Posts About "Nikita Kucherov"
Flyers' Qualifying Round Opponents: Tampa Bay Lightning
July 31st, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers close out their Stanley Cup qualifying round games with a matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning. It will be a grind, especially after taking on the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals earlier in the tournament. However, the Flyers have the tools to pull off the victory. 2019-20 Regular Season Review The...
Lightning's 2011 NHL Draft Picks: Where Are They Now?
June 27th, 2020 Welcome to the second part of a series that looks back on the Tampa Bay Lightning's draft picks over the years and where they are now. This part will discuss the picks from the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. This draft is one that Lightning fans remember with joy. Although they did not know it at the time, they selected two of the franchise's...
Lightning: 5 Best Yzerman-Era Draft Picks
June 25th, 2020 Throughout his tenure with the Tampa Bay Lightning, general manager Steve Yzerman found great success at the draft. Even if he struggled at times with first-round picks, his team of scouts consistently pulled top-talent out of all rounds of the draft. With the 2019 edition representing the first draft for the Lightning without...
Maple Leafs' Draft Picks That Got Away
June 14th, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs team of the early 2000s was one of the most beloved by Leafs Nation. With names like Mats Sundin, Gary Roberts, Darcy Tucker, Bryan McCabe, Alexander Mogilny and many more, the roster resonated with fans. Once known as the Beasts of the East, they had the best chance to make the playoffs and win the Stanley...
Flyers' Top Opposing Players to Look Out for in Round Robin
June 13th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers are set to participate in a four-team round robin to determine seeding for the first round of the playoffs. Under this plan, they will play one game against each of the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals. Any ties in the round-robin results will be settled by regular-season points...
Blues' Biggest Draft Misses of the 2010s
May 16th, 2020 The 2010s were a full decade of drafts for Doug Armstrong as the general manager of the St. Louis Blues. While he made a few great trades, he also made some excellent picks in the mid-to-late rounds of drafts. A lot of the players on the current Blues' roster were drafted by the team, which is a special thing for a franchise. When...
Lightning Need Stamkos Like a Tall Glass of Water
April 29th, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov may be the reigning Hart Memorial Trophy winner, but they seem to need a healthy Steven Stamkos just as badly. Steven Stamkos - (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Of course, it’s hard to assess exactly how much. Kucherov has missed only a handful of games due to injury over his seven...
Lightning's Top-10 Goal Scorers All-Time
April 3rd, 2020 Whenever a new franchise enters the NHL, you never know what that teams' identity will become. While some teams never develop a single trait that defines them, others seemingly double down on one aspect of the game to be the best at. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the pathway to prominence has been paved on the back of offense. Even...
Lightning All-Decade Team: Offense
April 1st, 2020 Throughout their early history, the Tampa Bay Lightning found success as an offensively driven team. Even when their defense and goaltending struggled with consistency, the Lightning could put enough points on the board to, at the least, keep games close. The 2010s were no different, as the Lightning assembled one of the most...
Top 10 Russians in the NHL Today
March 6th, 2020 Russians comprise some of the most talented, most dominant players in the NHL today. In this decade alone, they have won Vezina Trophies, "Rocket" Richards, Hart Memorials, Art Ross Trophies and Conn Smythes, and of course, the Stanley Cup. If Russia has not put forth the largest amount of superstars in the current NHL, then they have...
Stamkos, Kucherov, and Vasilevskiy Lift Lightning Over Penguins
February 6th, 2020 TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov scored, Andre Vasilevskiy made 29 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 Thursday night. Vasilevskiy improved to 15-0-2 in his past 17 starts to set a franchise record for consecutive games without a regulation loss. Tampa Bay won its eighth consecutive...
Lightning Ready to Strike After All-Star Break
February 2nd, 2020 The Tampa Bay Lightning are a good hockey club. They may even be a great one. Considering they posted 62 regular-season wins last season and returned the majority of their core group of players for the 2019-20 season. No doubt, being swept out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last year by the eighth-seeded Columbus Blue Jackets tarnished...
Bolts Breakdown: Still Winning Heading into the All-Star Break
January 20th, 2020 In three games this week, the Tampa Bay Lightning picked up four out of a possible six points against Western Conference teams. They defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday, then fell flat against the Minnesota Wild in a 3-2 loss. However, they bounced back with a 7-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday...
