Lightning’s Drouin Set for Breakout Season Steven DiOssi | October 4, 2016 For Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin, the start of the 2016-17 season marks the beginning of a new chapter in his NHL career. One in which he can put…
Tampa Bay Lightning 2016-17 Season Preview Steven DiOssi | September 28, 2016 After deep playoff runs in each of the past two seasons, the Tampa Bay Lightning seek to take the next step toward winning the Stanley Cup in 2016-17. As the…
Would Nikita Kucherov Actually Return to the KHL? Steven DiOssi | September 9, 2016 When reports surfaced that CSKA Moscow made a contract offer to Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov, the first reaction for some was to ask would he actually return to…
Detroit Red Wings and Past Expansion Drafts Tony Wolak | August 24, 2016 By the time Las Vegas’ new NHL franchise selects a Detroit Red Wings player in the 2017 Expansion Draft, it will have been 17 years since the NHL last expanded. On June…
Clock Closing in on Ben Bishop’s Time in Tampa Darren Faria | August 19, 2016 Larger goalies are becoming evidently more prominent in today’s NHL and people have unsurprisingly taken notice. This group of people includes hockey legend Scotty Bowman, who views the transition as…
Cooper on Drouin: ‘He’s Just Going to Get Better From Here’ Steven DiOssi | August 18, 2016 If you ask Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper, the best is yet to come for Jonathan Drouin. “Jonathan Drouin always had the talent, he just had to find…
Steve Yzerman’s Brilliant Off-Season Dan Herrejon | August 12, 2016 As last season was winding down Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman probably had some restless nights. The team was looking at the very real possibility that they would…
Keeping Kucherov in Tampa Bay Darren Faria | August 10, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning have approximately $6.59 million in cap space as of today, and if I’m Steve Yzerman I’m sitting in my office every day contemplating giving Kucherov $6-6.5 million…
Conacher Continues to Beat the Odds in Return to Lightning Steven DiOssi | August 3, 2016 The buzz created when the Tampa Bay Lightning signed free agent forward Cory Conacher to a one-year contract earlier this summer has been hard to ignore, but a look at…
Balancing Kucherov’s Contract with Lightning’s Salary Cap Concerns Steven DiOssi | July 28, 2016 With Wednesday’s announcement that the Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed forward Vladislav Namestnikov to a two-year contract, general manager Steve Yzerman’s immediate focus now turns to forward Nikita Kucherov. Kucherov and…
Bishop Should be Ready for Team USA’s World Cup Camp Steven DiOssi | July 27, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop should be ready for the start of Team USA’s 2016 World Cup of Hockey training camp, Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman told the Tampa…
Vasilevskiy’s Time as Lightning Starter? Steven DiOssi | July 25, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy turned 22 on Monday, but in hockey years he is far older. Despite backing up two-time Vezina trophy finalist Ben Bishop the past two…
