All Entries Tagged With: "David Hale"
Senators back from a dismal road trip, set to face Kings in Ottawa tonight
After a dismal 1-3 road trip during which the Ottawa Senators were outscored 17-6, they are set to face the Los Angeles Kings tonight at Scotia Bank Place. This will be the Kings’s third game of a four-game road trip. They sustained a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, before [...]
Filip Kuba breaks leg; a look at the Senators defensive corps
The Ottawa Senators have lost veteran rearguard Filip Kuba for an estimated five to six weeks after Kuba broke his right leg during the team’s skating session on Saturday. Kuba’s skate was caught in a rut in the ice after ten minutes in his first practice at Scotia Bank Place. It “looks like it will [...]
Attention NHL Shoppers: Lightning Free Agent Frenzy Is Here!
Now that the draft is over, Bolthead Nation can focus on the “Free Agent Frenzy” that begins on Thursday, July 1. The Tampa Bay Lightning probably won’t get involved in signing an upper echelon free agent player. The free agent pool is shallow as compared to other years and new GM Steve Yzerman simply cannot [...]
The Race is On!!
A look at the current three-horse race for the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy.
Heading Into the Trade Deadline…
With the NHL trade deadline less than 48 hours away, there is plenty to talk about for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Read on as I cover the Olympics, the assistant coaching change, and the upcoming trade deadline…
Hockey Bay USA Season Preview And Prediction
2008-09 Recap: Dismal The Lightning finished 2008-09 last in the Southeast Division and 14th in the Eastern Conference with a poor 24-40-18 record and 66 points. They had four players that netted 20 or more goals and six players in total that had double-digit goals. Martin St. Louis (30 goals. 50 assists and 80 points) [...]
Lesser-Known Lightning: David Hale
*Lesser-Known Lightning is a segment where I will try to better inform fans about some Lightning players. These players may be new to Tampa Bay and/or not as well known as some of the fan-favourites. The differences between this segment and a young prospect review are that the players reviewed here will have past NHL [...]
Bolts Cut Roster: Who’s In-Who’s Out
Once the scrimmage with Norfolk was completed last night, the Turk visited eleven Lightning players. After clearing waivers, forwards Martins Karsums and Blair Jones were assigned to AHL Norfolk. Goaltenders Dustin Tokarski, Riku Helenius and Jaroslav Janus (unsigned), defensemen Vladimir Mihalik and Ty Wishart, and forwards Juraj Simek, Paul Szczechura and Dana Tyrell were also [...]
Lightning Summer Of Discontent Is Thankfully Over
To be very clear, I am not a fan of Tampa Bay Lightning owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie. They have done some outright stupid things that have set the franchise back for years. They are embroiled in a business tug of war that will end with one of them face down in the mud, [...]