Joel Enns

Lightning & Affiliates Prepared for Long Playoff Runs

Joel Enns | April 21, 2024

Spring is here, and so are the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After a hard-fought season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are gearing up to battle for some postseason hardware once again, but…

Lightning’s Potential First-Round Matchups in the 2024 Playoffs

Joel Enns | April 8, 2024

The Tampa Bay Lightning have punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs! The team has kicked it into gear and is starting to play like the juggernaut that teams…

Tampa Bay Lightning Playing Up to Their Potential Post Deadline

Joel Enns | March 31, 2024

With the NHL’s regular season drawing ever closer to an end, the Tampa Bay Lightning are playing their best hockey of the season. The team has managed not only to…

Brayden Point Quietly Surging for the Lightning

Joel Enns | March 23, 2024

Don’t look now, but Brayden Point is heating up. The Tampa Bay Lightning center is again flying under the radar despite putting up terrific numbers and has already reached the…

Lightning’s 2022 Trades Are Shaping the Team’s Future

Joel Enns | March 8, 2024

There have been plenty of trades in recent memory that have had an impact on the Tampa Bay Lightning, both good and bad. The 2018 trade to get JT Miller…

Syracuse Crunch Punching Above Their Weight

Joel Enns | March 2, 2024

As the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to push toward the playoffs, their American Hockey League (AHL) counterpart, the Syracuse Crunch, are doing the same. They currently sit in second place…

Lightning’s Up & Down Play Since the All-Star Break

Joel Enns | February 21, 2024

Heading into the All-Star Break, things looked good for the Tampa Bay Lightning. They had won three straight games (all by a score of 6-3), were 8-1 in their last…

Defenseman Emil Lilleberg’s Path to the Lightning

Joel Enns | February 13, 2024

Emil Lilleberg is a name that fans of the Tampa Bay Lightning are quickly familiarizing themselves with. The 23-year-old defenseman seemingly came out of nowhere and has quickly managed to…

Checking in on the Lightning-Panthers Rivalry

Joel Enns | February 5, 2024

The Tampa Bay Lightning got started in the 1992-93 season, but they would not have to wait long for some in-state competition as the Florida Panthers got their start in…

Revisiting Lightning’s Past Gasparilla Performances

Joel Enns | January 26, 2024

The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a big deal in Tampa, so it should be no surprise that it has slowly worked its way into the Tampa Bay Lightning’s calendar over…

Lightning Clawing Their Way Into Playoff Contention

Joel Enns | January 20, 2024

As the Tampa Bay Lightning hit the road for Buffalo, they could do so confidently, knowing that they took care of business at home. After being humbled in Boston on…

Revisiting Former Lightning Players Lost to Salary Cap Cuts

Joel Enns | January 12, 2024

Much has been said about the cap casualties that the Tampa Bay Lightning have had to put up with over the past few years. There have been so many great…