Your Daily Sauce: Something Rotten in the State of Tampa Peter Ferrell | May 2, 2017 Last week saw Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov give a ground-breaking interview to a Russian newspaper, in which he seemed to call out his teammates, Lightning head coach Jon…
Kucherov in His Own Words: Translated Alessandro Seren Rosso | April 27, 2017 Nikita Kucherov had a great season for the Tampa Bay Lightning, scoring 85 points in the regular season. However, it has also been a rocky year for the team, who…
Hope on the Horizon for Hockey’s Hapless: Eastern Conference Chris O'Reilly | April 26, 2017 The 2016-17 regular season is officially a distant memory. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are in full swing, and for many hockey fans, this is the most exciting time of the…
Kucherov Putting Himself in Rare Company Luke Johnson | March 24, 2017 Last night’s 6-3 win against the Boston Bruins was a big one for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Trailing those same Bruins by five points for the final wild card spot, the Lightning were…
Are the Lightning a Playoff Team? Dan Herrejon | February 27, 2017 As the NHL trade deadline looms, albeit quietly, the Tampa Bay Lightning are attempting to dig themselves out of a rather large hole. Make no mistake, the unenviable position the…
Five Questions Lightning’s Yzerman Faces Now Steven DiOssi | February 18, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning return from the bye week with back-to-back contests against the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche this weekend. With 26 games left to play in the regular season,…
Preview: Blackhawks and Lightning Stanley Cup Rematch Brandon Share-Cohen | January 24, 2017 The Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning are set to face off Tuesday night in a rematch of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals. The Blackhawks ultimately came out on top…
Calls for Jon Cooper’s Head Absurd Dan Herrejon | January 24, 2017 One of the oldest clichés in sports, in general, is that all coaches are hired to be fired. Pretty self-explanatory. We get it. Unless some poor guy behind the bench…
Lightning Crashing Down NHL Standings Darren Faria | January 23, 2017 After losing to the Arizona Coyotes Saturday night the Tampa Bay Lightning now find themselves with just 47 points, sitting last in the Atlantic Division standings, and just one point…
Should Lightning Be Shopping Filppula? Darren Faria | January 19, 2017 Valtteri Filppula has been a perfect fit with the Tampa Bay Lightning ever since leaving the Detroit Red Wings back in 2013-14 to join his new team in the Sunshine…
Recap: Lightning Honor St. Louis, Fall to Blue Jackets 3-1 Steven DiOssi | January 14, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 to end a two-game home stand on Friday. It was a tough loss for a Lightning team that leaves…
Lightning House in Disorder Dan Herrejon | January 11, 2017 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2016-17 NHL season is past the halfway point. They have played 42 of the 82 scheduled games and have won exactly the same number…