How To Cope With Your Mediocre Hockey Team
Let’s face it. March and April are extremely long months for you if your team is out of the playoff picture. They won’t play meaningful hockey again until October when the …
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Filip Forsberg: The Comeback Kid
I guess it’s time for the obligatory “How did Filip Forsberg turn it around?” story. I made reference to this when I wrote about the struggles of the 21-year-old winger …
Tyler Johnson: Lightning’s Speedy Engine
There is a preponderance of evidence that tells any NHL fan that it is virtually impossible to compete for the Stanley Cup in back to back seasons. History, albeit mostly …
The Lightning Core of Six
One of the most intriguing storylines this year in the NHL has been the contract of Steven Stamkos. Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager, Steve Yzerman has stated publicly that re-signing …
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Stars of the Month for November
After a rocky start to the season in October, the Tampa Bay Lightning hoped to bounce back with a strong second month of the campaign that would ideally vault them …
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Where Have The Goals Gone In Tampa Bay?
Remember the 2014-15 Tampa Bay Lightning? You know, the team with the explosive offensive firepower that scored at will, overpowering opposing defenses and goalies as they surged all the way …
Nikita Gusev Willing To Join Kucherov In Tampa
After a great start of the season, Nikita Gusev was traded from Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk to SKA St. Petersburg, one of the KHL top teams and the current Gagarin Cup champion. …
Tampa Bay Lightning 2015-2016 Season Preview
Last year, the Tampa Bay Lightning were one of the unexpected powerhouse teams in the Eastern Conference, leading the NHL in goals scored and finishing second in their division. On …
Turning Triplets into TKO
Taking the NHL world by storm last season, Tampa Bay Lighting’s triplets line of Tyler Johnson, Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat was the most productive line during regular season play. …
5 Bold Predictions for the Tampa Bay Lightning
During the summer of 2014 it was likely considered a bold prediction if you had envisioned the Tampa Bay Lightning competing in the Stanley Cup Finals at season’s end. However, despite the …
Signing Nikita Kucherov Poses a Serious Challenge for the Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are facing a major cap crunch after this coming season, and it poses a major problem in signing Nikita Kucherov. I visited a similar topic a …
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Lightning Struck Gold With the Triplets Line
They say that lightning never strikes the same place twice. Well, ironically for the Tampa Bay Lightning it struck three times with Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat, and Nikita Kucherov. If …
