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The Tampa Bay Lightning enter this unique NHL season as the defending Stanley Cup champions. The Tampa Bay Lightning’s rise wasn’t something that happened overnight. 2020 Stanley Cup was a culmination of ten years of work and expert planning that could’ve gone wrong at any time. The remaining years of the 2000s, saw the Lightning […] READ MORE
From Last Word On Hockey, by Steven DiOssi Representing your country at an international tournament is always special, but for Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, being a part of Team Canada‘s World Cup team means a little more. Missing out on winning an Olympic gold medal has that sort of effect on a player. Stamkos […] READ MORE
As first expected at locker room clean out day when the entire Red Wings team signed a #13 jersey for Pavel Datsyuk, an official news conference at Joe Louis Arena confirmed his future. Pavel Datsyuk makes it official, announces he’s leaving Detroit Red Wings, returning to native Russia. pic.twitter.com/nYyl4frFN5 — Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) June […] READ MORE
“Every team is dealing with something and that’s part of what makes it difficult to win championships. For us it’s an opportunity for other players and something we’re going to have to rally around and do our best to survive. [First] to make the playoffs and then to survive until we start getting guys back.” […] READ MORE
The three pillars for Pittsburgh were on the attack. Defenseman Kris Letang skated into the Tampa Bay zone with speed and pushed it ahead to Evgeni Malkin. Using his 6’3″, 195-pound frame, he battled with equally strong Victor Hedman who cut him off from getting to the net. Malkin was able to dish a pass […] READ MORE
For each series in this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, Last Word On Sports will take a look at key storylines that will come to the forefront in series previews, complete with an overview of the series, key storylines, and predictions. Today, it’s the Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning matchup. Series Preview: Red Wings […] READ MORE
It started with an upstart 1990-91 squad that was led by a 25-year old captain by the name of Steve Yzerman, coached by Bryan Murray in his first of three seasons behind the Detroit bench. Taking building blocks like 20-year old Sergei Fedorov, 21-year old Nicklas Lidstrom, 24-year old Vladimir Konstantinov along with Yzerman under […] READ MORE
General Manager Steve Yzerman just lost the underrated heart of their defensive core in the form of Anton Stralman last week. Now, he and his team just lost their heart on offense. #TBLightning forward Steven Stamkos to undergo vascular surgery, expected to return in 1-3 months: https://t.co/a5kCJKwfNr — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April 3, 2016 […] READ MORE
Quelling speculation that Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos may be on the trade block between now and the February 29th deadline, Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman released the following statement today: “As February 29th approaches, I am stating today that Steven Stamkos will not be traded before the NHL’s trade deadline. I have said […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning have suspended Jonathan Drouin indefinitely, and without pay, following the player’s failure to report for an AHL game versus the Toronto Marlies on the night of Wednesday, January 20th,, 2016. Jonathan Drouin has been suspended indefinitely without pay after failing to report for tonight’s Syracuse Crunch game vs. Toronto. — Tampa […] READ MORE
