GDT: 2/5/13 - 7:30PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia

[albatross]

Absolutely no fire in these guys at all. If a cheap shot artist throwing late hits at one of your teammates and knocking him out doesn't inspire some sort of heart, we are screwed. And this is the easy game of the road trip.

[Colonel Klinkhammer]

Originally Posted by dbieon12

This team can't handle a forecheck. Same as last year.

STAMKOS. SOME TIMES THE BEST PASS IS A SHOT.

This x100

[Felonious Python]

holy **** pierre, no one cares

[Cigar City]

Vinny literally just got tackled.

[zeykshade]

Love the complete 180 reffing we've seen in this game. Feel like I'm watching a game from 2000.

[Pronounced Anders]

God Damn we look ****ing awful. ****** effort from pretty much every single player.

[dbieon12]

Does Guy Boucher do anything?

When the players perform to their level, they win. When they don't, we lose and are the most flat team in the league. Last year his defense was THE DEFENSE. The DEFENSE is not bad and can not be his defense any more.

[I Am Beat You]

Zac Rinaldo is making the Lightning his *****. Something needs to be done.

[albatross]

13 SOG for the Bolts through two periods. Not really giving Bryzgalov a whole lot of trouble here.

[jg39]

Having a lovely time on the main boards tonight...

This team is too flat, but...THE SECOND PERIOD IS OVER!! This is the Lightning after all, and our second periods have been flat here and there. Let's win this in the third!!

[Crabby Williams]

What the **** is wrong with St. Louis?

This game is so frustrating to watch. Passing up WAY too many chances...

On a positive note - Brian Lee is playing well

[zeykshade]

Originally Posted by gudas

Zac Rinaldo is making the Lightning his *****. Something needs to be done.

It's a road game with **** refs.

[I Am Beat You]

Originally Posted by zeykshade

It's a road game with **** refs.

Can't blame the refs for our embarrassing lack of a response.

[snowden]

I think the team wasted their goals on the Jets and are paying for it now

[HoseEmDown]

Team just hasn't brought it tonight and this is only the first game of the roadtrip with two days rest. Might be a rough trip and reality catches up to us.

[albatross]

Originally Posted by zeykshade

It's a road game with **** refs.

Yeah, no offense but that's an excuse and it only goes so far. I've seen some missed calls, but I've seen far more bad passing, lazy effort on the boards and in the corners, slow backchecking, etc...

Looks like I'm watching last years Lightning and I don't like it.

[Colonel Klinkhammer]

Originally Posted by gudas

Can't blame the refs for our embarrassing lack of a response.

Right. We are looking like dog ****. We need a spark. Badly.

[BoltsFan2000]

If they keep playing so flat you can kiss our season good bye

[Cigar City]

Calling it. Benny P ties it up in the third.

[Bolts265]

Originally Posted by BoltsFan2000

If they keep playing so flat you can kiss our season good bye

Wow a little early to be writing off the season.

[B2k3]

I'm going to choose to believe that the 3rd period will be a massive turnaround.

[Felonious Python]

You know what could turn this game around? Aulie or somebody absolutely jacking up a Flyer.

[I Am Beat You]

Rinaldo is wearing the mic tonight for CSN Philly. Apparently Rinaldo and Labrie had a discussion at a faceoff, Rinaldo was insisting that Crombeen wasn't down when he hit him, and that the ref said it was ok or something. Labrie didn't buy it but also didn't press the issue at all.

Edit: Also read that Rinaldo said something along the lines of: "I'm not that kind of guy".

Yes you are, Zac.

[Stammertime91]

If we dont score early, I predict Philly plays a trap and the NBCSN guys compliment Laviolette on intuitive coaching

Its a shame when Lee is playing the best.

Everybody, EVERYBODY, with the exception of Labrie, Lee and Lindback look completely lost. Whether we win or lose, we should be ashamed.

[Frenchy]

The way we played in the second , it's like we were tired . Maybe we'll play better in the 3rd .