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THW's Lightning news for 12/07/2020
The latest Lightning stories from The Hockey Writers.
12/07/2020 edition:
By Kyle Knopp on Dec 07, 2020 10:05 am
After a brief hiatus, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced in July that players will be available for the Beijing (2022) and Milan-Cortina (2026) Olympics. The 2018 Winter Olympics was the first Olympic men’s hockey tournament that was played without NHL players since the league began taking a mid-season break to allow players to represent […]
The post BriseBois, Cooper Give Canada Best Chance for Gold in 2022 appeared first on The Hockey Writers.
By Zach Seifter on Dec 06, 2020 04:05 pm
For Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Julien BriseBois, and the entire organization, there has been one mission all offseason: Get younger and cheaper. It’s a mission created out of necessity as the Lightning have once again found themselves in a difficult cap situation, a situation only made worse with the recent extension of defenseman Mikhail […]
The post Lightning Should Use Barre-Boulet to Fill Any Opening Day Roster Spots appeared first on The Hockey Writers.
By Eugene Helfrick on Dec 06, 2020 02:24 pm
Little Big Men have always been a staple in the NHL. You know the type: fast as the wind, nimble on their feet, quick with their hands and tough to play against. Henri Richard, Marcel Dionne, Brian Gionta. In the modern era of hockey, it’s impossible to discuss the phenomenon of the Little Big Men […]
The post Martin St. Louis, the Little Big Man appeared first on The Hockey Writers.
By Greg Boysen on Dec 06, 2020 08:35 am
The greatest player to ever skate in the National Hockey League set another one of his numerous records on this date. Also, there was a trio of very rare goaltending feats to occur, including one that never happened before. Philadelphia was host to a handful of the many memorable moments to happen on Dec. 6 […]
The post Today in Hockey History: Dec. 6 appeared first on The Hockey Writers.
By Eugene Helfrick on Dec 05, 2020 11:45 am
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach John Cooper recently discussed how he was feeling optimistic about the start of the 2020-21 season. As he said in the video below, “we have a pretty good gauge about what we are going to be doing here, it’s just a matter of being told when we are going to […]
The post Jon Cooper Optimistic About Upcoming NHL Season, ‘It’s Just a Matter of When’ [Video] appeared first on The Hockey Writers.
By Eugene Helfrick on Dec 05, 2020 10:35 am
It’s no secret that the Tampa Bay Lightning are in the middle of a deep cap crunch. Years of success led the franchise to lock down their veteran core to contracts that weren’t bloated on their own but added up to give the team no room to maneuver when things went sideways due to the […]
The post Analyzing the Lightning’s Potential Trade Partners to Clear Cap Space appeared first on The Hockey Writers.
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