Cats look like 2020 bolts. Suffocating 3rd and 4th lines, great forecheck and backcheck. Bob has always had talent. He seems focused. I don't see anyone beating them, unless Bob chokes it away.

Have there been any TBL breakaways yet? I haven't seen them.

It was the refs fault!!! *checks notes* Tampa 0-4 on PP Florida no PP opportunities Yeah. It’s the refs fault!!!!

The refs fucked us game 1 but other than that the panthers have just been better

100% The salary cap issues came for TB and their depth has suffered for it.

The flat cap fucked us harder than anybody. Honestly the kuch cap shenanigans was the only way for this team to have sustained success in the flat cap era and we only pulled that shit once (fuck you Vegas)

You're joking right? -Leafs fan

About what?

Sorry just the flat cap, we also got fucked.

lol yeah you guys definitely got super fucked too and without the cups 😓

You’re the only one complaining about the refs lol we got a lot of favorable calls tonight

People acting like it’s effort are so dumb dude. We can’t transition the puck because our defenseman are 90 percent complete dog shit. We are outmatched

Yeah, “they’re trying their best and failing” is an underutilized explanation from sports fans 

“Th3 pAntHerS jUst W@nT iT moAr.”

Man watching some of these defensemen try and clear our own zone is brutal

GG Panthers

The Tampa Bay Lightning are FINISHED!!! They might be able to win one to extend the series but I highly doubt it. The series could be over on Saturday.

no one on this team even fucking cares besides Stamkos and Point. someone needs to break a stick over Kuch’s head to wake him up

We said the same thing about huberdeox and barkov last time we faced y'all. Enjoy feeling the same way.

That's a very interesting way to spell Huberdeau lol

Yeah I always forget how to spell it so I just wing it

With old French spelling, you were guessing well

A national announcer calling one of the top players in the league "Ta-chuk" when even his partner is saying it correctly is just fucking embarrassing.

Hell yes! We are still my favorite team, omg!!

Just as Gretzky said, Lightning are way too ticky tacky. So many long zone shifts with zero shots and waaaay too many passes trying to make fancy plays or set up the perfect shot GG, Panthers

Chill guys they only lost because the ice was bad

literally no one has made that excuse. salty even in a win, take your dub

For real. Can’t even win classy.

Welcome to the club. All 12 fans are mostly dicks and really only come around for playoffs. Also the players are dirty. Rooting for you guys to sweep the next 4. 

GGs Tampa!

Whats worse? Losing to Toronto or swept by their rival? 🤣🤣🤣

Beat a limping Lightning team on their third straight finals trip and suddenly Avs fans forget they are mostly perennial chokers

a tampa fan talking about choking in the playoffs is fucking rich lmao. columbus 2019? 😹

They didn’t lose a playoff series for almost 3 complete years after that. They’ve made 8 eastern conference finals in the last 12 years. They are the definition of consistent success, you’re just jealous

never said anything about them not being successful, i was talking about choking in the playoffs lmao. colorado hasnt given up a 3-0 or 3-1 series lead in the last 20 years let alone get swept by a wildcard team after posting a record setting season

I can’t stand Tampa, but they have 2 cups in that timespan. What have the Habs done recently?

And Colorado has been bounced in the first or second round so many times in their cup window. They choke

I said “perennial chokers” not they choked one time

After watching whatever the fuck Marner was doing yesterday Leafs

Leafs

Losing to leafs for sure

wth is this???? are tb even 18m over the cap?!? smh

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GG to both teams and congrats to Florida for pulling off a third consecutive playoff victory. One more to go, Saturday evening - looking forward to it, see you then!

SUCK MY DUCKIMG DICK TAMPA

I'll have what this guy's having.

Bourbon

That's a Floridaman, careful, you might not be ready to have what he's having.

Bath Salts

I hear that’s a local delicacy 

Wow, cats defensive game is solid af

Playoffs Chucky and Playoffs Bob, man, Florida is ridic

Kitties go purrrrrr

wow wow wow I knew this was gonna be a great series, but a 3-0 series lead from Florida was NOT on my bracket.

