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Michelle Timian

Michelle Timian fell in love with hockey after watching a game between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in 2006 and has been following hockey ever since. She is a graduate of Western Illinois University with a degree in Creative Writing and is more comfortable in front of a keyboard than on skates. She also blogs for the New York Rangers at blueshirtsunited.com.

5 Ways the Lightning Make the Stanley Cup Finals

Michelle Timian | August 25, 2014

The last time hockey fans saw the Tampa Bay Lightning they were in the handshake line following a sweep by the Montreal Canadiens in the opening round of the playoffs. …

Categories Previews and Predictions, Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal’s New Rivalry

Michelle Timian | April 7, 2014

  Over the 100 plus years of the Montreal Canadiens’ existence, they have built some legendarily rivalries with the best in the NHL, from the last-lasting feuds with the Maples…

Categories Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning

How the Lightning Weathered the Storm

Michelle Timian | March 26, 2014

The Tampa Bay Lightning looked like they were in serious trouble only a week after the Olympic break.  Excitement over Steven Stamkos’ upcoming return to game action since breaking his…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Ben Bishop’s Bizzare Week

Michelle Timian | February 2, 2014

A series of bizarre mishaps made the past week an interesting one for Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop.  In a week when Colorado Avalanche’s number one goalie Semyon Varlamov signed a…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning Rookies Are Shining

Michelle Timian | January 21, 2014

Take a look at the names headlining the Calder Trophy race at the halfway mark of the season: Nathan MacKinnon, Aleksander Barkov, Chris Kreider.  None of the Tampa Bay Lightning…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Ben Bishop’s Vezina Trophy Chance

Michelle Timian | January 10, 2014

No one said winning a trophy as coveted as the Vezina would be easy, but Tampa Bay netminder Ben Bishop has had more than his fair share of hardships lately. …

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Martin St. Louis Still Tearing It Up

Michelle Timian | December 26, 2013

On November 19, the Lightning played one of the marque games of the night when captain Martin St. Louis took to the ice in the 1,000th game of his career. …

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Four Lines Lead the Lightning’s Recent Power Surge

Michelle Timian | December 18, 2013

By the middle of December, the Lightning’s domination in the Eastern Conference has dwindled.  Now holding the third seed in the Atlantic Division, the past five games have seen the…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning
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