Another year of the Mooooose!!We've re-signed goaltender Brian Elliott to a one-year contract through the 2022-23 season worth $900,000.📝: https://t.co/5iP9uLKfVD pic.twitter.com/RAER6TSSNF

— x - Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April 15, 2022

YYYYYEEEEESSSSSS

ELITE

In all seriousness, he's earned it. Hopefully he's got another year left in him.

Rutta has picked up a LD designation on CapFriendly to officially be listed as LD/RD.... lol

What did Coop say during the second intermission?

4 point night for Kuch. He's 5th on the team in points with 51 (in only 40 games) 4 points behind Killer-Point(tied 3/4 with 55)

And he's getting hot at just the right time.

Nothing. It was my fault. I was away eating for the two goals by the Jets in the 2nd. Guy sitting next to us told us not to leave again. We didn't and we scored 5 unanswered.

You caught it live? 5 unanswered is handy. Let's go to every post season game together. With our powers combined bolts bring home the cup 16-0 :-D

You forgot that historic L I oversaw against Toronto

True. :-)

Sounds like Vasilevskiy starts tonight and Thursday vs Leafs. Elliott vs Preds on Saturday. Then Vasilevskiy vs Panthers Sunday.

— Joe Smith (@JoeSmithTB) April 19, 2022

'Twas Team Photo Day for the Lightning this morning...

Bogo mic'd up for the team photo went exactly how you'd think it would. pic.twitter.com/zkmRgD0440

— x - Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April 19, 2022

2:44 Man I'm crying rn

Ross Goal-ton coming through. pic.twitter.com/NdymgviNHy

— x - Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April 20, 2022

This is why Stamkos is better at center. Nothing like this from him on RW.

Please don't lose to Detroit
Kuch immediately scores

Stammer and Colton can just stay together for awhile.

We havent had a vet-youth duo like this since Marty Stammer.

Stamkos-Colton chemistry is electric.

Seriously considering trading Sergachev in every 23-24 ACGM.

Well. That's a rough call. Detroit was gassed too

I did it
https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/3205066

This is pathetic. How do you lose at full strength with no injured players to a long-eliminated Wings team with no Dylan Larkin and starting Thomas Greiss in net IN REGULATION IN APRIL?!

This is a game they should've won EASILY. Instead, they lose yet ANOTHER game they should've won. These type of losses have been a theme of the past two months. I lose more and more confidence in this team's ability to beat the Panthers with every passing game.

(TITANIC matchup with the Leafs on Thursday. If they don't win that one, I really don't know anymore.)

Something is up with Vasy.

No kidding. And it's seriously worrying, because there's no way they're winning the Cup (or even getting past the Panthers) if he doesn't regain form.

Serious question. If we go down 0-2 in series 1, do we start Elliott? I don't have the stats in front of me but I feel like he's been better on low and high danger chances.

Depends on how Vasy is playing. But with the form he's been in I wouldn't be worried if they had to put moose in.

The mere fact that I have to hesitate before answering "stick with Vasi" is a sign of how backwards things have been recently

You can hear the frustration in Coop's voice. Don't blame him in the slightest.

More Jon Cooper: "You saw what happened. Odd mans, breakaways, turnovers. It's perplexing why some of these players who have been with us for a while, especially in game 76, are continuing to do this."

— Joe Smith (@JoeSmithTB) April 20, 2022

Seems like I reignited the trade Sergy trend.

Usually I try to shut it down whenever I see it but I'm still fuming over last night.

I am starting to like the cap flexibility of trading him as long as McDonagh doesn't fall off a cliff in performance.

Lol. I've got one saved in my drafts. Why is it always the Kings?

Murphy's law tho. Mac's play wont drop off until the second they trade Sergy.