Is this a blatant attempt at bringing in page views? Well, yeah, of course it is. Look, it’s the off-season for the Tampa Bay Lightning, so why not lean into it? Now, that we have that out of the way, let’s talk about the big news that dropped in the NHL on Thursday. As many were speculating, the Toronto Maple Leafs made a change after getting bounced in the first round of the playoffs. Source ..read more

In a bit of news that shouldn’t shock anyone, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov was named as one of the three finalists for the Hart Trophy. Along with Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid, Kucherov is up for the de facto MVP award in the NHL. The 30-year-old produced the highest point total in Lightning history as he racked up 44 goals and an even 100 assists… Source ..read more

For the umpteenth year in a row, the Tampa Bay Lightning don’t have to lose any sleep in regards to how the Ping Pong balls will fall in regards to the NHL draft. The order, or at least the order for the first 16 picks of the draft, will be determined tonight as the league conducts their annual draft lottery. The Lightning, who traded their 2024 first round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks as part… Source ..read more

For the second straight year, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Mikey Eyssimont is taking advantage of the team’s longer than hoped for offseason to play a little more hockey. The 27-year-old will suit up for Team USA at the upcoming IHF World Championships taking place in Czechia from May 10-26. Eyssimont will join a team filled with NHL veterans that is sprinkled with college stars like Will… Source ..read more

Syracuse Crunch fans got a little more hockey action than they were planning for in the first home game of the postseason. The Crunch and Rochester Americans treated them to 90:18 of hockey action before Walterri Merela sent them home happy by scoring the game-winner on a breakaway to give the Crunch the 2-1 win. The two goaltenders were the stars for most of the night as Brandon Halverson won his… Source ..read more

Even with a slight bump in salary cap space and no pending restricted free agents that will need huge raises, it’s going to be another tough offseason for Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois. The biggest piece of the 2024 puzzle is also the one that he has to figure out first – Steven Stamkos. The Lightning’s on-ice captain and franchise icon is set to hit unrestricted free agency… Source ..read more

One of the weirdly anticipated steps of the offseason for any team that has exited the playoff race is the releasing of the injury report. After months of vague descriptions of injuries and timelines, teams usually announce exactly was ailing their players. That “lower-body” injury that had a third-line center on a day-to-day basis for a month-and-a-half, or yeah, he was playing without a left… Source ..read more

Alright. We’ve officially hit the offseason for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Sadly, it came in April instead of June, and there are way too many teams still playing, but that’s the world we’re in. For the second straight summer, the players are going to get plenty of rest. The good news is that we can stop paying for a Sling subscription for the next few months and everyone has more time to read a… Source ..read more

Despite an overturned goal and a disallowed goal, the Tampa Bay Lightning entered the third period of Game Five down by just a goal. Unfortunately, they couldn’t find the equalizer and the Florida Panthers scored twice with Andrei Vasilevskiy in the net and then added two more-empty netters to win 6-1 and eliminate the Lightning from the playoffs. Victor Hedman had the lone goal that counted… Source ..read more

The Syracuse Crunch came close to pulling off the comeback in Game One against the Rochester Americans before falling, 3-2. On Sunday they pulled off the comeback as Gabriel Fortier tipped home a shot from Declan Carlile for a 4-3 victory in overtime. Brandon Halverson made 24 saves on 27 shots to pick up his first career AHL playoff win. Like they did in Game One, the Crunch went down early… Source ..read more