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Odds for the 2022 Stanley Cup Champion

These next couple of weeks are when you start to see which teams are going all in for the quest to raise the Stanley Cup. With less than a month to go till the NHL trade deadline and two months to go till the end of the regular season, the top teams in the league […]

Tampa Bay Finds A Way – The Bolts Score 5 Unanswered goal to cruise past the Devils

Tuesday Night at the Prudential Center in NJ, The Tampa Bay Find-a-ways scored a colossal five unanswered goals, three of them coming in the third period, to complete a comeback. The Bolts, who were down 3-1 going into the second period, were revitalized in late in the second with goals from Captain Steven Stamkos and […]

Deadline Dilemma in Nashville

Led by the stellar goaltending of Vezina candidate Juuse Saros, the Nashville Predators are in an interesting position. Coming out of the All-Star break, they only sit behind the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild in the Central Division. Both the Wild and Avalanche will be tough to catch in the second half as they both […]

Breaking News: The Big Rig Stays in Tampa Bay; Signs a Two Year Extension

The living Stanley Cup Hat Trick, or should I say Pat trick – has signed an extension with the defending champs for two years worth an AAV of 1 million. After winning a Stanley Cup with his native St. Louis Blues, he helped the Tamp Bay Lightning become back-to-back champions, becoming the first player to […]

February 1st Gambling Preview

With only 16 games remaining on the NHL schedule until teams get to hit the pause button for the All-Star break, the NHL has provided us with a great 11 game slate to start off the month of February. After analyzing tonight’s board, there are many opportunities to increase the bankroll to have some fun […]

No need to panic after back to back VGK losses

Despite the Vegas Golden Knights losing their last two contests, things are trending in the right direction. Back-to-back losses in the NHL are never something a team wants to endure, but this road trip has yielded some positives anyways. The road trip started in Washington, where an extremely shorthanded VGK side took down a very […]

Should Panthers Pursue Evander Kane?

In what seems like a neverending saga, forward Evander Kane is in search of a new organization to call home. After nothing but turbulence throughout the first half of the 2021-22 season, the San Jose Sharks terminated his contract, making the 30-year-old forward a free agent. Of course, a newly announced investigation involving a border […]

Evander Kane to the Bolts? How this affects a three-peat

Lately, there has been a lot of talk around the league about former San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane. Several teams have been linked with the Left Winger, yet there has been uncertainty whether he will play at all. Numerous on and off the ice scandals, accusations, and suspensions have added up, and his contract […]

THE RETURN OF KUCHEROV – Tampa’s Dark Knight, returns after almost three months

This morning Tampa Bay Lightning Head Coach Jon Cooper, via pre-conference, announced that Kucherov is “ready to go” and that he “expects him to play” in tonight’s home matchup against the Calgary Flames. This comes after The Bolts placed center Riley Nash on waiver yesterday and reassigned defensemen Darren Raddysh to the AHL affiliate Syracuse […]

Covid-19 Continues To Impact The League With Serious Implications

As the holiday season is upon us and the deadline to pull out of the Olympics draws ever so near, Covid continues to rack up names in its protocol superstar studded list. Since we last reported here at Inside The Rink, The list of teams and players has grown significantly, as has the concern about […]