5 Bold Predictions for the Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Necciai | August 26, 2015 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 Mike Necciai | August 18, 2015 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…
Lightning Struck Gold With the Triplets Line Mike Necciai | July 31, 2015 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…
THW’s Big Lists Revisited: Breakout Candidates Larry Fisher | June 23, 2015 THW’s Big Lists Original: Comeback THW’s Big Lists Original: Busts THW’s Big Lists Original: Breakout THW’s Big Lists Original: Rookie Sleepers THW’s Big Lists Revisited: Comeback THW’s Big Lists Revisited: Busts THW’s…
Hockey News: Blackhawks, Lightning to Meet in Stanley Cup Final Jeff Ponder | May 31, 2015 The Western Conference Final has earned the title the “real Stanley Cup Final” by fans and media alike. Can you blame them? Six of the past eight, as well as…
Plus-Minus Revisited, the Results: Part 2 of 2 Peter Denton | May 28, 2015 For part 1 in this series, see Plus-Minus Revisited, the Correction: Part 1 of 2. A quick review for those of you looking to not get bogged down in the…
Should NHL Teams Start Being Worried About The “NCAA Factor?” Derek Neumeier | May 18, 2015 The 2015 NHL free agent class suddenly got a lot more interesting on Saturday afternoon. It was then that news broke that 21 year-old defenseman Mike Reilly will be officially…
3 Essentials for the Rangers and Lightning in the Eastern Conference Finals Brian Sklar | May 16, 2015 Talk about a tough series to predict. The New York Rangers, the Presidents’ Trophy winners of the regular season, against the young on-the-rise Tampa Bay Lightning. The series is so…
The 6 Best Tampa Bay Lightning Stats From Round Two Dustin Nelson | May 15, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning have looked like a nearly unstoppable force through much of the playoffs, despite a strong push-back from the Montreal Canadiens in the second round. But it…
Triplets Line Compared to Sedins as Lightning Win Series Brian Sklar | May 13, 2015 The Triplets Line is the biggest reason that the Lightning have advanced to the 3rd Eastern Conference Final in team history. In 13 playoff games the line has combined for…
Habs v. Bolts: Tampa Bay Lightning are Road Warriors Dan Herrejon | May 2, 2015 On the Road Again In game one of the playoff series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning, the visitors from Florida scratched out a victory in a double…
Lightning Strike Down Habs In Double Overtime Casey Bridge | May 1, 2015 The Lightning and Habs multiple overtime game is only the third multiple overtime game of the 2015 NHL playoffs. The Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators had two multiple overtime games in…