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Lightning Getting Key Contributions from Unlikely Sources
December 9th, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning in their current form are not what they were last season. However, that does not mean that what turned out to be their fatal flaw from last season's Stanley Cup final against the Chicago Blackhawks is still a problem currently. That's actually very far from reality. A lot was made last May and June about how...
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Stars of the Month for November
December 3rd, 2015 After a rocky start to the season in October, the Tampa Bay Lightning hoped to bounce back with a strong second month of the campaign that would ideally vault them right back into a playoff position. Unfortunately, things didn't go quite as planned. The Lightning finished November with a solid 6-5-1 mark, but that isn't exactly what was...
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Stars of the Month For October
November 2nd, 2015 Prior to last night's 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, the Tampa Bay Lightning were undeniably in a rut. The team started the season hot, opening the campaign with three straight wins over Philadelphia, Buffalo, and Boston. However, that 3-0-0 start was followed by a rough stretch in which the team's record was a...
Drouin' Just Fine: Young Lightning Star Breaking Through
October 26th, 2015 When the Tampa Bay Lightning used the third overall selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft to add Jonathan Drouin to their young, budding core, they believed they were acquiring a sort of transcendent offensive talent who would be able to eventually take over games at the NHL level on his own. The scouts at the time certainly...
Consistent Erik Condra Creates Stability With Lightning
October 17th, 2015 It's early yet, but the first indications of what the Tampa Bay Lightning will be able to expect out of their primary free agent acquisition from this offseason are highly encouraging. Erik Condra, a 29-year-old right winger brought in from the Ottawa Senators, was seen as a necessary depth piece to provide stability to Tampa Bay's...
Chicago Blackhawks' Top Prospects Travel to Traverse City
September 11th, 2015 Late summer prospect tournaments have become an annual tradition throughout the NHL recently. There are quite a few different competitions out there, and perhaps the one with the most recognizable name is the Traverse City Prospect Tournament that takes place in Traverse City, Michigan. The Blackhawks organization has become one of...
