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…
Brayden Point
The Lightning’s Forward Future: Steady or Stagnant?
I’m not a huge fan of the title, so if it doesn’t work well, let me know. Also, I worry that this article feels a touch choppy, but I’m not sure why that is.
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…
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…
NHL Rumors: Point, Werenski, Bruins, Oilers, More
In today’s NHL rumor rundown there is news out of Tampa Bay where the Lightning are working on an extension for Brayden Point and leaning towards a bridge deal. Meanwhile,…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Jets, Blue Jackets, More
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is buzz out of Montreal where the Canadiens have spoken with a former defenseman, the Winnipeg Jets might look to the Dallas Stars for…
Lightning Should Prepare for Point Offer Sheet
Last week, the Montreal Canadiens pulled out the first offer sheet since 2013 when they offered Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho a five-year contract worth $8.454 million average annual value…
Canadiens’ Free Agent Targets
The Montreal Canadiens are coming off a season in which they put up 96 points and still did not qualify for the playoffs. Adding insult to injury, was seeing the…
NHL Rumors: Duchene, Muzzin, Point, More
In today’s rumor rundown, there is news on the contract negotiations between Ottawa and Matt Duchene, a change in plans for one of the New York Rangers better forwards, a…
Lightning Weekly Flash: Kucherov, All-Star Snubs & the Streak
Well, it finally happened folks. After going more than a month without suffering a regulation loss, the Tampa Bay Lightning finally came out of a game without earning a point this…
Tape2Tape: Marner’s Absence & My Annual All-Star Frustration
It seems like we have a conversation about this particular weekend on the NHL’s schedule on a yearly basis – at least I do. I’ve written about previous all-star snubs,…
Lightning’s Point Deserves to be All-Star
All-Star. Those two words embody everything that Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point has done in a little over two NHL seasons. An unheralded third round draft pick in 2014,…