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The Lightning's 3 Best Trades of the Decade
December 26th, 2019 At the start of the 2010s, the Tampa Bay Lightning were a franchise mired with poor asset management. In recent years, a series of trades that were meant to shed veteran players for younger prospects backfired, leaving the team with a weak prospect pool and a lack of on-the-ice talent. Since the start of the decade, however, the...
Lightning Have Big RFA Issues to Face This Summer
December 25th, 2019 Regardless of how they do in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs — if they even make it — the Tampa Bay Lightning will have a busy offseason. They have six restricted free agents (RFAs) and four unrestricted free agents (UFAs) heading into the 2020-21 season. Tampa's RFAs are arguably the more interesting group because, firstly, it's...
Lightning Need to Find Hedman a Consistent Partner
December 24th, 2019 As the Tampa Bay Lightning approached the 2018 NHL trade deadline, it was clear that the franchise needed to add top-flight defensemen to round out their core. While many speculated that they would be going after a permanent partner for Victor Hedman on the top-pairing, then general manager Steve Yzerman decided to trade for Ryan...
Bolts Breakdown: Undisciplined & Inconsistent to Start the Season
October 14th, 2019 Before the 2019-20 season began, the Tampa Bay Lightning were the odds-on favorite to win the Stanley Cup. They were one of the best teams in regular-season history last season, but after having been swept by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, questions surrounding the team swirled throughout the...
Top 5 Canadiens Draft Picks in the Bergevin Era
September 17th, 2019 On May 2, 2012, the Montreal Canadiens announced that former NHL defenseman Marc Bergevin would be serving as the team’s new general manager. The announcement came a month after the firing of former GM Pierre Gauthier when the Canadiens finished last in the Eastern Conference. Before Bergevin Served the Canadiens Marc...
Lightning Defense: What to Expect This Season
September 17th, 2019 Heading into training camp this season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have high expectations upon them to be one of the top teams in the league. Their offense was one of the best ever last season, but what might get overlooked was just how good their defensemen were. Related: Lightning Defense Could Look Really Different Next Season Of...
