Posts About "Mikhail Sergachev"
Lightning Need Sergachev on the Power Play
October 13th, 2018 Through their first two games of the 2018-19 season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are 1-1-0 with a close win on opening night against the Florida Panthers and an abysmal loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Oct. 11. While scoring never seemed to be an issue, it seems as though this year might be different. Related: Lightning's Potent Power...
Steve Yzerman's Best Trades
October 2nd, 2018 Steve Yzerman shocked the hockey world when he stepped down as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning last month. Although he will still stay with the Lightning as a senior advisor, his decision raised a lot of questions for Lightning fans. Yzerman was the GM and vice president of the Lightning since 2010, and he has been one of the...
How Deep Are The Lightning?
September 22nd, 2018 The Tampa Bay Lightning have become one of the NHL's best teams over the last five seasons. Sure, it helps to have generational players like Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman, but there is more that goes into a deep playoff run than three players. The Bolts dropped their first two preseason games — both to the Carolina...
Lightning Larceny: Revisiting Sergachev for Drouin Trade
June 15th, 2018 On June 15, 2017, the Tampa Bay Lightning traded Jonathan Drouin to the Montreal Canadians for Mikhail Sergachev. While trade received somewhat mixed reactions when it first happened, the reasoning behind Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman's decision made logical sense. Not only did Sergachev fill an organizational need, he was safe...
Sergachev: Lightning's Next Defensive Star
May 22nd, 2018 When the Tampa Bay Lightning traded Jonathan Drouin to the Montreal Canadiens for Mikhail Sergachev back on June 15, 2017, they did so with the hope that the teenage defenseman would be competing for NHL ice-time in the 2017-18 season. Not only did Sergachev grab hold of a roster spot coming out of training camp, he refused to let it go...
McDonagh Still a Good Move for Lightning?
May 16th, 2018 Needless to say, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh had a rough first two games against the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference Final. In those games, he posted no points and was minus-3, while being a catalyst for multiple goals against due to poor decision-making with the puck. After two noticeably bad games in a...
