Lightning GM Steve Yzerman discusses the firing of coach Guy Boucher. Assistants Martin Raymond and Dan Lacroix will take over coaching duties until a new coach is named.
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Tampa Bay
Lets all take this time to take a deep breath and exhale the stress from the free agent frenzy this year. From Suter and Parise to Rick 
Nash, this off season has definitley been one to either enjoy or anguish you, depending on the team you bleed for.
For my Tampa Bay Lightning, yes MY, I have enjoyed this offseason thoroughly. We acquired goaltender, Anders Lindback, from the Nashville Predators, and top tier defensmen, Matt Carle and Sami Salo. While I know these players are assets to this team, the pickups left me thinking….what will they offer to this Tampa Bay Lightning Team.
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The Tampa Bay Lightening accepted a win over the Philadelphia Flyers last night, helping to keep their winning streak alive. After winning their third straight, the Bolts recorded a much appreciated 2 points, putting them just 7 points behind a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Philadelphia Flyers played a strong, aggressive game, firing 38 shots on their opposition’s net minder. However, the Flyers determined attitude wasn’t enough to tamper the Bolts. Tampa Bay Lightning’s goaltender Dwayne Roloson was named the games first star – a well deserved title. The Ontario native stopped 38 of 41shots, leading his team to last night’s victory.
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After a stretch from January 15th through March 3rd that saw the Tampa Bay Lightning go 14-4-2 and, more importantly, fight back to within two points of the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot most would expect the team would lose again at some point. That’s just the nature of sports.
What is worrying though is that in the past week; beginning with the game against Ottawa March 6th and ending with the game against Carolina March 10th; the Lightning hasn’t only lost the game(s) but also their ability to close out those close games.
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It may be a bit too early to start throwing out award predictions, but as far as the Hart Memorial Trophy is concerned, there are really only two real contenders: Evgeni Malkin and Steven Stamkos.
The Hart Trophy is awarded to the player that is judged to be the most valuable to their team during the regular season. And although there are other players who are currently having impressive seasons (Jason Spezza, Claude Giroux, Henrik Lundqvist), there is no question that the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning depend more on their respective superstars than any other teams in the league.
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With the NHL’s trading deadline now just five days away, the lack of activity on the trade front proves the vast majority of NHL teams still believe that there is a seat waiting for them at the playoff table.
That is, almost everyone except the Tampa Bay Lightning. While the majority of GMs have been scrutinizing the standings over the past week, Lightning GM Steve Yzerman was busy wheeling and dealing.
Yzerman got down to business last Thursday, sending pending unrestricted free agent Dominic Moore and a seventh-round draft pick to the San Jose Sharks for a second-round selection in the 2012 NHL draft.
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From the video above, we can learn three things that don’t go mix together well: silly string, a mascot and a disgruntled Boston Bruins fan.
However, as a result of the footage captured of said Bruins fan taking umbrage with Tampa Bay Lightning mascot ThunderBug and her silly string antics, she—yes, she—has become a cult hero and a YouTube sensation.
Apparently, the Boston fan who hit ThunderBug from behind during the Jan 17 Lightning-Bruins game was taken away by ushers but later returned to his seat. No harm, no foul.
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With the first quarter of the 2011-12 NHL season now in the books, there have been plenty of surprises. However, there are a fair share of players who have had great starts to the season that have yet to be recognized for their contributions to their respective teams.
Here are the five most underrated players of the season thus far.
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Following the 2004-05 NHL lockout, the League made a concentrated effort to increase scoring and offense in order to make the game more enjoyable for the fans. However, the Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning did their best to put fans to sleep during their game Wednesday night.
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In the post-lockout NHL, having a solid netminder is a must. However, especially in recent years, backup goaltenders are becoming just as valuable of a commodity. Wins are hard to come by in this league, and if a team’s No. 1 guy in the crease goes down with an injury or just needs a break, it’s important that teams have a dependable backup to fill the void.
Here is a list of five backup goalies who have not only proved their worth thus far, but in some instances, have actually taken over the starting role.
Jacob Markstrom, Florida Panthers
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