Posts About "Anthony Cirelli"
The Lightning's Path to Re-Signing Cirelli
September 19th, 2020 In Game 6 of the 2020 Eastern Conference Final, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli scored the game-winning overtime goal that knocked the New York Islanders out of the playoffs and moved the Lightning on to the Stanley Cup Final. This goal was started by Cirelli's tenacious play and ability to keep things moving. He fought...
The 2015 Lightning-Islanders Trade That Shaped Both Franchises
September 10th, 2020 After reaching the 2015 Stanley Cup Final, then Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman decided to take an active approach to continue building his already strong roster. To do so, he reached back into his bag of tricks, trading the Lightning's first-round pick to the New York Islanders for the second-straight year. In...
Sharks' Replacements for Barclay Goodrow
September 1st, 2020 Just before the trade deadline, the San Jose Sharks traded penalty-kill specialist Barclay Goodrow to the Tampa Bay Lighting. In exchange for Goodrow and a third-round draft pick, the Sharks received a first-round pick in the upcoming draft and Anthony Greco, a career AHLer. Now, the Sharks need to replace the effective penalty-killing...
Lightning Giving Blue Jackets Dose of Own Defensive Medicine
August 19th, 2020 The Tampa Bay Lightning have high-end offense. Everyone knows that. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a stout defense. Everyone knows that too. It's the unstoppable force (Lightning offense) against the immovable object (Blue Jackets defense.) Who would win such an epic battle? So far after four intense games, it's actually the...
Vancouver Canucks Need to Offer Sheet Anthony Cirelli
August 6th, 2020 Depth wins championships. Look no further than the 2019 St. Louis Blues, the 2018 Washington Capitals, the 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins...the most recent Stanley Cup champions all have strong players up and down their rosters. The Tampa Bay Lightning have been at the top of the NHL standings for years but have been unable to win a...
Avalanche Need to Take Advantage of the Flat Salary Cap
July 9th, 2020 The NHL salary cap is expected to remain flat at $81.5 million in 2020-2021. Several teams could have used a higher cap limit to re-sign their free agents. Eight teams have 20 or more standard player contracts, or SPC, to fill (teams are allowed 50 max per season) and 12 teams have under 14 players on their active roster signed for...
8 Players to Watch in the 2020 NHL Playoffs
June 10th, 2020 The NHL playoffs are perhaps the most grueling postseason in professional sports, normally lasting from April to June. This year, though the NHL playoff format will differ from typical seasons, it will maintain the same difficult length. Commissioner Gary Bettman stated, "Obviously, we anticipate playing over the summer and into the...
3 Jets' Free Agent Centre Targets
April 20th, 2020 The Winnipeg Jets found themselves scrambling for a second-line centre once again in 2019-20. Blake Wheeler made a quick flip from wing to centre after Bryan Little went down with a serious head injury. But that was clearly not meant to be a full-time change for head coach Paul Maurice. Related: Jets’ Free Agents: Who Stays &...
Lightning: Will Cirelli Find New Opportunity During Stamkos' Absence?
March 9th, 2020 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2019-20 season has been one of extremes. When things are going well, they have been the most dominating team in the NHL, ripping off multiple 10-game winning streaks while all but securing their place in the playoffs. Related: Tampa Bay Lightning's 50-Goal Scorers When things are going poorly,...
Bolts Breakdown: Still Winning Heading into the All-Star Break
January 20th, 2020 In three games this week, the Tampa Bay Lightning picked up four out of a possible six points against Western Conference teams. They defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday, then fell flat against the Minnesota Wild in a 3-2 loss. However, they bounced back with a 7-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday...
Anthony Cirelli Scores First Career Hat Trick, Lightning Beat Jets 7-1
January 17th, 2020 WINNIPEG — Anthony Cirelli scored his first career hat trick and Nikita Kucherov added a pair of goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the Winnipeg Jets 7-1 on Friday. Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30 saves to record his 10th straight victory, matching the longest win streak of his NHL career. He had 10...
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...
