By Connor McMinn The history of the Tampa Bay Lightning is filled with fan favorites, superstars, and iconic achievements. In this series, the Bay Bolts crew is going to individually take a look at their favorite alumnus, breaking down their greatest career game. Last time we took a look at the great Nikolai Khabibulin’s best…
By Michael Wax When David Savard was acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 10th, hopes were very high. The Lightning had paid a premium to get one of the biggest names on the market, with the idea that Savard was going to shore up the right side of an injury-depleted defense. Through 14…
By Daniel Ricker Career Year Ondrej Palat is having one of his best seasons of his career, and it’s mainly going unnoticed. On a team of superstars, sometimes it can be easy for players like Palat to fall under the radar. However, his jump in points from previous seasons might have you asking yourself – How…
Hockey, a world wide sport played in over 80 countries In this series we will talk to Bolts fans from across the globe to understand their story behind being a distant thunder and learn about their homelands. This week we head to Japan and chat to an ex Florida resident flying the lightning bolt across…
By Paul Edmonds Hockey is a worldwide sport played in over 80 countries. In this series, we will talk to Bolts fans from across the globe to understand their story behind being the Distant Thunder and learn about their homelands. Tell us about you, where you’re from, and your hometown My name is Paul.…
By John Gianfrancesco When the Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2020 Stanley Cup, scenes of jubilation & pure excitement filled the 813. A championship that was years in the making finally became a reality. If you ask any fan how they felt, it was a long time coming and this might’ve been the best team…
By Jake Ricker The history of the Tampa Bay Lightning is filled is fan favorites, superstars, and iconic achievements. In our brand-new series, the Bay Bolts crew is going to individually take a look at their favorite alumnus, breaking down their greatest career game. First up: Nikolai Khabibulin. Nikolai Khabibulin is one of the greatest…
By Michael Wax At the beginning of the season, the Bay Bolts YouTube crew put together their standings predictions. In my research for that video, I kept on coming back to one key thing: The Lightning might not even be the best team in their division. I know, that’s a weird thing to say about the…
By Michael Wax I think it’s safe to say that Alex Volkov has not had the greatest start to his career. After being called up during the 2019-20 season, Volkov played in 9 games before it was determined that he wasn’t quite ready. He was playing with high-profile players like Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, and…
By Jake Ricker On Thursday, the NHL announced that they would be implementing new COVID-19 Protocols to try and help eliminate the spread of COVID-19. Let’s take a look at the new things the NHL has implemented and how they could potentially affect the Bolts. Removal of shielding behind the benches The NHL has mandated that boards…
By Michael Wax Depth is paramount in any season, not to mention a season where the Lightning must now play52 games in 100 days. Low and behold, the Lightning are also dealing with some serious injurtrouble after their first series against Columbus. 2nd pair defender Erik Cernak is day-to-daywith an upper-body injury, while 4th line…
By: Michael Wax “And the Captain… Number 91…Steven STAAAAAAAMKOSSSS!!” Paul Porter’s voice rung around Amalie Arena, introducing the leader of the Lightning to the Bolts faithful on October 3rd, 2019. By the end of the season, he was raising the Stanley Cup. But his path to the cup was anything but normal. After going scoreless…
By: Michael Wax So…… anyone Seen Stamkos? The Lightning recently announced their Phase 3 and 4 Roster for the 2020 playoffs. However, they’ll likely be starting the playoffs without captain Steven Stamkos, who suffered an injury during Phase 2 training is doesn’t have a return time labeled yet. Going under the assumption that Stamkos isn’t…
By: Michael Wax This past week has been a complete whirlwind inside of the NHL and the rest of the sports world, culminating in the suspension of the NHL season earlier today due to the virus COVID-19, more commonly known as coronavirus. The NHL is not the only major sports league to take these precautions…
By: Michael Wax The Tampa Bay Lightning waited until the last possible moment to improve the roster on trade deadline day, but their move might have been one of the most talked-about deals of the day. The Lightning sent their 2020 first-round pick, along with forward Anthony Greco, to the San Jose Sharks in exchange…
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