressive.
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I second the vote for new blood. Too many coaches who fail at other teams get second, third, tenth chances. Plus AHL coaches usually work cheap… :)
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know that Johnson will get serious consideration since he’s part of the current regime, tho.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Tokarski seemed pretty impressed by him. At least, that’s the impression he gave me.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Then I hope they let him go back to Norfolk. He was doing a good job down there.
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Hedman penalty. Sabres PP.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:32 PM EDT reply actions
Downie scores! No shutout for Miller after all. 4-1 Buffalo.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:41 PM EDT reply actions
Spicoli & Fozzie get the assists.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Stop the presses
you actually used one of my nicknames! :-O
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by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I use it periodically! :oÞ
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah – not Fozzie. Marty gets the second assist.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Also to re-iterate my expectations of the Bolts.
I do not expec them to win the cup this year, and making the playoffs would be nice. All I ask is they finish the season ahead of the Islanders…
Sabres penalty. Lightning PP.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:56 PM EDT reply actions
As a follow-up on the scores tonight
I’d like to further my point about abysmal teams being in the playoff race.
In the East:
8) Boston: 31-27-12 (31-39)
9) NY Rangers: 31-31-9 (31-40)
10) Atlanta: 30-29-11 (31-40)
11) Tampa Bay: 28-30-12 (28-42) (Yes, I’m operating under the presumption they lose)
12) Florida: 28-30-10 (28-40)
13) Carolina: 29-33-8 (29-41)
Whichever of these teams makes the playoffs (probably Boston) is going to get white-washed by Washington in round 1.
/Jinx Alert
Holy Crap
Who pushed the wayback button on Parrish? That move was circa 2001
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 9:57 PM EDT reply actions
Piped it, but that was a sweet move!
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by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
And Phoenix has tied it in Sunrise
so I even was a jinx with my earlier “Phoenix getting whacked in Sunrise tonight” comment.
I’ve got it all tonight.
Wait – are the Lightning playing with an empty net during this power play? Did I see that right?
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:58 PM EDT reply actions
They were! Craziness!
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It seems their coach
has realized that the season is on the brink and is pulling out all of the stops.
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Makes me wonder if it was a player’s idea. Wait – did I say that out loud…? ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Vinny scores on the PP! Sabres 4-2.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:58 PM EDT reply actions
And that was a pretty one, too.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes you did...
That was a laser by Vinny!
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
Lightning time out.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 9:58 PM EDT reply actions
Empty netter by Buffalo. 5-2 Sabres.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:00 PM EDT reply actions
Boy that was kinda early to pull the goalie....I agree.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
With the way their defense has been playing this season, yeah, that was a bad idea.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh well
this ensures the Lightning of their 3rd straight losing season.
Hopefully this is the last year of that streak.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 10:01 PM EDT reply actions
Are you kidding me? 6-2?
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
To add a useless recollection
that goal reminds me of when the Thrashers piled it on late against Lightning in the season finale of 2007-08.
Thrashers had gotten an empty-netter to make it 3-1, and Mark Recchi tacked on another goal in the final 30 seconds after Smitty had already gone back in net.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
So, seriously, why did they get Wilson from Dallas again? I’ve never understood that. Especially now.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:04 PM EDT reply actions
I have no idea. Everyone (well, lots) of the people on the local blogs were so hot to get him…he was supposed to be the great defensive guru to whip this Defense into shape. didn’t happen. Bad match between coach and players. Or the players just aren’t listening.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
MIght’ve been a bad match between coaches, too.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Very true.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
6-2 is the final. Any thoughts? Requests? Dedications? Rants?
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:05 PM EDT reply actions
seconded
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Personally? I'd like a do-over for the entire year.
If ya gonna dream, then dream big!
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I could do the last six months over again. That works for me. Normally, that wouldn’t be my thing, but I’d make an exception this time around.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
only if the results are different
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, that goes without saying, I think.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Sounded like it would be groundhog day
Doing it over and over again until they get it right
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Bill Murray strikes again.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
“Too early for flapjacks?”
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
GGGRRRROOOOUUUUUUNNNNDDDDDD HOG DAY!
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s what this whole season has felt like. Let’s play a single game over and over again until it’s perfect. We’ll change the opponents around just for variety’s sake, tho.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
Raw Charge, an SBN Tampa Bay Lightning community.
by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
…and the line combos.
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Absolutely!
Certainly wouldn’t want a REPEAT of the last 6 months…
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Here’s to beating Washington on Saturday.
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
amen
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
the caps fans are getting a little too big for their britches. It would be nice if the bolts knocked them down a peg.
As always it was entertaining chatting with everyone. Have an excellent night…I’m going to go have a beer or three…
by Lightningfan7609 on Mar 18, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
G’night. Actually the beer thing doesn’t sound half bad….
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
take it easy
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Later! Thanks for stopping in. Hope to see you Saturday – unless you go to the game, that is.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Stamkos & St. Louis are playing injured. And Malone, Ohlund, and Konopka are out because of injuries. At this point, it’s really looking like it’s all Vinny – and he’s doing his very best, but he can’t do it by himself.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:10 PM EDT reply actions
Wasn’t long ago that he wasn’t doing that. I love the man, but he honestly seemed to be sleepwalking through the first part of the season. I know he was trying and I know it had to be eating him inside, but I am very happy to see him playing like Vinny again. Gives hope for next season, if not the rest of this year.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely. I think that’s all behind him now, tho.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
So next up is Washington Saturday night.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
Will they show up?
