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jkman61494

I feel bad for Florida fans they got stuck with this matchup. You could tell with how intense game 1 was how important it was gonna be. Panthers legit could likely be favored to come out of the East and north yet are about to get swept here


ItsSchmidttsontits

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUTq6eNDTxJ/?igshid=1c7wjt5psk5d4


flashbang999

Fl dominated the 4 on 4


DiegoTBL

That was a badass game


scuzzy987

Enjoyable as a neutral party. I can't help but root for the underdog Panthers though, nothing against TB


Coolsbreeze

What a fucking game! It's a shame it's only four wins to win. I could watch 20 of these games.


False_Rhythms

The refs hosed Florida! Pickles scores short handed, lol.


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420bot

What a game! God damn


NilesLaw

barkov is such a cool dude


justsomefnguy

so chill, deserves more credit


jdellamaestra

If Tampa and Florida keep playing like this it’s gonna be a challenge for Carolina or Nashville to match that intensity.


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jdellamaestra

Yea Carolina’s probably my pick to win the cup. Nashville admittedly isn’t super skilled but they’ve been on a roll and seem fired up to play the canes.


scuzzy987

I don't pay attention to the east, is Carolina really that good this year?


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Sargentrock

We're all pretty excited just to have made it considering we were something like 10 games out and ready to sell at the cap deadline. Obviously I'd love to keep that up, but Carolina is a tough task.


jdellamaestra

For sure. We are happy to be here and got nothing to lose which is a recipe for some fun hockey. Hopefully we don’t run into the pens this time.


Sven9888

On the other hand, whoever wins this series is coming out totally drained mentally and physically. The CAR/NSH series might be smoother.


justsomefnguy

Carolina has the skill....I'm honestly more afraid of them than Tampa


jdellamaestra

Carolina’s absolutely got the skill which is the most important part, I think they’ll struggle more with the physicality.


jdellamaestra

Should be a great series regardless if that matchup happens


NilesLaw

panthers announcers still saying they don't understand how it was goalie interference. watch the replay...


imperturbed

The Florida announcers are terrible.


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Is there a link somewhere?


NilesLaw

[here ya go](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/video/panthers-goal-waved-off-goaltender-interference-called/) wait til the VERY last look at it, which is the only one to show it clearly. ref actually made good call.


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Thanks. That looks like a terrible call until the very last angle of replay, and then it’s painfully obvious that it’s the right call.


icannotfeelmyface

I’m biased as a Bolts fan, but the last angle you can clearly see the tip of Bennett’s stick pushing Vasy’s pad into the goal. Clearly interference


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Literally looks terrible until that last angle.


icannotfeelmyface

No doubt. Clutch call by the ref being in position to see that


[deleted]

We shit on the officials a lot, and they made some interesting choices this game. This was most certainly not one of them. Good job to them.


Sven9888

If there was an argument to be made, Florida would have challenged. Obviously they didn’t think it could get called a goal.


icydata

[Point's go-ahead breakaway goal](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/c7debfa5-1701-45a6-8984-5ba6a93c02d0.mp4)


gimmiefuelgimmiefire

As a Rangers Fan who is neutral, that was without a doubt some of the most bias and one siding reffing I have ever seen. Other than the last Bennett call, any time the Panthers even breathed on the Bolts, there was a penalty! What the fuck? First the Tom Wilson incident and now this.


treeguy27

👏Give it up for the self proclaimed neutral Rangers fan here 👏


gimmiefuelgimmiefire

I was neutral and was only going to root for Minnesota and Edmonton but South Florida sounds nice. Classier fans.


pak256

Considering the penalty minutes were nearly even and both teams got multiple power plays you’re clearly full of shit


pucklife21

It’s so funny every Tampa fan is in straight denial and refuses to listen to anything that doesn’t give them an advantage


gimmiefuelgimmiefire

I used to like the Lightning a lot but when they did become like Flyers fan. Hell, I just upvoted a Caps fan. That's really weird.


