Steven Stamkos, Lightning “Engaged” in Contract Talks Dustin L. Nelson | November 11, 2015 The biggest potential free agent for the summer of 2016 appears to be making some, albeit slow, progress on a new contract. Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning have…
Nikita Gusev Willing To Join Kucherov In Tampa Alessandro Seren Rosso | November 10, 2015 After a great start of the season, Nikita Gusev was traded from Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk to SKA St. Petersburg, one of the KHL top teams and the current Gagarin Cup champion.…
Lightning Wonder If It Is Time to Panic Dan Herrejon | November 9, 2015 Yes, the NHL 2015-16 season for the Tampa Bay Lightning is only 16 games old. Hardly seems that with less than 20 games played that this season is at a…
Ondrej Palat Out 3-5 Weeks Dustin L. Nelson | November 9, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning have been struggling to score through their last stretch, scoring one goal or less in six of their last eight games. They aren’t getting any help…
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…