Category: Season Preview

Syracuse Crunch roster preview: Defense

By Alexandra Ackerman | Sep 5th 2018 | 9 min read |

The Syracuse Crunch doesn’t officially get started for another few weeks still, but seeing as many of the younger members will be participating in t...

2018-2019 Atlantic Division Predictions: Raw Charge reader rankings

By loserpoints | Sep 1st 2018 | 3 min read |

Today is September 1st and that means the 2018-2019 NHL season is a little over a month away. The Lightning prospect tournament is next weekend and th...

Thoughts, opinions and predictions for 2016-17

By Justin G. | Oct 12th 2016 | 10 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning kick off their 24th season of play on Thursday (and it’s my 19th as a fan).  The expectations are great. Following on the h...

7 games to mark on your calendar for the first half of the 2016-2017 Lightning season

By waffleboardsave | Aug 3rd 2016 | 3 min read |

It’s August, which means it’s officially the last month of summer vacation from the sport we all love. Hockey is surely, but slowly, around the co...

Projecting the Tampa Bay Lightning Roster: Defense and Goaltending

By Kyle Alexander Abney | Aug 25th 2014 | 6 min read |

While projecting forward lines that Jon Cooper will use for the 2014-15 season this early in the year is probably a wasted effort, the blue line might...

Projecting the Tampa Bay Lightning Roster: Forwards

By Kyle Alexander Abney | Aug 22nd 2014 | 8 min read |

One of the perils of trying to cover an entire sport, rather than one specific team, is keeping up to date on all the latest information regarding all...

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

By Clare Austin | Sep 26th 2012 | 30 min read |

While we’re all sitting around bemoaning the potential loss of NHL games, the American Hockey League is preparing for its season. For Lightning ...

Recapping the Raw Charge Season Previews

By Cassie McClellan | Oct 7th 2011 | 2 min read |

If you missed it, we ran a series of posts this week previewing the Tampa Bay Lightning season that starts…tonight, actually. Hey, imagine that....

Season Preview Part 6: What other people are saying

By Dani Toth | Oct 6th 2011 | 3 min read |

Sometimes, to better understand your team, you need to take a step back and listen to what others have to say about the club. When you aren’t a ...

Season Preview Part 5: 2011-12 season predictions

By Clark Brooks | Oct 6th 2011 | 4 min read |

Over the course of the past week, we’ve looked back and we’ve looked forward. Now it’s time to take that all into account and come r...