3 Concerns Facing the Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Necciai | August 14, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning will face one of the toughest tasks in all of sports this coming season and that’s making a repeat trip to the Stanley Cup Final after…
Lightning Struck Gold With the Triplets Line Mike Necciai | July 31, 2015 They say that lightning never strikes the same place twice. Well, ironically for the Tampa Bay Lightning it struck three times with Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat, and Nikita Kucherov. If…
Size Doesn’t Matter: Johnny Gaudreau’s Impact On The 2015 NHL Draft Derek Neumeier | June 24, 2015 Johnny Gaudreau had a hell of a year way back in 2010-2011. Despite being a 17 year-old rookie in the USHL, the smart, highly-skilled forward led his team in points…
Death of the Underdog Andrew McCormack | June 23, 2015 Analytics are killing the underdog. Well, not the actual player, but the role of the underdog. Teams have long kept their own statistics on things like shot attempts, so certain…
2015 NHL Draft Prospects Set to Smash “Small” Stereotype Brett Slawson | June 8, 2015 In today’s NHL, players of smaller stature and physique are often shunned and even ignored due to a perceived lack of ability in a league of predominantly large players. Of course, larger…
Is the Game 1 Loss For the Tampa Bay Lightning a Positive? Devin Slawson | June 4, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning lost Game 1 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday night by a score of 2-1 at the hand of the mighty Chicago Blackhawks. Although…
3 Reasons Why the Chicago Blackhawks Will Win the Stanley Cup Devin Slawson | June 3, 2015 The Chicago Blackhawks come into their third Stanley Cup Final in just six seasons as the presumed favourites over the Tampa Bay Lightning. So far in the 2015 NHL Playoffs,…
Three Key Matchups To Watch In Stanley Cup Final Joe Marraccino | June 3, 2015 It has been eight long months since the journey to Lord Stanley’s Cup began. Thirty teams dreamt of hoisting hockey’s most coveted prize. Two teams now have the opportunity to…
Stanley Cup Final Preview: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Kyle Morton | June 2, 2015 Every year the hockey world unites in anticipation and excitement around one defining event. The Stanley Cup Final has become synonymous with hockey itself. It represents the epic culmination of…
Game of Numbers: Tampa Bay Lightning Edition Andrew Forbes | June 1, 2015 The Game of Numbers is an exclusive THW series looking at upcoming milestones around the NHL. Each team will be looked at individually in three parts – individual player milestones, franchise…
Hockey News: Blackhawks, Lightning to Meet in Stanley Cup Final Jeff Ponder | May 31, 2015 The Western Conference Final has earned the title the “real Stanley Cup Final” by fans and media alike. Can you blame them? Six of the past eight, as well as…
Devils Must Learn from Rangers and Lightning Corey Spina | May 28, 2015 While the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning are set to play what will be an emotional game 7 in New York City on Friday night, Devils fans across New…