Posts tagged with "Martin St. Louis"
Martin St. Louis, the Little Big Man
August 22nd, 2017 This article was originally written in August, 2010.Little Big Men have always been a staple in the NHL. You know the type: fast as the wind, nimble on their feet, quick with their hands, tough to play against. Henri Richard, Marcel Dionne, Brian Gionta.Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning, standing tall at 5’9”...
Revisiting the Wild's 2000 Expansion Draft
August 17th, 2017 This article was originally written in September, 2016.As Las Vegas has been awarded a National Hockey League expansion team that will begin playing in the 2017-18 season, I thought it would be interesting to revisit the league's last expansion draft which saw the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets officially join the NHL prior...
Missing Ryan Callahan
May 19th, 2017 When Ryan Callahan departed from the New York Rangers in 2014, he took certain skills with him that the Rangers desperately need back. Don’t get me wrong, trading him at the time and not signing him to a massive contract that overpaid him was the right move but looking back on this past season, he really could have made a difference....
Kucherov Putting Himself in Rare Company
March 24th, 2017 Last night's 6-3 win against the Boston Bruins was a big one for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Trailing those same Bruins by five points for the final wild card spot, the Lightning were in a precarious position. A loss would put them seven points out of a playoff spot and a Sisyphean climb for a playoff spot would ensue.But the Bolts...
Best Undrafted Players in NHL History
March 18th, 2017 On this date, Mar. 18, 1996, the St. Louis Blues' Wayne Gretzky scored his 1,000th pro hockey goal (including NHL, WHA, regular season and playoffs) joining Hockey Hall of Famers Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull in the 1,000 pro goal club.In honor of that accomplishment, we are re-publishing this piece from longtime THW Writer Brett...
Recap: Lightning Honor St. Louis, Fall to Blue Jackets 3-1
January 14th, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 to end a two-game home stand on Friday.It was a tough loss for a Lightning team that leaves on Saturday to begin a crucial 13-day road trip that will see them play six games and likely define the course of their season in the process. At 20-20-4 and six points behind...
