Posts About "Alex Killorn"
Lightning Actually Benefit from 2020 Playoff Format
May 29th, 2020 Ultimately, if the Tampa Bay Lightning are the legitimate contenders everyone believes them to be, they have nothing to worry about regarding the NHL’s proposed playoff format, coming out of the pandemic. They just need to believe in themselves. Killorn, Lightning Vote "No" Representing the Lightning, forward Alex Killorn...
NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Canucks, Oilers, Lightning, More
May 24th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Detroit Red Wings and who they might be targeting in free agency. In Vancouver, the Canucks might be making big blue line changes. In Edmonton, the rumored trade with the New York Rangers and Oilers isn't necessarily a slam dunk and in Tampa, why the Lightning voted "no" to the 24-team...
Is the Lightning's Killorn a Sell-High Candidate?
February 6th, 2020 Every franchise has that player. That player who has been around for longer than you can imagine, who played well enough to garner a lengthy and/or expensive contract but has never lived up to that extension. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, that player has been Alex Killorn for a while. As the franchise's third-round pick at the 2007...
Lightning Mid Season Award Winners
January 9th, 2020 The Tampa Bay Lightning are at the halfway point in their season and have started to catch fire lately. They have won eight straight games and are back in the playoff picture. They have also had some of their star players pick up their play recently, helping get them back into playoff contention. Every player on the Lightning has a...
Bolts Breakdown: Winning Streak Continues
January 7th, 2020 Earlier in the season, the main criticism of the Tampa Lightning was that they were "underperforming." They were not winning as much as many had predicted, and as general manager Julien BriseBois said, "Our record has lagged behind our play on the ice." This week, the Lightning continued their winning streak to seven straight with...
Lightning: Is Killorn Finally Reaching His Potential?
January 7th, 2020 The start of the 2019-20 season has been a weird one for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Despite flaming out in the first round of the 2019 playoffs, expectations were that the franchise would be a Stanley Cup contender due to the incredible amount of talent and depth on their roster. As Tampa Bay approached the midpoint of their season,...
Killorn, Johnson Lead Lightning in 6-4 Win Over Sabres
December 31st, 2019 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Alex Killorn scored two goals, Tyler Johnson had a goal and two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-4 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win. Ondrej Palat and Anthony Cirelli each added a goal and an assist, Kevin Shattenkirk also scored, and...
Bolts Breakdown: Lightning Earned Everything They Got
December 9th, 2019 The Tampa Bay Lightning picked up four out of a possible six points this week with wins over the Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks, but they beat themselves against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. This week was one that, looking at the bigger picture, might have frustrated fans. The Lightning played well against the Predators...
Lightning 'Seven Line' Is Soaring
October 19th, 2019 When talking about players on the Tampa Bay Lightning, the same five names usually get thrown around — Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, Steven Stamkos and Andrei Vasilevskiy. They're the core pieces to a team many believe to be Stanley Cup contenders this season, and while they might set the pace for the offense, they...
Lightning: Worst Contracts for the 2019-20 Season
August 17th, 2019 As the Tampa Bay Lightning developed a core of highly talented players over the course of the last decade, they consistently found ways to keep these stars around. By signing players to long-term contracts, they were often able to trade immediate cap hit for security, avoiding overpaying for their core. This has created a somewhat...
Devils Need to Add a Top-Six Winger
July 6th, 2019 The New Jersey Devils addressed some big-time needs this offseason. They acquired a top-four defenseman in P.K. Subban and added center Jack Hughes through the Entry Draft. They also signed unrestricted free agent (UFA) right winger Wayne Simmonds, who'll add some physicality to the lineup, to a one-year deal worth $5 million. Wayne...
Lightning Trade Block: Alex Killorn
June 13th, 2019 When Alex Killorn made his debut with the Tampa Bay Lightning, he represented a beacon of hope for the franchise. As the first big name to work his way through the team's minor league system after Steve Yzerman and company took over in 2010, he showed that the Lightning were committed to developing their future tfrom with. As we...
Cap Strapped Trade Targets For the New Jersey Devils
May 21st, 2019 There are quite a few NHL clubs heading for a salary cap crunch this summer, and New Jersey Devils general manager Ray Shero has used situations like this to his strength in the past. He has been known to flip draft picks and prospects to teams in cap trouble in exchange for NHL-ready talent such a Kyle Palmieri and Marcus Johansson....
