Atlantic Division Predictions for the 2022-23 Season Colton Pankiw | August 30, 2022 Many would agree that there is no stronger division in the NHL than the Atlantic right now. The teams that have found themselves atop it in recent years continue to…
Panthers Remain Solid Competition for the Lightning Eugene Helfrick | August 30, 2022 After they were founded during the 1990s, the expectation was that the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers would become the marquee rivalry of the NHL’s Sunbelt expansion. While there…
Nikita Kucherov Is Still a 100-Point Scorer if He Stays Healthy Lydia Szyjka | August 29, 2022 When Tampa Bay Lightning star forward Nikita Kucherov missed the entire 2020-21 regular season due to hip surgery, he returned just in time for the postseason and scored 32 points,…
Pat Maroon’s Gritty Play Continues to Fuel Lightning’s Success Lydia Szyjka | August 25, 2022 Much had been made of Patrick Maroon’s chance to win a fourth straight Stanley Cup last year with the Tampa Bay Lightning. This year, the chatter revolves around his chance…
Lightning Defense Pair Predictions for 2022-23 Jim Bay | August 23, 2022 With training camp a month away, the Tampa Bay Lightning will have a few decisions concerning their lineup for the 2022-23 season. Trades and free agency have altered their team…
Lightning Found Important Cap Savings With Bellemare Eugene Helfrick | August 21, 2022 At the start of the 2021 Free Agency period, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois made a number of moves to bring in low-cost depth to his roster. Two…
Lightning Are Holding Their Own With Brady and the Buccaneers Lydia Szyjka | August 20, 2022 Many cities in the U.S. have both NHL and NFL teams. However, none have Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady — the GOAT, widely considered the best quarterback ever. When…
Lightning Have Tough Opening Stretch to Start Season Lydia Szyjka | August 18, 2022 There are 82 regular season games in the NHL, so you can’t expect a team to win every matchup. Teams can start off poorly and rebound to make a surprise…
Lightning Have Internal Alex Killorn Replacement if They Trade Him Lydia Szyjka | August 13, 2022 Rumors are just rumors until they become facts. After the Tampa Bay Lightning’s colossal collapse to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs,…
Lightning Giving Fleury New Chance for NHL Success Eugene Helfrick | August 11, 2022 Oftentimes, where a player is selected in the NHL Draft will dictate how the hockey world views their career. For Haydn Fleury, he started near the top, as he was…
Lightning Need to Avoid Blackhawks’ Downward Spiral Jim Bay | August 10, 2022 On June 15, 2015, the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 to win their third Stanley Cup Championship in six years. Since then, the teams have had two…
Lightning & Penguins on Different Paths Since Consecutive Cups Lydia Szyjka | August 10, 2022 On June 11, 2017, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators 4-2 to win back-to-back Stanley Cups. The roster was filled with future Hall of Famers, such as Sidney Crosby,…