Revisiting the Dan Boyle Trade That’s Still Impacting the Lightning Andrew Mulville | December 15, 2025 In 2022, the Tampa Bay Lightning competed in their first-ever Stanley Cup playoff series against their in-state rival Florida Panthers. The two teams have a long history of playing against…
Best Undrafted Players in NHL History THW Archives | November 4, 2025 Throughout NHL history, the league’s elite players have typically been those selected in the annual NHL Entry Draft. The position and round in which these players are drafted are often…
6 Former Miami RedHawks Players Who Have Won a Stanley Cup Matthew Buhrmann | August 13, 2025 Miami University (OH) has produced plenty of NHL talent throughout its 47-year history, and a handful of its alumni have gone on to reach the sport’s pinnacle. Here’s a look…
Lightning That Got Away: Dan Boyle Eugene Helfrick | November 15, 2020 No matter what team you cheer for in any sport, your franchise of choice will always have those players that you look back on and think… how did we let…
Best Defenders in Lightning History Eugene Helfrick | April 12, 2018 Throughout the course of their 25 years in the NHL, the Tampa Bay Lightning have never been a defensive first team. However, even with this distinction, they still have had their…
Top 5 Trades in Lightning History Dan Herrejon | November 29, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning franchise has been around for a quarter century. In that time, the various team general managers have pulled off some trades that have changed the course…
5 Ways to Improve NHL Player Safety Zeke | October 11, 2016 The NHL has a department for player safety and I’m not a fan of how they do their job. The most consequential part of their job relates to head shots, coming from both…
Dan Boyle Retires as Last Member of Lightning’s 2004 Stanley Cup Team Steven DiOssi | October 6, 2016 When Dan Boyle announced his retirement on Wednesday, he became the last remaining member of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2004 Stanley Cup team to call it an NHL career. The…
Hjalmarsson Suspended, Dan Boyle Will Retire, Pearson to Have Hearing & More News Dustin L. Nelson | October 3, 2016 The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Monday that they have suspended Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson for the remainder of the preseason and the first game of the regular…
The Current All-Ex-Sharks Team Zeke | October 3, 2016 We’re into the NHL preseason, so it’s time to take a last look at a lighter subject before things begin to ramp up. One way to look at how well…
Rangers Chose Girardi, Not Boyle, Over Stralman Glen Miller | May 2, 2016 Two summers ago the New York Rangers made the decision to sign unrestricted free agent defenseman Dan Boyle to a two-year, $9MM deal. The same day, Anton Stralman left Manhattan…
Will Ulf Samuelsson Stay with the Rangers? Steven Loffredo | April 29, 2016 The New York Rangers were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs sooner than expected and following that defeat there has been plenty of blame spread around the team. Off-seasons always…