mike from st pete
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Go BOLTZ !!
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meaneyedcatz
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The only reason I'm for TB is because I'm a pat maroon fan and Colorado sucks.
Not real deep reasons but it's just a game to the spectators
Not real deep reasons but it's just a game to the spectators
I have seen more physical fights among the cheerleaders and drill teams at junior high football games here in the south!
Also, I thought there was "Nothing Stranger than a New York Ranger." It seems pretty strange to me that a team in Tampa, FL has a hockey team. I just checked the Weather Channel and the heat index is 105 degrees in Tampa Bay area right now. I hope the ice skating rink is indoors!
I'm neutral 
What are the rules re fighting in hockey? In clip above, they're throwing punches, while sorta holding on to one another one handed, for a while, with the refs watching, and then when they clench with both arms the refs step in and send 'em to the penalty box.... ?
Punchin's okay but no wrasslin'?
Punchin's okay but no wrasslin'?
This first game is gonna give me a heart attack!! Had to jump on here to take a break LOL.
Stanley Cup hockey is a roller coaster.
Willyboy
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It should be illegal to play hockey and basketball after April 30.
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It should be illegal to play hockey and basketball after April 30.
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BOLTZ 1st loss in overtime.
DENVER -- The Tampa Bay Lightning are in a familiar position following a 4-3 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Ball Arena on Wednesday.
For the third time in four series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season, the Lightning started tentatively and lost Game 1.
Unlike their 5-0 loss in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Toronto Maple Leafs and a 6-2 defeat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against the New York Rangers, the Lightning were able to battle back from 3-1 down and tie the score before Andre Burakovsky scored the winning goal 1:23 into overtime.
But Tampa Bay's approach is the same as it looks ahead to Game 2 of the best-of-7 series here Saturday (8 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, CBC, SN, TVAS).
"The mindset is we're here to win a series and you don't know when that's going to come," Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said. "Four games, five, six, seven, you never know. We've done a great job of making adjustments after losses, so we'll look to do that."
The Lightning's calm confidence in this situation stems from experience and from winning the Stanley Cup the past two seasons. This is the sixth time in 12 Stanley Cup Playoff series over the past three seasons that Tampa Bay lost Game 1, including the opener of the 2020 Final against the Dallas Stars.
The Lightning won the first five series by learning quickly from their mistakes and regrouping.
"There were stretches of that game I liked what we were doing, and stretches I didn't, and I can say that about Game 1 in Toronto and Game 1 against the Rangers," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. "So we have to clean this up, but there's some positive signs in this game. But the right team won the game, so give them credit for pulling it out.
"We've got better in us, though. I don't think by a country mile did we give them our best game, and we still had a chance to pull it out."
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The Lightning saw the Avalanche's high-powered offense at its best in falling behind 2-0 in the opening 9:23. The Avalanche played with speed and pressure that created turnovers and scoring chances. That Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy was uncharacteristically shaky early didn't help.
First, Mikko Rantanen's shot from the left circle squeezed between Vasilevskiy's left arm and his body and the puck landed in the crease behind him before Gabriel Landeskog swept it over the goal line to give Colorado a 1-0 lead at 7:47. Then, following a turnover by Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman, Valeri Nichushkin beat Vasilevskiy between the pads to make it 2-0 at 9:23.
Tampa Bay pulled within 2-1 and got some life when Nicholas Paul scored on a great individual effort at 12:26. But Artturi Lehkonen's 5-on-3 power-play goal at 17:31 put Colorado up 3-1.
"Maybe we were just trying to get a feel for them," Lightning forward Alex Killorn said. "It's got to be the other way around. We have to come out and set the tone. We knew they were going to have a good start. We just weren't as ready as we'd like to be."
The Lightning were able to rebound to tie it in the second period, with Ondrej Palat completing a give-and-go with Nikita Kucherov at 12:51 and Mikhail Sergachev sneaking a right-point wrist shot past goalie Darcy Kuemper on the short side at 13:39. But despite playing well for stretches, the Lightning were never able to take control of the style of the game against the Avalanche, who entered averaging 4.64 goals per game in the playoffs.
