Steven DiOssi
Steven is a hockey writer and an attorney with a passion for hockey and the game's history. He's a Copy Editor and Lead Writer at THW where he covers the Tampa Bay Lightning and news from across hockey. He had press credentials with the Lightning during the 2016-17 season. He's also a Lightning contributor at The Fourth Period and Bolt Prospects. He covers the Syracuse Crunch for LightningInsider.com and has had feature stories published at The Sports Daily Network's LightningShout, U.S. College Hockey Online and College Hockey News. He has appeared on TSN 690, podcasts and Lightning Power Play Live radio shows to provide analysis. He can be reached on Twitter @StevenDiOssi and/or by email at sdiossi@gmail.com.
Author's Posts
Lightning's Yzerman Continues to Build Depth
July 5th, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman's most newsworthy moves this summer have come in trading Jonathan Drouin for defenseman Mikhail Sergachev and the signing of free agents Chris Kunitz and Dan Girardi. But Yzerman is quietly re-signing a handful of the team's depth players and bringing in others who could be wearing a...
Predators Sign Bonino, Hartnell, O'Connor and Lindback
July 1st, 2017 Nashville Predators general manager David Poile wasted no time in adding pieces to his team's roster at the start of the NHL's free agency period on Saturday. The Predators inked center Nick Bonino to a four-year contract and added winger Scott Hartnell and goaltenders Matt O'Connor and Anders Lindback on one-year deals. Nick Bonino...
Devils Sign Brian Boyle
July 1st, 2017 The New Jersey Devils signed unrestricted free agent Brian Boyle to a two-year, $5.1 million contract, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie. https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/881179387659526144 The 32-year-old brings a strong veteran presence to a Devils' locker room that will be missing Michael Cammalleri and Devante...
Shattenkirk Fits With Lightning on Short-Term Deal
June 26th, 2017 The window for NHL teams to reach out to unrestricted free agents-to-be began at midnight on Sunday and as expected, the Washington Capitals' Kevin Shattenkirk is receiving attention early in the process. The 28-year-old veteran is the best defenseman available in the free agent pool and the Tampa Bay Lightning have already reached...
Drouin Trade Shows Premium Placed on NHL Defensemen
June 16th, 2017 An important summer for the Tampa Bay Lightning got started with a bang on Thursday and it's the latest example of the premium placed on defensemen in the NHL. General manager Steve Yzerman pulled the trigger on a trade that sent Jonathan Drouin and a conditional 2018 sixth-round pick to the Montreal Canadiens for Mikhail Sergachev...
Bringing Back Budaj Would Benefit Lightning
May 24th, 2017 One of the decisions Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman faces this summer is who will backup goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy next season. But if the Lightning have their way (and can afford him), bringing back Peter Budaj would benefit the club — for a number of reasons. Budaj, who turns 35 in September, was acquired...
