By: Luke Finlay It was reported late last night by Elliotte Friedman, that assistant coach Rick Bowness would not return to the Lightning bench for the 2018-2019 season. This morning, the Tampa Bay Lightning made it official. However, they also stated that they are mutually parting ways with assistant coach Brad Lauer, with his contract…
By: Luke Finlay After a devastating loss to the Washington Capitals in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, GM Steve Yzerman and the Tampa Bay Lightning look onto the offseason. There are many topics to be discussed with key players like Brayden Point, and Nikita Kucherov being due for a contract next offseason. Or…
By Jake Ricker Well, unfortunately, the Tampa Bay Lighting’s season has come to a close, and now it’s time to take a look back at the season and see how we did. We will go over the good, the bad, and the unlucky. Please note that these are only opinions and mere observations. Offense The…
By: Jake Ricker Overview The Tampa Bay Lightning were the most unlucky team in the first two periods and then gave up in the Third. The Bolts had chance after chance but just could not get the puck in the net. As for the Capitals, they jumped on the Bolts quickly and never looked back.…
By: Jake Ricker Overview The Tampa Bay Lightning got off to a good start but were outplayed in the second and third. The Bolts played a very disciplined game but could just not get anything past Holtby. As for the Capitals, they did a great job of being physical and never looking back once they…
By: Jake Ricker Overview The Tampa Bay Lightning got off to an incredible start but sat back a little in the third. The Bolts played a very disciplined game and did a great job of jumping on the Caps early. As for the Caps, they kept falling behind and could not beat Vasy when it…
By: Jake Ricker Overview The Tampa Bay Lightning played a great game in the first but struggled after that. But they got the job done when it mattered most. The Bolts penalty kill came up huge this game going 4 for 4. As for the Caps, they could not stop the Bolts PP and were…
By: Jake Ricker Overview The Tampa Bay Lightning played a much, much better game tonight and it showed. The Bolts offense finally showed up, and the defense was great as well. As for the Caps, their offense could not crack Vasy and took way too many penalties. Things got a little chippy a few times,…
By: Jake Ricker Overview The Tampa Bay Lightning once again didn’t show up to this game. They continued to play sloppy and make bad choices. As for the Caps, they dominated play and took advantage of every PP they got. It was not a fun game to watch for the Bolts fans to watch as…
By Jake Ricker Overview The Tampa Bay Lightning played a terrible game tonight as they looked very flat in the first two periods but started to come alive in the third. As for the Caps, they dominated play and got on the Bolts early. This was a lopsided game but the officiating was actually decent tonight.…
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