In this video, I preview the highly anticipated Round 1 matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers in the 2025 NHL Playoffs! This in-state rivalry is back for another playoff chapter, and I break down everything you need to know heading into the series.
I discuss the Panthers’ injury concerns, how both teams have been playing leading into the postseason, key matchups to watch, and what makes this Battle of Florida rematch so exciting. I also give my official prediction for the series!
🏒 Topics Covered:
🔹 Panthers injury updates and potential impact
🔹 Lightning’s momentum heading into playoffs
🔹 Key players to watch on both sides
🔹 Why this rivalry is must-watch hockey
🔹 My prediction for who moves on
This series is going to be electric from start to finish — Bolts fans, get ready!
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Panthers fan here. Yall got a solid team this year. It's a toss up, imo. I do think whoever comes out of this wins the East at least, maybe the cup. Personally I like the Panthers resting players the last 3 weeks. A majority of this team has played together for years so I don't think it'll mess with chemistry. We will definitely miss Ekblad those first 2 games. I'm biased…panthers in 6 haha. Good luck!
Here we go! Im confident this time.
The Fight for Florida 🔥
I’m so excited for the game this weeeeek
Lightning got dis
Whats up seth the rays may be bipoler and end up being a 500 team but at least we are spoiled with hockey. I got the bolts in 5 but I 100 precent can see this going to 7. I got a close game one 3 to 2 bolts, beat down game two 4 to 1 bolts. OT in game three a 2 to 1 bolts. Cat win game four 4 to 2 and the lightning winning game five 5 to 3. I see a lot of fights and this getting ugly fast. There is hate between these teams and fan bases. With me livinhg in south florida I got a lot of friends who are cats fan who hate the bolts. I freaking hate the cats with a pasion. I think we can go far maybe even a cup. Please lets just win a playoff series.
Since 4nations injuries and resting guys Seth Jones on the top pair minutes wise not Bob being bad teams not helping him and he’s still only allowing around 2 a game which isn’t bad considering the adversity they’ve had. Playoff Bob is different from Regular season Bob
Also for as much as hate Jones gets they put him in a bad spot when Ekblad got suspended. Seth playing sheltered minutes next to Mikkola was a success in the short sample size (2-0 win over Tampa in sunrise is proof of concept). Marchand was also injured for a few weeks after we acquired him so he didn’t really start playing until the end of March just trying to get them to gel like how we acquired Vlad at the deadline last year he wasn’t hot and then in the playoffs he was a menace. Regular season the cats don’t care as long as they make the playoffs.
live postgame instead of recap kinda combine em would be sick
Tampa in 6. They haven’t won a Stanley Cup in 21 years and they are hungry.
Excited to once again watch your post game reviews, last years series was amazing! Definetly my fav opposing team youtuber ive come across!
The heartbeat is back… and playoff Bobby woke up. This one’s gonna be interesting