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Andrei Vasilevskiy, Yanni Gourde lead Tampa Bay Lightning past New York Islanders in Game 7
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning moved one step closer to their second straight championship, advancing to the Stanley Cup Final with a 1-0 Game 7 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night. They’ll face the Montreal Canadiens, making their first appearance since winning the Cup in 1993, in a series that […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Lightning lament mental mistakes in Game 1 loss to New York Islanders
TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Islanders were mentally prepared for Game 1 of their Stanley Cup semifinal series. The Tampa Bay Lightning were not. “Our work ethic was there. Our compete [level] was there. Our minds weren’t there,” said Lightning coach Jon Cooper, whose team lost 2-1 on Sunday afternoon. “Some of our decisions […]
Continue readingDavid Savard’s journey from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period of Game 1. “The biggest turning point of that series was early in the second period,” said David Savard, then a defenseman with the Blue Jackets. “Our goalie, Sergei Bobrovsky, made a massive save on [Nikita] Kucherov, on a pass from [Steven] Stamkos, that […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Game 7 showdown for Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens
It doesn’t get much juicer than this: a Game 7 between two Original Six franchises, and the first such matchup between two Canadian teams in 17 years. The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to exorcise past playoff demons. And to do it, they’ll have to get past a red-hot Carey Price and the opportunistic Montreal […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Way too early rankings for 2021-22
No, there’s no reason to suspect a further spiralling of the planet into some Lovecraftian horror. It’s the Seattle Kraken that will wrap their tentacles around players and pull them into the Northwest. The Vegas Golden Knights get to skip this expansion draft, being relatively new to the league themselves. But that also offers a […]
Continue readingPrepping for another playoff run, Tampa Bay Lightning acquire veteran defenseman David Savard from Columbus Blue Jackets
Tampa Bay sent Columbus a 2021 first-round pick and a 2022 third-round choice. As part of the deal, Columbus is retaining 50% of Savard’s contract, which carries a $4.25 million cap hit and expires after this season. The Detroit Red Wings served as a broker in the trade, acquiring a fourth-round pick from the Lightning. […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings Week 6 update: Top five consistent defensemen to add
Hits and blocked shots, however, are less likely to ebb and flow for the non-elite fantasy assets. The same is somewhat true of shots. They are stats that can be collected by a player for fantasy points independent of deployment. Not completely independent, mind you, but to an extent, taking those actions doesn’t rely on […]
Continue readingWhy Tampa Bay Lightning GM Julien BriseBois’ job only gets harder after Stanley Cup win
The 1980 Team USA hockey “Miracle on Ice” is folklore. Cinderella teams are more compelling than No. 1 seeds in March Madness. Unless it’s part of a dynasty, hearing an absurdly talented team talk about how hard it is to win a championship is like hearing a billionaire complain about a dearth of island vacation […]
Continue reading‘Quest for the Stanley Cup’ Episode 6 recap: ‘Invest in the Process’
Drinking bubbles from the Cup, then finally leaving the bubble. Dallas Stars coach Rick Bowness in the post-Game 6 handshake line. The episode assumes that you know he served as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning prior to his stint with Dallas, because that adds so much depth to him congratulating them on […]
Continue readingNHL draft 2020 live updates: Pick analysis for all 31 teams, seven rounds
Follow the entire 2020 NHL draft through all seven rounds. We have all 217 picks as they happen, starting with the first overall selection by the New York Rangers and ending with Wednesday afternoon’s final pick. Additionally, Chris Peters, Greg Wyshynski and Emily Kaplan provide detailed breakdowns of each first-rounder’s skill set, as well as […]
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