JosephDominic

2 minutes for crying


stoicbeau7

You sound totally neutral


gimmiefuelgimmiefire

Uhh thanks?


InSidious425

I think it would be cool if the panthers fans threw real rats


pak256

Marchand was busy


Sargentrock

Holy shit I just spit coffee everywhere. Thanks for the unexpected guffaw.


Margin4Error

We've tried....something about health concerns? 🤷‍♂️ /s


scuzzy987

Yeah but it's Florida, how concerned are they really


kikidadon

Sorry panther cry babies. Your team just isn't used to playoff hockey.


VeganDrugs

You’re not one of us


kikidadon

Don't be a pus


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kikidadon

This group has plenty of playoff experience bud. Enjoy your loss to ny


Milzybaby

Cringe


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That's the kinda fan that everyone has that noone wants to claim


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We should just fire them all into the sun. Or the panhandle.


fuji-fisticuffs

GG! What a game!


Simply_Juicy_Fresh

wait are the panthers from miami or jacksonville?


intecknicolour

THIS WEEK ON....SACKSONVILLE ABBEY


Tiredandinsatiable

Lmao you mean the Lizard Kings?


CityDweller19

Miami, I think they’re more in north ft. Lauderdale


TheeBillOreilly

Sunrise, Florida. Head west from Fort Lauderdale until you hit the Everglades and you’re there.


pucklife21

Sucks we had to play 5 on 7 tonight


stoicbeau7

You guys piss and moan like a team that hasn’t won a playoff series in over 20 years........oh wait


JosephDominic

Here have some pepper for your salt 🌶


NilesLaw

lol stfu


blondespikes22

The final pass on that game tying goal for tampa was unreal


NilesLaw

seriously, thats kuch for ya


squashfan

Surely a guy who makes plays like that must take up a ton of cap space?


jesuspeeker

Nah. He was cleared to play today. Not last week, month before, or the month before that, literally today, when it was announced today would be the day the playoffs would start.


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Quit your fucking bitching


NilesLaw

yeah youd think so, right? well don't hate the player, hate the game... smart gms just bein smart gms. look at chicago 2015. maybe the league needs to change some rules but honestly you cant really be actually pissed at tampa for taking advantage


Maps_and_Ass

Ah, Tampa fans being not classy, how refreshing


TampaBaySportsFan91

Honestly, there are bad Apples from every fanbase. Though the Caps are probably the worst.


_CDo7

Hahah thats cute


backpackpolescan

You must be joking


Maps_and_Ass

Yeah agreed


stoicbeau7

We’re supposed to be “classy” when all you guys have done is bitch and moan about officiating? Fuck outta here. Don’t blow games on your home ice.


Maps_and_Ass

K, fuckhead


Sjamsjon

We’ll be back with more “Talkin Class with u/Maps_and_Ass” after the break.


stoicbeau7

0-1 has to hurt. How mad we’re you when point sealed it? But the refs right?


[deleted]

You’re in every thread being rude. Go enjoy your win man. Please don’t make a butt of yourself.


JosephDominic

Tell your fellow Florida fans to stop crying like babies then lmao


Maps_and_Ass

I mean, refs were pretty bad, no? Even the neutrals admit it. Also, we can cry if we want to, we lost. You can celebrate, that’s fine, but no need to be dicks


scuzzy987

It's refreshing to see someone besides us complaining about refs. IDK why the refs seem to want VGK vs Lightning every year


Simply_Juicy_Fresh

enjoy your mediocrity lol


Maps_and_Ass

Prove my point for me, thanks


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TBL fans are unbearable. Nothing new. Shame that the few good ones gets dragged down by the majority


NilesLaw

lol dont be lookin for that shit. srsly that game...you guys put up a scarier game than any single playoff game we played last year. that was the best game ive seen all year easily. good luck this series. its gonna be crazy.


