Lightning Will Need Different Defensemen to Step up This Season Lydia Szyjka | August 4, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning defensemen Victor Hedman, Mikhail Sergachev, and Erik Cernak have all won back-to-back Stanley Cups. You can add new Lightning defenseman Ian Cole to that rare list, as…
Lightning’s 4 Best Contracts for the 2022-23 Season Eugene Helfrick | August 3, 2022 As a team perennially pressed against the cap ceiling, the Tampa Bay Lightning have developed a reputation as a team that can get creative in order to retain their most…
Lightning’s 3 Recent Extensions Will Impact Team’s Future Connor Ziparo | July 17, 2022 The Tampa Bay Lightning are no strangers to spending money. With four players on the books for over $7 million for 2022-23 prior to Wednesday, they have not been shy…
Lightning Re-Sign Erik Cernak to 8-Year Deal Matthew Zator | July 13, 2022 Completing the trifecta of extensions, the Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenceman Erik Cernak to an 8-year contract worth $5.2 million in average annual value (AAV). The deal will start…
Lightning’s Game 4 Loss the Result of More Than a Blown Call Jim Bay | June 23, 2022 The Tampa Bay Lightning suffered an extremely difficult 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday for a few reasons. In falling behind 3-1 in the Stanley Cup Final,…
Lightning Getting Workmanlike Effort From These 3 Players Jim Bay | May 23, 2022 The Tampa Bay Lightning have taken a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Florida Panthers by virtue of their 5-1 victory Sunday afternoon. The Lightning have limited the scoring chances…
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…
3 Takeaways from the Lightning’s Game 3 Loss vs. Toronto Jim Bay | May 7, 2022 If the Tampa Bay Lightning thought that coming home for Game 3 of their playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs would ensure an easy victory, they were sadly mistaken.…
Tampa Bay Lightning’s 3 Best Contracts for the 2021-22 Season Eugene Helfrick | August 15, 2021 For a cap-strapped franchise like the Tampa Bay Lightning, they have to get the most out of every contract in order to keep their Stanley Cup-winning core together. Heading into…
Canucks Potential Trade Partners: Tampa Bay Lightning Matthew Zator | July 11, 2021 With the summer sun burning bright and the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft, NHL Draft, and free agency still weeks away, let’s pass the time with everyone’s favourite offseason hobby, trade…
Kings Fans Will See Familiar Faces in 2021 Stanley Cup Final Quinn McLellan | June 29, 2021 Despite the Los Angeles Kings not playing a single playoff game in 2021, numerous former Kings have impacted these playoffs. For example, Kings fan-favorite Alec Martinez and Brayden McNabb (the…
Former Erie Otters Cirelli & Cernak Cherish Big Stage With Lightning Mark Scheig | June 28, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning is a team full of star power. When you have the likes of Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman and Andrei Vasilevskiy on your team, you…