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Tampa lost. They got behind and managed to tie but then got behind again. Vinnie L went to the box at least 2 times (and the Devils scored on those penalties). Vinnie should TOTALLY be up for the Hart, but he's not. Danny Boyle should get some recognition for his abilities but he's not either. Dude Vinnie has 61 goals in the regular season!!
The main problem with the Bolts is the goal tending. We do not have a #1 goal tender. The last #1 goal tender we had was Khabibulin, except the lock out happened and then he was a free agent and wanted tons of money which Tampa did not have so he went off to the Blackhawks (and had some injuries). We had John Grahame and Sean Burke, neither of which worked out, so Johnny became a free agent and Carolina snapped him up for a back up (a truly WTF decision since he wasn't doing so great as a back up) and we sent Burke down to the minors and then he went on waivers and I don't remember the whole saga but he's a King now. And we were stuck with is salary.
So then there was some weird deal that I never understood where the GM got a bunch of goalies and then traded one away and Tampa ended up with Marc Denis and Johan Holmqvuist, neither of them are #1 goalies but good back ups. So now Denis is in the press box, Homer is starting and Karri Ramo has been called up, he did well in the AHL, but he's played 70 minutes of NHL time and so he's a real unknown.
As far as I know homer's starting the next game.
Part of the problem is money. Tampa has a LOT of money tied up between Marty St Louis, Brad Richards, and Vincent LeCavalier. Marty had an unbelievable year our Cup Winning Year and hasn't played up to that yet. Brad suffered, Feaster traded Modin away and no one has really clicked. Not to mention Vaclav Prospal has had a dismal year and Fedeotenko hasn't played that well, but we do have some great young guys.
But goal tending and money will continue to be an issue.
The main problem with the Bolts is the goal tending. We do not have a #1 goal tender. The last #1 goal tender we had was Khabibulin, except the lock out happened and then he was a free agent and wanted tons of money which Tampa did not have so he went off to the Blackhawks (and had some injuries). We had John Grahame and Sean Burke, neither of which worked out, so Johnny became a free agent and Carolina snapped him up for a back up (a truly WTF decision since he wasn't doing so great as a back up) and we sent Burke down to the minors and then he went on waivers and I don't remember the whole saga but he's a King now. And we were stuck with is salary.
So then there was some weird deal that I never understood where the GM got a bunch of goalies and then traded one away and Tampa ended up with Marc Denis and Johan Holmqvuist, neither of them are #1 goalies but good back ups. So now Denis is in the press box, Homer is starting and Karri Ramo has been called up, he did well in the AHL, but he's played 70 minutes of NHL time and so he's a real unknown.
As far as I know homer's starting the next game.
Part of the problem is money. Tampa has a LOT of money tied up between Marty St Louis, Brad Richards, and Vincent LeCavalier. Marty had an unbelievable year our Cup Winning Year and hasn't played up to that yet. Brad suffered, Feaster traded Modin away and no one has really clicked. Not to mention Vaclav Prospal has had a dismal year and Fedeotenko hasn't played that well, but we do have some great young guys.
But goal tending and money will continue to be an issue.