No Stamkos? No problem! Tyler Johnson has the goals. Michelle Timian | April 28, 2015 On the 15th day of the NHL playoffs, four of the top five goal-scoring leaders have been knocked out of the post-season: the Blues’ Vladimir Tarasenko (6) and the Preadators’…
Red Wings Shocked by Johnson, Lightning Anthony Pucik | April 24, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings had the perfect opportunity to take complete control of their series with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Up 2-1 in the series and with a 2-0 lead…
When Power Plays Kill: the Lightning Post-Season Woes Michelle Timian | April 22, 2015 Throughout the 2014-2015 regular season, the Tampa Bay Lightning were number one in the NHL in lighting the lamp, putting up an average of 3.16 goals per game. They were…
Stevie Y Cup Preview: Lightning vs Red Wings Brian Sklar | April 15, 2015 Today will be a preview of the series matching up the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings, the 2 and 3 seeds respectively in the Atlantic Division. We…
Fantasy World: Picking Playoff Teams Larry Fisher | April 14, 2015 Entering into some playoff pools this spring? My only advice to you is: Good luck. Seriously, good luck, because you’ll need it and that’ll likely be the deciding factor in…
Boston Bruins Playoff Streak On The Line In Tampa Joe Marraccino | April 11, 2015 The playoff chances for the Boston Bruins are on life support. It will be do or die for the Bruins as they head to Tampa Bay to battle the Lightning…
3 Reasons why the Lightning Will Make Noise for the Stanley Cup Brian Sklar | April 9, 2015 Watch out for the Tampa Bay Lightning in this years playoffs. The casual hockey fan that does not realize the ability of the Tampa Bay Lightning or just does not…
Nikita Kucherov’s Rise in 2014-2015 Brian Sklar | March 30, 2015 Nikita Kucherov was drafted in the 2nd round and 58th overall in 2011 by the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 5’11, 184 lb, 21-year-old emerging star from Moscow, Russia has taken…
Die is Cast for Price to Win Hart, Vezina Dave Lipscomb | March 25, 2015 After what was initially a two-man race between Nashville’s Pekka Rinne and Montreal’s Carey Price, the latter is poised to pull away for one if not two major postseason awards.…
Hockey News: Stamkos Fights; Kings recall Richards Jeff Ponder | March 23, 2015 Steven Stamkos fought Brad Marchand to send a message to his club. [The Tampa Tribune] The Kings recalled center Mike Richards. [Reading Eagle] A win over the Sharks on Monday…
6 League-Altering Trades That Almost Went Down Bill Schoeninger | March 18, 2015 In the course of negotiations between NHL GMs, many potential deals are thrown back and forth in the bargaining process. Most of the time, these trade talks never come to…
Hockey News: NHL Delves Into Virtual Reality; Stamkos gets a Misconduct Jeff Ponder | March 15, 2015 Here’s some weekend links for your Sunday morning or afternoon: The NHL is looking into virtual reality streaming for live games. [Puck Daddy] Steven Stamkos received a strange 10-minute misconduct…