Lightning’s 3rd Line Key to a Successful 2020-21 Season Zach Seifter | December 17, 2020 They’re fast, they’re physical, they’re hard-working and they’re clutch. They set the tone in almost every game and every period in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. And they were arguably…
Canadiens Still Need to Play Drouin in Top Six Ryan Szporer | December 13, 2020 It’s kind of a puzzle, but, while Jonathan Drouin has undeniably disappointed in a Montreal Canadiens uniform, he hasn’t quite been a disappointment. Having been a disappointment implies no chance…
Cap Crunch: Predicting The 2020-21 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster Nick Butts | October 9, 2020 Only days removed from being crowned 2019-20 Stanley Cup champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning have no shortage of work to do in a very short period of time. As the…
Russian Goaltending Dominates as Stars Take Game 1 Victor Nuño | September 20, 2020 The first game of the Stanley Cup Final between the West third-seeded Dallas Stars and the East second-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning went to the Stars. When the NHL announced their…
QMJHL Alumni Shine in the Playoffs Mark Jones | September 1, 2020 The QMJHL has always been known as a scorer’s league, and some of their alumni are bringing those skills to the biggest stages in Edmonton and Toronto. Nathan MacKinnon is…
Lightning Giving Blue Jackets Dose of Own Defensive Medicine Mark Scheig | August 19, 2020 The Tampa Bay Lightning have high-end offense. Everyone knows that. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a stout defense. Everyone knows that too. It’s the unstoppable force (Lightning offense) against the…
Lightning: Gourde Earning His Keep in the Playoffs Eugene Helfrick | August 16, 2020 When Yanni Gourde made his NHL debut back in the 2015-16 season, he looked like the quintessential Tampa Bay Lightning forward. As an undersized, undrafted free-agent with incredible scoring potential,…
Devils’ Trading Partners: The Lightning Have What They Need Alex Chauvancy | August 3, 2020 Weaponizing cap space is not a luxury many teams have. But it’s something the New Jersey Devils have done to a great extent over the last few seasons. Whether it…
Lightning: When Will the Fourth Line Find Stability? Eugene Helfrick | November 15, 2019 Heading into the 2019-20 season, the Tampa Bay Lightning saw a fair amount of roster overhaul that reshaped the team that won 62 games in 2018-19. While star forwards like…
Lightning: Will Gourde Continue to Evolve His Game? Eugene Helfrick | September 30, 2019 Few players in the NHL will experience a career trajectory quite like that of Yanni Gourde. After going undrafted, he led the QMJHL scoring race during the 2011-12 season, bounced…
Lightning: Worst Contracts for the 2019-20 Season Eugene Helfrick | August 17, 2019 As the Tampa Bay Lightning developed a core of highly talented players over the course of the last decade, they consistently found ways to keep these stars around. By signing…
Devils Need to Add a Top-Six Winger Alex Chauvancy | July 6, 2019 The New Jersey Devils addressed some big-time needs this offseason. They acquired a top-four defenseman in P.K. Subban and added center Jack Hughes through the Entry Draft. They also signed…