D. Frederick Cook is an aspiring novelist and a lifelong hockey fanatic. He is Bolts by the Bay's resident Canadian, operating out of New Brunswick, where he is bombarded daily by updates on Canadian teams by multiple sources. He might well be Canada's only Tampa Bay Lightning fan, and as such, risks bodily harm in most sports-related conversations and at all social gatherings. Go Bolts.
If there’s one part of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s game that rarely gets criticized, it’s the scoring. And that’s not going to surprise anyone, considering the Bolts boasted this…Read More
We could argue for days over the specifics and particular qualities that designate an NHLer a role player, but for the purposes of this article I will provide my own definition and ask that you play along…Read More
Steven Stamkos scored his seventh and eighth goals of the tournament this afternoon when Team Canada defeated Slovenia in their final round robin game at the IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championship. …Read More
It’s never easy to look back on disappointment. The Tampa Bay Lightning and their fans had high hopes for this season, which makes this year tougher than most to swallow, and the fact that the…Read More
Monday night’s Draft Lottery has come and gone, and the Colorado Avalanche have won the right to choose 1st overall in June’s NHL entry draft. They will almost undoubtedly select defenseman…Read More
Believe it or not I was cheering against the Tampa Bay Lightning last night when they took on the Florida…Read More
It is my belief that the Tampa Bay Lightning officially entered “Suck For Seth” mode the…Read More
It’s amazing the difference a game makes. We went from Tampa Bay fans crying out in anger over…Read More
It’s not hard to be a fan of Guy Boucher. The man comes through the screen like the ultimate…Read More
In this third installment of my mid-term report card for the Tampa Bay Lightning, I will be moving away…Read More
I’m back for a look at the second half of the Lightning roster, and to grade them accordingly. …Read More
I hope you didn’t blink – half of the 2013 NHL regular season as come and gone. It feels like…Read More
So the team that was once 6-1 is now 9-9-1. And while that’s plainly not good, the signs aren’t…Read More
The Tampa Bay Lightning split back to back road games over the weekend with a win against their division…Read More
After a hiatus from writing post-game articles, it seems I have returned to an entirely different Lightning…Read More
Brain Junk: Thoughts and ramblings from your resident Canadian, an obsessed hockey fan who thinks he…Read More
Brain Junk: Thoughts and ramblings from your resident Canadian, an obsessed hockey fan that thinks he…Read More
Brain Junk: Thoughts and ramblings from an obsessed hockey fan that thinks he knows way more than he…Read More
After a frustrating night on Long Island, the Tampa Bay Lightning travelled to Carolina where the Hurricanes,…Read More
It started with a bang (Pierre-Cedric Labrie and B.J. Crombeen dropping the gloves with respective Islander…Read More
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