In this video, I break down the Tampa Bay Lightning’s heartbreaking Game 2 loss to the Florida Panthers in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This was a crucial game that didn’t go the Bolts’ way, and now they face a tough uphill battle heading into Games 3 and 4 on the road.
I talk about what went wrong in Game 2, the missed opportunities, defensive breakdowns, and what the Lightning need to fix if they want to bounce back in this series.
🏒 Topics Covered:
🔹 Full Game 2 recap and analysis
🔹 Key plays and turning points
🔹 The Bolts now down 0-2 at home
🔹 What’s next for Tampa Bay in this series
🔹 Can the Lightning rally on the road?
Let me know your thoughts on Game 2 in the comments. Can the Lightning come back in this series?
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What I said: Don’t hold onto the Hagel hit because that is absolutely NOT why the Lightning lost.
What you would have thought I said based on these comments: THE REFS ARE TERRIBLE, THAT WAS A CLEAN AND LEGAL HIT AND DESERVED NO PENALTY. WE WOULD HAVE WON IF THEY DIDNT CALL THAT BS.
I can’t with some of yall man😂 appreciate the engagement though.
Barking didn’t have the puck nor even near him.
Stopped video right before the dirty happened. Your opinion is wrong but you are free to be wrong and blind in this case.
Hagel skates left the ice, blindsided Barkov who didn’t have the puck, and he targeted his head with a shoulder. 100% a major and should be a fine. Very dirty hit playoffs or not
Hagel hit was BEYOND DIRTY, knowing the headhunters the Panthers have I’d keep my head on swivel if I where him. Should have received game misconduct
That hit was dirty
Panthers fan here. I’m only gonna briefly address the 5 minute major itself and nothing else because I think it’s important. Please Talkin Tampa I hope you read but it will be kind of a long one.
The reason I think they called it a major isn’t because of any head collision but because of rule 56.4 on interference calls which states “56.4 Major Penalty – The Referee, at his discretion, may assess a major penalty, based on the degree of violence, to a player guilty of interfering with an opponent”
Now I don’t really agree with that rule in particular because it is bad that you are leaving something as vague as “degree of violence” in the discretion of the referee.
As far as the hit goes, yes obviously as a Panthers fan I hate it, but I also understand why you don’t agree with the call made. I’m all for the intensity that this series brings, but obviously we don’t want to see people hurt, and we don’t need fan bases attacking each other over it either, because it’s all a game. Cheers man!
The lightning suck accept it and move on they are not a playoff team their a regular season team.
Why you in pain you didn’t get laid out without the puck by some punk on your team
That hit on Barkov was so aggregious…..Panthers deserve revenge and the series now
Hagel deserves a game minimum, he never cared the puck wasn’t even near Barkov or that Barkov didn’t even touch the puck! Targeting all the way and you said yourself it was a grimy hit! If Bennett made that hit on Kucherov you would have wanted him in handcuffs!
Panthers did this to drai in the finals last year don't think the bolts aren't elite they are you know what sucks we can't play in the east finals unless one of us is a wildcard.. anyways good luck on sat neighbors Go Cats
The five min comes from the fact that BARKY DIDNT HAVE THE PUCK AND HE WAS INJURED
If the Hagel hit was clean… expect a lot of “clean” hits on your guys too 🤷🏻♀️
Hagel didn't intend to get a 5 minute major with the hit, he intended to lay down a dirty hit on one of the panthers top players resulting in the major.
I’m a panther fan that lives in apopka FL outside of Orlando. I’m also a big Tampa bay rays fan do you talk about the rays? I’d like to watch ur views on the rays. Anyways go panthers
The pendulum has shifted brother. Go Cats. Good honest video.
If Hagel isn't suspended for g3, he's gonna be out g4. Matty T smiling, saying "I want you" lol
It was shoulder to shoulder.. problem was he never touched the puck. Of you read the rule book, it absolutely qualified aa major. Hagel earned his sussy.
Hey genius, I guess you know more about hockey than the Panthers fans AND the NHL Department of Player Safety!!! Your guy Hagel just got suspended for game 3 for the very illegal and vicious hit on Sasha Barkov! How does that make you, hockey genius, look and feel?!!!