Lightning Add Grit to Lineup with Addition of Tanner Jeannot Lydia Szyjka | February 28, 2023 At the 2022 Trade Deadline, the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired Brandon Hagel from the sinking ship that was the once-proud Chicago Blackhawks. They then sent promising young forward Mathieu Joseph…
Oilers Need to Follow the Lightning’s Trade Deadline Strategy Rob Couch | February 28, 2023 Ken Holland and the Edmonton Oilers have yet to execute a trade deadline deal as time ticks closer to March 3. Meanwhile, the Eastern Conference has loaded up with almost…
Lightning Want Horvat, Even if They Can’t Afford Him Eugene Helfrick | January 27, 2023 With the flat cap bearing down on teams across the NHL, the 2023 Trade Deadline in March is going to be an interesting one, as there will be two opposing…
Lightning Are Holding Their Own With Brady and the Buccaneers Lydia Szyjka | August 20, 2022 Many cities in the U.S. have both NHL and NFL teams. However, none have Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady — the GOAT, widely considered the best quarterback ever. When…
Grading Julien BriseBois’ Biggest Trades as Lightning GM Connor Ziparo | August 9, 2022 Julien BriseBois became the acting general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning prior to the 2018-19 season. His predecessor, the legendary Steve Yzerman, had brought the team from the bottom…
Lightning Could Find Answer To Defensive Needs With Free Agent Target Eugene Helfrick | July 10, 2022 Over the last three-plus seasons, there have been few NHL general managers busier than the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Julien BriseBois. As a team pressed firmly against the cap ceiling, he…
Lightning Could Find Value By Pursuing Oilers’ Puljujarvi Eugene Helfrick | June 30, 2022 With the Tampa Bay Lightning wrapping up another deep Stanley Cup Playoff run that saw them coming up just two games short of pulling off a historic three-peat, it is…
Lightning’s Julien BriseBois Deserves More Credit for Team’s Success Connor Ziparo | May 23, 2022 The Tampa Bay Lightning have become a mainstay in the NHL playoffs for nearly a decade. Aside from the back-to-back Stanley Cups, they have not missed the playoffs since 2017-18…
Lightning Found Their Next Fourth-Round Hit With Dylan Duke Eugene Helfrick | March 30, 2022 If there’s one thing the Tampa Bay Lightning have never been afraid of throughout their history, it’s taking a chance on an undersized yet highly skilled forward. The franchise has…
Lightning’s Blockbuster Trade for Hagel Isn’t About Going All In Eugene Helfrick | March 20, 2022 In the months and years following the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois changed the way that we talk about deadline deals. What was once…
Lightning Have Few Needs as Trade Deadline Approaches Eugene Helfrick | February 5, 2022 Heading into the 2022 All-Star Break, the 2021-22 season has gone about as well as one could have hoped for the Tampa Bay Lightning. After winning back-to-back Stanley Cups, general…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Lightning, Bruins, Maple Leafs Jim Parsons | January 13, 2022 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is still a ton of talk that Evander Kane is going to become an Edmonton Oilers forward, but there is a delay in that…