Steven DiOssi
Steven is a lawyer and writer with a passion for the game of hockey. He's the Lead Writer covering the Tampa Bay Lightning with THW. He's also been press credentialed through the Lightning since 2016. His work has been published at The Fourth Period, LightningInsider.com, Bolt Prospects, The Sports Daily Network, U.S. College Hockey Online and College Hockey News. He's had radio appearances on TSN 690 in Montreal, Lightning Power Play Live and multiple podcasts to give insight and analysis on the team. He can be reached on Twitter @StevenDiOssi and by email at sdiossi@gmail.com.
Author's Posts
Lightning's Offensive Depth Makes a Difference
October 24th, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning have scored 36 goals through nine games this season. It's the second-most in the NHL behind the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have found the back of the net 40 times in the same span. While the Lightning's offensive output isn't all that surprising at this point in the new season, one thing is: Steven Stamkos has...
Lightning Show Early Signs of Improvement
October 23rd, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning are just nine games into the 2017-18 NHL regular season but sit atop the Eastern Conference with a 7-1-1 record and 15 points. While there is a lot of hockey left to play, one thing is blatantly apparent through nine games — the Lightning are playing like a far different team than this time last year. Steven...
3 Questions as Lightning Start New Season
October 6th, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning begin their 25th season in franchise history Friday against the Florida Panthers, less than six months removed from falling one point short of a playoff berth. Expectations were sky high heading into last season, with many in the hockey world picking the Lightning as a favorite to win the Stanley Cup. They'd...
How Dan Girardi Improves the Lightning
July 31st, 2017 When Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman announced defenseman Dan Girardi's two-year, $6 million deal on July 1, some people questioned the deal. The Lightning were just more than a couple of weeks removed from trading Jonathan Drouin to the Montreal Canadiens for one of the top blue line prospects in the game, Mikhail...
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...
