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Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 8-6-2 with 18 points through 16 games. After 16 games last season, the Bolts were 9-5-2 with 20 points. The Lightning are in third place in the Southeast Division three points behind the Washington Capitals and eighth in the Eastern Conference. After 16 games, forward Steven Stamkos leads the team [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 7-5-2 with 16 points through 14 games. After 14 games last season, the Bolts were 8-4-2 with 18 points. The Lightning are in second place in the Southeast Division two points behind the Washington Capitals and seventh in the Eastern Conference. After 14 games, forward Steven Stamkos leads the team and the NHL in goals with ten. and [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Introducing The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 5-4-2 with 12 points through eleven games. After eleven games last season, the Bolts were 7-2-2 with 16 points. The Lightning are in third place in the Southeast Division, tied with Florida, two points behind the Washington Capitals and seventh in the Eastern Conference. After eleven games, forward Steven Stamkos leads the team in goals with [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 3-3-2 with eight points through eight games. After eight games last season, the Bolts were 5-2-1 with 11 points. The Lightning are in third place in the Southeast Division, six points behind the Washington Capitals and seventh in the Eastern Conference. After eight games, forward Martin St. Louis leads the team in goals with three. Defenseman [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 1-2-2 with four points in their first five games. Certainly not the start they wanted. They are in fourth place in the Southeast Division, already four points behind the Washington Capitals and 11th in the Eastern Conference. After five games, defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron leads the team in goals (2), assists [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review
Game Summaries Game 1: Tampa Bay 5 – Carolina 1 Steve Downie and Adam Hall netted goals in a ten second span in the third period to propel the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 in the season opener. Goalie Dwayne Roloson looked good, making 32 saves. The win improved the Bolts all-time [...]
Bolts Make Final Cuts – Connolly Stays, Tyrell Goes
Today the Tampa Bay Lightning cut down to the23 man roster limit by sending forward Dana Tyrell to Norfolk. This means that their number one prospect, Brett Connolly has made the team. The junior eligible, 19 year old sniper can play a total of nine games before the Lightning needs to decide whether or not [...]
NY Islanders Three-Headed Beast – Why The Goalie Situation Will Continue To Be A Problem
You do not need much hockey acumen to know that three goalie systems do not work. You just need to be a recent Isles fan to recall that it was not that long ago that a subpar DiPietro, a backup playoff caliber Dwayne Roloson, and a rusty and off scheduled Marty Biron who was [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning 2011-12 Season Preview: Master Chef Yzerman is Whipping Up a Winner
Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman’s recipe for success finds the Bolts armed and ready to continue their climb to the top of the NHL in the coming season. No one could have predicted the 2010-11 Bolts would make it to the Eastern Conference Final and finally succumb to the eventual Cup winners, the Boston Bruins [...]
2011 Season Preview: Part I of IV
With the NHL Pre-Season a mere 5 weeks away, it seems that now is an appropriate time to begin a 4-part season preview. In the first part, I will predict the standings for the Eastern Conference. In part 2, I will share my opinions on the Western Conference. Part 3 will be a look [...]
Lightning Sign Goalie Mathieu Garon
The Tampa Bay Lightning signed free agent goalie Mathieu Garon to a two-year, $2.6 million contract. The 33 year old goalie will backup former Edmonton teammate Dwayne Roloson. Garon had a 2.72 goals against average and a .901 save percentage in 36 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets last season. This is a solid signing [...]
Breaking: Bolts Re-sign Roloson
Today, the Tampa Bay Lightning have reportedly re-signed goalie Dwayne Roloson to a one year, $3 million contract. Roloson was 10-6 in the playoffs with a sparkling 2.51 goals-against average and .924 save percentage. He went 18-12-4 with a 2.56 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage with four shutouts in 34 regular season games with the Bolts. [...]
Looking Into the Lightning’s Crystal Ball
Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman said yesterday, “We will increase our payroll.” Of course he wasn’t specific as to how this would happen, but with the Lightning making it to the Eastern Conference Final, his “methodical” approach may have to change. Tampa Bay is a good and competitive team and much of the time, [...]
Coach Boucher: “We Want More.”
Following the Game 7 loss to the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher answered questions for the media. Here is a transcript of the press conference. Could you just describe your emotions — obviously your team laid it all out on the line in Game 7 — what you’re feeling right now? COACH BOUCHER: “Obviously it’s [...]
Thomas and Bruins Defense too Much for Bolts
For the first time since 1990, the Boston Bruins are headed to the Stanley Cup Final. Boston goalie Tim Thomas made 24 saves and the Bruins defense was perfect as they shutout the Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 in a classic Game 7 to win the Eastern Conference Championship. Lightning backstop Dwayne Roloson was nothing short [...]
Coach Boucher, Vinny, Marty, Roli and Gags Talk Game 7
In today’s off-day press conference, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher and players Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis, Dwayne Roloson and Simon Gagne spoke about playing in a deciding Game 7. Coach Boucher: “Well, we’re one day away from playing the first five minutes of the game tomorrow. If you’re expecting perfection obviously you’re going [...]
Tampa Bay’s “Big Three” Lead the Way to Game 7
The heart and soul of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Martin St. Louis had two goals and an assist to lead his team to a hard fought 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals last night in Tampa. Playing without their injured NHL playoff goal scoring leader, Sean Bergenheim, the [...]
Roloson to Start and Boucher to Petition the Hockey Gods
Tampa Bay Lightning coach stated unequivocally today that Dwayne Roloson will start in net on Wednesday night in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. He shared his reasons why, “Well, I mean, he was the guy that took us here, and that’s how I felt before last game; but like I said, I felt [...]
Boucher Picks Smith and Bolts Lose 3-1
In what was one of the gutsiest decisions in Stanley Cup history, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher started seldom used Mike Smith in goal for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals versus the Boston Bruins last night. Smith made some huge saves and stopped 17 of 19 Boston shots, but it wasn’t enough [...]
Boucher’s Game 5 Morning Chatter
Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher met the media after today’s morning skate, prior to tonight’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Bruins.. When asked if Dwayne Roloson was his starting goalie tonight, Boucher responded, “He’s prepared. He got out. He’s done his morning skate like usual. He prepared yesterday. We [...]
