Lightning Skating Consultants Have Been Key to Team’s Success
A bit of a common theme for some of the prospects and draft picks for the Tampa Bay Lightning is the scouting report comment “needs to improve his skating”. This…
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Lightning’s Game 4 Loss the Result of More Than a Blown Call
The Tampa Bay Lightning suffered an extremely difficult 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday for a few reasons. In falling behind 3-1 in the Stanley Cup Final,…
Jon Cooper’s Jack Adams Snub Ignores His Role in Lightning’s Success
Somebody once said that coaches get too much praise when their teams perform well, but too much criticism when things aren’t going well. However, in the case of Tampa Bay…
Unlikely Hero Leads Lightning to Series Win vs. Maple Leafs
The Tampa Bay Lightning got two goals from Nick Paul and held off a furious Toronto Maple Leaf rally to win by the score of 2-1 in Game 7 to…
Maple Leafs Getting Bulletin Board Material From Jon Cooper
The Toronto Maple Leafs have no shortage of motivation heading into Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Leafs are just one win away from advancing to the second…
Maple Leafs’ Demons Are Waiting
The Toronto Maple Leafs have one team to beat, themselves. That’s been the truth for a few playoff series now. Still, the heartbreaking first-round eliminations pile up, and so have…
NHL Recap: Lightning, Penguins, Rangers, Flames, Blues & More
The daily “NHL Recap” column is your go-to for the top quotes from every game in the NHL. Listen to THW contributors talk hockey every weekday on The Hockey Writers Podcast,…
NHL 2021-22 Power Rankings: Week 16
Welcome to the 15th edition of my weekly NHL Power Rankings for The Hockey Writers, where the league’s top half is evaluated. These rankings will focus on how the teams…
Lightning Lookback: All-Star Game Selections in Recent Years
The 2022 NHL All-Star Game rosters were recently released and the Tampa Bay Lightning right now, will be sending goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy and defenseman Victor Hedman to Las Vegas. This…
Rangers Gameday Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning – 1/2/22
The New York Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning are preparing to play the second of back-to-back games this afternoon at Madison Square Garden. The Blueshirts defeated the Bolts in…
Jon Cooper Deserves to Lead the 2021 Jack Adams Conversation
It’s not a major revelation to say that awards can often be a bit silly. Trying to judge anything against it’s peers, whether it is a movie, music, video game…
Maple Leafs’ Team Canada Olympics Tryouts Start Now
The Toronto Maple Leafs Olympic hopefuls have been in try-out mode since the start of the season. But the guys attempting to play for Team Canada are getting the best…