Tampa Bay Lightning’s 3 Best Contracts for the 2021-22 Season Eugene Helfrick | August 15, 2021 For a cap-strapped franchise like the Tampa Bay Lightning, they have to get the most out of every contract in order to keep their Stanley Cup-winning core together. Heading into…
NHL Draft History: Ranking Sweden’s Best First Rounders Ryan Gagne | July 27, 2021 The NHL launched the Amateur Draft in 1963 before rebranding it as the Entry Draft in 1979. There have been 59 events in the league’s history, including the one recently…
Sweden’s Best NHL Players in 2020-21 Ryan Gagne | July 15, 2021 According to the games played statistics on NHL.com, the league had 913 players suit up for at least one contest throughout the 31 teams. Sweden represented a small number of…
2021 Norris Award Finalists: Who Should Take Home the Trophy? Jeff Middleton | June 28, 2021 The 2020-21 season was the coming out party for many young defenseman. Two of the three defenseman that were in the Calder trophy conversation last season are finalists for the…
4 Most Valuable Playmaking Defensemen in the Second Round Colin Newby | June 3, 2021 The strength of top-pair defensemen is an indispensable advantage in the Stanley Cup playoffs each season, and the eight teams competing for their respective division championships in the second round…
Sunshine State Showdown: Lightning Have Tough 1st Round With Panthers Eugene Helfrick | May 14, 2021 In a season unlike any other in NHL history, there was simply no way to predict how things would go. This was especially true in the Discover Central Division, which…
2021 Norris Trophy Race: Hedman, Josi & Fox Leading the Pack Colin Newby | April 19, 2021 With over three-quarters of the shortened season now complete, competition is starting to round out for the league awards. The Norris Trophy, given annually to the top defenseman in the…
Lightning 3 Stars of the Month – March 2021 Andrew Mulville | April 1, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning are having a very successful campaign so far, especially for a defending Stanley Cup Champion. They were the first team to reach 50 points this season,…
Kings’ Doughty Is a Dark Horse Norris Trophy Candidate Quinn McLellan | March 22, 2021 The 2020-21 James Norris Memorial Trophy race is heating up and should be a tightly contended contest. Victor Hedman appears to be the frontrunner for the Norris Trophy. But the…
NHL Players of the Week: McDavid, Zibanejad & More Andrew Mulville | March 22, 2021 Week 10 of the 2020-21 NHL season featured an abundance of high-scoring matchups. A total of five or more goals were scored in 37 of the 54 games played. Moreover,…
Tampa Bay Lightning 2020-21 Midseason Awards Andrew Mulville | March 18, 2021 With 28 games played, the Tampa Bay Lightning are officially at the midpoint of the 2020-21 season. They have a record of 20-6-2, bringing them to a total of 42…
THW Power Rankings: Lightning Back on Top John Kreiser | March 11, 2021 Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ Power Rankings, the top-13 teams in the NHL this week as ranked by members of The Hockey Writers. This week’s panel is Greg Boysen (Chicago…