Bolts Breakdown: the Search for Consistency Continues
Another week of Tampa Bay Lightning hockey is in the books, and all things considered, it went fairly well. They managed to eke out a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh…
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Bolts Breakdown: Undisciplined & Inconsistent to Start the Season
Before the 2019-20 season began, the Tampa Bay Lightning were the odds-on favorite to win the Stanley Cup. They were one of the best teams in regular-season history last season,…
Understanding the Lightning’s Muddled AHL Goaltending
Heading into the 2019 offseason, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked to have their NHL goaltending situation figured out. With starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevski coming off a Vezina trophy-winning season and…
Do the Lightning Have Too Many Goalies?
The Tampa Bay Lightning cleaned up at the NHL awards as forward Nikita Kucherov took home three trophies and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was selected as the Vezina Trophy winner, which…
3 Blues’ Backup Goalie Options
The St. Louis Blues are not currently in the market for a backup goalie, or so reports would indicate. Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic has indicated that teams are calling…
Hurricanes Owe McElhinney Another Shot in Net
It should be an easy decision for the Carolina Hurricanes. Statistically speaking, they barely got adequate goaltending from Petr Mrazek in the playoffs. Curtis McElhinney showed better results in relief.…
Hurricanes’ Crease is in Good Hands
Fresh off their sweep of the New York Islanders, the Carolina Hurricanes are in a position to take a breath. They can rest and try to heal and get ready…
Hurricanes Facing Goalie Questions With Mrazek Day-to-Day
RALEIGH, N.C. — Rod Brind’Amour considers himself lucky to have two goalies he trusts. It looks like he is turning to the second one.
The first legitimate goalie dilemma of the playoffs belongs to the Carolina Hurricanes, now that starter Petr Mrazek i…
Hurricanes’ Calm Curtis McElhinney
As writers, we are supposed to be able to use words to convey feelings, actions, scenarios, etc. However, adequate words to describe the feeling during the Carolina Hurricanes Friday night tilt against…
Sparks Proving Dubas Was Right
The Toronto Maple Leafs had a big offseason, one that included signing John Tavares, naming Kyle Dubas as general manager and the ongoing William Nylander contract dispute. When the season…
Hurricanes’ McElhinney Playing His Way to Number One
The Carolina Hurricanes have three goaltenders. They’ve needed all three since Scott Darling suffered a hamstring injury just before the season. Petr Mrázek, who was brought on in the offseason,…
Carolina Hurricanes: Playoffs or Turkey Leg?
The Carolina Hurricanes have arrived at the American Thanksgiving benchmark whereby teams are judged as to whether or not they make the playoffs. For some teams, the only significance Thanksgiving…