All Entries Tagged With: "Paul Ranger"
Weekly Fantasy: 10 players to avoid on draft day
With only one week before the first puck drops on the ice for the beginning of the 2010-11 NHL season, many of you will take part of a fantasy draft this weekend, whether it’s rotisserie or a head-to-head format. Please avoid the 10 players at all cost because of the injury risk they pose. Let [...]
Latest Lightning Lowdown
While I was off looking for Jamaican hockey players and ice rinks in the Cayman Islands, the Tampa Bay Lightning continued their quest to build a world class organization. In case you missed it…here is the latest Lightning goings on! Lightning Hire COO The Bolts named former Orlando Magic vice president Steve Griggs chief operating [...]
Lightning Could Use a Resolution on Ranger
As the Tampa Bay Lightning’s stabilizing summer continues, it seems as though one question mark after another gets washed away on a near daily basis. From Steve Yzerman’s appointment as general manager, to his magic act of shedding two bad contracts for lofty returns, to yesterday’s underrated depth signing of center Dominic Moore, need areas [...]
Lightning Off-Season Rolling Along
Well, look what the cat dragged in? Your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you, folks. Yup, it’s that guy (and in written form, no less!) Formerly of ‘Da Buzz, currently the co-host of The Bolts Beat podcast and soon to be a permanent fixture as a featured contributor at another prominent hockey web site (to [...]
“Methodical” Building Of Bolts Continues
New Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman continues to remake the Lightning roster. After re-signing Marty St. Louis and signing goalie Dan Ellis and defenseman Pavel Kubina last week, Stevie Y stayed busy this week. Bolts re-sign defenseman Mike Lundin and forward Teddy Purcell The Lightning re-signed both defenseman Mike Lundin and right wing Teddy [...]
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 [...]
Catching Up With The Lightning
Here is your latest Lightning news: Bolts sign defenseman Barberio The Bolts have signed defenseman Mark Barberio to a standard three-year entry level contract. He was drafted in the sixth round, 152nd overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. “W e always like adding good character people and quality players to the organization,” Head Amateur [...]
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…
Lightning Looking To Move Andrej Meszaros?
Tampa Bay Lightning GM Brian Lawton said that the team could be in buying mode before the March 3rd trade deadline should they stay in playoff contention. In today’s St. Pete Times Lawton said, “We’re looking to be aggressive. That’s the way we’ve been preparing for the last month and a half as we see [...]
52 Down, 30 to Go
I address key questions facing the Lightning with the final 30 games of the season upon them like where they currently stand, what they need going forward, and what the realistic chances are of making the playoffs this season. I also provide a sneak peak at some upcoming blogs.
Hockey Bay Happenings
The Lightning is 19-20-10 with 48 points. They are 4th in the Southeast Division with 127 goals scored and 154 goals against. The Bolts’ power play percentage is 18.91, while the league average is 18.61. Their penalty kill percentage is 79.40, while the league average is 81.34. Tampa Bay is four points out of the [...]
The First 15: Team Report
This is a full report of the Tampa Bay Lightning after 15 games. Team leaders, the good and bad news for the team, future forecasts, injury reports, and more!
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) [...]
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 [...]
Are You A Bolts Believer?
In Hockey Bay, it seems there are two types of fans. You’re either with the team or you are against them. Black and white…err blue. There’s no fence to sit on. Each of these fanatics views the Bolts world quite differently. Preseason impressions from the Lightning optimists: The fans that expect a positive outcome: The [...]