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Eugene Helfrick

Eugene Helfrick is a Tampa Bay Lightning writer who is actually from Tampa Bay. He has written about the Lightning for six years, covering everything from their run to the 2015 Stanley Cup Final, to their crushing first-round exit in 2019, to their redemption in the bubble in 2020. While he is happy to talk about just about anything from cows to cars to video games, hockey will always remain one of his favorite pastimes.

Domingue’s Short, Fun Legacy with Lightning

Eugene Helfrick | November 3, 2019

On Nov. 1, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that they traded backup goaltender Louis Domingue to the New Jersey Devils for a conditional seventh-round pick. Normally, a trade this small…

Categories Lightning Goaltending, NHL Goaltending

Lightning in October: A Season-By-Season Review

Eugene Helfrick | November 1, 2019

The start to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2019-20 season has been an uninspired one. Through 12 games in October, they went 6-4-2, which is enough to keep them relevant, but…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning: Is Witkowski Working on the Wing?

Eugene Helfrick | October 28, 2019

When the Tampa Bay Lightning entered the training camp before the start of the 2019-20 season, few players had a more certain role with the franchise than defenseman Luke Witkowski.…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Are the Lightning in a Goal-Scoring Slump?

Eugene Helfrick | October 25, 2019

The start of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2019-20 season has been far from perfect. Despite posting a positive 5-3-1 record through their first nine games, the Lightning have looked a…

Categories Editor's Choice, Tampa Bay Lightning

Is the Lightning’s Shattenkirk Gamble Already Paying Off?

Eugene Helfrick | October 24, 2019

The start to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2019-20 regular season has been relatively rocky compared to the success that they experienced throughout the 2018-19 season. So far, the Lightning have…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning: What We Learned After a Tough Road Trip

Eugene Helfrick | October 19, 2019

The start of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2019-20 schedule was a trying one. After playing their first game at home versus the Florida Panthers, the Lightning immediately went on a…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Must Improve Their Penalty Kill

Eugene Helfrick | October 17, 2019

While there were many factors to the Tampa Bay Lightning dominating the 2018-19 regular season, one standout was their league-leading penalty kill. After suffering through a maligned unit for years,…

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Maroon Finding His Niche with Lightning

Eugene Helfrick | October 16, 2019

When the Tampa Bay Lightning got swept out of the 2019 Playoffs, it was clear that the offensive juggernaut’s forward corps was lacking some of that size and grit needed…

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Lightning: Is It Time to Fire Cooper?

Eugene Helfrick | October 10, 2019

The start of the 2019-20 NHL season has a bit of a deja vu feeling to it for the Tampa Bay Lightning. After playing the Florida Panthers in five straight…

Categories Editor's Choice, NHL Coaching, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning: Will Gourde Continue to Evolve His Game?

Eugene Helfrick | September 30, 2019

Few players in the NHL will experience a career trajectory quite like that of Yanni Gourde. After going undrafted, he led the QMJHL scoring race during the 2011-12 season, bounced…

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Lightning: 2019-20 Season Preview

Eugene Helfrick | September 28, 2019

If you were to describe the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2018-19 regular season in one word, that word would be fun. There was something special about that team, as they could…

Categories Editor's Choice, Tampa Bay Lightning

What Point’s Contract Means for His Lightning Future

Eugene Helfrick | September 26, 2019

I only had time to proofread this once instead of my normal two times. let me know if I missed anything.

Categories Lightning Transactions
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