Brad Lauer a Perfect Fit for Tampa Bay Despite Struggles in Anaheim Mike Necciai | August 21, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning announced on Tuesday that they had signed Brad Lauer as an Assistant Coach to Jon Cooper. With the Lightning’s power play in need of a boost…
Hockey News: Stamkos Update; Jersey Ads Fallout Marcy Di Michele | August 21, 2015 All of the latest news, rumors and happenings in and around the world of hockey… A preview of the upcoming NHL season: [Loose Chicklets] What’s the hold-up with Steven Stamkos’…
Signing Nikita Kucherov Poses a Serious Challenge for the Lightning Mike Necciai | August 18, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning are facing a major cap crunch after this coming season, and it poses a major problem in signing Nikita Kucherov. I visited a similar topic a…
The Top Five Shooters in the NHL Brett Slawson | August 18, 2015 Arguably the most highly coveted players in the NHL are elite goal scorers. Such players are increasingly difficult to not only develop, but to secure, as players of such incredible value are…
3 Concerns Facing the Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Necciai | August 14, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning will face one of the toughest tasks in all of sports this coming season and that’s making a repeat trip to the Stanley Cup Final after…
Can the Lightning Sustain Success Without Steven Stamkos? Mike Necciai | August 9, 2015 While it seems like more of a nightmare than reality, it’s beginning to look like a very real possibility that the Tampa Bay Lightning and Steven Stamkos could part ways.…
NHL Team Cores: 1-30 Zachary Cook | August 4, 2015 Ranking System I thought it would be a fun exercise to take a look at each teams most important players going forward for their franchise, and to rank the cores…
All-Time Tampa Bay Lightning Team Dan Herrejon | July 31, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning came into existence in 1992. After 23 years and 22 actual NHL seasons along with two Stanley Cup Final appearances and one Stanley Cup victory, the…
Why Pursuing Steven Stamkos as an UFA Makes Sense for Toronto Kenneth Lam | July 29, 2015 If I were newly-minted Leaf GM Lou Lamoriello, I would seriously consider pursuing Steven Stamkos when and if he becomes an unrestricted free agent (UFA) on July 1, 2016. Speculations…
Who Will the Lightning Protect in an Expansion Draft? Dan Herrejon | July 23, 2015 A recent news item suggests strongly that the NHL is about to expand. The only groups that submitted completed applications to join the NHL were a group from Las Vegas headed…
Long Road Beginning to Payoff for Luke Witkowski Dan Herrejon | July 21, 2015 A review of the 2008 draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning will ultimately show success if for no other reason than that was the draft where the team chose Steven…
With Stamkos’ Extension Looming, Salary Dumps Coming For Lightning Mike Necciai | July 17, 2015 The Steven Stamkos contract saga seems to have taken on a life of it’s own recently and the Tampa Bay Lightning faithful are getting anxious. Especially considering the rumors that…
