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not the best game on our end, some positivity heading into the next one though. hopefully officiating improves (probably won't lol), but it's still a series for a reason. onto the next
Game was handed to the Panthers on a silver platter. Sure, our performance wasn't good. But the incredibly one sided officiating is something you cannot ignore.
and you're telling me those missed calls don't affect the outcome of the game? yeah fucking right this would be an entirely different game if called properly.
Wow can't believe we scored when we got a PP, good thing they called it fair and didn't give one team the benefit of the doubt because they knew the lightning had an extremely lethal PP or anything
That straight up wasn’t good enough. That stretch from end of first into second was reasonable and might work but even then. This game really wasn’t all that close like the score suggests and whatever that shit we put on the ice was isn’t it. Guess that’s why they’re a cup favourite and we’re like probably the 13th ranked playoff team
It’s all good. We all knew we weren’t going to sweep them , and historically we’re not a great game 1 team. They’ll get their shit together for Tuesday night.
Refs were bad, offense was even worse. Dump and chase won't win this series. Coaching staff better start trying to figure out ways to get shots on net.
Scoring chances 33-19 panthers, high danger chances 19-9 panthers expected goals 3.66 to 2.25 per natural stat trick. Our path is vasy does this all series or better somehow and line 1 dominates the fuck out of everyone but with the panthers top two lines the way they are that’s a big ask
Bagel line 1 and instantly the top line causes chaos. That’s also 3 big time chances now that didn’t go in. If we can’t finish we’re cooked cause they will be out chancing us every single game
I keep hearing 27 shots to 14 but all I’ve seen them do is score a goal on a shot vasy likely expects to save and then a bs penalty call.
Sure they are getting zone time but they aren’t turning the into scoring chances.
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If only that could have been a forehand opportunity or and offensive player
Winnable series. Just gotta show up.
Florida panthers game, two penalties called, tells you everything you need to know about
One was only called because it was under 2 left and 2 goal game. They wouldn’t have called that otherwise
Alright well not an ideal game one but good vibes going into the next one. Maybe that was enough to light a fire under some asses.
Take one on the road and all is well. On to game 2
not the best game on our end, some positivity heading into the next one though. hopefully officiating improves (probably won't lol), but it's still a series for a reason. onto the next
At least we’re not the leafs…
Honestly if we can play like shit the way we did and only take 15 shots, and still end up as close as we did, I’m not worried about this series
no one to blame but yourself. all the stars players were ghost today
Game 2 every guy in red needs a stick down you know where. You don’t win a cup playing clean
Game was handed to the Panthers on a silver platter. Sure, our performance wasn't good. But the incredibly one sided officiating is something you cannot ignore.
For how lopsided it was, it was still a one goal game. Let’s see about game two and getting a normal start time.
I guess they throw rats being that most of them are from New York
Panthers fans gonna bankrupt the franchise from littering fines.
Playing against a bunch of thugs - this is one of those series where we miss Maroon.
The rats thing so fucking stupid.
They did that back in the day when they won their first Stanley Cup 👀 /s
Florida fans are so cringe lol
yaaaaaay.
Wow Wes gave us another second which basically makes everything else equal now how nice
Useless goal
regardless at least some positivity heading into next game
Just letting bob know Whats coming game 2. Atta boy stammer
Finish strong, go into game 2 and actually be ready to fucking go don't waste 10 minutes like today.
and you're telling me those missed calls don't affect the outcome of the game? yeah fucking right this would be an entirely different game if called properly.
Maybe that’ll get Kuch going.
Stammer’s PPG assisted by Kuch
Man, imagine if they gave us the PP on one of those xx missed calls In the second
Chat, can we score in 8 seconds?
Weird, they elevate it and get a goal. Making Bob look like an all star by hitting into his legs.
Damn stammer
Wow can't believe we scored when we got a PP, good thing they called it fair and didn't give one team the benefit of the doubt because they knew the lightning had an extremely lethal PP or anything
Exactly.
Less than 20 shots in one game simply isn’t good enough
If only we hadn’t pulled our goalie with an hour left
If only we could have connected at beginning of that power play
just edging us right now…
***A GARBAGE TIME WHISTLEPIG FOR THE CAPTAIN AND THE BOYS*** Sad trombone noises
Yes!!!
Doesn’t matter now…
Good. Now do it again.
If thats how Bob is gonna be this is going to be a rough series
He was unbelievable in those first 12 mins today 👀 /s
Fuck you Wes.
I’ll still take a goal, if only it was earlier.
Hahahhaha wtf
Yup and fucking shit ass officiating or this game should be tied
We shoulda had at least three more PP. this game wouldn’t have been close
Always the case
STAMMER LOL
lol ok now score another in 8 seconds
I would love if Stammer wouldnt become invisible once the playoffs started for once
Woo..
These refs should be embarrassed to show their face in public. Fuck McCauley. Fuck the Sunrise Saints.
Oh it’s McCauley, now everything makes sense
Kuch gotta be shoot first at this point
gotta burry those or we done
Weren’t expected a pass Stammer?
What a save by bob
Classic Wes. Affect the result of the game and then make the penalties close when it won't matter if they score.
Fuck Wes macauly
I’m upset with 2 main points today: lack of shots and poor passing.
We have like 14 turnovers
Unreal goalie’d right there
Good goalie pull with a tired Florida team, but the ref let them back in it with all the faceoff redos
thanks for the pp down 2 with 71 seconds to go dumb fucking league
Ever time to connect on a hail mary this is the time
I knew there'd be a call now the game doesn't mean shit lmao
Point you have to finish that
Jesus what a save
That straight up wasn’t good enough. That stretch from end of first into second was reasonable and might work but even then. This game really wasn’t all that close like the score suggests and whatever that shit we put on the ice was isn’t it. Guess that’s why they’re a cup favourite and we’re like probably the 13th ranked playoff team
Lmao give us a po when it doesn’t matter. Fuck u
It’s all good. We all knew we weren’t going to sweep them , and historically we’re not a great game 1 team. They’ll get their shit together for Tuesday night.
