Blockbuster Trade Idea & Takeaways From First Road Trip of the Season
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In today’s edition, we have a blockbuster trade idea for the Lightning with a Metro Division team, takeaways from their first road trip of the season, and more.
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Capitals Should Consider Blockbuster Trade With Lightning
October 19, 2023 by Jesse Courville-Lynch
While this is completely hypothetical, there is potential for the Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning to make a league-altering trade that benefits both teams moving forward.
In what would likely go down as one of the craziest trades in NHL history, this article will go in-depth about Steven Stamkos being moved from the Lightning, while the return they get includes Evgeny Kuznetsov and Connor McMichael. With some issues between Stamkos and the Lightning as far as contract negotiations go, and the rumors of Kuznetsov wanting to be traded, this trade is entirely possible. While it’s a stretch, it’s possible.
3 Takeaways From the Lightning’s First Road Trip of the Season
October 18, 2023 by Jim Bay
The Tampa Bay Lightning embarked on their first road trip of the 2023-24 season and finished with a disappointing 0-2-1 record, leaving the team with only three points through four games to start the season. The road trip finale was on Tuesday, Oct. 17, when the team lost in overtime to the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 3-2.
The final game of the road trip saw the Lightning play better but still fall short to the Sabres. After falling behind by two goals, the Lightning rallied behind two Brandon Hagel goals to send the game to overtime before a Dylan Cozens goal gave the Sabres the victory.
Lightning Stock Up, Stock Down: Paul, Road Woes and More
October 16, 2023 by Jim Bay
So much for the “pissed off” feeling reported to be a motivating factor going into the season. The motivation stated by Mikhail Sergachev in a preseason interview did seem to carry into the regular season, as the Tampa Bay Lightning put up a solid effort in defeating the Nashville Predators in their season opener (Oct. 10) by a score of 5-3. However, that effort was followed by two less-than-ideal performances on the road, falling to the Detroit Red Wings 6-4 (Oct. 14) and the Ottawa Senators (Oct. 15) 5-2.
In his postgame press conference, head coach Jon Cooper noted that the Lightning made too many mistakes in their loss to the Red Wings. A quick look at the box score might reveal that goaltender Jonas Johansson struggled in that game. The reality was that four of the five goals scored were the direct results of poor play in front of him, which left him almost no chance to bail his team out in those situations.