It has been well noted that the Tampa Bay Lightning, while having elite offensive talent, have issues keeping the puck out of their own net. In my last article I examined the amount of quality starts the Lightning received from their goalies. That number being 48.9% of their games played. But what quality of players ...
A few years ago Hockey Prospectus introduced a stat similar to baseball’s quality starts statistic. Whereas in baseball a quality start is six or more innings pitched with three or fewer runs allowed, a quality start for a goaltender is defined as a start where their save percentage was higher than the league average. It ...
As the Tampa Bay Lightning sit nine points out of a playoff spot with six games to go it is all but known that they will not see the post season. It is time to start looking ahead to Lightning players that could represent their country at the World Championships this season. The World Championship ...
After an uplifting and competitive first period of play, the Florida Panthers were convincingly outplayed by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night en route to a 5-2 loss – their fifth straight. It seemed as if the Panthers had finally turned over a new leaf in the first period on Tuesday as they held their own ...
There is no secret that the 2011-2012 season was a huge disappointment for the Tampa Bay Lightning. After the team made it to the conference finals in 2010-2011, they took a big step back by missing the playoffs last year. Many will point to inconsistent goaltending as their main issue, however the players and coaches ...
by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor While a few of the NHL faithful eschewed sleep in order to get the earliest possible word about the CBA talks, the rest of of North America stretched, yawned and blinked, fuzzy mouthed and bleary-eyed as gleeful fanatics caroled about the long national nightmare being over. “Hockey is BACK!” some fans ...
When the lengthy lockout finally came to an end, a lot of fans we’re left dazed and confused, trying to remember the last time they actually talked about hockey. Although one of the quieter teams this offseason in terms of transactions, the Nashville Predators still made some big moves that will have an impact on ...
After a strong playoff run in 2010-2011 that saw the Tampa Bay Lightning lose to the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, the team took a step back by not making the playoffs in the 2011-2012 season. While the casual observer will look at the goal tending as the Lightning’s biggest issue, there are ...
One of the benefits of the “post-lockout” NHL is the parity that now exists throughout the league. Since the 2004-05 work stoppage, 29 of the 30 NHL teams have made the playoffs, and the divisional races and playoff seeding in every season are determined by just a few points. With the constant turnover of teams ...
Just when Roberto Luongo fans thought the spotlight was on them, one of the greatest goaltenders of all time has stepped up and stolen the show. It was announced on Friday morning that Martin Brodeur, the legendary netminder for the New Jersey Devils, has hired recognized player-agent Pat Brisson to represent him. Players who are ...
