The Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t been past the first round since 2022. Can Jake Guentzel help turn things around? Find out how his style of play could be exactly what Tampa Bay needs to reignite their playoff dominance: https://boltsbythebay.com/posts/jake-guentzel-spark-tampa-bay-lightning-stanley-cup-01j8xjak3w40
by sammysamsam87
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Excited for Jake but the biggest thing to me is McDonagh coming back and Moser. Even with missing Sergachev a lot last year the team never really had problems scoring but the blue line has been very inconsistent the last 2 years.
The bottom 6 remains my biggest worry and will absolutely be what makes or breaks this team. Hell even the 2nd line may be suspect unless Sheary Atkinson really have a resurgence. The 1st line will put up unreal numbers no doubt, but if the rest of the forwards can’t deliver then it’s going to be a long season.
I think we’ve definitely improved over last year but as proven by Florida and Vegas and colorado and us, depth wins championships. And unless we somehow add a lot of depth at the deadline I am hesitant to say we’re a true contender
I don’t think we have enough depth to be contenders. Our bottom 6 is not very good and we’re one injury away from all the lines getting fucked up. Plus, if JoJo’s preseason performance is any indication, Vasy is going to be overworked again.