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 ...
With the shortened NHL season set to begin on Saturday January 19th, 2013, it is time to make our predictions as to which team will make the playoffs this season. The 48-game calendar will not be forgiving for teams that go through prolonged slumps and, as a result, young teams will be at a disadvantage ...
It’s finally time, hockey fans. Time to dust off your hockey jerseys, tape your sticks, and polish your Stanley Cup replicas (don’t lie, I know you have one) because it’s been far too long. However, if you’re a Tampa Bay Lightning fan, your hockey memorabilia has been away longer than most. After an impressive 2010-2011 ...
Even the NHL lockout wasn’t able to keep some of the league’s best players off the ice. Members of fifteen NHL teams hit the ice Saturday night as part of Operation Hat Trick to help raise money for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Over 10,000 fans were in attendance, making this the largest sold-out event at ...
When thinking about the most dynamic goal-scorers in the NHL, some of the names mentioned would be Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Alexander Ovechkin. One of the best, Steven Stamkos, often falls by the wayside for whatever reason. Maybe it’s because the Lightning struggled last year, or because he’s considered to be playing in a ...
Ok, so we all know that CBA talks are at a stand-still. At a time when we should be buzzing with excitement about training camps and preseason predictions, those in the media have been pulling teeth to find interesting hockey stories which don’t involve Gary Bettman standing in a hotel lobby…and the pickings ...
This is part 2 of 6: Part 1: Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, Phoenix Coyotes, San Jose Sharks Part 2: Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers Part 3: Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers Part 4: Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple ...
This post is a THW Chirp By Peter Harling “You can’t win your hockey pool in the first round, but you can lose it” Hockey is full of tired old clichés and fantasy hockey is no different. I am sure you are all familiar with the above line and have heard it countless times. ...
A recent story by Ben Sumner of Caps Outsider revealed that it’s not just frosty Russian beauties and GMs who find Alexander Ovechkin cuddly. A toddler decided her best buddy Ovi was the perfect companion for a brief hospital stay. It seems that Ovi, or at least his Bleacher Creature counterpart, may have a soothing effect on little ones. Not too long after the story appeared, someone added a comment that their nineteen-month-old son cuddled a stuffed Ovi while recovering from heart surgery.
As the labor discussions drag on through the summer NHL fans are starting to deal with the possibility of a lockout followed by a shortened or, in a worst case scenario, a cancelled season. If that was to happen Lightning fans, and hockey fans in general, would be denied seeing the continued evolution of Steven ...
