Return of Ryan Callahan Makes Sense for the Rangers
The New York Rangers have been very quiet this offseason. Except for a flurry of contract agreements with their restricted free agents prior to salary arbitration hearings, there hasn’t been…
Ryan Callahan
Does Callahan Have a Future With the Lightning?
Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final was arguably the best game Ryan Callahan played in the 2017-18 season for the Tampa Bay Lightning. That night, he acted as the…
Rangers Fans: No Shame in Rooting for Lightning
For the diehard Rangers fan, this recent audition for the future has been fun. Neal Pionk, Rob O’Gara, John Gilmour and Ryan Sproul had their struggles, then showed enough progress…
Rangers Best & Worst Salary Cap Era Drafts
Every June the NHL holds its Entry Draft and every June general managers, assisted by their scouting departments, make both head-scratching decisions and incredibly inspired ones. Since the league introduced…
Thriving With Lightning, Ex-Rangers Show Management Missteps
The Tampa Bay Lightning have become a living, breathing, hockey-playing reminder to the New York Rangers that their rebuild needs to involve more than just bringing in younger, high-ceiling personnel.…
Lightning Can Live Without Ryan Callahan for Now
We’ve been here before. Per Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times, general manager Steve Yzerman announced Friday that the Tampa Bay Lightning would be without veteran Ryan Callahan indefinitely.…
What Can the Lightning Expect from Ryan Callahan?
When the Lightning signed Ryan Callahan to his six-year $34.8 million dollar extension back in the summer of 2014, they expected to have a reliable two way player for years…
Missing Ryan Callahan
When Ryan Callahan departed from the New York Rangers in 2014, he took certain skills with him that the Rangers desperately need back. Don’t get me wrong, trading him at…
“Good Game, Ms. Beikirch!”
When Morgan Beikirch is not donning the blue and black for the Buffalo Beauts, she is shepherding sixteen 9-year olds for Warsaw Central Schools. Though, the fact that their teacher is…
Projecting NMC Waive Requests for the Expansion Draft
All NHL teams must submit a protected players list for the 2017 Expansion Draft by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on June 17. The Vegas Golden Knights will draft from teams’…
Lightning Looking For a Leader
When Steven Stamkos went down with a torn meniscus three weeks ago in Detroit, Tampa Bay Lightning fans were concerned but not especially worried. They recalled three Novembers ago when…
Top 5 Trades in Lightning History
The Tampa Bay Lightning franchise has been around for a quarter century. In that time, the various team general managers have pulled off some trades that have changed the course…