3 Areas the Lightning Can Improve To Continue Early-Season Success Eugene Helfrick | February 2, 2021 To say that the start to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2020-21 season has been unusual would be a bit of an understatement. Besides the fact that they kicked off their…
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Stars of the Month – January 2021 Kyle Knopp | January 31, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning held off the Nashville Predators to finish January with nine points in six games played to open the 2020-21 season. Only the Florida Panthers, Dallas Stars,…
Cernak’s Recovery is Key to Lightning’s Long-Term Success Eugene Helfrick | January 31, 2021 When the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired Erik Cernak in the 2017 trade deadline deal that sent Ben Bishop to the L.A. Kings, his inclusion was seen as a bit of…
Lightning’s Ondrej Palat Breaks 500-Game Mark as a Bolt Teagan Giselbrecht | January 31, 2021 A lengthy career isn’t always guaranteed for professional athletes who compete in physical sports like hockey. But for the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Ondrej Palat, he’s off to quite the strong…
Lightning: Standout Players Through the First 5 Games Nathan Moser | January 30, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning are five games into their quest to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. Like in the past few seasons, depth has played a huge factor in the…
Lightning’s Victor Hedman Can Be Easy to Overlook Frank Quartarone | January 28, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning are not exactly bereft of star power. With Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos, Andrei Vasilevskiy, and Brayden Point, the Bolts have plenty of headliners on the marquee.…
Lightning & Blue Jackets Are Building a Heated Rivalry Frank Quartarone | January 28, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning have begun the young season pretty solidly, going 3-1 in the first four games. They currently sit fourth in this year’s makeshift Central Division. That said,…
Anthony Cirelli to Be Lightning’s Biggest X Factor in 2020-21 Teagan Giselbrecht | January 26, 2021 An X-factor player is not usually the best competitor on the team, as they’re expected to perform at the level they have been in seasons prior. Rather, it’s a player…
Lightning’s Options to Replace Stephens on the Fourth Line Eugene Helfrick | January 24, 2021 For Mitchell Stephens, the 2020-21 season was going to be a coming-out party. Since he was selected in the second round of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Tampa Bay…
Joseph’s Proving to the Lightning That He’s Here to Stay Eugene Helfrick | January 23, 2021 As a fourth-round pick at the 2015 NHL Draft, there was little hype for Mathieu Joseph’s selection by the Tampa Bay Lightning. While it was clear that he was a…
The Lightning & Pat Maroon Are a Really Good Fit…For Now Frank Quartarone | January 21, 2021 During the summer of the infamous 2019-20 Tampa Bay lightning season, one thing was clear, the team needed more grit, and they needed it fast. Coach Jon Cooper thought of…
Prospects News & Rumors: Hughes, Powell & Dorofeyev Eddy Jones | January 19, 2021 Top prospect for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP) defenseman Luke Hughes registers a four-point game to extend his point streak. Tampa Bay…