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Bolt Fore
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Bishop will be back in net for the Bolts at home for game 3
Not surprised, Bolt, when you have a goalie playing as well as Vasilevskiy has played these last 2 games, you don't take them out unless they have a bad game IMO.Whoops I just read Bishop will not be back for game three.
I felt bad for Vasilevskiy in the 2nd & understood his frustration. I understand that Bishop has a very strong case for the Vezina, but can you really expect him to do any better than Vasilevskiy has done, especially coming off an injury?Vasi made a lot of stops tonight but almost every one there was a rebound.
Bishop seldom leaves rebounds. I think we need Ben and Stamkos to play
if we have any chance to beat Pens.
I see where you're coming from, Bolt, but I think Vasilevskiy has been the best thing going for the Lightning so far in this series. Could be risky to take out a hot goalie and replace him with a goalie that's coming off an injury.Vasi has quick reflexes and is still learning, but Bishop in my opinion
is the best tender in the league right now. I just wish he wasn't so injury prone
at the worst time seems like every year.
I would put him on a line with Jonathan Drouin & Ryan Callahan, but that's just a guess.The Bolts are a good smart team that will adjust. I expect that they will respond for game 4 and it will be another close one. Vasi has been really fun to watch. I am glad I don't have to decide who will start between Vasi and Bishop.
Do you guys think Stamkos will really return in this series? If so, how do you see the lineups being set?
The only bright moment in that game was Johnson's goal off a nice pass from Kucherov.
The Bolts are a good smart team that will adjust. I expect that they will respond for game 4 and it will be another close one. Vasi has been really fun to watch. I am glad I don't have to decide who will start between Vasi and Bishop.
Do you guys think Stamkos will really return in this series? If so, how do you see the lineups being set?
Those are good lines @dannyb24195I too think the bolts will respond, they have too, they cant afford to go 3-1 down heading to Pittsburgh. In terms of the goalie situation when healthy Bish will get the call but In my opinion you play the hot goalie and Vasi at the moment is the hot goalie. In regards to Stammer, personally I don't think he will return to play this year thats just my opinion. If he did I think the lines would look something like this:
Killorn-Stamkos-Drouin
Palat-Johnson-Kucherov
Paquette-Filppula-Callahan
Namestinkov-Boyle-Brown