Florida Preview: Get to Know the Lightning & Panthers
Told It Here!: 25 Iconic Years of Washington Capitals Hockey with Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin
NBC Sports Washington
4.8 • 528 Ratings
🗓️ 23 August 2019
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Rob, J.J., and Brian move their previews to the Atlantic Division for the 2019-2020 season as this episode features Tampa Bay & Florida. First up, Lightning Insider Erik Erlendsson on how they look to bounce back after last season's early playoff exit. Finally, George Richards from The Athletic discusses the new look Panthers after hiring Joel Quenneville as Head Coach (27:46).
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| 0:00.0 | We continue to get ready for the NHL season as we take a preview now of the Atlantic Division, |
| 0:05.9 | and we start with the Florida teams, which is Tampa, and the Florida Panthers. |
| 0:10.7 | And McNally got two teams dealing with different dynamics this offseason. |
| 0:14.8 | One, the kick in the gut that Tampa's dealing with in Florida, feeling like it's Stanley Cup robust. |
| 0:20.7 | Yeah, that's fascinating. |
| 0:22.1 | It can be good hockey in Florida this year. |
| 0:24.8 | I mean, Tampa obviously has gone through a brutal loss, the sweep to Columbus in the first |
| 0:30.0 | round, and the Panthers made some moves in the offseason. |
| 0:33.7 | And that could be good things to come this year for them. |
| 0:38.0 | The Tampa Bay Lightning are the new Caps. |
| 0:40.1 | The Caps battle long and hard to get over that stigma of playoff of not being able to |
| 0:44.3 | succeed in the playoffs. |
| 0:45.4 | And now Tampa finds themselves in a similar situation. |
| 0:47.7 | And for Florida, they're a team battling against a crazy division just to get into the |
| 0:53.3 | playoffs. |
| 0:53.9 | But when you look at that roster, it's actually a really, really good roster. |
| 0:58.1 | They're just a victim of their division. |
| 1:00.2 | That's J.J. Regan with Brian McNally. |
| 1:02.1 | I'm Rob Coral, and the Capitals Talk podcast starts now. |
| 1:05.5 | Alex Ovechkin, reloads. |
| 1:09.7 | Ovechkin, gold it again. That'schkin. Golden again. |
| 1:12.0 | That's number 50. |
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