Game 58 - Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning - SAT FEB 16TH 7:00 EST

[lecoqsportif]

But their window won’t stay open endlessly. Need to win it sooner rather than later.

Yup. Do they make the killer move before the trade deadline?

What would they need?

 

[CH1]

Sergachev.

He’s actually progressing nicely. He’s getting more ice time this year, and more def zone starts. He’s been a healthy scratch but they are rotating their bottom 3. They don’t really need him to do all that much. He’s only 20.

 

[xposbrad]

Sadly, even if Poehling, Suzuki, Brooks, etc all exceed their rosiest outlooks, we still don’t match up with Tampa. The high end attackers just aren’t there.

We need a sniper or two

 

[CH1]

Yup. Do they make the killer move before the trade deadline?

What would they need?

They need not to choke.

 

[Krustchev]

They need not to choke.

That. There’s nothing more for them to trade for.

 

[CH1]

We need a sniper or two

Evergreen post since the 90s

 

[GrandWazoo]

He’s actually progressing nicely. He’s getting more ice time this year, and more def zone starts. He’s been a healthy scratch but they are rotating their bottom 3. They don’t really need him to do all that much. He’s only 20.

I liked that #81 better than Sergie today.

 

[GrandWazoo]

Just from the sample of those 4 contenders we saw in that stretch, I would rank them Tb-Tor-Nsh-Wpg.

 

[CH1]

Why did Kucherov slip to the 2nd round after scoring a goal a game in his abbreviated season in the Q?

 

[CH1]

But their window won’t stay open endlessly. Need to win it sooner rather than later.

Their team is pretty young. I can see them winning at least 2 cups in the next 4yrs

 

[lecoqsportif]

Their team is pretty young. I can see them winning at least 2 cups in the next 4yrs

Contracts?

I’ll go poke around on cap friendly later.

 

[CH1]

I liked that #81 better than Sergie today.

They are stacked.

 

[Altair]

Why did Kucherov slip to the 2nd round after scoring a goal a game in his abbreviated season in the Q?

The Q was seen as a weak league.

 

[Altair]

Yup. Do they make the killer move before the trade deadline?

What would they need?

They can't trade their first or second round pick this year.

 

[Habsy]

The Leafs beat them in an obvious statement game.

Just saying.

No way they meet the Leafs in the first round.

Just sayin’

 

[Sal_Butera]

The Lightning are the best team in the NHL. They need to win the Cup this year.

TBay are the Expos “Team of the 80’s” they’ll never win - they pretty & sassy but lack balls...

 

[Sal_Butera]

Yup. Do they make the killer move before the trade deadline?

What would they need?

I get this is ballerina era hockey but TBay need balls and can’t trade their 1st or 2nd round picks this year due to McDonagh trade from last deadline.

 

[GrandWazoo]

TB seems fine the way they are. I wouldn't change much.

 

[Habsy]

Yep. Sometimes it’s best to do nothing.

 

[DonKay]

Yeah. We’re not in the same conversation. Some people’s expectations need re-adjusting.

Nobody is in the same conversation...not the Leafs, Caps or any of those western teams.

They are the favourites by a significant margin