All Entries Tagged With: "simon gagne"
Rask’s 41 Stops Enough To Bury Struggling Kings
On Tuesday evening at the TD Garden the Boston Bruins were able to begin what they hope will be another extended winning streak, shutting down the Los Angeles Kings to the tune of a 3-0 victory. Backstopped by 41 saves from Tuukka Rask, –who recorded his 1st shutout since March– the B’s used two tallies [...]
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 [...]
Lightning Select Vladislav Namestnikov of the London Knights
With the 27th pick of the NHL Entry Draft, the Tampa Bay Lightning drafted Vladislav Namestnikov from the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. According to Elite Prospects: The 18 year old Russian is a very skilled offensive center. He is a reliable finisher with an impressive wrist shot and is a good playmaker [...]
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, 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 [...]
Morning Skate Topics: Bergenheim, The Big Three, Furlatt, Fleming and Stamkos
Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher, once again spoke to the media following today’s morning skate in preparation for tonight’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 versus the Boston Bruins at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa. He was asked if injured forward Sean Bergenheim will play tonight. “The doctors are looking at him now, [...]
Guy Boucher’s Game 5 Post-Game Press Conference
Following the Game 5 loss to the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher answered questions from the media. Question: I just wondered if you could talk about your decision on the goaltending. Mike Smith told us you didn’t tell him until about lunchtime and he said maybe that was to kind of keep [...]
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 Says Gagne is Money and Malone is a Warrior
Following the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 5-3 come-from-behind win over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, coach Guy Boucher discussed his impact on the game, Ryan Malone and Simon Gagne’s play, Steve Downie’s health and the goalie situation. Coach Boucher spoke about Boston goalie Tim Thomas’ post Game 3 statement that [...]
Bolts Battle Back to Even Series
Saturday afternoon, the Boston Bruins learned that not even a three goal lead is safe against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Bolts forward Simon Gagne netted the game winner as his wrist shot scooted past Bruins defenseman Tomas Kaberle and goalie Tim Thomas at 6:54 of the third period. Martin St. Louis added an empty net [...]
Bolts Bury Bruins 5-2 in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals
The Tampa Bay Lightning won their eighth straight playoff game and sixth straight on the road, by dominating the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden. The Bolts scored three goals in 85 seconds in the first period and never looked back, beating the Bruins 5-2 to go up [...]
Bolts In Good Hands With Yzerman
I participated in a media conference call with Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman today. He spoke on a variety of subjects including the Bolts quick rise to the top of the Eastern Conference. “We’re thrilled in year one to be where we are. I want to look back in a few years to [...]
Top-20 worst bang-for-the-buck NHL forwards in 2010-11
When the 2010-11 NHL regular season ended about three weeks ago, some teams analyzed the production of some of their key players thinking why did we give so much money to the players listed below. While some productive players like Joe Thornton (21 goals, but 70 points), Henrik Sedin (19 goals, but 94 points) and [...]
Vinny For The Win In OT
Just a little over six minutes into the overtime period last night at the Verizon Center, Vincent Lecavalier roofed a shot over Washington Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory and a two-games-to-none lead in the Eastern Conference semi-final series. The goal was a direct result of a heads [...]
Guts, Grit And Goaltending Guide Bolts Past Pens, 1-0
Going into the quarterfinal series the spotlight was on Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. He had, after all won a Stanley Cup and kept the Penguins title hopes alive despite the injuries to superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. But, as it turned out, a 41 year old journeyman goalie stole the show. Tampa Bay’s Dwayne [...]
He’s Back! Stamkos Leads Bolts Blasting Of Pens, 8-2
Superstar Steven Stamkos, Pavel Kubina and Simon Gagne each had two goals and Vincent Lecavalier and Dominic Moore also scored as the Tampa Bay Lightning destroyed the Pittsburgh Penguins in game five of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, 8-2. The Bolts avoided elimination and pulled themselves to within one game of tying the series at three [...]
Lightning On Life Support, Lose To Pens In Double OT
With just over three minutes left in the second overtime, the Penguins James Neal flung a bad angle shot from the side board that tipped off of goalie Dwayne Roloson’s glove and then the crossbar to give Pittsburgh a hard earned 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning and a 3-1 series lead. It’s hard [...]
Fleury Leads Pens Past Bolts, 3-2
The Pittsburgh Penguins recuperated from a 5-1 beating at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning in game two, and beat the Bolts 3-2 last night in Tampa to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference first round series. In the first home playoff game in four years the Lightning saw Pittsburgh’s Maxime Talbot [...]
Brewer Leads Bolts Over Penguins 5-1
Defenseman Eric Brewer was a wrecking ball that rolled over the helpless Pittsburgh Penguins Friday night in Pittsburgh. The veteran defenseman played almost 25 minutes, had a goal, two assists, three shots, three hits, was a +2 and led the Tampa Bay Lightning to their first playoff win in four years. The Bolts totally dominated [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 80: Lightning 2 – Sabres 4 “Another Defenseman Injured” Lightning killer, Thomas Vanek registered a hat trick to lead Buffalo to a 4-2 win over Tampa Bay (44-25-11) Tuesday night. Vinny Lecavalier and Ryan Malone scored for the Lightning. For Lecavalier, it was his 22nd goal of the season. Teddy Purcell, Marty St. Louis [...]