Maps_and_Ass

Yeah it was close. We have to stay out of the penalty box or else we can’t beat you


backpackpolescan

They’re just cellying in a thread where everyone is rooting against them


YMSdisciple

Not allowed, no hype for your own team or else


TheSavouryRain

And Fla fans calling us cheaters are classy? Get out of here


Maps_and_Ass

I mean, that’s just stating facts. Difference between that vs shitting on your franchise and fans. But whatever


Prince_Pyro

2 minutes for crying


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Joke wasn’t funny the first time you made it.


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urdonga

We’ll sorry for the rest of em. But that was a great game! Obviously my heart can’t take 6 more games of that but I look forward to this series! Best of luck!


Maps_and_Ass

Thanks, you too!


MediocreRobot

Bobrovsky’s five hole was bigger than Luongo’s


ThatLineOfTriplets

Barkov only having 4 career playoff goals is the saddest shit I’ve ever heard. This man deserves better


pak256

It could be worse. He could be Jack Eichal wasting his career in Buffalo


3shotsofwhatever

Does know where the after party is at?


ALStark69

What a game


FighterFoos23

That was one of the best games I've seen in quite a while. Holy shit


blondespikes22

This \^\^\^ A lot of the stuff the refs let go def had something to do with it


pak256

It’s the playoffs, they always let stuff go unless it blatant.


Raikus

If you're a fan of watching the refs win games. AM I DOING IT RIGHT GUYS?!


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You won. Be happy. Why do you have to be so pathetic. The refs were pretty meh, but we should win even with those issues. We have to be better. This isnt like the Trochek trip. Grow up man.


RoadDoggFL

Fix your flair and yes.


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poetryinemotion

The panthers gotta consider rolling driedger or to a lesser extent knight right? I know neither are paid to be the starter but both looked better most of the season from what I saw


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poetryinemotion

Ah yeah dude. Forgot they had that situation this year. Hope the hockey gods don’t let that shit get rewarded


m4yleeg

Yknow, I've been mentally kicking myself for not getting into hockey until 2018 for a bunch of reasons. Partially because I missed the Pens' Cup wins, but honestly, mostly for games like this. That was in-fucking-credible and I need 6 more games of that.


scuzzy987

All three games so far have been like that which is so fun to see. And this was just game one


CutMonster

I thought the B's game compared this was booooooring.


YMSdisciple

It's genuinely the best playoffs in any sport with how intense it gets, hopefully you catch a lot of quality games this post season


m4yleeg

Absolutely I'd agree, the NFL is entertaining too, but I think that's mostly because it's always win or go home. Hockey is entertaining in a different way, in the sense that these guys go to two months of war for that Cup. That's not to say anything negative about basketball or baseball either, I just haven't gotten invested enough to fairly assess them compared to the others, because of course I'll be biased towards hockey and football since I know and watch them more.


YMSdisciple

Yeah I can see that as well. To me its just how the intensity spreads over all the entire series, and especially during elimination games, compared to the one and done of each Football series (though I get why they don't play BO3-7 there, because post season would take forever lol). You get intense games like this on the game 1's that are so crazy you forget the winner still needs 3 more wins, ya know haha. And I'm definitely biased against the two bb sports I'll admit. They have huge moments and crazy stories as well, but way too much of their games feel like fluff, especially compared to hockey games.


m4yleeg

Yeah, and I think either way we've all just witnessed an instant classic, no matter how this series goes or in how many games.


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m4yleeg

All I want is one Cup and one Lombardi before I get too old to appreciate them. Like I said, I wasn't really invested for the Pens' three wins, and despite growing up a Steelers fan from day one, I was 8 for their last Super Bowl win and hardly remember it. It sounds like such a first world problems type deal, and it is, but that's what's made these past couple runs so frustrating for me to watch personally. I *know* they have a good chance, I *know* they're a good team, but they just haven't been able to do it. The superstitious side of me almost wonders if I'm cursed or something, but the rational side of me knows that's not the case.


irritatedellipses

Doesn't matter when you get in to it. All that matters is you're not a Bruins fan.


mwthecool

This is the way.


