Lightning’s Cirelli Line Is Most Important in Stanley Cup Final Jim Bay | June 16, 2022 The key for the Tampa Bay Lightning to win their third straight Stanley Cup will be one of their core lines. The best part is, for this group to be…
Blackhawks Benefiting From Hagel Trade Despite Lightning’s Success Connor Smith | June 15, 2022 The Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning are in two vastly different situations. The former is beginning what will likely be a multi-year rebuild, while the latter just reached their…
3 Lightning Who Need to Step Up for the Rest of the Playoffs Jim Bay | June 3, 2022 One might think that after sweeping the Florida Panthers in Round 2, there are not many players on the Tampa Bay Lightning who have underperformed. However, after Wednesday night’s loss…
5 Former Blackhawks to Watch in the Conference Finals Gail Kauchak | June 1, 2022 Then there were four. What started with 16 teams competing for Lord Stanley’s Cup has now dwindled down to the final four. The Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York…
Lightning’s Shot Blockers are the Unsung Heroes in Pursuit of a 3-Peat Jim Bay | May 21, 2022 Nikita Kucherov’s pass that set up Ross Colton’s game-winning goal will probably be the main memory taken from the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Game 2 win against the Florida Panthers. But…
Lightning Have a New Priority for the 2022 Offseason Eugene Helfrick | May 18, 2022 Before the 2022 NHL trade deadline, there were some reasonable questions about the Tampa Bay Lightning’s forward corps. While their roster of Stanley Cup-winning stars were playing well and general…
Lightning Have Created Their Next Most Important Line Eugene Helfrick | May 11, 2022 When the Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup, there was much debate about who their best player was. While Victor Hedman and Andrei Vasilevskiy took home…
Lightning Need Hagel to Prove his Worth Against the Maple Leafs Eugene Helfrick | April 30, 2022 In recent years, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois has shown that he is willing to pay a premium at the trade deadline if it means he is able…
Sabres’ Draft Failures Continue With Latest Hagel Trade Zach Rohde | March 25, 2022 When Brandon Hagel was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for two first-round picks, Boris Katchouk and Taylor Raddysh, hockey fans had mixed reactions. For Sabres fans, in particular, there…
Lightning’s Blockbuster Trade for Hagel Isn’t About Going All In Eugene Helfrick | March 20, 2022 In the months and years following the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois changed the way that we talk about deadline deals. What was once…
Maple Leafs Passed on Fleury, Hagel Trade — NHL Insider Kevin Armstrong | March 20, 2022 According to a well-respected NHL Insider, the Toronto Maple Leafs passed on a trade to acquire Marc-André Fleury and Brandon Hagel from the Chicago Blackhawks. TSN’s Darren Dreger tweeted that…
Blackhawks Might Not Be Done Completing Blockbusters Michael DeRosa | March 20, 2022 The Chicago Blackhawks officially began their rebuild when they traded young forward Brandon Hagel along with two fourth-round picks to the Tampa Bay Lightning. They landed themselves a fantastic return,…