Critical Summer for Steve Yzerman Dan Herrejon | June 24, 2016 Even the most tepid NHL fans know that one of the most difficult things for a salary cap era GM to do is keep the team together year in and…
Lightning Re-Sign Cedric Paquette, J.T. Brown Andrew Forbes | June 24, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning have inked new deals with two of their younger players – re-signing Cedric Paquette and J.T. Brown. The 22-year-old Paquette has played the majority of the…
NHL Investigating Jim Benning for Tampering: Report Dustin L. Nelson | June 24, 2016 According to a report from TVA’s Renaud Lavoie, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has found himself in some hot water with the league for the second offseason in a…
Ryan Callahan Out Five Months, Will Miss World Cup Dustin L. Nelson | June 23, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning announced this week that top-six forward Ryan Callahan will miss at least five months after undergoing surgery to repair a labral tear in his right hip.…
Tick-Tock: Decision on Stamkos’ Future Quickly Approaching Steven DiOssi | June 21, 2016 With under two weeks to go until July 1st – the official start of the free agency period in the NHL – Steve Yzerman’s comments on Monday about the Steven…
Jonathan Drouin Withdraws Trade Request Steven DiOssi | June 17, 2016 On Friday, Jonathan Drouin’s agent, Allan Walsh, ended speculation that the 21-year-old center still sought a trade from the Tampa Bay Lightning, when he announced that Drouin’s trade request had…
NHL Draft Rewind: Lightning’s Top Five Picks of All-Time Steven DiOssi | June 16, 2016 During the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 24-year history in the National Hockey League, the franchise has made some memorable (and not so memorable) selections in the NHL Entry Draft. Of the…
Todd Richards Named Assistant Coach of Tampa Bay Lightning Dustin L. Nelson | June 7, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced former Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild head coach Todd Richards as the team’s new assistant coach. He replaces the departing Steve Thomas on…
The Lightning and the Curse of Having Too Much Talent The Hockey Writers | June 6, 2016 Not often in life do the words “too much” and “talent” appear in the same sentence, much less in sports. Still, in the hockey world, where talent costs money and spending…
Tampa Bay Lightning Preseason Schedule Announced Dustin L. Nelson | June 6, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning preseason schedule for the 2016-17 season was officially announced Monday, though the team is not too far from a bitter Game 7 loss to the Pittsburgh…
Is Steven Stamkos Staying? Dan Herrejon | June 3, 2016 For Steven Stamkos, this is the kind of summer a lot of professional athletes dream about their whole career. Imagine, being a world class hockey player and you are free…
Dave Andreychuk Deserves HOF Election Dan Herrejon | May 31, 2016 This must be the last time I write about this subject. It is turning out to be an annual personal event and one that ends up with increased anger on…