Canadiens Have Mixed History of Handling Young Defencemen Rob Couch | February 14, 2023 *This article was published during the 2021-22 season The Montreal Canadiens have iced one of the more veteran defensive groups in the NHL in recent years. The top defencemen of…
Lightning Stock Up, Stock Down: Stamkos, A Kraken Alert & More Jim Bay | January 15, 2023 Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, a weekly column detailing the highs and lows of the team’s performance. The Tampa Bay Lightning…
Lightning Stock Up, Stock Down: Stamkos, Sergachev & More Jim Bay | November 21, 2022 Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, a weekly column detailing the highs and lows of the team’s performance. The Tampa Bay Lightning…
Lightning’s Entire Lineup Contributing Offensively Lydia Szyjka | October 24, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos is expected to score goals. He always has, and now he leads the NHL with seven through six games. However, seven other Lightning players…
Lightning Defense Pair Predictions for 2022-23 Jim Bay | August 23, 2022 With training camp a month away, the Tampa Bay Lightning will have a few decisions concerning their lineup for the 2022-23 season. Trades and free agency have altered their team…
Lightning’s Sergachev Under Pressure Following McDonagh Trade James Yarcho | July 24, 2022 When the Tampa Bay Lightning extended Mikhail Sergachev to an eight-year, $68 million contract at the start of free agent and shortly after trading Ryan McDonagh to the Nashville Predators,…
3 Lightning Defensemen Who Need to Step Up in 2022-23 Jim Bay | July 19, 2022 The Tampa Bay Lightning will look a little different in the 2022-23 season. The salary cap has forced general manager Julien BriseBois to change the roster to stay under $82.5…
Lightning’s 3 Recent Extensions Will Impact Team’s Future Connor Ziparo | July 17, 2022 The Tampa Bay Lightning are no strangers to spending money. With four players on the books for over $7 million for 2022-23 prior to Wednesday, they have not been shy…
Tampa Bay Lightning Extend Mikhail Sergachev to 8-Year Deal Logan Horn | July 13, 2022 The future of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s blue line has been promising for years with the emergence of Mikhail Sergachev as a great young defender who can play behind franchise…
Lightning May Have Painful Cap Answer in McDonagh Trade Eugene Helfrick | July 1, 2022 Things move fast in the world of sports. Less than one calendar year ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning went all-in on defense at the Seattle Kraken Expansion draft, protecting four…
Lightning: 3 Obstacles to Reaching the Stanley Cup Final Jim Bay | June 1, 2022 The Tampa Bay Lightning have moved one step closer to their third straight Stanley Cup but will have to deal with the New York Rangers, who defeated the Carolina Hurricanes…
Canadiens and Injured Drouin Attached at Hip for Better or Worse Ryan Szporer | April 13, 2022 Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin’s tenure with the Habs so far could have gone smoother. For better or worse, there’s more to come.