Posts About "Victor Hedman"
Lightning Mid Season Award Winners
January 9th, 2020 The Tampa Bay Lightning are at the halfway point in their season and have started to catch fire lately. They have won eight straight games and are back in the playoff picture. They have also had some of their star players pick up their play recently, helping get them back into playoff contention. Every player on the Lightning has a...
Bolts Breakdown: Lightning Come up Big Against Atlantic Division Foes
December 31st, 2019 The Tampa Bay Lightning won all three games this week, and all were big wins against Atlantic Division rivals. They beat the Florida Panthers handily before the Christmas break, and while they came out flat and lethargic against the Montreal Canadiens, their second and third-period stands were enough to get them the win. They also...
Hedman, Binnington, Tavares Named NHL's 3 Stars of the Week
December 30th, 2019 NEW YORK — Tampa Bay defenceman Victor Hedman, St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington and Toronto centre John Tavares are the NHL's three stars of the week. Hedman led the league with eight points (two goals, six assists) in three games, including back-to-back contests with at least three points, to help the...
Lightning Need to Find Hedman a Consistent Partner
December 24th, 2019 As the Tampa Bay Lightning approached the 2018 NHL trade deadline, it was clear that the franchise needed to add top-flight defensemen to round out their core. While many speculated that they would be going after a permanent partner for Victor Hedman on the top-pairing, then general manager Steve Yzerman decided to trade for Ryan...
Lightning's All-Decade Team: Defense
December 19th, 2019 At the start of the decade, the Tampa Bay Lightning's defense had only one certainty: Victor Hedman. After he was selected second overall at the 2009 draft, the Lightning went all-in on what they believed was a true defensive star in the making. Even with their future star on the ice, Tampa Bay's defensive corps was relatively weak...
Lightning 2019-20 Quarter-Mark Report Card
November 24th, 2019 We're almost a quarter of the way through the 2019-20 season, and to say the Tampa Bay Lightning have underperformed is an understatement. The team is 11-7-2 so far, which doesn't look bad on the surface, but when you look at the standings, being three points out of a playoff spot and fifth in the Atlantic Division is alarming. As a...
