Bolts Breakdown: Undisciplined & Inconsistent to Start the Season
Before the 2019-20 season began, the Tampa Bay Lightning were the odds-on favorite to win the Stanley Cup. They were one of the best teams in regular-season history last season,…
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Lightning Shuffle Lines with Point Injury
It was a good start to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2019-20 campaign as they opened the season with a 5-2 win against the Florida Panthers. While the team is largely…
Fantasy Faceoff: Andrei Vasilevskiy vs. Frederik Andersen
When it comes to goalies in fantasy hockey, many people choose to take the best available player. However, taking a goalie early in your draft is likely not a smart…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 7 – Lightning’s Joseph Needs Big Season
Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
Lightning Offense: What to Expect This Season
The Tampa Bay Lightning had, unquestionably, the best offense in the NHL last season. They led the league in goals for (319), power-play goals (74), power-play percentage (28.24%) and shooting…
Lightning Defense: What to Expect This Season
Heading into training camp this season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have high expectations upon them to be one of the top teams in the league. Their offense was one of…
Lightning Preseason Award Winners
After one of the best seasons in recent years, the Tampa Bay Lightning cleaned up at the NHL Awards in June. Forward Nikita Kucherov took home three awards — the…
Rick Peckham’s Top 3 Lightning Calls
Tampa Bay Lightning play-by-play announcer Rick Peckham will begin his 24th season as the voice of the Lightning this fall, but it will also be his last. Peckham has been…
Lightning Cup Window Closing Quickly
The Tampa Bay Lightning were the favorites to win the Stanley Cup for almost all of the 2018-19 season. They had their best season in franchise history and one of…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 27 – Lightning Will Need McDonagh in the Playoffs
Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
NHL 20 Player Ratings: Top 10
On Tuesday, Aug. 27, EA Sports released their first wave of ratings for the top-50 players in NHL 20. According to the EA website, overall attributes take into account individual abilities…
Fantasy Faceoff: Mitch Marner vs. Brayden Point
Mitch Marner and Brayden Point are two of the top Restricted Free Agents (RFA) in the NHL today, and they’re also two of the most comparable players. Both are right-handed…