The Bolts
2011-2012 was not the best year for the Tampa Bay Lightning as a team, but it was the year Steven Stamkos scored 60(!) goals. “Stamkos would finish the year with 60 goals to win the Rocket Richard trophy becoming the 10th player since the 1992-93 season to score 60 goals in a season. He was also the first since Alex Ovechkin scored 65 in 2007-08. No player has hit the 60 goal plateau since Stamkos’ 2011-12 season.” [Raw Charge]
Last Word on Hockey shared their all-time Tampa Bay Lightning starting lineup. Two names in particular jumped out at me as a tad controversial, what do you think? What’s your all-time Starting Six? [Last Word on Hockey]
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s newest player, Chris Kunitz was at The Tampa Bay Storm’s playoff game at Amalie Arena! The Storm, who won their game and are on to the finals, play in the Arena Football League.
New Bolt Chris Kunitz in the house tonight saying what’s up to some fans ahead of the @tampabaystorm playoff game ✍️ pic.twitter.com/IRiCB2mN64
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) August 14, 2017
Good luck to the @tampabaystorm in their playoff game against Cleveland tonight!
You can watch at 7pm on https://t.co/rgSsdi8HuO 🏈 pic.twitter.com/hkWKOV6ayi
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) August 14, 2017
#IsItSeptemberYet?
We promise hockey’s back sooner than you think 😄 Who’s joining us in the preseason?
🎟 https://t.co/9N1hGk3s6a pic.twitter.com/MmCgk4keRK
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) August 14, 2017
The Crunch
We all want to be Cory Conacher right now.
The Game
Hockey players in the UK helped raise £1,250 ($1620.54 USD) for the National Autistic Society during a charity hockey game. The newly formed Swindon Spitfires beat an all-star team “crewed by players from sides across the South West, including Swindon’s own Wildcats” by a score of 10-5. “I’ve played ice hockey for 25 years. It’s absolutely fantastic. It’s one of those sports that once you get into you can’t get out. Everyone’s [part of] a big family.” – player-coach Bradley Edginton [This is Wiltshire]
One of our favourite readers and commenters t.cann112 has been doing a series over at Pensburgh. S/he has been profiling all of the teams in the Metro division. We covered the first three a few days ago, let’s catch up with the next three!
New York Islanders: “If the Isles stumble out of the gate, this contract situation may be too big of a distraction for Tavares and the rest of the room.” [Pensburgh]
New York Rangers: “The Rangers landed the biggest name in Free Agency with Shattenkirk, and the loss of Dan Girardi is addition by subtraction. That’s a tremendous upgrade for the Rangers, and Brady Skjei and Nick Holden are also taking the Rangers in the right direction on defense. They are now much faster and offensively talented on the blueline, with more help on the way.” [Pensburgh]
Columbus Blue Jackets: “If Dubois can come in and make an impact, there’s no reason to think that Columbus couldn’t win 50 next season, either. Columbus has depth at every position at forward, defense, and goaltender. The Blue Jackets also have several young players who look to be getting better each year, and are finding themselves with golden opportunities to showcase what they’re capable of.” [Pensburgh]
The man, the myth, the legend, Phil Kessel:
oh my god. Phil Kessel is the greatest. pic.twitter.com/o2CTEOS9Uq
— liverpool mike (@MikeDarnay) August 14, 2017
