Lightning Must Start Controlling Their Zone Exits With Possession More Often

After determining hockey analytics have shortcomings, microstats are an excellent tool to bridge the gap between the eye test and advanced statistics. In the last article, I looked at the Tampa Bay Lightning's zone entries this season...

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Revisiting 4 Key New York Rangers Traded During Rebuild

In my last piece, we went over the New York Rangers' rebuild and what did and didn't work and how it led to where the team is today. During the process of the rebuild, the Rangers traded away many of the key players that helped them ma...

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New York Rangers’ Rebuild: What Did & Didn’t Work?

While the New York Rangers have been one of the top teams in the NHL for the past few seasons, it was not long ago when they were the complete opposite. During the 2017-18 season, they hit a wall with their core players and it looked like their championship window was closing and it wa...

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Lightning Happy to Have Shutdown Defenseman Ryan McDonagh Back

General manager Julien BriseBois made improving his blue line a priority this summer. The Tampa Bay Lightning could not keep the puck out of their net last season, and the team had dipped in defensive metrics the season before after the loss of one critical shutdown defender. Luckily fo...

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Lightning Captain & Alternate Captain Candidates for 2024-25

With the departure of Steven Stamkos, the Tampa Bay Lightning will have to name a new captain for the first time in over a decade. For reference, the last time was duri...

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How the Lightning Can Best Use Their Cap Space

If any team is rejoicing over the recent news of an increased salary cap, it's the Tampa Bay Lightning. Their championship run was handcuffed by a frozen salary cap during the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing them to break up the band sooner than they would have like...

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Lightning GM Confident Team Has Another Stanley Cup in Them

The Tampa Bay Lightning franchise and its fans have become accustomed to success. For seven straight seasons, the team has qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. During that span, the Lightning boast a 60-40 record, two Stanley Cup championships, and thre...

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Should the Lightning Trade Anthony Cirelli?

The Tampa Bay Lightning have some big decisions to make this offseason. They re-acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh at the end of May, are hoping to re-sign their franchise player, Steven Stamkos, and defenseman Mikhail Sergachev will ideally count towa...

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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Predators, Lightning, Kings, Canucks

In today's NHL rumors rundown, the Los Angeles Kings are hiring Jim Hiller to be their full-time head coach. Meanwhile, there has been no trade talk yet involving Mitch Marner and the Na...

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Ryan McDonagh Trade Could Indicate More Predators Trades

The recent trade between the Nashville Predators and the Tampa Bay Lightning, which saw Ryan McDonagh sent back to Tampa Bay, has generated significant buzz in Maple Leafs Land. With McDonagh's departure freeing up $6.75 million in c...

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