Colorado Avalanche Coaching: What is the Future? Kevin Goff | March 27, 2013 As I write this piece, the Colorado Avalanche sit in last place in the Western Conference, with an embarrassing 26 points. They are only two points ahead of the Florida…
5 Reasons the Tampa Bay Lightning Will Improve in 2013 Santino Fasulo | January 18, 2013 There is no secret that the 2011-2012 season was a huge disappointment for the Tampa Bay Lightning. After the team made it to the conference finals in 2010-2011, they took…
Previewing Canada’s 2012 World Hockey Championship Team David OConnor | April 29, 2012 Every spring, the main goal of National Hockey League players is to win the Stanley Cup. However, when that dream finishes for the year some of the best players no…
Three Lightning Players Heading to Europe for the World Championships Justin Godfrey | April 17, 2012 Even though the Lightning have been eliminated from post-season play, it doesn’t mean all of their players have retreated to the golf course for the summer. A select few, including…
10 Reasons Why the Tampa Bay Lightning are Better than Your Team Brent Lemon | November 16, 2011 Un-entertaining. Ruinous to hockey. A shameful resurrection of infamous ‘Dead Puck’-era play. Yup, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 1-3-1 defensive system has provoked some venomous claims, particularly in the wake of…
Simon Gagne Just What the Doctor Ordered in L.A. Walter McLaughlin | November 13, 2011 Mention the name Ilya Kovalchuk within earshot of a Los Angeles Kings fan and get ready to run for cover. More likely (since it’s L.A., after all), an icy stare…
Could Flyers-Lightning Fiasco be the Beginning of the End for the Trap? Steve Kendall | November 10, 2011 The Philadelphia Flyers’ decision to not move the puck up ice once the Tampa Bay Lightning were set up in their 1-3-1 trap during Wednesday night’s game was not the…
Should The NHL Ban The Vaunted “Trap”? Andrew Sykes | November 10, 2011 In case you missed the rather strange happenings in last night’s game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Tampa Bay Lightning here is the jist of it: Early in the…
Tampa Bay Lightning: Off Last Year’s Pace? Brent Lemon | November 9, 2011 Oh, there have been problems for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season – particularly on the road. “It seems that every away game we have played this year we are…
Tampa Bay Lightning to Keep Their Young Star Brent Lemon | October 26, 2011 He’s staying. After suiting up for nine games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Brett Connolly was told by Bolts’ GM, Steve Yzerman, that he’ll be remaining in the NHL for…
Tampa Bay Lightning Home Opener Needed More Spark Brent Lemon | October 17, 2011 “Can’t wait to play in front of the home fans tonight. Place is going to be crazy!!” So read Steven Stamkos’ tweet mere hours before the puck dropped in the…
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s New Look Isn’t Skin Deep Brent Lemon | September 25, 2011 The Tampa Bay Lightning’s new uniforms are generating buzz in the hockey world, but the re-worked sweater is only the most obvious element of the Lightning’s organizational transformation. Here are…