3 Lightning Pivotal To Game 7 Success The Hockey Writers | May 23, 2018 When the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs began, the Tampa Bay Lightning were getting contributions from pretty much everyone. Whether it be the Brayden Point line against the Boston Bruins, or…
NHL Bridge Deals Are Falling Down Kyle Gipe | May 14, 2018 A bridge deal is a team’s way of saying to a young player: “So you had some success on your rookie contract. We’ll give you a short contract to see…
NHL Playoff Predictions: Slobberknockers in the Second Round Larry Fisher | April 26, 2018 It figures the division I follow the closest — the Pacific — is where I went the most wrong with my first-round playoff predictions. I was fully expecting an all-SoCal…
Devils Pushed to Brink of Elimination Dan Rice | April 19, 2018 Two nights after scoring five goals in a Game 3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning the New Jersey Devils only managed to get one goal and were pushed to…
McDavid Should Win the Hart Trophy Shane Sander | April 3, 2018 With three games remaining in the Edmonton Oilers’ season, Connor McDavid is perched on top of the NHL scoring lead with 103 points. Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov is…
The NHL’s Top 10 Snipers Jeff Seide | March 14, 2018 His lightning-quick release and laser-like accuracy keeps goaltenders awake at night. He’s the player they fear facing on a breakaway. He’s the one who wires one into the top corner…
Red Wings’ Biggest Scoring Threats Jacob Messing | March 9, 2018 Every NHL franchise has to deal with its share of players that seem to always find the scoresheet against it game in and game out. Sidney Crosby has 108 points…
Golden Knights & Lightning Are Getting Their Money’s Worth Kyle Gipe | March 6, 2018 To win in the salary cap era, a team needs top-to-bottom production. First line forwards need to perform like elite scorers while third pairing defensemen need to provide steady minutes.…
Evgeni Malkin is Putting the NHL on Notice Mike Necciai | February 20, 2018 A few short months ago, prior to the calendar flipping to 2018, the Pittsburgh Penguins and their ‘big three’ — Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Phil Kessel — were struggling.…
Who’s Really Carrying Their Teams? Kyle Gipe | February 10, 2018 Which players have been best at carrying their teams this season? To me, carrying one’s team means that a player produces in wins and when he doesn’t produce, the team…
Lightning Need Post-All-Star Spark Eugene Helfrick | January 30, 2018 With the All-Star Game in the rearview mirror, it is already time for the Tampa Bay Lightning to put the excitement of the weekend behind them and look to build upon…
Hockey Family Tales: Nikita Kucherov’s Mom & First Coach Alessandro Seren Rosso | January 23, 2018 From time to time, THW translates Russian materials where the focus is less on great hockey players, but is rather on their family. We already published stories about Alexander Radulov…
