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The Tampa Bay Lightning have never had one of their prospects named as the best player in college hockey. That could change this year as two players in their system are among the finalists for The Hobey Baker Award. The process begins with the head coaches of NCAA programs nominating the top players in their league as well as the top three players in the nation. As part of the … [Read more...] about Two Lightning prospects among Hobey Baker Finalists

As the Tampa Bay Lightning continue their slog through the month of January, it’s becoming obvious that they aren’t a complete team that is ready to make a deep run in the playoffs. At this point they are, much like we thought they were at the beginning of the season, a border-line playoff/wild-card team. They’ve played better than we anticipated but so have a host of other … [Read more...] about Some preliminary thoughts on…the NHL trade deadline

If adversity builds character, then the 2025 version of the Tampa Bay Lightning should be nominated for sainthood sometime around 4:00 PM on Friday. Despite controlling play for a vast majority of Tuesday night, a late goal by Jake Evans proved to be the difference as the Lightning fell 3-2 to the Montreal Canadiens. It was their seventh loss in their last eight games on the … [Read more...] about Lightning don’t get what they deserve in 3-2 loss to Canadiens

Game Forty-six: Tampa Bay Lightning (25-17-3) at Montreal Canadiens (23-19-4) Time: 7:00 PM EST Location: Bell Centre, Montreal TV/Stream/Radio: FDSNSUN, TSN2, RDS ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -148 Know the Opponents: Eyes on the Prize We’ll keep this quick since not much is different from today’s preview than yesterday’s. The Lightning are in the… Source … [Read more...] about Lightning at Canadiens Game Preview: And the beat goes on

In the never-ending session of play stupid games, win stupid prizes, Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers were both suspended for three games for their actions in Saturday night’s game. McDavid was disciplined for “intentionally strik[ing] Garland in the head with force”. The Department of Player Safety also noted McDavid’s history (which includes a fine and a priors suspension) in … [Read more...] about Lightning Morning News: Connor McDavid suspended