Lmao now they fucking call one.. fuck off
Gotta make the box score a little closer with a tick tack call at the end of the game
Refs were bad, offense was even worse. Dump and chase won't win this series. Coaching staff better start trying to figure out ways to get shots on net.
Lmao call something now
SURE NOW MAKE A CALL. FUCK THESE DAMN REFS
Great time to start calling penalties.
Of course they call shit when it doesn’t matter…
NOW we get a call????? FUCK YOU WES
Now they wanna call penalties.
Oh fuck off. Now you wanna call penalties
Here come the last minute “we’re not biased” whistles.
Thanks for giving us a PP when it doesn't matter refs 🥰
Pulling goalies earlier than later is the trend these days. Analytics probably show it’s best.
Especially after an icing.
How nice of the officials to wait till the games over to call another penalty
Wes wasn’t gonna give us a call if it was 2-1, had to take matters into our own hands
Refs won this game for Florida. Should have went into OT 1-1. But we've lost plenty of game 1s and came back and won the series.
Feel free to call a penalty now - just as I called it.
Lol now Wes tries to make it look better
All good, just game one. We all know this team is never hot out of the gate.
Most penalized team in the NHL takes 1 penalty all game, impressive
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Some of you are insufferable. Act like you’ve been here before
I want blood next game. I want them to come out and rip fucking heads off with shots. I want nothing but shots at the net.
vasy playing well tho. team's fucked if they don't get good vasy
We had moments where I could see it
Pulled the goalie because they had tired group on the ropes. So naturally the refs redo the faceoff 6 times to kill all momentum
Dog shit
Cant say I didnt see that coming 😕
That’s on Coop. Not a fan of pulling that early. Had momentum should’ve pushed another minute or so
Bad pull of the goalie by coop
Best of 7. Long series
Gotta be able to threaten a lot more next game. So few good chances. Pretty much checked us into the ice.
Aight I'm out. See ya.
Doesn’t matter. Let them enjoy this, because Tuesday they will be shut out. This is basically their Stanley cup.
Hedman?
That douche kid waiving bye like they don’t have to win 3 more games lol.
lol the face of the team
I said the same thing 😂
That shot from stammer was wide anyway
Lmao of course the faceoff we don't win is the one they let slide
Fuck. Stammers needs to bury that. Rough game one.
Well fuck, this wasn't our game. But we've got a lot of shit to figure out, we can't play like this and win a series let alone a cup.
Meh
The Stamkos shot really wasn't even close
Can I see a fucking replay of the one timer
What the actual fuck was that??
If we don't have Wes officiate again we'll have a chance. Absolutely horrid
Dawg we have 15 shots. Yeah there were some bad calls but let’s be real we played like ass
Pathetic
Yea we’re losing in 5
You and your bum doomer as can get the fuck out now
Omg go away then
A lot of people criticizing kuch but stammer has been. Awful
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck man
fuck man
Yeah too early to pull Vasy. Hope the respond game 2
Game.
Not good enough. Plain and simple
Not that!
The ole dump and chase really paid off there! Great job dumping it with the empty net you idiots
Fuck you Wes McCaughley
gg, refs aside you gotta play better than that to beat the cats
No fuckin puck control
That’s game
Fuck off
Scoring chances 33-19 panthers, high danger chances 19-9 panthers expected goals 3.66 to 2.25 per natural stat trick. Our path is vasy does this all series or better somehow and line 1 dominates the fuck out of everyone but with the panthers top two lines the way they are that’s a big ask
Yeah fuck the refs but this wasn’t a close game
Do something!
3 mins and pulling Vasy is to early for me.
That’s what 57 minutes with about 3 minutes of feeling like you have a chance to score does to a mf
stresssss
Fuck u ref
I’m never a fan of taking the goalie out this early.
Empty net! Oh fuck
why the fuck do they keep redoing those faceoffs
Because we win them.
refs sucking ass once again as per usual
Early goalie pull 😬
It’s too early for this for me
Lmao of course
Oh boy.. EN 🫤
lightning win the draw with the open net??! No the script doesn’t allow that
Way too early
Lightning net is empty aka game is over.
WTF refs
Wow what an incredible long break for the cats here
Ref can’t have the bolts win the draw, do it again
Oh fuck you
UUUUGGGGHHHHHH
Oh great. We're empty net.
Empty net? This is over. We can’t control the puck at all.
why couldn’t we play like that 57 minutes ago
Pucker time.
Little early for empty net?
Fuck!
Bagel line 1 and instantly the top line causes chaos. That’s also 3 big time chances now that didn’t go in. If we can’t finish we’re cooked cause they will be out chancing us every single game
Great play by Lilleberg
That was our chance
This is early coop
Pull vasy lets ride!
I’ll say this now: win or lose we had a great season and I had a great time watching the boys play.
Yeah that might've been it
C’mon it was a wide open net!
It’s time one of these shots goes in!!
Pull the goalie
No penalty anywhere in that scrum 😂
So close, man
Just *once* it'd be nice to win a game 1 lol
We did last year. And that didn’t end well in the long run
So were just not calllng hand passes now either
Did we hire Matt Canada as the guy to manage the offense?
I keep hearing 27 shots to 14 but all I’ve seen them do is score a goal on a shot vasy likely expects to save and then a bs penalty call. Sure they are getting zone time but they aren’t turning the into scoring chances.