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Secondary scoring is great, especially in the Stanley Cup Final, but when Corey Perry has your only goals over the last 88 minutes of on-ice action, well, that isn’t great. After splitting the games in Edmonton, the Florida Panthers returned to their friendly confines and proceeded to smack the Oilers up and down the ice for 60 minutes in Game 3. The 6-1 final score was … [Read more...] about It’s not looking great for Edmonton

Cale Makar won the Norris Trophy. That’s not much of a surprise as the young Colorado Avalanche defenseman scored 30 goals and put up 92 points. That is as impressive of a season for a blueliner that we’ve seen in a long time. It’s also further proof that the Norris Trophy might officially be awarded to the “defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest … [Read more...] about Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh and the Norris Trophy

Jack Finley had a really solid season in 2024-25. Unfortunately, as has been the case so far in his pro career, it was a short season. He appeared in 40 games for the Syracuse Crunch putting up a career-high 14 goals and adding 14 assists. Finley, a 2020 second-round pick for the Lightning, also made his NHL debut, appearing in one game for Tampa Bay. Despite the injuries that … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay Lightning sign forward prospect to three-year contract

With Jeff Blashill tasked with taking over the rebuild in Chicago, the Tampa Bay Lightning had an open spot on their coaching staff. On Friday, the same day former coach Derek Lalonde joined the Toronto Maple Leafs staff, the Bolts announced that Dan Hinote would be joining Jon Cooper’s staff in Tampa. The 48-year-old is back in the NHL after a year in the AHL with the Colorado … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay Lightning fill coaching void

For the second time in his career, Nikita Kucherov was deemed the best player in the league by his peers. The future hall-of-famer was presented the Ted Lindsey Award on Wednesday by his captain, Victor Hedman, while surrounded by a group of his teammates at the Lightning’s facilities in Tampa. The NHL is shaking things up as to how they announce some of their award … [Read more...] about Nikita Kucherov wins Ted Lindsey Award