Tampa Bay Lightning’s Future Shaped by the 2015 NHL Draft Eugene Helfrick | March 22, 2021 It takes years to fully evaluate any NHL Draft class, as even players with the highest expectations take time to develop into full-time starters. Also, a team will take a…
Lightning’s Cirelli Bounced Back Well From Injury Andrew Mulville | March 11, 2021 On Feb. 11, Anthony Cirelli suffered an upper-body injury in the third period against the Florida Panthers. He left the ice in the middle of his shift, headed straight to…
Lightning Have Flourished While Stars Have Floundered This Season Frank Quartarone | March 4, 2021 Last season’s Stanley Cup Final featuring the champion Tampa Bay Lightning and the runner-up Dallas Stars was a close affair between two evenly matched teams. The team from Texas rode…
Lightning Need to Find Out What Impact Volkov Can Have Frank Quartarone | February 15, 2021 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, a quarter of the COVID shortened season is about to be in the books. So far, things have gone pretty well, dropping just two contests…
Lightning Experience First True Test of Adversity This Season Kyle Knopp | February 13, 2021 As the Tampa Bay Lightning was rolling through the first quarter of the 2020-21 season it looked as though they picked up right where they left off from the 2020…
Lightning Success Coming From Roster Depth & Balanced Scoring Frank Quartarone | February 11, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning have raced out to a 9-1-1 record, fresh on the heels of another lopsided victory against the Nashville Predators. The Bolts dismantled the Preds 6-1 Tuesday…
Cirelli’s Growth Is Powering Lightning’s Strong Start Eugene Helfrick | February 10, 2021 If you look at the list of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s top scorers to start the 2020-21 season, you’ll see names that won’t surprise anyone. Even with Nikita Kucherov out…
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Stars of the Month – January 2021 Kyle Knopp | January 31, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning held off the Nashville Predators to finish January with nine points in six games played to open the 2020-21 season. Only the Florida Panthers, Dallas Stars,…
Anthony Cirelli to Be Lightning’s Biggest X Factor in 2020-21 Teagan Giselbrecht | January 26, 2021 An X-factor player is not usually the best competitor on the team, as they’re expected to perform at the level they have been in seasons prior. Rather, it’s a player…
Lightning Remain Committed to the Power of the Bridge Deal Eugene Helfrick | December 27, 2020 Heading into the 2020 offseason, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois had a lot on his plate. While Tampa Bay had just won their second Stanley Cup in franchise…
Lightning Re-Sign Cirelli to Three-Year Deal Eugene Helfrick | December 25, 2020 After a flurry of activity leading up to Christmas, the Tampa Bay Lightning made one last announcement before the holiday with the signing of Anthony Cirelli to a three-year, $14.4…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Lightning, Ducks, Flames, Oilers, More Jim Parsons | December 24, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, it looks like the Chicago Blackhawks could be getting some bad news when it comes to the status of Kirby Dach. Meanwhile, Edmonton Oilers forward…