Posts About "Victor Hedman"
The 2018 THW Year-End Awards
May 20th, 2018 Welcome to the seventh annual installment of our Year-End Awards here at The Hockey Writers. At the conclusion of every National Hockey League regular season, we ask all active writers to submit their picks for the following categories. Voting was conducted by e-mail between April 9 and May 10, while voters were instructed to provide...
Hedman Vital to Bolts Success
May 2nd, 2018 With the Tampa Bay Lightning now seven games into the postseason, it is clear that the team is experiencing an odd scoring anomaly. Despite being the fifth-highest scoring team in the playoffs, their Norris Trophy candidate defenseman Victor Hedman has only registered two points. Under normal circumstances, two assists might be...
Best Defenders in Lightning History
April 12th, 2018 Throughout the course of their 25 years in the NHL, the Tampa Bay Lightning have never been a defensive first team. However, even with this distinction, they still have had their fair share of franchise defensemen over the last quarter century. With the end of the 2017-18 season marking the Bolts' 25th year as an NHL franchise, it's...
McDonagh's Not the Jolt the Lightning Need
February 9th, 2018 In their recent letter to fans, the New York Rangers discussed how they are ready to start the rebuilding process at this trade deadline. With this declaration, recent trade rumors linking the Tampa Bay Lightning to Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh suddenly seem more...
Lightning Should Consider Going Green
February 3rd, 2018 With the playoffs quickly approaching, it's clear that the Tampa Bay Lightning will be buyers at this year's trade deadline. While the Lightning have been one of the league leaders all season long, they could use some defensive insurance before the playoff gauntlet begins. Despite featuring a fairly deep defensive unit that can provide...
What Is Koekkoek's Future with the Lightning?
January 22nd, 2018 It's nearly a month before the trade deadline and rumors are beginning to spread about certain players being available. The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to be buyers come February 26 as they sit at the top of the Eastern Conference. However, there have recently been rumors regarding the Lightning's defenseman Slater Koekkoek, who has...