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
The Caps? I’m sure they will. Why wouldn’t they? ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s at home, so I’m sure they’ll be able to make it to the arena without many problems. :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
What woudl be more competitive though. If the Lightning show up or not?
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Ummm…. Wait. Is this a trick question?
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Or rather WHICH team will show up?
The one that beat the Caps at their own game last week? Or the ones that lost some very winnable games lately? I vote for the former. They seem to have had good luck against the Caps this year, for the most part.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
The Lightning seem to particularly hate the Caps, so I’m sure it’ll be a good game. Last time Ovechkin & Downie meet, too, so that’s something to keep an eye on. Especially if the score gets out of hand.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the close score is what kept it from getting more lively than it did in this past game.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Ovechkin was invisible in that game, so that helped, too.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Lundin did a really good job of shutting him down.
It wasn’t just him, of course, but he’s gone from AHL castoff to a member of the shutdown defensive pair (with Ohlie when he’s better). And done a good job of it.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
On the other hand
Alex might be a bit cautious coming off a suspension and everything.
Might be.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
That butthead has no clue how to be "cautious"
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder what Don Cherry thinks about this.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Don Cherry? Thinks? Would you like to revise that statement?
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Not two words most folks would use in the same sentence.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder what Don Cherry's Suit thinks about this.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh. Okay. That makes much more sense. Thank you. I’m thinking that it depends on the suit that you ask.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
ROFL
I’m sure his suit is very upset at the whole episode…
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
“ooh, shiny!”
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
We’re not talking about me here, John.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Some of Grapes’ suits are pretty shiny too, tho…
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
That is very true. Sorry, John. Carry on. :oD
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
The conversation is not always aobut you, Cassie.
A suit can admire itself. I’m saying his suit is just as self absorbed as the above statement.
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank god that the conversation isn’t always about me. That’d be old fast. Or maybe I’m just old. I forget. Anyways, I was going with limited attention span – you usually relate that to me.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
No idea what his thoughts on Ovechkin are… I don’t get to watch CBC anymore, so I haven’t seen a Don Cherry rant in quite some time. I do miss his wild suits though…
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Don Cherry is such a xenophobe that I’m sure Ovechkin can do nothing good nor right in his eyes – no matter what.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not so sure Don Cherry even likes Vinny or Marty..
Because they’re French Canadian. He’s gotta be one of the worst I’ve ever seen or heard. It can be entertaining though to hear what’s gonna come out of his mouth next…
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I can appreciate his genuine knowledge and love for the game – I really can. And I like the way he tries to help out kids during his portion of the program. But ye gods the things that come out of that man’s mouth in regards to Europeans! And French Canadians, too! Makes me want to slap him – and I don’t care that he’s old and frail, either.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
not so sure “frail” is how I’d describe him, but agreed.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
They can head to Toronto
face a hapless Leafs team and lose in OT, and go to Washington the next night and beat the league’s best team.
In all seriousness though, the last 4 games against Washington, the Bolts are 2-2, with both losses being one goal losses in Washington, games that were decided in the latter half of the 3rd period. They haven’t been the Capitals favorite punching bag this year.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh
and the Coyotes came back to beat the Panthers 4-3 in a shootout tonight, for their 44th win of the season and 7th straight.
Pretty crazy, to put it mildly.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 10:18 PM EDT reply actions
And good for them for it too! I hope they do well in playoffs this year. Just to thumb their collective noses at Balsillie….
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Good for them, tho. Glad to see one bright spot come out of that dismal start with bankruptcy courts, coaching changes, ownership changes and such. Now they just need a buyer.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Depending on what happens in Vancouver tonight
the ’Yotes might find themselves three points behind San Jose in the Pacific Division by nights end.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Another one of those surprising teams in the NHL this year
Nashville taking another step towards securing a return back to the playoffs, by pounding Minnesota tonight 5-0.
40th win of the season, 85 points.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 10:24 PM EDT reply actions
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Mar 18, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Bugging out
Lesson learned: Don’t eat food cooked off a dirty griddle. Goodnight all :-/
9:12. Lights out. Raw Charge.
Good night, John. Hope you feel better.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
G'night John.
And I’m not even gonna ask about the dirty griddle thing…. ew…thanks for sharing….LOL
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
It’s a guy thing. Don’t question. Just accept.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok. That explains enough right there. thank you
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
So, between dirty griddles and Don Cherry's suits...
I think I will bid all a good evening. It never ceases to amaze me that just sitting around for a long period of time how much it can wear you out… I will see all on Saturday evening, I hope (and no more medical emergencies).,.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
Thanks for stopping in, despite your unexpected adventures! Have a good night, Tina.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
Raw Charge, an SBN Tampa Bay Lightning community.
by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
You too Cassie.
I have come to a conclusion... Martin St Louis = waterbug on meth...
by Tina Robinson on Mar 18, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, I guess it’s about time to shut this place down for the night. Next game is on Saturday against the Caps. Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel. Thanks for keeping us company, and see you then!
There's nothing quite like the sound of a frozen puck hitting the glass. It makes me happy.
Raw Charge, an SBN Tampa Bay Lightning community.
by Cassie McClellan on Mar 18, 2010 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
And with that
I wish a goodnight to all, and a fond farewell to a thread where I feel I had one of my greatest displays in satire yet.
’Till Saturday, Raw Chargers.
by FloridaownsFSU on Mar 18, 2010 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
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