Kraken Fun Facts After Season-Finale Win Over Wild Edgar Chaput | April 19, 2024 The Seattle Kraken concluded the regular season with a fittingly topsy-turvy 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. As was discussed in the Kraken Team Awards earlier this…
Top 5 Players From France in NHL History Nathaniel Oliver | January 19, 2024 When André Peloffy suited up for the expansion 1974-75 Washington Capitals, he became the first player born in France to play in the National Hockey League. Originally selected by the…
Meet the New Kraken: Pierre-Édouard Bellemare Adam Kierszenblat | July 9, 2023 The Seattle Kraken continued to add some depth to their forward group, signing Pierre-Édouard Bellemare to a one-year deal worth $775,000. The 38-year-old had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning…
Rangers’ 2023 Free Agent Targets: Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Grazel | June 11, 2023 Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ 2023 Free Agent Target series for the New York Rangers. During it, we will be looking at a handful of free agents from NHL teams who the Rangers…
Lightning Stock Up, Stock Down: Stamkos, Power Play Unit & More Jim Bay | January 22, 2023 Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, a weekly column detailing the highs and lows of the team’s performance. It was a busy…
3 Lightning Who Need to Step Up in the Second Half Jim Bay | January 11, 2023 The Tampa Bay Lightning are heading into the second half of the season, firmly in third place, and primed for another deep run in the 2022-23 playoffs. However, if they…
Lightning Found Important Cap Savings With Bellemare Eugene Helfrick | August 21, 2022 At the start of the 2021 Free Agency period, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois made a number of moves to bring in low-cost depth to his roster. Two…
3 Players Lightning Fans Have Fallen in Love With This Season Eugene Helfrick | February 11, 2022 As the Tampa Bay Lightning look to win their third-straight Stanley Cup in 2022, the franchise has seen a number of new and familiar faces find their way onto their…
Flyers Won’t Get so Lucky in Next Expansion Draft Johnny Berman | December 20, 2021 *This was originally published in Dec. 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers caught somewhat of a break in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft when the Vegas Golden Knights selected Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. No…
Getting to Know Lightning Forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Nathan Moser | September 30, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning did their best to sustain their now two-time Stanley Cup championship roster over the summer. It was not the easiest task for general manager Julien BriseBois,…
Lightning Have Good Options to Replace Their Third Line Andrew Mulville | July 29, 2021 To say that the Tampa Bay Lightning have had a busy offseason would be an understatement. On the opening night of the 2021-22 season, they will have a significantly different…
Takeaways From the Avalanche’s 4-3 Victory Over the Blues Avery McGrail | April 15, 2021 General Manager Joe Sakic bought the Colorado Avalanche a little goalie insurance at the trade deadline. On Wednesday night, that decision paid dividends. Devan Dubnyk made 31 saves in his…