Posts About "Kristers Gudlevskis"
Lightning Road Hazard
October 26th, 2015 Hard to imagine that with the NHL season just past five games for the Tampa Bay Lightning last week, that their coach, Jon Cooper would call a short four game road trip both “a real test for us” as well as “the most important road trip of the season”. Yet, when the Lightning left for Nashville one week ago to begin this...
Tampa Waives Kevin Poulin, Recalls Kristers Gudlevskis
October 24th, 2015 In corresponding moves the Tampa Bay Lightning have waived former New York Islanders goaltender Kevin Poulin, according to Renaud Lavoie, and they've recalled Kristers Gudlevskis from the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, who will get the start in Saturday's Stanley Cup rematch against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Lightning claimed Poulin...
Q & A with Adam Wilcox of the Syracuse Crunch
October 15th, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning have assembled quite the collection of talent at the goaltender position over the past few years with the additions of Ben Bishop (2013 trade), Andrei Vasilevskiy (2012 NHL Draft), Kristers Gudlevskis (2013 NHL Draft) and Kevin Poulin (2015 waivers). With Vasilevskiy missing at least the first month of the season...
Andrei Vasilevskiy is Out; Who's In?
September 4th, 2015 With Friday's news that Andrei Vasilevskiy will miss the next two-three months following surgery to remove a blood clot, the Lightning are going to need to figure out their goaltending situation soon. Training camp is almost here and it's not entirely clear who steps up to back-up starter Ben Bishop in Vasilevskiy's absence. GM Steve...
Five Lightning Prospects to Monitor
July 19th, 2015 It has been said that youth will not endure. So, when talk arises about the Tampa Bay Lightning at the precipice of a Stanley Cup contending window, time is of the essence. Looking at the present off-season of the Chicago Blackhawks, it is inevitable that personnel changes are a challenge that must be met. Assuming the probable roster...
Stay or Go: What Should The Lightning Do With Andrei Vasilevskiy?
December 24th, 2014 One of the biggest risks a team can take is selecting a goaltender in the first round at the draft. History has just proven that more times than not it just doesn’t work out when taking a goalie so high. But the roll of the dice that the Tampa Bay Lightning made with the 19th overall pick of the 2012 NHL draft looks to be one of...
NHL Preseason: Laughton, A Strong Candidate on Day 5
October 1st, 2014 As the preseason continues, so does The Hockey Writers’ three stars mini-series featuring the top prospects from every day of training camp. With the staggering number of injuries suffered by roster players this preseason, doors have opened for young players around the league. On Thursday, the games were littered with young talent....
Tampa Bay Goaltending Options: Andrei Vasilevski
May 9th, 2014 In my previous article, I discussed the pros and cons that come with Kristers Gudlevskis. The smartest move for the Tampa Bay Lightning right now, when it comes to who will be between the pipes, is to send Anders Lindback away and replace him with a much more experienced as well as dependable goalie. Gudlevskis obtained experience and...
