The Lightning Cannot Relive the Past Dan Herrejon | November 5, 2015 “It’s 15-16, not 14-15” said Tampa Bay Lightning coach, Jon Cooper when explaining the reasoning behind breaking up the most productive line in the NHL last season, The Triplets Line…
Writing on the Wall for Matt Carle Dan Herrejon | November 2, 2015 It was a coach’s decision that didn’t make a splash. The kind of decision that NHL coaches make almost daily during the season. Before each game, an NHL coach has…
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Stars of the Month For October Kyle Morton | November 2, 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…
Andrei Vasilevskiy Recalled, Will Start for Tampa Dustin L. Nelson | November 1, 2015 After a very short conditioning stint with the Syracuse Crunch, Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy is returning to the NHL, the team announced Sunday. Vasilevskiy was sidelined prior to…
Facing the Face-Off Dilemma Dan Herrejon | November 1, 2015 To say puck possession is critically important to NHL success is stating the bloody obvious. Having the puck leads to shots on goal. Shots on goals lead to rebounds, scoring…
Mount Rushmore of the Tampa Bay Lightning Dan Herrejon | October 30, 2015 Unlike the Original Six of the NHL, most current franchises don’t have the longevity to have meaningful generational arguments about who were the all-time best players for the team. In…
Andrei Vasilevskiy Will Return to the Ice Dustin L. Nelson | October 28, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning have assigned goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League on a conditioning assignment, the team announced on Wednesday. Vasilevskiy was sidelined…
Blast From the Past for the Tampa Bay Lightning Dan Herrejon | October 28, 2015 Last week the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that John Tortorella was hired to replace coach Todd Richards after the team began the new season losing their first seven games. The…
Lightning Road Hazard Dan Herrejon | October 26, 2015 Hard to imagine that with the NHL season just past five games for the Tampa Bay Lightning last week, that their coach, Jon Cooper would call a short four game…
Drouin’ Just Fine: Young Lightning Star Breaking Through Kyle Morton | October 26, 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…
Tampa Waives Kevin Poulin, Recalls Kristers Gudlevskis Dustin L. Nelson | October 24, 2015 In corresponding moves the Tampa Bay Lightning have waived former New York Islanders goaltender Kevin Poulin, according to Renaud Lavoie, and they’ve recalled Kristers Gudlevskis from the Syracuse Crunch of…
NHL News: Stamkos, the Maple Leafs and Draft Prospects Anthony Fusco | October 23, 2015 When dealing with professional sports, there is simply never a dull moment. Take hockey, for example. When the season is on, there is constantly some sort of news to discuss,…