Eventually, another turnover by Hedman and an unfortunate bounce after Hedman blocked J.T. Compher's initial shot, led to Burakovsky's winning goal.
"They executed a little bit more than us," Cooper said. "But we have not made it this far over the last couple of years because we can't execute. It just didn't happen for us tonight and we were still right there. A tough break at the end and they got the extra one, but we'll be back here in a couple nights."
DENVER -- The Tampa Bay Lightning are in a familiar position following a 4-3 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Ball Arena on Wednesday.
For the third time in four series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season, the Lightning started tentatively and lost Game 1.
Unlike their 5-0 loss in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Toronto Maple Leafs and a 6-2 defeat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against the New York Rangers, the Lightning were able to battle back from 3-1 down and tie the score before Andre Burakovsky scored the winning goal 1:23 into overtime.
But Tampa Bay's approach is the same as it looks ahead to Game 2 of the best-of-7 series here Saturday (8 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, CBC, SN, TVAS).
"The mindset is we're here to win a series and you don't know when that's going to come," Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said. "Four games, five, six, seven, you never know. We've done a great job of making adjustments after losses, so we'll look to do that."
The Lightning's calm confidence in this situation stems from experience and from winning the Stanley Cup the past two seasons. This is the sixth time in 12 Stanley Cup Playoff series over the past three seasons that Tampa Bay lost Game 1, including the opener of the 2020 Final against the Dallas Stars.
The Lightning won the first five series by learning quickly from their mistakes and regrouping.
"There were stretches of that game I liked what we were doing, and stretches I didn't, and I can say that about Game 1 in Toronto and Game 1 against the Rangers," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. "So we have to clean this up, but there's some positive signs in this game. But the right team won the game, so give them credit for pulling it out.
"We've got better in us, though. I don't think by a country mile did we give them our best game, and we still had a chance to pull it out."
[RELATED: Stanley Cup Final coverage | Stanley Cup Final schedule]
The Lightning saw the Avalanche's high-powered offense at its best in falling behind 2-0 in the opening 9:23. The Avalanche played with speed and pressure that created turnovers and scoring chances. That Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy was uncharacteristically shaky early didn't help.
First, Mikko Rantanen's shot from the left circle squeezed between Vasilevskiy's left arm and his body and the puck landed in the crease behind him before Gabriel Landeskog swept it over the goal line to give Colorado a 1-0 lead at 7:47. Then, following a turnover by Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman, Valeri Nichushkin beat Vasilevskiy between the pads to make it 2-0 at 9:23.
Tampa Bay pulled within 2-1 and got some life when Nicholas Paul scored on a great individual effort at 12:26. But Artturi Lehkonen's 5-on-3 power-play goal at 17:31 put Colorado up 3-1.
"Maybe we were just trying to get a feel for them," Lightning forward Alex Killorn said. "It's got to be the other way around. We have to come out and set the tone. We knew they were going to have a good start. We just weren't as ready as we'd like to be."
The Lightning were able to rebound to tie it in the second period, with Ondrej Palat completing a give-and-go with Nikita Kucherov at 12:51 and Mikhail Sergachev sneaking a right-point wrist shot past goalie Darcy Kuemper on the short side at 13:39. But despite playing well for stretches, the Lightning were never able to take control of the style of the game against the Avalanche, who entered averaging 4.64 goals per game in the playoffs.
Eventually, another turnover by Hedman and an unfortunate bounce after Hedman blocked J.T. Compher's initial shot, led to Burakovsky's winning goal.
"They executed a little bit more than us," Cooper said. "But we have not made it this far over the last couple of years because we can't execute. It just didn't happen for us tonight and we were still right there. A tough break at the end and they got the extra one, but we'll be back here in a couple nights."
Avalanche in 7.
blues7
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Glad the Avs came away with the win. (No offense, ditrina.)
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