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Fight breaks out during head shot review in Lightning-Capitals
WASHINGTON — While officials reviewed Capitals forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel’s check to the head of Lightning defenseman Cal Foote, Tampa Bay’s Patrick Maroon dropped the gloves with Washington’s Garnet Hathaway during the lengthy stoppage. That was just the start of the fisticuffs as tensions boiled over Friday night between these teams, which face off again Sunday […]
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 Power Rankings: Mid-offseason edition
For this week’s Power Rankings, we identified our favorite move each team made this offseason. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1-31 — taking into account past results and offseason additions — and those results are tabulated in the list featured here. Stanley Cup odds are courtesy of William […]
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 readingTampa Bay Lightning place center Tyler Johnson on waivers
Johnson, 30, has four years left on a seven-year, $35 million contract he signed with the Lightning in July 2017. Johnson’s contract carries a $5 million salary cap hit. The Lightning center controlled his fate with a full no-trade clause. He had given Tampa Bay a limited number of teams for whom he would consider […]
Continue readingNHL free agency 2020: Signings, analysis, grades and buzz
Due to the altered schedule whereby the 2019-20 NHL season was completed quite a bit later than usual — with the Stanley Cup playoffs lasting until Sept. 29 — free agency began on Oct. 9 this year, as opposed to the traditional July 1 starting point. But while the key dates have shifted, the goal […]
Continue readingNHL free agency 2020 preview: Team needs, trade targets, cap space, key dates
The word that typically defines free agency in the NHL is “uncertainty.” Players with expiring contracts enter a marketplace unsure of what their next deals will look like or where they’ll next call home. But in the 2020 free-agent frenzy, that uncertainty has reached previously unseen levels for players and teams. There’s a flat salary […]
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 readingWhat will the next NHL bubbles look like? Lessons learned from the 2020 postseason
Cooper looked to his right and gave his eyes a roll. He took a deep sigh through a smile, which was an appropriate physical reaction to that query. “To be honest, there’s a lot of good. It’s been an experience. And for the most part, it’s been a really cool experience. I look back at […]
Continue readingHow the Tampa Bay Lightning learned to be Stanley Cup champions
The past five years were a harsh education for this group. Their 2-0 victory to eliminate the Dallas Stars, capture the Stanley Cup and officially pop the NHL playoff bubble was their graduation. In order to raise the Stanley Cup, the Lightning had to lean how not to fumble it away. “Once you get to […]
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