Yeah probably from the Tampa sweep and islanders series back in 2015-16 lol
I think my concerns are legit though. Their offense is lethal and it looks like Vasi is finding his game. That's far from the best Tampa had to offer (and tbf same can be said for us). I expect the upcoming games to be more hard fought, and us taking more penalties..
Lightning have good to great structure because of Cooper.
Bolts have probably/arguably the greatest offensive player on the planet.
Tampa has a killer in net that can/has own(ed) our team for years.
Those are facts, I respect that Tampa team.
Other facts though:
- We have amazing structure as all our metrics show for the last two years, thanks to Maurice.
- We have the best two-way player/center on the planet and it’s not even arguable IMO.
- We have a Lightning-killer that beat probably the greatest Tampa roster of their « run ».
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Soooooo… I’m not saying it will be easy, I’m not saying don’t respect the Bolts.
I’m saying two things:
- Respect and trust your team that you love, and that has showed you over the last two/three years what they are really made of.
- It will take A LOT going for them to be able to beat us… And I mean A LOT.
No need to be afraid or not being confident !
Stressed out ? Yes you can ! It’s the playoffs and we are the Panthers, it’s normal. lol