Steven Stamkos
Opinion: Why This Could Be the Year that Predators’ Saros Wins the Vezina Trophy
It may be too early to start thinking about next season considering that we are still in the thick of things regarding free agency and the summer in general. One area that might be worth looking at is potential award winners for next season. For this particular article, I want to focus on the Vezina […]
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Player Profile: Steven Stamkos
Who is Steven Stamkos? Steven Stamkos was born on February 7, 1990, in Markham, Ontario, Canada. Standing at 6-foot-1 and weighing 194 pounds, Stamkos is widely regarded as one of the premier forwards in the NHL. His journey to the top of professional hockey is marked by his scoring ability, leadership qualities, and numerous accolades. […]
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Opinion: No One Should Envy Rangers’ GM Drury
Going into the offseason, it was clear that one area that the New York Rangers needed to address was finding a high-end winger to play on the team’s first line with Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. Unfortunately for the Blueshirts, team general manager Chris Drury struck out on that front. He missed out on the […]
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A Final Farewell to Steven Stamkos
Heart. Soul. A leader, both on and off the ice. An icon in the community. Steven Stamkos embodied all that it meant to be a Bolt. In 2008, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Stamkos first overall. Since then, he’s been one of the best players to don a Bolts jersey. He played over 1,000 games […]
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Smashville’s Loading Up for the 2024-25 Season
The offseason has just begun, and the NHL has been moving and grooving at a nonstop pace since. The Nashville Predators had a solid showing at the 2024 draft, picking up eight new prospects, but kept the momentum moving right into the first day of free agency. So far, the Predators have resigned or signed […]
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Lightning Announce 2024-25 Regular Season Schedule; Key Dates
The NHL released all 32 clubs’ regular season schedules today, with a triple header kicking things off Oct. 8th. The Tampa Bay Lightning will start their 2024-25 campaign with a home-and-home, back-to-back series with the Carolina Hurricanes Friday, Oct. 11th, and Saturday, Oct. 12th, with the first game in Raleigh. The Lightning will meet the […]
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Franchise Defenseman Staying In Tampa
It has been a heartbreaking week for Tampa Bay Lightning fans, but the announcement earlier today should brighten things up a bit as they have locked up franchise defenseman, Victor Hedman, to a four-year contract extension worth $8 million annual average value which will begin in the 2025-26 season. Hedman was drafted with the second […]
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Lightning Making a Big Mistake by Letting Stamkos Walk
For months, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien Brisebois has said that re-signing captain Steven Stamkos is a priority for the team. He even made moves at the NHL draft to free up salary cap space, leading many to believe an extension was on the horizon. Then came a shocking turn of events. Brisebois told […]
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Nashville Predators Kick off Free Agency With Three Big Additions
The Nashville Predators make three splashs to start free agency.
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