Tampa Bay Lightning
Winnipeg Jets Road Trip: Three Games, Three Players to Watch
Heading into their three-game road trip, the Winnipeg Jets must get things back on track. Losing seven of their past eight games (1-5-2) and clinging onto the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference with 17 games left in the regular season. In what could be a pivotal point in the Jets 2022-23 season with […]
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San Jose gets Namestnikov from Tampa
The Tampa Bay Lightning and San Jose Sharks are in on the action as the two teams swapped players, the Sharks sent Michael Eyssimont to the Bolts in exchange for Vladislav Namestnikov to make this trade seem a little bit fairer, and Tampa did retain 50% of Namestnikov’s salary. Tampa Bay acquired Eyssimont, who doesn’t […]
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Lightning Done In By Sloppy First, Lose to Golden Knights 5-4
Coming off a tough shootout loss in the desert Wednesday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked to rebound Saturday night in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, a sloppy first 20 minutes proved to be fatal in a 5-4 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. The fourth line consisting of Corey Perry, Vladislav Namestnikov, and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, was […]
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Anthony Duclair’s Return Could Spark a Turnaround for the Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers, despite making what many have dubbed the biggest blockbuster trade in the modern-day NHL, are nowhere close to where they were a year ago today. To say that last year’s President’s Trophy winners have struggled this season is a bit of an understatement, though the reason(s) why may not entirely rest on […]
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Three Teams Linked to Tyler Bertuzzi Ahead of the Trade Deadline
With the NHL Trade Deadline less than three weeks away, teams are increasing their efforts to acquire players to help their group contend in April. On Hockey Night in Canada’s edition of ’32 Thoughts’, Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek gave an update on pending unrestricted free agent Tyler Bertuzzi. “He’s on an expiring deal, the; there some […]
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Missing The Point: Rangers Lose 2-1 In Shootout To Lightning Despite Stellar Effort From Shesterkin
Last night, the NY Rangers were defeated by the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in a shootout loss highlighted by an outstanding goalie matchup. Andrei Vasilevskiy ended up being slightly better than Igor Shesterkin, although the Rangers squandered several opportunities as they once again left a point on the table they could have had. So, let’s […]
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Oilers: Aim Higher
As the Oilers, defensive struggles continue, and Ken Holland works the phones. One name that keeps coming up is Joel Edmundson… oh boy. Joel Edmundson is a left defenseman on the Montreal Canadians, and he joined the Habs in 2020 after being traded for a 5th-round pick (the cost is so low because he was […]
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The Captain has done it! Steven Stamkos reaches 1,000 Career NHL Points
Steven Stamkos joined an elite group tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers. He reached 1,000 Career NHL Points, with only 94 other players for the company, of which only eight are still active in the NHL. His 1,000th point came as an assist on Nick Paul’s 11th goal of the season in the second period. He […]
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Edmonton Oilers: Credit Is Due
The inspiration for this article comes from the tweets of @mathewjdp. So far this season, it seems that Bouchard has been struggling on both the offensive and defensive sides of the game. Offensively, it has been a step down on the score sheet compared to last season, as through 15 games, Evan Bouchard has a […]
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Player Profile: Anton Stralman
Anton Stralman was born on August 1, 1986, in Tibro, Sweden. As a 16-year-old, Anton played in his native Sweden for Skovde IK and then Timra IK with former NHLer Frans Nielsen. Stralman would play for the Swedish U-20 team in the World Junior Championships from 2005-07, with many players playing in the National Hockey […]
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