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Lightning send Connolly, Panik, and Ashton back to juniors
If there's any surprise in the news forwards Brett Connolly, Carter Ashton, and Richard Panik were sent back to juniors, the surprise lies in when they were sent back. Not if they would be sent back at all. I figured the demotions would happen after the team played on Saturday in Calgary. Despite...
2009 NHL Draft Redo: Any changes?
From his NHL Network performances, I would not say I'm enamored with Craig Button's analysis. Sometimes I can feel it, sometimes I'm left scratching my head. (Rational response: "He was an NHL GM. You're not." Rational counter-response: "He wasn't a GM for long -- he was fooled by Roman Turek (he...
Bolts "Young Guns" camp rides once more
Mount up. A mid-summer's relief of hockey has arrived. This Saturday, July 10th, through Wednesday, July 14th, the Tampa Bay Lightning will host 31 of the organization's prospects, along with some invitees. Known to the fans as the Young Guns camp, the practices -- happening twice a day at Times...
Five Years of Panthers Draft Picks - Round Three
In building up to June's NHL Entry Draft, this series will look at Florida's performance in each round - from seventh to first - covering the five Drafts from 2005 through 2009, along with any players of note selected after the Panthers' pick(s) in the same round. Today we focus on Round Three. A...
Five Years of Panthers Draft Picks - Round Four
Plymouth's A.J. Jenks; photo courtesy of MLive In building up to June's NHL Entry Draft, this series will look at Florida's performance in each round - from seventh to first - covering the five Drafts from 2005 through 2009, along with any players of note selected after the Panthers' pick(s) in...
Five Years of Panthers Draft Picks - Round Five
In building up to June's NHL Entry Draft, this series will look at Florida's performance in each round - from seventh to first - covering the five Drafts from 2005 through 2009, along with any players of note selected after the Panthers' pick(s) in the same round. Today we focus on Round...
Lightning tend to skip the wing with 1st round picks
Here's a bit of NHL Draft history that Lightning fans need to be aware of going into the 2010 Entry Draft in LA later this month: Nikita Alexeev and Carter Ashton are the only two players designated as wings that the Bolts have selected in the first round. Overall, including drafts where the...
Previous first-hires by new Tampa Bay Lightning owners
Yesterday's announcement of Steve Yzerman as the Lightning's new general manager sent shockwaves through the NHL as well as the Tampa Bay sports world. Yzerman is the cream of the crop of class acts. You cannot go much higher regarding hiring someone as highly thought of as Yzerman. Of course,...
Five Years of Panthers Draft Picks - Round Six
In building up to June's NHL Entry Draft, this series will look at Florida's performance in each round - from seventh to first - covering the five Drafts from 2005 through 2009, along with any players of note selected after the Panthers' pick(s) in the same round. Today we focus on Round...
Without a GM, Lightning lack answers to Free Agent questions
With the Lightning front office situation continuing to run on empty, it's tough to really speculate on the roster or free agency in general. Usually, you have off-season banter and gossip about the future of players on the roster, who the team might chase in free agency and so on, and so...
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