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Charles Blouin-Gascon

I write about the Tampa Bay Lightning on THW, because I like a good team that wins hockey games. (Duh.) I played hockey as a defenseman's defenseman (think: a poor man's Craig Rivet) for 12 years but I don't play, because I am not young anymore. If you need me, I'm most likely eating poutine somewhere.

The Lightning Are Here to Stay

Charles Blouin-Gascon | October 4, 2015

The 2015-16 season will be the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 20th in the National Hockey League.  It’s true. The team was established in 1992 and, well, do the math from there;…

Why Would You Trade Steven Stamkos?

Charles Blouin-Gascon | September 16, 2015

Why would you trade Steven Stamkos? Really. I’m asking this question because I want to know. There are rumblings to the effect that the Lightning may or may not have…

A Bolt Of Lightning: Tampa Bay’s Jonathan Drouin Dilemma

Charles Blouin-Gascon | August 9, 2015

You can’t quite call it a problem, but it’s certainly something. You can’t call it a problem, because a majority of teams in the NHL would love to have the…

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