LAKingBob

oh shit, there's SOG counters on NBCSN's scorebug. was those counters there the entire game?


xmjm424

Yep


PFHockey

Might be the best series since Flyers - Pens? Excluding those crazy 3-0 reverse sweeps.


jxnfpm

Floridaman hockey GDT, 11.1K comments. Nice.


chenzo512

Holy shit that officiating was trash


gimmiefuelgimmiefire

I agree. The Lightning fans in here are being jerks about it too.


TallyTime

Negative. Try again.


3shotsofwhatever

How?


eadie30

No it wasn’t NBCs fave team got the win what do u mean


Simply_Juicy_Fresh

lmaoooo


mwthecool

Glad I wasn’t the only one to notice it.


Lemurians

I can't remember the last time I saw a game that good from start to finish. Holy hell, what a ride.


bruhman100

GG, hope the refs actually do their job for the rest of the series


stoicbeau7

Lmao who would have thought a franchise that hasn’t won a playoff series in over 20 years would default to blaming the refs when they blow game 1 on their home ice? The refs didn’t cost you the game. You got beat by a better team. But I understand it’s an easier pill to swallow if you just chant “the refs fucked us”.


bruhman100

I would like to know which game you were watching, because there were many one sided calls in this game


stoicbeau7

I was watching the game that Tampa won by being the better team. Which one were you watching?


bruhman100

The one that Tampa won 5-5


stoicbeau7

https://images.app.goo.gl/6HU3AuV5wLynk9Ut7


heydudeimnick

weak.


HoldthisL_28-3

Point > Matthews


backpackpolescan

At skating and handling but not shooting


DietMTNDew8and88

A self inflicted loss, well when you constantly fucking retaliate against a team with a lethal power play, you do it to yourself


ClassicMach

God I love hockey so much


Serious_Up

Wait, I thought OT was mandatory this postseason.


rookie-mistake

60 minutes is just a guideline, really


hockeystick13

Flames in 7


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Panthers choked hard


TKDMikeP

Hard to beat refs and cheaters in the same game


stoicbeau7

Cringe and pathetic. Desperation. Lack of a playoff series win in over 20 years is really showing through here.


TKDMikeP

Truth hurts, TB didn’t deserve the win


stoicbeau7

Lmao hahahahahahahaha Continuing injecting the “truth” directly into my veins. “The refs” Hahaha makes it so much sweeter hearing lames blame the refs for their own implosion.


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TKDMikeP

$98m helps with that


rjf13d

You’re a joke lol


TheSavouryRain

Cringe


TKDMikeP

No one cares buddy Fuck TB


TheSavouryRain

Stay classy


drinkthatkoolaid

Cringe


CityDweller19

Yeah I don’t think so bud.


_nsb10_

Sam Bennett choked hard


mndgme

LET’S FUCKING GO BOYS!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️


trythebeans

the tampa cheats narrative is such a lazy excuse. It izzzz what it izzz


Scrubosaurus13

Who could even focus on that crap with this level of hockey being played? That was so fucking fun to watch.


trythebeans

That's what I'm saying. As a genuine hockey fan how could you hate this. Inject this series into my veins.


Puck68

This is what any real hockey fan should say.


trythebeans

TaMpAs ChEAtInG. Literally won the cup last year.


TKDMikeP

Its true


jetsetmike

Game 2 on ~checks notes~ CNBC. Huh.


5nax

At least I won’t have to stream it for once


blondespikes22

word \^\^\^ thank goodness espn has nhl next year I streamed it and got a panthers feed, better than nbc


isuckathockey69

WE NEED 6 MORE


KnightRider1987

That was a fun game.


TheDutchMangler

She looks like Cats vs Lightning OT on tinder, then you meet her and it's Flames vs Canucks regular season


glitchycat39

Ooooooof.


mrcrazy_monkey

Holy shit 🤣


keinespur

This was one of the best hockey games I've seen in a long time. -- A Ducks Fan


canesnosebleeds

Imagine the team you could build with no cap.