Lightning Strikes: McDonagh, Cooper, Gretzky & More

Welcome to this edition of Lightning Strikes, a series featuring quotes and comments from players, coaches, management, journalists, and fans alike concerning the Tampa Bay Lightning. This ongoing column aims to capture a slice of the existing outlook, attitudes, an...

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Lightning More Conservative on Zone Entries to Start Season

Advanced analytics and statistics in hockey have rapidly evolved over the past decade. Websites like EvolvingHockey have introduced player evaluation models such as WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Other sites like Hockey...

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Lightning’s New Possession-Dominant Line One of the League’s Best So Far This Season

The Tampa Bay Lightning were a wild-card team heading into this season. With a lot of moving pieces over the summer, including the departure of captain Steven Stamkos, there was a culture shift in the organization...

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3 Final Tampa Bay Lightning Questions for the 2024-25 Season

The 2024 offseason wasn't short of action for the Tampa Bay Lightning front office and fan base. There was a culture shift in the team this summer, and the...

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Lightning Can Trust Brandon Hagel to Drive His Own Line This Season

The Tampa Bay Lightning's top-six forward core is shaping to be one of the best heading into the 2024-25 season. Despite losing Steven Stamkos, the Lightning found a better option in Jake Guentzel on...

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Lightning Players Participating in the 2024 IIHF World Championship

The 2024 IIHF World Championship is set to begin in Czechia on Friday when sixteen countries will battle for the men's world championship crown. The competition is not without its Tampa Bay Lightning representation....

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Multiple Lightning Players Reach Milestones in Win Over Islanders

The Tampa Bay Lightning continued their post-trade deadline roll by defeating the New York Islanders 4-1. While the team as a whole is on a tear, the win is also highlighted by multiple individual milestones.

Some are simply career highs...

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Lightning’s 2022 Trades Are Shaping the Team’s Future

There have been plenty of trades in recent memory that have had an impact on the Tampa Bay Lightning, both good and bad. The 2018 trade to get JT Miller and Ryan McDonagh from the New York Rangers has aged particularly well. On the flip...

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Evaluating the Lightning Trade for Brandon Hagel 2 Years Later

It's been nearly two years since the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired Brandon Hagel in a blockbuster trade with the Chicago Blackhawks.

The price for Hagel, along with two fourth-round ...

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Lightning’s Up & Down Play Since the All-Star Break

Heading into the All-Star Break, things looked good for the Tampa Bay Lightning. They had won three straight games (all by a score of 6-3), were 8-1 in their last nine, and were steadily climbing in the Atlantic Division standings. Then, they had ...

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