Posts About "Dan Girardi"
Retired Ranger Dan Girardi Deserves Respect
April 3rd, 2020 Though Dan Girardi’s career with the New York Rangers came to an unceremonious end, he deserves appreciation for what he did in his 11 seasons with the team. After New York bought out his contract, he spent two seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning, then announced his retirement after last season. Beginnings Girardi went...
Rangers' Lessons From 2017 Vegas Expansion Draft
December 27th, 2019 No-trade clauses, a lack of cap space, and exciting young players will all play a role in the Seattle's decision-making as the 2021 Expansion Draft approaches. The rules for the expansion draft will be the same as they were in 2017 with the Vegas Golden Knights, which means any player with a no-trade clause must go on the list of...
Dan Girardi Retires After 13 Seasons
September 20th, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Former New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Dan Girardi has announced his retirement from the NHL after 13 seasons. Girardi appeared in 927 games, finishing with 56 goals and 264 points and a plus-78 ratings. He also played...
Lightning Defense Could Look Really Different Next Season
May 16th, 2019 Heading into the 2018-19 season, the Tampa Bay Lightning featured one of the deepest defensive corps in team history. With Norris Trophy winner Victor Hedman in his prime, along with a mixture of experienced veterans and young talent behind him, the unit was primed to become one of the Lightning's biggest assets. For most of the...
Transitioning Ducks Should Go Bargain Hunting Again
April 27th, 2019 Artemi Panarin, Jeff Skinner, Joe Pavelski, Matt Duchene, Kevin Hayes and Erik Karlsson all have more than just their status as high-priced, high-profile free agents in common. They will all NOT be members of the 2019-20 Anaheim Ducks when the season begins. While fans might want general manager Bob Murray to make a major splash in free...
NHL News & Notes: Filppula, Girardi & More
March 20th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, Valtteri Filppula will be out four weeks after suffering an injury against the Boston Bruins, Dan Girardi is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury and the Detroit Red Wings are reportedly closing in on a one-year extension with goaltender Jimmy Howard. Related: NHL News & Notes: Khovanov, Stars...
Rangers Fans: No Shame in Rooting for Lightning
April 2nd, 2018 For the diehard Rangers fan, this recent audition for the future has been fun. Neal Pionk, Rob O'Gara, John Gilmour and Ryan Sproul had their struggles, then showed enough progress to suggest a keeper or two just might come out of this revamped defense corps. Highly touted forwards Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil have shown flashes...
Rangers Top 5 Defensive Pairs Since Cup Run
March 27th, 2018 Teams must have a strong defense to compete for championships. Suppressing shots is extremely important as it will limit your goalie’s workload immensely. Having the puck is one way to limit shots against. Chemistry among players, especially defensemen is more than just partnering your two best defenders together. Knowing your...
Hedman's Injury Stifling Lightning
January 14th, 2018 A major part of why the Tampa Bay Lightning have played so well this season is their continuously improving defense. Heading into the 2017-18 season, the Lightning appeared to have a very average defensive corps, sans Norris Trophy candidate Victor Hedman and defensive stalwart Anton Stralman. While the Lightning could easily lean on...
Yzerman's Offseason Moves Paying Off for Lightning
December 14th, 2017 Steve Yzerman is widely regarded as one of the top general managers in the NHL. The Lightning's GM had serious business to take care of this summer, such as signing restricted free agents Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat. In addition, Yzerman needed to bring in players to improve his team, which fell short of a playoff spot in...
What Are the Lightning's Expectations?
September 21st, 2017 At the start of each season, there is a belief that every team has a chance to win the Stanley Cup. It is impossible to predict what can happen over the course of a year, so a team projected to win it all can struggle, where a team filled with upstart rookies and journeymen veterans can make a deep playoff run. For the Tampa Bay...
How Dan Girardi Improves the Lightning
July 31st, 2017 When Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman announced defenseman Dan Girardi's two-year, $6 million deal on July 1, some people questioned the deal. The Lightning were just more than a couple of weeks removed from trading Jonathan Drouin to the Montreal Canadiens for one of the top blue line prospects in the game, Mikhail...
Lightning Create More Defensive Questions
July 6th, 2017 Heading into the 2016-17 season, it looked like the Tampa Bay Lightning had assembled the best stable of defensemen for the franchise in the last decade. The team that had struggled defensively for years had a mixture of youth, veteran experience, and high-end talent highlighted by a blooming Victor Hedman who was signed to a long-term...
