Category: Player features

The unheralded importance of Tyler Motte

By Justin G. | Apr 8th 2024 | 7 min read |

Tyler Motte has been a key part of the Lightning's defensive turnaround....

A deeper look at Matt Dumba

By Justin G. | Mar 10th 2024 | 5 min read |

On the surface things aren't the prettiest, but a slightly deeper dive shows how he can help the Bolts....

A deeper look at the newest member of the Tampa Bay Lightning

By Justin G. | Mar 8th 2024 | 8 min read |

Anthony Duclair brings speed and scoring to the Bolts. ...

The perseverance of Alex Barre-Boulet

By Justin G. | Oct 25th 2023 | 6 min read |

On Tuesday night against the Carolina Hurricanes, Alex Barre-Boulet circled around the net and fired a pass to his linemate Nikita Kucerov to set up a...

Lightning Retro Profile: Denis Savard

By Justin G. | Jan 31st 2022 | 5 min read |

Lightning Retro Profiles is a series of profiles on former Lightning players. Some are well known to fans even today, some not so much. These Retro Pr...

Lightning Retro Profile: Enrico Ciccone

By Justin G. | Jan 28th 2022 | 5 min read |

Lightning Retro Profiles is a series of profiles on former Tampa Bay Lightning players. Some are well known to fans even today, some not so much. Thes...

Lightning Retro Profile: Daren Puppa

By Justin G. | Jan 28th 2022 | 4 min read |

Lightning Retro Profiles is a series of profiles on former Lightning players. Some are well known to fans even today, some not so much. These Retro Pr...

From Saskatchewan to Tampa Bay: The Evolution of Slater Koekkoek

By Lauren Kelly | Nov 3rd 2018 | 6 min read |

With the emergence of Mikhail Sergachev, and several Syracuse Crunch defensemen inching closer to assuming full-time NHL duty, Slater Koekkoek continu...

Tampa Bay Lightning Hat Trick Retrospective: Cedric Paquette against Detroit Red Wings

By Justin G. | Jul 31st 2018 | 4 min read |

As a fourth-line grinding center, it’s easy to forget that Cedric Paquette had a hat trick during his rookie season for the Tampa Bay Lightning. A f...

Player Grades: Where I differed from everyone else in grading the Tampa Bay Lightning

By Justin G. | Jun 14th 2018 | 6 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning season ended, and it was time to grade how the players did last season. So we polled Raw Charge readers to get an idea of how ...