by Kenneth Cross | Nov 2, 2021 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals
TAMPA – It’s been talked about ad nauseam, but the loss of players to free agency on this Tampa Bay Lightning team has caused some restructuring and on the job learning from younger players as well as veterans who have been put in different situations....
by Kenneth Cross | Oct 23, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Inside Hockey, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – The Colorado Avalanche came into Tampa Bay, much in the same mode as the Lightning, as they also had less of a start to the young season than what many imagined, but Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an two assists as Cale Makur stuck the deciding goal in...
by Kenneth Cross | Oct 20, 2021 | Florida Panthers, Homepage, Inside Hockey, Tampa Bay Lightning
By Kenneth Cross TAMPA – The presence of Nikita Kucherov for the Tampa Bay Lightning is somewhat synonymous with the presence of Tom Brady at quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He’s the cog in the machine, the grape in the wine, or any analogy that...
by Angie Carducci | Oct 17, 2021 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins are still missing Sidney Crosby (wrist surgery, now day-to-day) and Evgeni Malkin (knee surgery, at least two months). For the season opener in Tampa Bay, forwards Jake Guentzel and Zach Aston-Reese remained on the COVID-19 protocol list, while defenseman...
by Kenneth Cross | Oct 13, 2021 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – The beauty and the pomp and circumstance of the raising of the 2020-21 Stanley Cup Champions banner was literally the highlight the evening as the Pittsburgh Penguins rolled into Amalie Arena and were dominant in a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on...
by Kenneth Cross | Jul 8, 2021 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – Given history, who would bet against Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy going to the Lightning’s 1-0 win in Wednesday night’s Game 5 as Tampa Bay captured the Stanley Cup? Vasilevskiy turned away 22 shots and had an amazing defense...
