Posts About "Mitchell Stephens"
The 2015 Lightning-Islanders Trade That Shaped Both Franchises
September 10th, 2020 After reaching the 2015 Stanley Cup Final, then Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman decided to take an active approach to continue building his already strong roster. To do so, he reached back into his bag of tricks, trading the Lightning's first-round pick to the New York Islanders for the second-straight year. In...
6 Lightning Prospects Who Could Make the Roster in 2020-21
May 23rd, 2020 There is no doubt that the Tampa Bay Lightning have one of the best teams on paper in the National Hockey League. With star players such as Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman, they are certainly not hurting in terms of talent. What is even more impressive is the fact that they have a deep prospect pool to work with as...
Lightning: Looking At the 2020 Restricted Free Agent Class
March 25th, 2020 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2019-20 season was supposed to be one of redemption. After years of postseason meltdowns, Tampa Bay needed to win a Stanley Cup with their stacked roster that was considered one of the best in the NHL. As the playoffs approached, things were looking good, with everything in place to make a deep run once...
Evaluating the Lightning's Prospects Approaching the Deadline
February 9th, 2020 As the Tampa Bay Lightning approach the 2020 trade deadline, they find themselves not only in a playoff position but fighting for first place in the Atlantic Division for the third straight season. Due to this, it likely means that general manager Julien BriseBois will be looking to add this year, even if it is only a small amount of...
Lightning: 2019 Top 4 Prospects
July 13th, 2019 First time I've used a tweet in the new Wordpress. It looks right but let me know if it has any issues.
Top 4 Lightning Prospects for 2018-19
August 11th, 2018 Sometimes it can be difficult to define when a young player is no longer considered a prospect. This is the current situation for Anthony Cirelli of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who is, by all accounts, still a prospect for the team. However, after an impressive debut with the franchise and extended playing time in the 2018 playoffs, Cirelli...
Lightning's Outstanding 2015 Draft
March 26th, 2018 For many Tampa Bay Lightning fans, the 2015 entry level draft will be forever etched into their memory because it occurred just a few short weeks after the Lightning's lengthy run to the 2015 Stanley Cup Final. Besides general manager Steve Yzerman's decision to trade his first-round pick to the New York Islanders for a second and a...
Lightning Top 4 Prospects 2018
March 7th, 2018 After making a major futures trade for Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller at the 2018 trade deadline, the Tampa Bay Lightning's prospects pool has experienced one of its biggest shake-ups in recent memory. While Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman tends to hold futures close to his heart, this year he traded two top prospects,...
OHL Team Anagrams (Part 2) – Amalgam Art Shone!
July 23rd, 2017 This is the second in a two-part series of articles in which I've attempted to devise an appropriate anagram—a word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters in another, such as DIRTY ROOM from DORMITORY—for each team in the OHL. Yesterday’s article looked at the Eastern Conference teams; today I’ll tackle the...
Depth of London Knights Apparent in Lopsided Win
March 10th, 2017 On Thursday, the Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights showed just how deep they are beating the Guelph Storm by an 8-2 score. The key, however, was that they got contributions offensively from 14 different players - five of whom had multi-point games. Following their Memorial Cup run in 2015-16, the Knights lost three major assets...
10 Standouts From World Junior Quarterfinals
January 3rd, 2017 Finland bottoming out excepted, the World Juniors quarterfinals passed without significant surprises. The four teams advancing are a part of the big five. It was a round where big players played big and showed why they're highly regarded. And, even with no upsets, there was plenty of drama beyond worries about Canadian hockey...
Mitchell Stephens Gets Entry-Level Deal From Tampa
April 5th, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed 2015 2nd round (33rd overall) draft pick Mitchell Stephens to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Monday. The deal carries a $840,000 AAV, reports TVA's Renaud Lavoie. The 19-year-old played 39 games for the OHL's Saginaw Spirit this season, potting 20 goals and 38 points. He...
Revisiting the Callahan-St. Louis Trade
July 6th, 2015 On the day of the 2014 NHL Trade Deadline, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager, Steve Yzerman, was forced into making a blockbuster trade. His captain, Martin St. Louis had requested a trade from the Lightning, while they were battling for a top playoff spot in the East. As executive director of Team Canada's Olympic ice hockey team,...
