Lightning’s Changes in the Crease
This past weekend, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that their 2014 offseason acquisition, goaltender Evgeni Nabokov, was being placed on waivers. On Monday, he cleared waivers unclaimed by the other…
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3 Major Trades the Edmonton Oilers Need to Contemplate
Half way through the 2014-15 NHL season and it has been more of the same for the Edmonton Oilers. Seemingly endless frustration, failure and un-attained expectations have become the norm in the “City…
5 Goalies Who Would Look Great in an Oilers Uniform
The 2014-15 NHL season is shaping up to be, barring a dramatic turnaround, yet another disappointing season for the Edmonton Oilers. Despite various free agent singnings and trades completed throughout the 2014…
5 Trade Options the Minnesota Wild Need To Make
It’s that time of the year again! No, not Thanksgiving. Even Christmas and New Year’s are things of the past now. Still haven’t got it? Well, it’s January… also known…
The Case For Andrei Vasilevskiy To Be The Backup
View image | gettyimages.com When Andrei Vasilevskiy got word that he would be sent back to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, he could have more than…
Victorious Vasilevskiy Returns to AHL
Tampa Bay Lightning super goalie prospect Andrei Vasilevskiy improved his record in the NHL to 3-1-0 on the season. He got the win last night in Buffalo with a very…
Stay or Go: What Should The Lightning Do With Andrei Vasilevskiy?
One of the biggest risks a team can take is selecting a goaltender in the first round at the draft. History has just proven that more times than not it…
Flyers Backcheck: Bolts Complete Calendar Year Sweep
Mark another one off the checklist. The Flyers mustered up one goal on Tuesday night, dropping their sixth straight loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning by a final of 3-1.…
Who Has a Shot to Strike Lightning?
On September 27th, the Tampa Bay Lightning made a gigantic cut to their training camp roster, reducing it from 64 to 36 players, reassigning 25 to Syracuse Crunch, their AHL…
Tampa Bay Goaltending Solution: Evgeni Nabokov
Not too long ago, I wrote a three part series about the Tampa Bay Lightning’s present goaltending situation and their options when it came to obtaining a backup for Ben…
An Interview with Lightning Prospect Andrei Vasilevskiy
Andrei Vasilevskiy is definitely one of the top goaltending prospects of the world right now, especially so since he signed a three-year-deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning, after his first…
Tampa Bay Goaltending Options: Trade or Free Agent?
The Lindback experiment failed. This we know. In the wake of its failure, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been forced to find a solution, a body to fill the positive…