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…
Anthony Cirelli
Lightning: Will Point’s Holdout Be Cirelli’s Windfall?
I feel like I needed to use player names more than usual since I was talking about two different players. If there’s an issue, let me know.
Lightning: What If Point Isn’t Signed to Start the Season?
As the NHL season approaches, many teams find themselves at an impasse with their restricted free agents (RFAs). Despite training camp being only a few short weeks away, RFAs across…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 71 – Cirelli for the Selke
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 the…
3 Superbly Underrated Lightning Players
If you look at the Tampa Bay Lightning roster, the first thing you will notice is star power. As a team, the Lightning live and die by its top players, with…
Lightning Rookies Making an Immediate Impact
A major focus of former Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman was to keep a constant flow of young, high-talent players available in the AHL so they could compete…
Lightning Weekly Flash: Stamkos, Vasilevskiy & Cirelli
Two and a half months into the 2018-19 season, the Tampa Bay Lightning look eerily similar to last season’s team, standings-wise. It took them one more game, but they eclipsed…
Lightning Impressed With Cirelli
When the Tampa Bay Lightning found themselves struggling a bit with late-season injuries, general manager Steve Yzerman made the unorthodox decision to bring up a guy in his first professional…
Lightning’s Outstanding 2015 Draft
For many Tampa Bay Lightning fans, the 2015 entry level draft will be forever etched into their memory because it occurred just a few short weeks after the Lightning’s lengthy run to…
Lightning Top 4 Prospects 2018
After making a major futures trade for Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller at the 2018 trade deadline, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s prospects pool has experienced one of its biggest shake-ups…
Tampa Bay Lightning Top 4 Prospects 2017
When Steve Yzerman took over the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010, the organization had one of the weakest prospect pools in the NHL. Since then Yzerman and company have placed…
Measuring Impact of Erie Otters’ Memorial Cup Run
Make no mistake about it. The Erie Otters’ 4-3 loss to the Windsor Spitfires in the Mastercard Memorial Cup Final was by far their most crushing defeat of the season.…