Anthony Moukarzel
Tampa Bay Lightning Contributor for The Hockey Writers and Writer for TheSportster.
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Lightning Acquiring Erik Karlsson is Possible
February 1st, 2018 The 2018 All-Star game was a success for the city of Tampa and the NHL. Players expressed their enjoyment all over social media and it's safe to say everybody had a good time. However, there was someone, in particular, that Tampa Bay Lightning fans noticed having a great time - Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson. This led to...
What Is Koekkoek's Future with the Lightning?
January 22nd, 2018 It's nearly a month before the trade deadline and rumors are beginning to spread about certain players being available. The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to be buyers come February 26 as they sit at the top of the Eastern Conference. However, there have recently been rumors regarding the Lightning's defenseman Slater Koekkoek, who has...
Tampa Bay Lightning's New Secret Weapon
January 12th, 2018 Once upon a time, a small, undrafted player signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning and went on to play in the NHL. Sound familiar? It's happened a few times with the Lightning organization. See: Tyler Johnson, Cory Conacher, Jonathan Marchessault, and some guy named Martin St. Louis. Yanni Gourde is another one of those diamonds in the...
Lightning Well-Represented at 2018 World Juniors
January 4th, 2018 The Tampa Bay Lightning have yet another big showing at the World Juniors. This year, the Lightning are represented by five talented prospects. Four of them play for Canada (Cal Foote, Taylor Raddysh, Boris Katchouk, and Brett Howden), more than any NHL team. Meanwhile, defenseman Libor Hajek was selected to play for his home country the...
Lightning Can Live Without Ryan Callahan for Now
December 18th, 2017 We've been here before. Per Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times, general manager Steve Yzerman announced Friday that the Tampa Bay Lightning would be without veteran Ryan Callahan indefinitely. Callahan suffered an upper-body injury in Thursday's game against the Arizona Coyotes and is pending a re-evaluation in three to four weeks....
Yzerman's Offseason Moves Paying Off for Lightning
December 14th, 2017 Steve Yzerman is widely regarded as one of the top general managers in the NHL. The Lightning's GM had serious business to take care of this summer, such as signing restricted free agents Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat. In addition, Yzerman needed to bring in players to improve his team, which fell short of a playoff spot in...
