On Tuesday, the New York Islanders fired seventh-year head coach Jack Capuano. Doug Weight is now the interim head coach, moving up from his previous position of assistant coach and assistant general manager. Grateful for his time with the New York Islanders, Capuano said, “it’s an honor to have served this …
Read More »Blue Jackets vs. Lightning Tonight
The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning will be facing each other once again after the 5-1 victory by the Blue Jackets on November 29th. A victory that was the beginning of a 16-game winning streak for the Blue Jackets. Columbus and Tampa Bay are currently in first …
Read More »NHL Musings With ESPN’s Barry Melrose
With this NHL Season nearing the half-way point, ESPN NHL guru Barry Melrose shares his opinion on the Columbus Blue Jackets (27-6-4) along with the continuing struggles of the Tampa Bay Lightning (19-7-4) and the Florida Panthers (16-15-8). The Blue Jackets 16 unforgettable games. #CBJ https://t.co/MK5H8yhenF — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) …
Read More »FEATURE: Lightning Struggling Without Their Captain, Steven Stamkos
It’s been three weeks now that the Tampa Bay Lightning have been without their captain and it hasn’t been easy. In mid-November, Lightning captain Steven Stamkos left a game against the Detroit Red Wings with an apparent knee injury. Tests done the next day revealed that he had torn his right …
Read More »Lightning, Bishop Fall at Home to Canucks
Last night, the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Vancouver Canucks in a Thursday night matchup. It was not a pretty sight in Amalie Arena. Canucks goalie, Ryan Miller, turned the lights out in Tampa as he made 38 saves on 39 shots. His team was able to quickly rally around …
Read More »Panthers Lose First Game After Gallant Firing
The Florida Panthers(11-10-2) suffered a 2-1 shootout loss against the Chicago Blackhawks(15-6-3) on Tuesday night. The result comes in the Panthers first game since the firing of former head coach Gerard Gallant. They’re now tied for fifth place in the Atlantic Division. Game Highlights Florida gave a valiant effort despite …
Read More »Panthers Shake Up Coaching Staff; Fire Gallant Despite Success
The Florida Panthers made a surprising coaching change after a 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday when they fired head coach Gerard Gallant. The Panthers parted ways despite an 11-10-1 record to open the season. Surprise Firing Florida had their best regular season finish ever under Gallant last year going …
Read More »Lightning Cruise to 4-1 over Sabres in First Game Without Stamkos
No Stamkos, no problem. At least that’s what it seemed like for the night. The Lightning (11-6-1) rolled to a 4-1 win in Buffalo over the Sabres (5-8-4) on Thursday. Filling Stamkos’ Shoes Valteri Filppula had two assists by setting up the first two goals, and Ben Bishop added some …
Read More »Lightning, Panthers Win 4-3
The Tampa Bay Lightning(10-6-1) and Florida Panthers(8-7-1) both emerged with late victories last night. Tampa is now tied for second and Florida is tied for fifth in the Atlantic division. Lightning Win Despite Stamkos Injury Tampa took care of business against the Detroit Red Wings, winning 4-3 for their second win in …
Read More »Off to a Lightning Hot Start
After coming up just short of reaching the Stanley Cup two years in a row, the Tampa Bay Lightning have become a dangerous franchise and a tough team to face. The Lightning were just short of the Stanley cup in 2016 with a devastating 4-3 loss in the series against the …
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