Posts About "Vincent Lecavalier"
Tampa Bay Lightning's 50-Goal Scorers
February 25th, 2020 Scoring 50 goals in an NHL season is an incredible milestone, one that doesn't happen often in a team's history. It's a feat that even the teams that have been around for awhile don't witness much. Those who reach that plateau are considered to be elite talents, capable of changing a game in an instant. For the Tampa Bay Lightning,...
Lightning’s Kucherov Still Has More to Prove
March 7th, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov’s record-tying night, when he matched Vincent Lecavalier’s 108 points on the season, should still leave fans wanting. Namely more. Kucherov Does It All for Lightning Kucherov has accomplished a great deal in a relatively short amount of time. He really only jumped on the scene a season after...
Best Forwards in Lightning History
April 17th, 2018 The one consistent throughout the Tampa Bay Lightning's history is their affinity for having star forwards on their roster. Over the course of 25 years, the franchise built themselves around the philosophy of score first and score often, sometimes at the expense of the other positions on the ice. Even when the team was going through...
Lightning Honoring Tampa's Hockey Hero Lecavalier
February 6th, 2018 On Feb. 10, the Tampa Bay Lightning are scheduled to retire former captain and longtime face of the franchise Vincent Lecavalier's No. 4 jersey. Lecavalier will join his friend and former teammate Martin St. Louis as the second player to have his number retired by the franchise. It is fitting for these two to have their numbers in the...
The Best NHL Playoff Series of the 2000s
September 27th, 2017 Originally published in June, 2010, THW takes a look back at the very best NHL playoff series of the past decade, from 2000-2010. Series #10 - 2006 Stanley Cup Finals Carolina Hurricanes (4) Edmonton Oilers (3) A bizarre and unpredictable run by the 8th-seeded Oilers was culminated with a 7-game defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes, who...
Kucherov Putting Himself in Rare Company
March 24th, 2017 Last night's 6-3 win against the Boston Bruins was a big one for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Trailing those same Bruins by five points for the final wild card spot, the Lightning were in a precarious position. A loss would put them seven points out of a playoff spot and a Sisyphean climb for a playoff spot would ensue. But the Bolts...
