Lightning Defense: What to Expect This Season Steve Marowski | September 17, 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…
Sergachev Will Be the Lightning’s Defensive X-Factor Eugene Helfrick | September 14, 2019 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, building a defensive corps that could compete with the best in the NHL has been a long and arduous task. For many years, the franchise…
Lightning’s Slow Start Leads to Scoring Onslaught The Hockey Writers | November 4, 2018 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2018-19 season has been a tale of two offenses. The first couple of games provided a painful flashback to last year’s Eastern Conference Final,…
Lightning Need Sergachev on the Power Play Steve Marowski | October 13, 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…
How Deep Are The Lightning? Steve Marowski | September 22, 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…
Sergachev: Lightning’s Next Defensive Star Eugene Helfrick | May 22, 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…
McDonagh Still a Good Move for Lightning? Eugene Helfrick | May 16, 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…
Who’s Really Carrying Their Teams? Kyle Gipe | February 10, 2018 Which players have been best at carrying their teams this season? To me, carrying one’s team means that a player produces in wins and when he doesn’t produce, the team…
McDonagh’s Not the Jolt the Lightning Need Eugene Helfrick | February 9, 2018 In their recent letter to fans, the New York Rangers discussed how they are ready to start the rebuilding process at this trade deadline. With this declaration, recent trade rumors…
Bergevin’s First Round Picks – Where Are They Now? Brianne Spiker | January 22, 2018 One of the criticisms in the Marc Bergevin era has been the lack of star prospects coming up. Reasons for that include having to trade for impact players and development…
Hedman’s Injury Stifling Lightning Eugene Helfrick | January 14, 2018 A major part of why the Tampa Bay Lightning have played so well this season is their continuously improving defense. Heading into the 2017-18 season, the Lightning appeared to have…
Drouin Deal Suddenly Looks Better for Canadiens Ryan Szporer | January 4, 2018 If you’re the Montreal Canadiens, you’re probably just looking to turn the page on the trade that sent breakout-defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Jonathan Drouin last…
