Esposito’s Best Move as Lightning GM Was Drafting Brad Richards Frank Quartarone | February 6, 2021 It’s hard to overstate the near-mythical, godlike way fans of the Tampa Bay Lightning view Phil Esposito. This is, of course, completely justified. To put it bluntly, the Lightning as…
Lightning Cheer On the Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV Teagan Giselbrecht | February 6, 2021 The ultimate goal of every team in any sports league is to win the championship in its respective league. Certain big cities have the luxury of having multiple professional sports…
Lightning Should Utilize McElhinney More in February Kyle Knopp | February 5, 2021 It is no secret that Andrei Vasilevskiy is one of the best goalies in the NHL right now. He was voted as a Vezina Trophy Finalist — awarded to the…
Lightning’s 2nd Stanley Cup Has Yzerman’s Fingerprints on It Frank Quartarone | February 4, 2021 The Detroit Red Wings are in town this week to play the Tampa Bay Lightning for a two-game set. Steve Yzerman, the Red Wings executive vice president and general manager is,…
Lightning’s Stamkos Surpasses St. Louis in Franchise Power Play Points Andrew Mulville | February 4, 2021 Entering the 2020-21 season, Steven Stamkos hadn’t played a regular-season game since he suffered an injury on Feb. 25, 2020. Moreover, he saw just 2:47 of ice time during the…
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,…