They were the hottest team in the NHL going into the Olympic break, but they’ve been far less impressive coming out of it.
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31 Comments
Clearly Tampa needs a particular Black & Gold team to get right again!
Injuries again. lost 2 for the season since the last game before the break. The lack of trade of a Defender at the deadline is going to kill the season. It was fun, but don’t see what is left on the team to fix the GA. It has been 5 season since the last cup. Being loyal to the old guys at this point will have Tampa out of the playoffs for 7 years at least after this season.
Tampa gets the Toledo Walleye tomorrow, that will get them right back on track
Loved this analysis Shannon, well done!
Mostly goalies turning into pumpkins, except for the last game or two. Idk what that last game was, Vasy actually looked back to normal.
Rest though were bizarrely bad goaltending. Outrageously bad actually
Great TBL garb!
Lost a step after trying to bully that Buffalo team. Just for that Buffalo team to bully Tampa 😂
Thats fine, they have Detroit for a win. And, I'm a Wings fan.
I need tampa to win that game against the wings and then drop the rest of them for the season. Maybe just maybe, the players are tired of the Poopster telling to make runs at star players to "set the tone" when the other teams dont back down and punch back. Maybe Hagel is tired of getting hit in the head because they wanted to bully someone. It makes no sense with all that talent that they still play that style. So glad Buffalo got up and punched back. The only team not punching back is the leafs and thats the games they won. They have skill, speed, and depth. A goalie that can be lights out. They arent super young but they did make those changes to move out the older guys and bring in guys more in their prime. So yeah their window should still be open. Maybe stop the clown show.
the only team they’ve beat since coming back is the leafs? lol
Not to make excuses for anyone but that road trip to the northwest can be tough regardless of team records. Carolina went 2-2 despite being on a hot streak. They did beat the Oil but were absolutely dead against Calgary the next night. It's not going to be a cakewalk for Tampa.
I never thought anyone in the east would get close to Tampa's goal differential but a few other teams are pretty close now.
Hedman play is disappointing.
It’s ok nobody cares about Tampa anyways
The Sabres happened.
Its Anthony Cerelli. He's back n a shell of himself
Tampa's volatile performance? That's never happened before. 🙂 I expected a bit more specific analysis on Tampa's defence, but this is my problem.
….and in the northeast…the Sabres have trailed ONCE in the last 8 games where they have 8 wins IN REGULATION!
Completely fair HG, they look a little tired to me. Unfocused. Sleep walking into the playoffs?
When recent Cup success- 21 and 22- starts to be less recent, I always see a reluctance to change. Players are kept too long and so too is the coaching staff. Tampa needs to move on from the Cooper era, but don't want to. So management does…nothing. San Jose remained good for a long time even though they didn't ultimately win, but they held on too long to players and coaches. The NHL is about change. Florida is suddenly long in the tooth after 2 Cup wins. They won't change much either. Fear of losing should always be in the picture. Tamp has been too succeessful to care.
The Sabres use to be a coach killer either their own or the other team. This year they are the team breaker. They broke Toronto knocking them out of the playoffs or any hopes of it. Then they broke Tampa by knocking them out of first places because they been playing play-off hockey since 12-8-25
They peaked early and now they are trash. Hallelujah.
They probably saw that the Boogeyman isnt going to be in the playoffs this year and put it in cruise control for the rest of the year.
i thought the lightning would have a competitive edge after the olympic break because their two biggest stars got to rest the entire time
"They can beat Toronto"
Detroit would like a word, later tonight. 🙁
10:16 I was at that Vancouver game as well where Stützle blasted thru our defence solo 10 plus times :’)
What happend to Tampa? The Buffalo Sabres Broke them…..
This is the second Hockey Guy video I have watched in a row where Shannon mentions that Ottawa look good because he's seen them live lol
it is not that the Lightning or the Avalanches are struggling….. it is totally normal for other team to wake up pass the break.
The issue I’m taking with many of fellow bolts fans is we can’t get over the past. We have become so arrogant it’s blinding us to the very obvious issues staring us in the face. Hedman is a perfect example. Hedman is very much a detriment to this team right now, be it injury or something else. But GOD FORBID you mention that on any of our platforms/forums. There will be hundreds of people calling you an idiot and how Hedman deserves to play no matter what because of what he’s done for us in the past, we are being too reactionary, Tampa is the best team blah blah blah. The reality is we are 2-6 in our last 8 and are falling to a wildcard playoff spot.l from being #1 in the division. We must have the balls to tell some of these guys that their play isn’t going to cut it. I think some healthy scratches are in order
Meh rest of the east is a joke minus the sabres so they know they can dick around for a while and just win a few at the end of the season. This is also where the loser points make teams look better than they are and cause some pretty crappy matchups in the first round.
I'm hoping Tampa gets better and makes the Final so we can get our revenge for 2020. What a story that would be. Starsforever❤