Lightning: Schenn Is Not an Answer on the Blue Line
One quirk of the NHL salary cap era is that it’s impossible to have the perfect player at every position. Simply due to the rising cost of star players, building…
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Lightning: 2019 Top 4 Prospects
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The Lightning’s Great Defenseman Exodus of 2019
Just like in the rest of life, timing is everything for an NHL general manager. A perfectly crafted roster that took years to assemble can be torn apart in one…
Top 4 Lightning Prospects for 2018-19
Sometimes it can be difficult to define when a young player is no longer considered a prospect. This is the current situation for Anthony Cirelli of the Tampa Bay Lightning,…
Tri-City, Kelowna Series Features Future NHLers
There’s no shortage of star power and firepower on display in the Western Hockey League’s first-round playoff matchup between the Tri-City Americans and Kelowna Rockets. On paper, in comparing the…
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…
Lightning Well-Represented at 2018 World Juniors
The Tampa Bay Lightning have yet another big showing at the World Juniors. This year, the Lightning are represented by five talented prospects. Four of them play for Canada (Cal…
Lind & Phillips Still Cheering for Canada at World Juniors
Rivals in the Western Hockey League, the bond between Dillon Dube and Matthew Phillips has been well documented — both from Calgary and drafted by their hometown Flames. Now, Phillips…
Cal Foote: Canada’s ‘Mr. Steadfast’ at the WJC
Everyone saw the save. How could you have missed it? With Canada up 4-2 in the third period against the Finns, mere inches preserved their two-goal lead. Goaltender Carter Hart…
World Juniors Day Two: 5 Takeaways
With only two games on the schedule for Day Two of the 2018 World Junior Championships, it was a lighter day of hockey in Buffalo. The two games themselves –…
World Juniors Day One: 5 Takeaways
The first day of the 2018 World Junior Championships is in the books. The winter barrens of Buffalo and the harsh chill may have kept some fans at bay, for…
Evan Bouchard: A Legitimate World Junior Snub?
As the world junior championship (WJC) draws ever closer, most teams have named their rosters after making a number of cuts to their original lists. The Canadians were one of…