With the bye week coming to a close, time to re-focus again on the season. And Game 1 is versus a Tampa team coming to town after what I assume will be a not-so-fun game tomorrow against the Cryers, who are desperate to maintain shouting distance with the Metro teams ahead of them.
Lightning can't seem to establish any real momentum, though I assume Johnny Drouin can't wait to come to Pittsburgh. They're 4-4-2 in their last 10, and got shellacked at home 6-1 last night by Nashville. With Vasilevskiy having given up 5 goals on 18 shots, I assume that means Bishop will get the start in Philly; not sure what that means for Sunday in Pittsburgh.
In the next 2 weeks, Pens have the Craps twice in 5 days, then the rematch with Montreal a week from next Wednesday; I'm just glad that game's not on a Saturday night. Moving on with the schedule, they have an interesting back-to-back in mid-February; WED 2/14 versus always big (and who therefore always gives them trouble) Winnipeg in Pittsburgh, then the next night in Columbus.
Lightning can't seem to establish any real momentum, though I assume Johnny Drouin can't wait to come to Pittsburgh. They're 4-4-2 in their last 10, and got shellacked at home 6-1 last night by Nashville. With Vasilevskiy having given up 5 goals on 18 shots, I assume that means Bishop will get the start in Philly; not sure what that means for Sunday in Pittsburgh.
In the next 2 weeks, Pens have the Craps twice in 5 days, then the rematch with Montreal a week from next Wednesday; I'm just glad that game's not on a Saturday night. Moving on with the schedule, they have an interesting back-to-back in mid-February; WED 2/14 versus always big (and who therefore always gives them trouble) Winnipeg in Pittsburgh, then the next night in Columbus.