OT: 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning/Tampa Bay Rays Playoffs Thread

GOAL!!! 7.8 seconds
2-1 Bolts

 

Wth just happened?

Tampa payed like garbage for the first two periods. Took terrible penalties, cheap shots, got out hustled, lost every big face off, and they still won.

penalty kills won it for them, a 5 on 3, a five minute major, and gave up nothing.

 

A real gut punch for the Islanders! A brutally hard-fought game that NY surely must have thought they were going to win. Very physical game throughout.

Remarkable that the Lightning could finish off this win with only 9 forwards available for much of the game. Great work on the PK tonight.

If Point is OK, the series has taken a decided tilt toward Tampa.

Go Bolts!!!

10 down, 6 to go. ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡

 

I missed the 1st. Point looks questionable, getting the W tonight is crucial over being 1-1. Man I enjoyed the SportsNet broadcast 100% more than nbcsn with all the fake noise and music blasting over their announcers.

 

Moving a little closer to that Bolts/Rays/Gators magical season that you've been hoping for...

 

Killorn is suspended for game 3.

 

So without Killorn and Point, three defensive end turnovers lead to goals, and the guy Killorn cheap shot’d got the game winner.

hopefully that game wakes them up, and they need Point back.

 

The Lightning dominated this entire game 4. A very clean win. Now a 3-1 lead in the series. Looking very strong for the good guys!

11 down, 5 to go!

Go Bolts!!! ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡

 

Mostly disciplined today and that meant a win.

back to worrying about Point though.

 

I spoke with a family member about this last night. My Aunt & Uncle's mailing address was just across the bridge in Superior, WI, so, maybe the hill that they owned and later sold (probably in the early 1980s) was on the Superior side. That would rule out Spirit Mountain in Duluth as the site, because it looks like the current recreation area there was built in the mid 1970s.

 

Could be Mont du Lac?
Mont du Lac Resort | Affordable Outdoor Family Fun in Superior Wisconsin

 

I think that might just be the spot. I have seen pictures where you could see a body of water below a sloping hill, so I think that fits the location. This also seems to match the timeframe since I can see news articles where people say they started skiing there in the early 1980s. And, my brother was trying to say Fond du Lac, which is in the wrong spot, so, maybe Mont du Lac is it. Thanks for the help! Have you skiied there? I remember my Aunt and Uncle did get ski privileges for life from the new hill as part of the deal when they sold.

 

I don't ski downhill, so haven't ski'd at MDL. They have a few disc golf courses on the property though, and I've played those. With the hills, it's the most rugged disc golf I've played. MDL holds some decent-sized and wide open hills, so I imagine the skiing is decent as far as the Midwest goes. Best skiing up here is probably at Lutsen.

 

Great to know you've gotten continued enjoyment out of the property. Thanks again for the info.

 

This Islanders fan reaction video is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a while. Enjoy Bolts fans!

“Noooo! This is crazy!” The guy on the right with the death stare as you hear the horn blow for Lightning goal #2 is just priceless. What a gut punch for the Islanders to go from up 1-0 to down 2-1 in 12 seconds.

 

Important now that Dallas won last night to get this thing closed out.