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Ian Cole

Lightning Stock Up, Stock Down: Stamkos, Sergachev & More

Jim Bay | November 21, 2022

Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, a weekly column detailing the highs and lows of the team’s performance. The Tampa Bay Lightning…

Stock Up, Stock Down: Lightning Struggles in the Opening Week

Jim Bay | October 18, 2022

Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down. This is the first in what will be a weekly column released each week detailing the…

Ian Cole’s Suspension Leaves Big Gap on Lightning Blue Line

Jim Bay | October 11, 2022

During the offseason, the Tampa Bay Lightning needed to make some acquisitions to offset losing key players due to salary cap constraints. Reliable veterans such as Ryan McDonagh and Jan…

NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Golden Knights, Lightning, Senators

Jim Parsons | October 10, 2022

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs have told teams that Wayne Simmonds is available and they want to get him in the right situation. Meanwhile, there is…

Lightning Defense Pair Predictions for 2022-23

Jim Bay | August 23, 2022

With training camp a month away, the Tampa Bay Lightning will have a few decisions concerning their lineup for the 2022-23 season. Trades and free agency have altered their team…

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 Cole & Namestnikov Signings Have Great Upside

Jim Bay | July 25, 2022

When a team loses a key player to trade or free agency, like the Tampa Bay Lightning have recently, the common misperception is that those players need to be replaced…

Tampa Bay Lightning Sign Ian Cole to 1-Year Deal

Eugene Helfrick | July 13, 2022

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed veteran defenseman Ian Cole to a one-year contract carrying a cap hit $3 million. This matters because the Lightning recently traded veteran defenseman Ryan…

4 Blues Free Agent Targets for This Offseason

Ethan Carter | July 13, 2022

With free agency beginning on Wednesday, July 13, the St. Louis Blues have a lot of decisions to make. They are likely to lose a key player or two on…

Red Wings 2022 Free Agency Targets: Defensemen

Devin Little | July 11, 2022

Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman just concluded a pretty successful weekend. The team added many forward prospects in the draft, highlighted by top pick Marco Kasper, addressing the…

Flyers’ 2 Best Free Agent Options at Each Position

Rob Couch | June 30, 2022

Barring the Philadelphia Flyers staying the course through the 2022 NHL Draft, that leaves them with work to do in free agency. They can acquire players to fill those concerns…

Flyers: 5 Free Agent Defensemen to Target for 3rd Pair

Rob Couch | May 25, 2022

The Philadelphia Flyers got just what they needed when they acquired Justin Braun in 2019. He wasn’t brought in to play top-line minutes, but that’s what he ended up doing…

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