Tag: NHL News

Lightning Morning News: Catching up on some award nominations

By Justin G. | May 9th 2025 | 5 min read |

Okay, we’re pulling ourselves out of the usual post-post-season depression and getting on with writing about this wonderful sport that we all, f...

Lightning Morning News: Isaac Howard officially a finalist for Hobey Baker Award

By Justin G. | Apr 4th 2025 | 6 min read |

For the first time in their organization’s history, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a prospect named as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award. On Th...

Lightning Morning News: John Tortorella does John Tortorella things

By Justin G. | Mar 28th 2025 | 5 min read |

Look. Anyone who thought John Tortorella was going to make it to the end of his contract in Philadelphia was betting against history. The blunt, somet...

Lightning Morning News: Tampa Bay on the verge of tying team history

By Justin G. | Mar 18th 2025 | 4 min read |

When Nikita Kucherov glided down the ice and snapped a shot past Ivan Fedotov last night, he recorded his 29th goal of the season. When he scores his ...

Lightning Morning News: Ike Howard with another big goal

By Justin G. | Mar 17th 2025 | 5 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning don’t have many high-end prospects in their system, but one of them keeps adding big goals to his resume. Over the weeke...

Lightning Morning News: Is there an 84-game schedule in the future?

By Justin G. | Mar 14th 2025 | 4 min read |

Pierre LeBrun kicked off his latest column for The Athletic talking about next year’s schedule. It sounds like the league and the NHLPA are work...

Lightning Morning News: Checking in on unsigned prospect Ethan Hay

By Justin G. | Mar 13th 2025 | 5 min read |

Back in January, the Kingston Frontenacs made a couple of huge deals with the Saginaw Spirit. In the end Kingston received three players for two playe...

Lightning Morning News: A rival gets hit with a long suspension

By Justin G. | Mar 11th 2025 | 4 min read |

The Florida Panthers finish their season on April 15th against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Based on the way the standings look, that game could carry som...

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline Live Thread

By Justin G. | Mar 7th 2025 | 5 min read |

Good morning, hockey fans. It’s Christmas in March as the 32 franchises in the NHL wheel and deal their way to Stanley Cup aspirations or build ...

Lightning Morning News: Why wait till the deadline to make a move?

By Justin G. | Mar 6th 2025 | 7 min read |

Once again, the Tampa Bay Lightning pushed whatever chips they had to the center of the table and made a move to improve their team. The price was a c...