Author: Clare Austin

2013-14 Tampa Bay Lightning year-end review, pt 5: Centers, cont.

By Clare Austin | Feb 28th 2019 | 5 min read |

The year-end grades continue — check the previous entries in the series: Intro, Wingers part 1, Wingers part 2, and Centers part 1. This install...

A pause to reflect on a season of adversity

By Clare Austin | Feb 27th 2019 | 3 min read |

It’s playoff time in Tampa Bay for the first time since 2011. A lot of people have a lot of raised expectations for this team, which is the way ...

The Hedman Effect: a With-Or-Without-You analysis

By Clare Austin | Feb 26th 2019 | 13 min read |

About a month ago, reader @AustinBolts asked Kyle Alexander and me on twitter what difference Hedman made for the Lightning. At the time Hedman was ab...

2013-14 Lightning advanced statistics through game 40

By Clare Austin | Feb 26th 2019 | 6 min read |

Last night’s game against the Vancouver Canucks was the Lightning’s 40th game of the season, as close to the midpoint as we’ll get o...

Weekend Edition Aug 16: Radko Gudas: fantasy gem, NHL drug testing, and new owners for the Devils

By Clare Austin | Feb 24th 2019 | 7 min read |

It’s August and while things are starting to gear up towards the season, it’s still….well, August. There’s so little news thes...

2013 Tampa Bay Lightning numbers: Games 6 through 11

By Clare Austin | Feb 22nd 2019 | 7 min read |

The Lightning played their eleventh game of the season Sunday night against the New York Rangers, and with this many games, the stats start to get a b...

Question of the Week: Who has been the biggest surprise this season?

By Clare Austin | Feb 22nd 2019 | 10 min read |

We all know this is going to be a season of surprises. In a normal season, the team that’s playing above its head will come down to earth, often...

2013 Tampa Bay Lightning statistics: Games 1-5

By Clare Austin | Feb 22nd 2019 | 6 min read |

Well, the Lightning are off to a blistering start, with a record of 5-1-0, sitting briefly at the top of the Eastern Conference on Sunday evening. (Th...

2012 NHL Lockout: The NHL cancelled the Winter Classic and I didn't care

By Clare Austin | Feb 21st 2019 | 4 min read |

I bet you’re getting sick and tired of these lockout posts. I know I am. I’m sick and tired of the sheer stupidity of two groups of reason...

Meet the 2012-13 Syracuse Crunch again for the first time: Goalies

By Clare Austin | Feb 20th 2019 | 7 min read |

I haven’t been writing much this summer, and I guess I ought to apologize for that. This was a realy slow offseason and, well, life outside hock...