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While teams can’t make no moves in the offseason, some teams took that to the extreme. In the opposite direction, some teams win free agency day one and then by the trade deadline they are selling off those big summer signings for draft picks. There are teams that simply keyed in on their depth third and fourth lines, third pair defensemen and minor league additions for their ECHL and AHL affiliates. As there are injuries that happen throughout any season, the depth is a critical portion of any NHL team. Tampa Bay Lightning Embed from Getty Images Most significant offseason moves: Ryan Callahan to injuredRead More →

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When Andrei Vasilevskiy went down with an injury early in the season Tampa Bay Lightning fans and pundits around the league were left to wonder what would happen to the Eastern Conference contender and preseason Stanley Cup favorite in his absence. The answer is as of December 11th is nothing short of Doming-ate. . . That is due in large part to the man who filled the large hole left in net by Vasilevskiy, Louis Domingue. Embed from Getty Images Domingue  was brought to Tampa in November of 2017 in exchange for Tye McGinn and goaltender Michael Leighton. With two other goalies on the rosterRead More →

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It’s no secret that Jack Eichel was upset after his teams dismal 2016-2017 season. The second overall selection in 2015 let that be known when there were leaks that he wouldn’t sign a contract with Dan Bylsma as the head coach. Subsequently Bylsma and and General Manager Tim Murray were released, with eyes towards the off-season there are many choices for GM and Head Coach. There’s an adage that says you “build from the net out and then down the center” and there is no doubt Eichel is a future superstar in the National Hockey League but are the Sabres set in net? The 25Read More →

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It’s the first game out of the all star break for both the Boston Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning with both teams trying to decide if they will be buyers or sellers at the deadline. The Bruins currently sit in the 3rd seed in the Atlantic division with 52 games played and 56 points, while the Bolts have played 50 games and have 50 points and sit 6 points out of a wild card spot and 6 points behind the Bruins. The Bruins will have Tuukka Rask starting in net Tuesday night while Ben Bishop will start for the Lightning. While Rask has establishedRead More →

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When the Tampa Bay Lightning face off against the Detroit Red Wings on October 13th, coach Jon Cooper will face the dilemma of which goalie to start between the pipes. Ben Bishop has the experience, but Andrei Vasilevskiy is the future face of goaltending in Tampa Bay, and is by no means just Bishop’s back-up. So which goalie does Cooper go with on opening night? Bishop’s career stats are better overall, although the 29 year old American is seven years older than his Russian colleague and six more NHL seasons’ worth of experience. Here are the pairs’ basic NHL statistics as of the end ofRead More →