Posts About "Nikita Kucherov"
NHLers by Country: On Top of Their Game and the World
October 4th, 2019 It may be called the National Hockey League, but it sure feels more like it could be an international one. Of course, the now-defunct International Hockey League was in operation for decades, but as a North American farm league for NHL teams. There’s nothing purely North American about the NHL, not any longer anyway, not based on a...
Kucherov’s Goal, Assist Help Lightning Beat Panthers 5-2
October 3rd, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Reigning NHL MVP Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist, Kevin Shattenkirk and Pat Maroon scored in their Tampa Bay debuts, and the Lightning opened the season with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. Last season’...
Islanders Rebuild Hurt by Poor Draft Picks
September 24th, 2019 It is very easy to look back on what could have been for the New York Islanders, but some of the decisions in the 10 years have definitely not worked out. Most notably, the Islanders have been near the bottom half of the standings routinely this decade and didn’t help themselves with some of their decisions in the NHL Draft. From...
Most Anticipated Player to Watch for Each NHL Team
September 21st, 2019 The 2019-20 NHL season is fast approaching. Oct. 2 is right around the corner and the countdown to puck drop is on. Ahead of another exciting NHL season, everyone is looking forward to watching their team hit the ice. It's been a busy offseason, resulting in different outlooks for the league's 31 clubs. On each team, there are...
Lightning Preseason Award Winners
September 12th, 2019 After one of the best seasons in recent years, the Tampa Bay Lightning cleaned up at the NHL Awards in June. Forward Nikita Kucherov took home three awards — the Hart Trophy, Art Ross Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award — and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy won the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender. Related: The 2019 THW...
The Lightning's Forward Future: Steady or Stagnant?
September 12th, 2019 I'm not a huge fan of the title, so if it doesn't work well, let me know. Also, I worry that this article feels a touch choppy, but I'm not sure why that is.
