Author: Matthew Esteves

Morning After Thoughts: Champions Don’t Lose in the First Round

By Matthew Esteves | May 15th 2022 | 3 min read |

They just don’t die. “Tampa Bay just knows how to win,” said Wayne Gretzky on the TNT panel. “Knowing how to win” is an amorphous mantra. So...

Morning After Thoughts: Tampa Bay Reminded Everyone, They Have The Heart of a Champion

By Matthew Esteves | May 13th 2022 | 4 min read |

If there is one undeniable truth for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, they have the heart of a champion. A proven champion who doesn’t need anot...

Morning After Thoughts: Inexcusable loss for a team looking to elevate their legacy

By Matthew Esteves | May 11th 2022 | 4 min read |

What is a legacy? Is it establishing your franchise as one of the greatest teams of the salary cap era? Is it constantly being touted as a contender e...

Morning After Thoughts: What a roller coaster series this has been

By Matthew Esteves | May 9th 2022 | 4 min read |

This weekend we saw the full range of the 2021-2022 Tampa Bay Lightning. In Game Three, we saw a team relentlessly tank its chances at winning through...

Morning After Thoughts: Tampa Bay evens the series, but they can be better

By Matthew Esteves | May 5th 2022 | 8 min read |

After getting dominated in Game One of their first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Tampa Bay Lightning pushed back and tied the seri...

Morning After Thoughts: Ugly Game One shows Lightning have little room for error

By Matthew Esteves | May 3rd 2022 | 6 min read |

Monday night’s embarrassing loss in Game One to the Toronto Maple Leafs wasn’t a surprise. It was an expected result given the Tampa Bay Lightning...

Lightning fall to Blue Jackets 5-2 in lackluster performance

By Matthew Esteves | Apr 28th 2022 | 6 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Thursday night in a game that ultimately meant little aside from seeding in the playo...

Lightning drub Predators 6-2, showing signs of rounding the corner as playoffs loom

By Matthew Esteves | Apr 23rd 2022 | 6 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Nashville Predators 6-2 Saturday night at Amalie Arena. For two consecutive games, the Lighting put together a st...

Stamkos makes franchise history as Lightning rout Leafs 8-1

By Matthew Esteves | Apr 22nd 2022 | 7 min read |

On Thursday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 8-1, looking more like the championship-caliber team many expect them to be....

Lightning embarrass themselves with ugly mistakes in 4-3 loss to Red Wings

By Matthew Esteves | Apr 19th 2022 | 5 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost, 4-3, to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night in a game that can only be summarized as frustrating. Ross Colton and Nik...