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4 Pittsburgh Penguins v. 5 Tampa Bay Lightning Series Thread

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Want to give evolver a complex?
I heard PenVolution is a better poster than he is. PenVo said it himself. :D


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Those were the days. Good ole swamp... that scum just never washes off:rofl:

edit: and he stole his handle from me :D
 
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Unlike some of the other threads, our GNTs are separate, so it kills the mood a bit I suppose. Agreed with most of your points though. If the Pens want to break Roloson they have to get in his face. Also, I now hate Ryan Malone for being a complete jerk off on the ice. The play will be dead and 5 seconds later he skates into the crease to get in Fleury's face. He needs to pay for that.

Yeah, he's a bitch... but he did the same shit when he was in Pittsburgh. I did like it when Orpik took it upon himself to tell Bugsy he needs to shut his filthy mouth, last nite.

Orpik and Asham are my two favorites, right now. Both of those guys are doing the little things that need to happen to win games in the playoffs. Hoping that the others start picking up on what it is those two are doing.
 

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Asham needs more playing time, as well as a shot on top lines. He can make plays.
 

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Figured with all the Malone talk, I would drop this:
 
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I'm not doing the GNT tomorrow. I'm too superstitious. I'll be posting here :)
 

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GAME #3

Dare is bringing home the W tonight, ladies and Gents... and I believe he's going to have some company, as well:

PENGUINS at LIGHTNING

(Best-of-seven series tied, 1-1)

TV: CBC (HD), ROOT (HD), SUN (HD)

Big story: The Lightning opened Game 2 on Friday with plenty of zest and emotion and the results were positive -- they scored their first three goals of this series in the opening 20 minutes en route to a 5-1 victory. This, after dropping a 3-0 decision in Game 1 against Penguins goalie Marc Andre-Fleury in the series opener. The Lightning, who received goals by Eric Brewer, Vincent Lecavalier, Nate Thompson, Martin St. Louis and Mattias Ohland, continually gained position in the slot, created traffic and generated tips and deflections. The five-goal outburst set a franchise playoff record for goals in a regulation time. Tampa Bay also scored five goals in an overtime victory against Philadelphia on April 21, 1996, the first home playoff game in team history.

Team Scope:

Lightning: The city of Tampa is preparing for its first home playoff game since April 22, 2007. In an effort to get forward Steven Stamkos untracked, coach Guy Boucher had him working with different line combinations throughout Game 2. While Stamkos is still without a point in two career playoff games, he was generating better scoring opportunities near the cage in 17:46 of ice time. Stamkos is a minus-1 with two shots on goal against the Pens in the series.

"I don't want him thinking about scoring, I want him to be thinking about competing and fighting because that's what the playoffs are all about," Lightning coach Guy Boucher said. "It's not about skill, it's everything but skill, and then the skill comes out once in a while."

Penguins: Despite the lopsided loss on home ice, the Penguins aren't in panic mode. In fact, the club feels comfortable playing on the road -- the team led the League in road wins during the regular season with a franchise-record 24 away from Consol Energy Center. Not that it means much right now, but the Pens are 6-1 in their last seven Game 3 road matches.

"In a situation like Friday, where they get a three-goal lead, they put very little energy into the offensive side of the puck or being aggressive," Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said. "They clogged it up with their 1-3-1. We have to come up with some better answers for getting through there and getting some pressure into the offensive zone with some speed and gaining the puck. That's something we'll have to address."

Who's hot: Tampa Bay left wing Simon Gagne tied a playoff career high by picking up three assists in Friday's Game 2 victory against Pittsburgh. Meanwhile, Lightning goalie Dwayne Roloson is picking up where he left off during the regular season -- he sports a 1.51 goals-against average and .960 save percentage in two playoff games against the Pens.

Injury report: Tampa Bay forward Martin St. Louis took an accidental stick to the face from Zbynek Michalek in Game 1 on Wednesday and lost three teeth, but he returned to the lineup on Friday and chipped in with a goal and one assist. Defenseman Randy Jones (ankle) and Matt Smaby (lower body) are day-to-day. … Sidney Crosby, who continues to take part in morning skates, didn't speak with reporters following Game 2 and still hasn't been cleared for contact.

Stat pack: The Penguins finished 0-for-7 on the power-play in Game 2 and are now 0-for-13 in the series. Pittsburgh, which finished 25th in the League with the man advantage in the regular season, has converted just 6 of its past 79 power-play chances over the last 25 games.

During the regular season, Tampa Bay was the only Eastern Conference team with a better-than-20-percent success rate on the power play (20.5). On Friday, Tampa finished 2-for-6 against the NHL's best penalty killers (86.1 percent).

Puck drop: "When the power-play works, it gives you momentum and we had the No. 1 power-play in the conference so it needs to be one of our strengths," Boucher said following Game 2. "When we get power-plays, we want goals, but if we don't get goals we want to at least keep momentum going. That's what we did on Friday -- there were times we gained momentum because we played hard with the man advantage. We want to make sure we keep that power-play mentality in 5-on-5 situations as well."
 

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That last game was horrendous.

Though I'd rather play an awful game and get our asses kicked than lose a heartbreaker in multiple OT's.
 

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That last game was horrendous.

Though I'd rather play an awful game and get our asses kicked than lose a heartbreaker in multiple OT's.

QFT.

Queue Keith Primeau highlight....now.
 

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Nah, I'll just post this :)
 
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Dare is bringing home the W tonight, ladies and Gents... and I believe he's going to have some company, as well
Fuck me. I don't know if I can handle that kind of pressure. At least I already have 2 beers in my system, so that will help.
 

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Fuck me. I don't know if I can handle that kind of pressure. At least I already have 2 beers in my system, so that will help.

I have faith. Tell those goofy tampa bay fans to make noise the old fashioned way....

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this is what is being distributed before the game, tonight:crazy:


Bring it on home, dare. I'm sure there will be plenty of black and gold fans there to help out!!:director::dance:
 

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With how cheap those tickets are going for, I'm confident there will be plenty of Pens fans in attendance tonight.
 

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With how cheap those tickets are going for, I'm confident there will be plenty of Pens fans in attendance tonight.
Are you saying Pens fans are cheap??? :eek: :D

For me, it was the wide selection of available seats, not the price.

FWIW, the side that the Pens shoot twice sold faster than the Lightning side.

/but the price didn't hurt
 
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Going to the game tonight. I'll take some pics. Just saw a bunch of pens fans at the airport in Tampa.
 
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