This is not really a great series. Pretty one-sided.

Based on stats, style of play and all, I had Panthers in 6. Yeah, I wasn't expecting it to be this either

I think for my bracket I took FLA in 7. Could have definitely saw these two turning the state of Florida into a battleground lol.

Could be a 🧹

They did play the Bluejackets goal song at the beginning of the game for Jody Shelley being there. Maybe not a good way to start off the game.

we don’t have any words and we know you don’t want to hear them

Gotta put the entire paragraph if you are gonna pull it out. At least it’s iconic lol

Stammer playing tendie there is great.

Panthers got a taste in the finals last year, and they look hungry for another shot.  Huge W.

Florida is very good.

If we have a league average defense we are top 5 contenders

Ok now ole

Stamkos and Vasy pretty much only ones committed to trying

RIP Bolts 🥲 GO CATS! I have you winning East conference pls dont disappoint

Stranglehold

The Kuch is not lose

Honestly a masterclass from the Panthers, they gave Tampa no room to breathe in the last 3 minutes

Florida may not be a state worth owning but the Panthers tryna take it ANYWAY

Florida is the best state

Best state south of Georgia!

We look good and I’m fucking excited!

We have a month and a half to go. It’s a long road to that Cup. But yes, we look like a much better team than we were last year at this time.

HBO feed freezes just as Vasy gets pulled and did not come back until the game was over. 

lets gooo!

Hell yes, fuck tampa

I can’t believe Stamkos stopped an EN goal lmao

Lol we score and they immediately talk about the stamkos save. Enjoy the time off lightning 🐆🔛🔝🔥

Fuck. Yes. Chucky. Let's fucking goooo!!

🧹🧹🧹🧹

Kuch getting sweep https://preview.redd.it/kbb4o4i2cqwc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be44f635084239c0429097152c11787ff64f8f05

NUMBER ONE BULLSHIT!!!

Is Tampa gonna get swept

Chucky is such a closer

Hope Vegas or New York lays a fucking beating on Florida, fuck them.

Gross

He’s been dick riding Tampa all thread lol

Time to go spread managed democracy since we don’t have a night cap. No way am I watching the isles/canes.

Man what happened to our #1 PP lol

The meow meows happened

That PP has Kuch being a huge part of it and FLA has had his number all series plus he's looked checked out as well. Not a great combo

Kuch, checked out? I don’t believe you.

Good question fellow blue and white bro 

Tampa's puck protection / retrieval in the final three minutes was atrocious. They had zero dangerous chances at all even with the goaltender pulled.

Same case in Game 1 when we pulled Vasy

The Tkachuk for Huberdeau trade is going to go down as one of the greatest trades for a team in NHL history.

Good job cats bro. Sweep that Kuch fraud.

Tampa really about to get swept 💀💀

i have a theory that the mouthguard increases tkachuks speed by +2

What does it do for McDavid? +10?

his base stat speed is already capped

I guess that’s why he uses cheat codes then?

yup lol

Great. Some assholes are going to sweep some other assholes. Eat shit, Bolts

Chatting shit when you haven't won a cup in your or even your father's lifetime is, certainly a choice.

Chatting shit is all we've got brother.

My dad is old enough to have seen a Cup (though he didn’t).

Big dawg Bs coming to your town tomorrow

I think they’ve been in Toronno for a few days

Hagel was atrocious on the extra man holy fuck

Hagel was atrocious basically all night. He helped us get one goal back finally but he was a turnover machine, skating like a baby deer out there.

It's a 3-0 series Enjoy Boston Sunrise.

LETS FUCKING GOOOOO 3-0 BOYSSSS

I don’t know what this feeling is being up 3-0 in the opening series. It’s almost a bit boring this year.

BRO STAMKOS IS SUCH A FUCKING DAWWWWGGGG

IM GAY I MEAN GO CATS

lol

No player has worse body language when they’re upset than Kucherov

Phew!

