THW’s Goalie News: Hall’s Historic Streak and the Lonely Island Stephen Ground | November 7, 2019 There aren’t many goalie performances to dissect from Wednesday night, but it is a historic day for hall of famer Glenn Hall. Also, we’ll dissect one of the strangest goals…
THW’s Goalie News: Week in Review & More Greg Boysen | November 4, 2019 It’s Monday and that means it is time for our look back at the last seven days in the world of goaltending. In addition to our Week in Review, we…
Domingue’s Short, Fun Legacy with Lightning Eugene Helfrick | November 3, 2019 On Nov. 1, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that they traded backup goaltender Louis Domingue to the New Jersey Devils for a conditional seventh-round pick. Normally, a trade this small…
THW’s Goalie News: Maple Leafs Concerns, Vasilevskiy’s Record Stephen Ground | October 30, 2019 In today’s edition of the goalie news, we’ll discuss the goaltending woes in Canada’s largest city, a shutout for a Finnish legend, and two of the best Halloween costumes you’ll…
THW’s Goalie News: Vasilevskiy Rebounds, Mrazek’s Shutout, and More Stephen Ground | October 16, 2019 This edition of THW’s Goalie News will cover strong starts from Andrei Vasilevskiy and Petr Mrazek, as well as Petr Čech’s goalie helmet and a brilliant weekend from a college…
Understanding the Lightning’s Muddled AHL Goaltending Eugene Helfrick | July 27, 2019 Heading into the 2019 offseason, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked to have their NHL goaltending situation figured out. With starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevski coming off a Vezina trophy-winning season and…
Do the Lightning Have Too Many Goalies? Steve Marowski | July 10, 2019 The Tampa Bay Lightning cleaned up at the NHL awards as forward Nikita Kucherov took home three trophies and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was selected as the Vezina Trophy winner, which…
Lightning Will Survive Without Vasilevskiy Eugene Helfrick | November 17, 2018 There are few players more important to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s recent success than Andrei Vasilevskiy. Since taking over the starting goaltender role from Ben Bishop back in 2017, Vasilevskiy…
Lightning in Good Shape Between the Pipes Steve Marowski | October 7, 2018 There’s no question that Andrei Vasilevskiy is the Tampa Bay Lightning’s No. 1 goaltender. He finished third in Vezina Trophy voting in his first full season as a starter in…
Top 3 Atlantic Division Goaltenders Drew Johnson | August 25, 2018 Widely considered the best teams in the Atlantic Division, the Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple Leafs found themselves in the playoffs last season. The Bruins were able…
Domingue Is Key Piece of Lightning Puzzle Eugene Helfrick | August 22, 2018 In many ways, the hardest position to properly fill in hockey is the role of the backup goaltender. Not only do you need to find an NHL-caliber goalie who is able…
Top 3 All-Time Lightning Goalies Eugene Helfrick | April 8, 2018 With the close of the 2017-18 regular season marking the end of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 25th regular campaign, this makes for a perfect time to look back at the best…