The Florida Panthers are quickly rising as one of the top teams in the NHL in the 2021-22 season. The team has found its groove early in the run which means a lot for the team’s chances of making it…
Last seasons defeated finalists, the Boston Bruins, are favorites to lift the Stanley Cup this year, but the Tampa Bay Lightning are hot on their heels according to the most recent predictions. The Bruins agonizingly lost in the 2019 final…
Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, who hasn’t played since undergoing arthroscopic surgery for a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee on Nov. 17, could return to the lineup as early as this Saturday. Stamkos reportedly practices on a…
The Tampa Bay Lightning traded goaltender Ben Bishop and a fifth-round draft pick in this year’s NHL Entry Draft to the Los Angeles Kings Sunday night in exchange for backup goalie Peter Budaj, defenseman prospect Erik Cernak and a seventh-round…
It was a rough night for goaltenders last night, specifically in Tampa Bay where both Ben Bishop and Jimmy Howard were injured in the same game. Bishop’s injury occurred just past the midway point of the first period. It seemed…
The NHL season is a long and grueling one and many times injuries are inevitable. This season seems to be especially difficult due to a condensed schedule after the World Cup. The result of this difficult schedule can often shed…
Goaltenders naturally are fearless athletes. You have a little crazy to be willing to wear 30 pounds of equipment while trying to stop a hard piece of vulcanized rubber flying close to 100 MPH at you. As a goalie (currently…
On the same day when Dan Boyle became the last player from the 2004 Stanley Cup title team to retire from professional hockey, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that Martin St. Louis will become the first player to have his…
There was never a Stamkospolozza Tour. There was never a parade of executives and representatives from NHL teams going in and out of his agent’s office. There was never a televised “Decision” like what we saw in the NBA six…
Heading into tonight’s Game 7 against Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper went all-in, putting star forward Steven Stamkos in the lineup for the first time in nearly two months. Drawing comparisons to New York Knicks legend Willis Reed…