Posts About "Ryan McDonagh"
Lightning Need 2018 Rangers Deal to Payoff
October 8th, 2018 When former Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman parted with big assets for roster players at a trade deadline, he only did so with an eye towards both the present and the future. For example, when he traded a first and third round pick for veteran defenseman Braydon Coburn back at the 2015 trade deadline,...
The Lightning's 4 Worst Contracts
August 27th, 2018 In the salary cap world that is the NHL, every team has contracts that they wish they had never signed. Even the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are often cited as an example of great cap-control under general manager Steve Yzerman, has found themselves on the negative end of long-term contracts that overpaid a player in either money or term...
Lightning Sign McDonagh to Extension
July 1st, 2018 The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed Ryan McDonagh to a seven-year contract extension worth $47.25 million, the team announces Sunday. The deal will carry a $6.75 million cap hit and will kick in following the 2018-19 season as McDonagh still has one year left on his current deal set to cost the Lightning $4.7 million against the...
Sergachev: Lightning's Next Defensive Star
May 22nd, 2018 When the Tampa Bay Lightning traded Jonathan Drouin to the Montreal Canadiens for Mikhail Sergachev back on June 15, 2017, they did so with the hope that the teenage defenseman would be competing for NHL ice-time in the 2017-18 season. Not only did Sergachev grab hold of a roster spot coming out of training camp, he refused to let it go...
McDonagh Still a Good Move for Lightning?
May 16th, 2018 Needless to say, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh had a rough first two games against the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference Final. In those games, he posted no points and was minus-3, while being a catalyst for multiple goals against due to poor decision-making with the puck. After two noticeably bad games in a...
Revisiting Rangers Trade Deadline Deals
May 14th, 2018 As the players dealt by the New York Rangers at the 2017-18 NHL trade deadline are eliminated from the playoffs, let’s take a look at the bang-for-the-buck that the other teams got in players and prospects. The Rangers dealt with three teams at the deadline, making four significant deals that sent five Rangers to playoff-bound...
Rangers Fans: No Shame in Rooting for Lightning
April 2nd, 2018 For the diehard Rangers fan, this recent audition for the future has been fun. Neal Pionk, Rob O'Gara, John Gilmour and Ryan Sproul had their struggles, then showed enough progress to suggest a keeper or two just might come out of this revamped defense corps. Highly touted forwards Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil have shown flashes...
Rangers Top 5 Defensive Pairs Since Cup Run
March 27th, 2018 Teams must have a strong defense to compete for championships. Suppressing shots is extremely important as it will limit your goalie’s workload immensely. Having the puck is one way to limit shots against. Chemistry among players, especially defensemen is more than just partnering your two best defenders together. Knowing your...
These Rangers Could Be Gone Before 2018-19
March 19th, 2018 As the New York Rangers close out their disappointing season, it is easy to see that the squad hitting the ice is quite different than the one that had hoped could compete for a Stanley Cup back in October. Rick Nash, Michael Grabner, J.T. Miller, Nick Holden and former captain Ryan McDonagh are all gone. Brendan Smith, who looked...
Rangers' Rebuild Sets up New Era on Defense
March 13th, 2018 Players like Tom Poti, Michal Rozsival, and Wade Redden are names burned into New York Rangers' fans heads for all the wrong reasons. All three failed to take control of a Rangers defense in desperate need of a number-one defenseman post-Brian Leetch. Each guy was clearly overwhelmed by the task and never lived up to the expectations...
Thriving With Lightning, Ex-Rangers Show Management Missteps
March 10th, 2018 The Tampa Bay Lightning have become a living, breathing, hockey-playing reminder to the New York Rangers that their rebuild needs to involve more than just bringing in younger, high-ceiling personnel. The Bolts also continue to show the Rangers that they'll need to reform their way of thinking toward those players - how they evaluate...
NHL Power Rankings Following Trade Deadline
March 5th, 2018 I’ve been slacking on THW’s Power Rankings, with the last edition coming after 45 games as part of my midseason standings predictions in mid-January. Truth is, by then — by the midpoint in the regular-season schedule — the Power Rankings are fairly established, without much fluctuation from week to week. They get a bit stale,...
Lightning Lacking Complete Game Efforts
March 4th, 2018 If you only look at the Tampa Bay Lightning's record as of late, you would think that the team has been on a roll. In their last seven games, they have gone 6-0-1 against a mix of playoff and rivalry teams that tend to play them hard. More importantly, the offense is firing on all cylinders, scoring at least four goals in their six...