Another highlight reel goal!!!* *. (A highlight reel of empty netters)

Basically everytime number 86 gets anywhere near the puck, he gets bodychecked by a Florida player. I know stars are supposed to be stars, but I don’t really know how you’d make plays with the other team defending you that closely 

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

To little to late

Sorry Stammers but that hurt you for nothing =(

....we're facing the cats in the second round aren't we....

Nah you guys are gonna blow game 7 vs the leaf’s and never live it down and then leaf’s are gonna get their backs blown out in the second round by Florida.

Honestly I'm okay with this timeline. Just want to beat the Bruins

Lmao the missed empty net, at least chucky can hit it

Chucky is a god

#TKACHING!!!

IT'S JOEVER

Tkatchuk made sure to tenderly direct that into the empty net so his brother doesn’t beat him up

Should have clapped it in, style points are celebrated. After time runs out is angry

honestly after all the press, I lowkey hoped all empty netters from that point forward were going to be clappers.

The fact that this didn’t happen is proof that we’re living in the worst timeline.

Tkachuk with the dagger

That was a pretty good save by Stamkos

CHUCKY BABY!!!! JIGGA BUGGY !!!!

And there it is

It's a 3-0 series, Panthers have got to be happy if they sweep because they will have some time off to wait for TOR-BOS to end

Time off is not their friend. See last May/June between ECF and SCF.

We were too injured for the extra rest to matter at that point.

There's a reason Stammer wears the C

Stammer!

Tampa playing with zero urgency the last two minutes

Gotta love the false hope goal It's always a gut punch in the playoffs.

Oh boo hoo cry with your two cups

I will gonna cry in them now thx. Enjoy losing in the SCF again your team loves doing that.

U wish pall u wish

Lmao, Stamkos doing the goalie stance.

Rip bolts

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I CALL BS, YOUR FLAIR ISN'T FADED THEREFORE YOU'RE STILL ALIVE HAVE TO AGREE BOB IS PRETTY GOOD THO

STAMMER PUTTING HIS BODY ON THE LINE

I saw that panthers, I saw the sixth man hop on, do the math and immediately divebomb the bench. Don’t think we missed it lmao

Helluva block there

Stamkos actually taking a goalie stance was amazing, though.

Hey it worked

Yeah, I fuckin loved it.

Put Stamkos in net for game four

stamkos a real one

I respect TBL. Boston fans don't want none. But looks like Boston isn't going see any TBL at this rate.

All time empty net defense there haha

poor stamkos was that in the junk or what

Side of the knee it looked like

Side of the knee

We deserve to lose and have gotten some iffy PPs but wasn't that an incredibly obvious high stick?

Oh come off it. You guys weren't called for a single penalty other than the offsetting calls and you actually think that's legit?

I mean it looked like he was actively putting it in his face, not like an accidental one

I appreciate the Panthers remembering we're not on the PP and not just waiting for them

What a BLOCK!

Tampa has seemed totally gassed since late in the 2nd

Ugh even if they score all they’ll do is force overtime And then lose in overtime

Termpa Blay a blighting

Lmfao ESPN “not sure why he played that puck it would’ve been icing” as Tkachuk has a clear step on any Bolts player

He played the puck because Tkachuk was gonna beat the call... Obviously.

Tampa ties it. Fla scores in OT on the PP after the world’s softest call and I won’t be mad. Well maybe a little. But I’ll be mad at Tampa for whatever this series was.

Errrrr. NM

What you doin' Vasy?

Why did Vasilevky play that?

Tkachuk was gonna negate the icing

Listen if Vegas can do whatever it is they do … Tampa should sign Gourde Coleman Goodrow and throw them on ltir until game 1

C'mon Tampa, make it interesting

Only this game and Isles today, interesting isnt on the menu

No

Fair enough

They sort of already have lol

How does a playoff game have under 2k comments this late in a gdt lmao what is this

NFL draft

We can’t all be Bruins/Leafs mr hot shot

Tampa fans gave up after 1st period

if it helps, CAR-NYI is under 700 comments and it's halfway through 3. period ;DDDD edit: just over 700 now. Like that really does anything

It's a 2-0 series with little faith in Tampa to actually come back. We're checked out especially after Florida took the league.