Posts About "Steve Yzerman"
The 600-Goal Club
March 13th, 2018 For most hockey players, winning the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal. From being drafted to helping a team through the regular season, playoffs and eventually Stanley Cup Finals, hoisting the cup is always the end-goal. Along the way, however, players all seek to play the best they can for a variety of purposes. While players always...
Are the Lightning Beasts of the East?
February 27th, 2018 The Tampa Bay Lightning have been widely recognized as a Stanley Cup favorite since the beginning of the season. With the team hitting some bumps in the road as of late, there's been a growth in concern among Lightning fans about whether this team is the real deal or not. There seem to be two sides to the Lightning fanbase when it comes...
Lightning Make Major Upgrade With McDonagh
February 27th, 2018 Well, it finally happened. After what felt like a season of speculation, rumors, fake tweets, and, of course, some good old-fashioned red herrings, the Tampa Bay Lightning have their man. It took Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman until the last minutes of the deadline, but he managed to acquire Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller from...
Yzerman Is Playing (And Winning) at the Deadline
February 25th, 2018 The trade deadline has been an especially interesting time for Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman this season. While the team has been at the top of the league for most of the year, they have had a consistent defensive hole on their first pairing alongside Victor Hedman. While Jake Dotchin played adequately last season in...
Braydon Coburn Trade Revisited
February 18th, 2018 At 2:59 A.M. on March 1, 2015 the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired defenseman Braydon Coburn from the Philadelphia Flyers. For Coburn, the Lightning sent Philadelphia a 1st and 3rd round pick in the 2015 draft along with defenseman Radko Gudas. Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman made this late night acquisition in order to add a...
Maroon to the Lightning, What Dictates the Trade?
February 14th, 2018 With all the talk about the Tampa Bay Lightning shopping for defense at the NHL trade deadline, rumors are popping up that general manager Steve Yzerman is inquiring about forwards as well. While the Lightning have received consistent scoring throughout the lineup, it is not surprising that Yzerman is evaluating every option to...
