Posts About "Blake Coleman"
Lightning's 3rd Line Key to a Successful 2020-21 Season
December 17th, 2020 They're fast, they're physical, they're hard-working and they're clutch. They set the tone in almost every game and every period in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. And they were arguably the Tampa Bay Lightning's best line this past summer in the bubble. Of course, the Lightning probably don't end up with their second Stanley Cup...
Golden Knights Trade Targets for 2020-21
November 27th, 2020 The Vegas Golden Knights, whose history has been generally short, seeing as they entered the league in 2017-18, have quickly become a model for what a consistent franchise should look like. Multiple players scoring 40 plus points per season, a pair of first-place finishes in the Pacific Division and, most importantly, making the...
Lightning's 3 Best Contracts for 2021
November 13th, 2020 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, a cap crunch was an inevitability. Locking down core players to meaningful extensions adds up quickly, and even if everything had progressed as normal throughout the 2019-20 season, they still would have had a lot of work to do in the offseason to re-sign their next wave of young talent. With a flat cap...
Lightning Getting What They Paid for in Coleman
September 5th, 2020 Whenever you make a trade in any sport, there is an inherent risk involved. Giving up future assets for a player that can help you now is far from an exact science, as anything from an injury to just a lack of chemistry can keep that player from fitting in with your roster. Then, those assets you traded could turn into the next star,...
Top Canadiens Targets to Hypothetically Replace Danault
August 28th, 2020 The best-case scenario for the Montreal Canadiens is clear with regard to No. 1 center Phillip Danault. Ideally, Danault will stay on past next season, when his contract expires, but what if he decides to move on, a distinct possibility at which he recently hinted? The Habs need to brace themselves in such an instance. Phillip...
Traded Devils Paying Dividends For New Playoff Teams
August 20th, 2020 After last summer’s marquee additions of P.K. Subban, Jack Hughes, Wayne Simmonds, and Nikita Gusev, cautious optimism surrounded a New Jersey Devils team that had reached the postseason only once in seven years. A return to the playoffs in 2019-20 seemed plausible at long last. After a slow start and lackluster winter painfully...
Blue Jackets/Lightning: 5 Specific Things To Watch For
August 11th, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning will kick off their first-round playoff matchup on Tuesday afternoon in Toronto. It is an eagerly anticipated rematch from last season when the Blue Jackets shocked the hockey world and swept the President's Trophy winners out of the playoffs. What things will we be watching for as...
A Devils Fan’s Guide to the Stanley Cup Playoffs
July 31st, 2020 The puck is about to drop on Stanley Cup Playoffs and once again the New Jersey Devils are not a part of it. But there are plenty of former Devils and Devils’ employees who will be participating in the restart to the completion of the NHL’s paused season. Related: Devils Long Layoff a Silver Lining For Many Reasons There are a...
3 Devils Who Overachieved this Past Decade
April 14th, 2020 There hasn’t been much to cheer about for the New Jersey Devils and their fans over the last decade. Regardless if the 2019-20 season resumes or not, the team was bound to miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the eighth time since 2009-10. Related: Revisiting the Devils' Trade for Alexander Mogilny While New Jersey’s last 10...
Lightning Deadline Deals Looking Better Even With Stoppage
March 21st, 2020 The 2019-20 NHL season will go down as one of the weirdest in league history. With the coronavirus halting play and no timetable for a return, there's a real possibility that the league will not be able to finish out the season, or worse, crown the next Stanley Cup Champion. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, a potentially lost season hits...
Lightning Risk Seeing Their Cup Window Slam Shut
March 19th, 2020 All of a sudden the Tampa Bay Lightning’s acquisition of Barclay Goodrow looks even more expensive. Ex-San Jose Sharks forward Barclay Goodrow and Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby - (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) Granted, the rugged forward’s contract expires at the end of next season. However, you have to believe general...
Devils' Fitzgerald Earns Solid Grades for Trade Deadline
February 26th, 2020 Tom Fitzgerald was in a bit of an awkward spot entering Monday's trade deadline. As the New Jersey Devils' interim general manager, he was auditioning for a job he hopes to land permanently. He got ahead of the action last weekend by trading away Andy Greene and Blake Coleman. But his work wasn't finished with those two...
2020 NHL Trade Deadline: Deal Tracker - UPDATED
February 24th, 2020 The 2020 trade deadline is approaching. With that, a full list of trades that occur prior to deadline passing will be found here. Make sure to check back frequently to keep up-to-date with the deals that are taking place. Feb. 24(News Coverage)D T.J. BrennanF Nathan NoelFeb. 24(News Coverage)D Brandon DavidsonFuture...
