Vasilevskiy’s Coming of Age Steven DiOssi | November 15, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Islanders 4-0 on Monday, completing a three-game series between the teams and their first sweep over the Islanders since 2006-07. With the…
The Importance of Strong Starts for Lightning Steven DiOssi | November 14, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Saturday, but more importantly, however, it marked the team’s sixth loss in the last nine games played. This,…
3 Keys to Lightning’s Early Success Steven DiOssi | October 28, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped their second game of the season in a 3-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. The Lightning are now 5-2-0 in 2016-17 and are…
The Battle for Ben Bishop Dan Herrejon | October 26, 2016 These days the thoughts of goalie Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning must fluctuate between joy and panic. The joy comes from being the number one goaltender of one…
Bishop and Vasilevskiy Tandem Will Benefit Lightning Steven DiOssi | October 15, 2016 Should the Tampa Bay Lightning start Ben Bishop or Andrei Vasilevskiy? It’s a good problem to have. There is no doubt Bishop is the starter, but as he enters the…
Lightning’s Kucherov & Palat Key at World Cup Steven DiOssi | September 10, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning are sending an NHL-leading dozen players to Toronto to compete in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey being held for the first time since 2004. The…
Clock Closing in on Ben Bishop’s Time in Tampa Darren Faria | August 19, 2016 Larger goalies are becoming evidently more prominent in today’s NHL and people have unsurprisingly taken notice. This group of people includes hockey legend Scotty Bowman, who views the transition as…
Lightning’s Ben Bishop Set to Return to Ice on Tuesday Steven DiOssi | July 25, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop is set to make his return to the ice on Tuesday for the first time this offseason since suffering an injury during the 2016…
Vasilevskiy’s Time as Lightning Starter? Steven DiOssi | July 25, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy turned 22 on Monday, but in hockey years he is far older. Despite backing up two-time Vezina trophy finalist Ben Bishop the past two…
Lightning Sign Andrei Vasilevskiy to Contract Extension Andrew Forbes | July 1, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning have hit the news wires again by signing 21-year-old goaltender, Andrei Vasilevskiy, to a three-year contract extension worth $3.5-million per season. The signing comes after the…
Is Andrei Vasilevskiy Ready for Prime Time? Dan Herrejon | June 27, 2016 The NHL draft weekend is the epicenter of NHL rumors. As Tampa Bay Lightning GM, Steve Yzerman struggles to make personnel decisions to fit under the expected salary cap for…
Calgary Flames Targeting Ben Bishop: Report Andrew Forbes | June 23, 2016 With arguably the worst goaltending situation heading into the eye of the NHL’s offseason storm, reports are that the Calgary Flames are targeting Ben Bishop for their starting role. https://twitter.com/NicholsOnHockey/status/746101836503998464…
