Nikita Kucherov’s Rise in 2014-2015 Brian Sklar | March 30, 2015 Nikita Kucherov was drafted in the 2nd round and 58th overall in 2011 by the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 5’11, 184 lb, 21-year-old emerging star from Moscow, Russia has taken…
Hockey News: Hammond Does it Again; Upcoming NHL GM Meetings Jeff Ponder | March 16, 2015 Here’s a look at the news from the weekend: Andrew Hammond won his 10th start in 12 games. The Hamburglar is even getting hamburgers thrown at him on the ice. [CBS Sports]…
NHL Awards: 5 Potential New Ones Ryan Szporer | March 7, 2015 It may not be NHL awards season yet, but talk is heating up along with the weather… in theory anyway. Talk of just who may be up for the league’s…
Crunch Time for the Lightning Michelle Timian | February 9, 2015 A look at team stats shows center Tyler Johnson first in points, followed by Ondrej Palat 13 points after him. No, this is not the 2014-2015 season and these are…
10 NHL Players Enjoying Breakout Seasons Brett Slawson | January 13, 2015 At the half way point of the 2014-15 NHL season, a number of players and goaltenders are enjoying breakout seasons in the league. These emerging stars are directly beneficial to the…
Ranking Tampa Bays Top Russians Brian Sklar | January 12, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning have a lot of Russian hockey players that have come through the system lately. They have promising young Russian players at nearly every position. The team…
Tyler Johnson: The American Dream Brian Sklar | January 6, 2015 If Nazem Kadri is known in Toronto as “The Dream” then Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd year center Tyler Johnson is “The American Dream”. Johnson was a Calder Trophy Finalist his…
Lightning Power Play Showing Signs of Life Anthony Murphy | January 5, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com It wasn’t pretty, but for the third time in four games, the Tampa Bay Lightning scored a power play goal. The downside to their most recent…
NHL’s Leading Offenses Faceoff Brian Sklar | December 29, 2014 If you like offense and goal scoring you have come to the right place. Tonight in Tampa Bay the top 2 offenses in the league will take the ice in…
No Place Like Home: Lightning Home Success Continues Against Penguins Anthony Murphy | December 23, 2014 The Wizard of Oz’s own Dorothy couldn’t have said it better, ‘there is no place like home’, as the Tampa Bay Lightning relished in their first home game since December…
Lady Luck Helps Break Bolts out of Rut Jarrod Heil | December 13, 2014 The Tampa Bay Lightning had a little help from lady luck to break out of one its worst slumps of the season. The Bolts 2-1 victory at home over the…
Hurricanes Mistakes Costly; Lose 2-1 to Bolts Mark Shiver | December 12, 2014 Hurricanes are usually a force of nature that have great potential to do much damage. Especially in Florida. Hurricanes are not known for self-inflicted damage. Except if it happens to…