Tanner Jeannot

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nicholas Paul (20) celebrates his goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs with forward Michael Eyssimont (23) and forward Ross Colton (79) during the third period of Game 5 Thursday night in Toronto.

Lightning Must Re-Sign One of Killorn or Colton

With the 2022-23 NHL season in the books, it’s time for all teams to look at building next year’s roster. The Tampa Bay Lightning enter the 2023 offseason with salary cap issues, as they have approximately $7.3 million to spend. That takes into account their usage of the long-term injured reserve but likely doesn’t include […]

Do the Lightning Consider Lineup Changes for Pivotal Game 5?

With the Tampa Bay Lightning facing elimination in Game 5 Thursday night, the question of whether they consider making lineup changes is one worth pondering. They haven’t played poorly in the last two games. In fact, the Lightning controlled play for long stretches in Games 3 and 4. Defensive lapses late allowed the Toronto Maple […]

Shuffling the Deck: Tampa Bay Lightning Lineup to Look Different as Injuries Mount

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are a war of attrition; teams quite literally grind each other down in the hopes of being the last team standing with the Stanley Cup hoisted high above their heads. Not many teams know this better than the Tampa Bay Lightning. They have played in the last three Stanley Cup Finals […]

Jeannot Injury Could Hurt Lightning’s Chances of Another Deep Playoff Run

Coming off three straight deep playoff runs, the Tampa Bay Lightning entered the 2022-23’ season, hoping to go deep once again. As they entered the New Year and beyond, it became obvious that they lacked the grit and physicality needed to beat the East’s top teams in a seven game series. That prompted general manager […]

Lightning’s Acquisition of Jeannot Should be Viewed as Risk/Reward

With the Tampa Bay Lightning in need of a big body to win puck battles, general manager Julien Brisebois made a deal with the Nashville Predators to acquire Tanner Jeannot late on February 26. A lot of people have talked about what they gave up (defenseman Cal Foote & five draft picks), and rightly so, […]

Grading All 32 Teams’ Trade Deadline

Here is the Inside The Rink FULL NHL Trade Deadline breakdown. It was a wild Trade Deadline week and was an enjoyment for all NHL fans. We have compiled all of the moves for you below and give a small analysis for all 32 teams. If you prefer to listen to a breakdown of all […]

Pistons to Predators: Nashville extends Cole Smith

Nashville Predators announced they extended bottom-six left winger Cole Smith to a one-year, one-way contract through the 2023-24 season for $775,000 on Monday. Smith was to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. Most importantly for Smith, his extension is a one-way contract; therefore, in 2023-24, he will be subject to waivers if sent to […]

A Look at the Calder Trophy Top Picks and Odds

Each season marks a new chance to watch your favorite team duel it out for 82 regular-season games in hopes of achieving a playoff berth and making a run at the coveted Stanley Cup. While this is the primary goal of each season for each team, the fans get to witness many other exciting plots […]