Bruins’ Free Agent Targets: Wingers Scott Roche | July 8, 2021 Free agency begins on July 28 and this is going to be one of the more important free agencies for Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney in his six years…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Cheap UFAs, Coleman, Goodrow & Bunting The Old Prof | June 10, 2021 In yesterday’s edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I looked at what internal unrestricted free agents (UFAs) the organization might sign. Today, I want to look at three…
Lightning: Odds That Each Pending UFA Gets a Contract Extension Eugene Helfrick | April 24, 2021 As the Tampa Bay Lightning navigate their way through the remainder of the 2020-21 regular season, let’s take a look towards the near future called the 2021 offseason. While that…
Revisiting the Lightning’s Trade Deadline Deal for Goodrow Andrew Mulville | February 23, 2021 Feb. 24 will mark the one-year anniversary of the trade deadline deal that brought Barclay Goodrow to the Tampa Bay Lightning. General manager Julien BriseBois dealt Anthony Greco and a…
Predicting the Lightning’s 2020-21 Bottom Six Forwards Eugene Helfrick | January 3, 2021 Whenever a franchise wins the Stanley Cup in the salary cap era, you know that change will soon follow. It’s hard enough to keep great teams together, but with the…
Lightning’s 3rd Line Key to a Successful 2020-21 Season Zach Seifter | December 17, 2020 They’re fast, they’re physical, they’re hard-working and they’re clutch. They set the tone in almost every game and every period in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. And they were arguably…
Lightning’s 3 Best Contracts for 2021 Eugene Helfrick | November 13, 2020 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, a cap crunch was an inevitability. Locking down core players to meaningful extensions adds up quickly, and even if everything had progressed as normal throughout…
Sharks’ Replacements for Barclay Goodrow Joshua Polanski | September 1, 2020 Just before the trade deadline, the San Jose Sharks traded penalty-kill specialist Barclay Goodrow to the Tampa Bay Lighting. In exchange for Goodrow and a third-round draft pick, the Sharks…
Sharks’ Alumni Contributing & Succeeding in 2020 Playoffs Victor Nuño | August 28, 2020 After a dismal 2019-20 regular season, the San Jose Sharks didn’t qualify for the expanded 24-team playoffs. There are however several former Sharks’ who have moved on to other teams…
Goodrow Trade Is Now Paying the Lightning Dividends Eugene Helfrick | August 22, 2020 As the Tampa Bay Lightning approached the 2020 NHL trade deadline, it appeared that the team’s roster was set. Unlike in 2019, when general manager Julien BriseBois decided to stand-pat,…
Lightning Deadline Deals Looking Better Even With Stoppage Eugene Helfrick | March 21, 2020 The 2019-20 NHL season will go down as one of the weirdest in league history. With the coronavirus halting play and no timetable for a return, there’s a real possibility…
Lightning Risk Seeing Their Cup Window Slam Shut Ryan Szporer | March 19, 2020 All of a sudden the Tampa Bay Lightning’s acquisition of Barclay Goodrow looks even more expensive. Granted, the rugged forward’s contract expires at the end of next season. However, you…