Domingue Trade: Minor, Yet Smart, Yzerman Move Anthony Moukarzel | November 15, 2017 With the Tampa Bay Lightning sitting at the top of the standings with a 14-2-2 record, Steve Yzerman was at it again with another subtle move to improve his organization…
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Now Among the NHL’s Best Anthony Moukarzel | November 7, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning have come out of the gate with a purpose to start the 2017-18 season. Led by the league’s top scorers Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov, the…
Budaj’s a Necessity for the Lightning Eugene Helfrick | October 17, 2017 Backup goaltending is an important and often overlooked aspect of a team’s dynamic. When a team has a reliable backup, it allows them to spread the workload out just enough…
Bringing Back Budaj Would Benefit Lightning Steven DiOssi | May 24, 2017 One of the decisions Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman faces this summer is who will backup goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy next season. But if the Lightning have their way (and…
Ingram Is Next on Lightning Goalie Carousel Steven DiOssi | April 5, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning signed goaltender Connor Ingram to a three-year, entry-level contract on Tuesday. Ingram’s contract was the third goaltending transaction the Lightning have made in the 2016-17 season.…
Bon Voyage, Ben Bishop Dan Herrejon | February 28, 2017 Well, the day many in Tampa Bay have been fearing for well over a year has come. The Tampa Bay Lightning traded No. 1 goalie, Ben Bishop to the Los…
Top 3 All-Time Lightning Goalies Dan Herrejon | February 21, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning have been in existence for 24 NHL seasons. During this time, there have been 43 men who took their position between the pipes for the Bolts.…
Bishop Injury Opens Door for Vasilevskiy Darren Faria | December 22, 2016 Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop has once again found himself on Tampa Bay’s injured list after starting just 22 games this season. After stretching out to make a save against the…
Lightning Goaltender Controversy? Dan Herrejon | November 28, 2016 The case can be made that the Tampa Bay Lightning have one of the best goalie tandems in the NHL. Their duo of Ben Bishop and Andrei Vasilevskiy is the…
Andrei Vasilevskiy Bolting for Tampa’s Crease Darren Faria | November 25, 2016 When the 2016-17 season kicked off the Tampa Bay Lightning were sure that their go-to goaltender for the season would be 30-year-old Ben Bishop, especially coming off a spectacular season…
Vasilevskiy’s Coming of Age Steven DiOssi | November 15, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Islanders 4-0 on Monday, completing a three-game series between the teams and their first sweep over the Islanders since 2006-07. With the…
Bishop and Vasilevskiy Tandem Will Benefit Lightning Steven DiOssi | October 15, 2016 Should the Tampa Bay Lightning start Ben Bishop or Andrei Vasilevskiy? It’s a good problem to have. There is no doubt Bishop is the starter, but as he enters the…