Bolts Pass On Gormley and Draft Brett Connolly
When the drafted started to unfold the other night, and the Bolts pick was up, I was sure that we were going to take either Cam Fowler or Brandon Gormley. I was actually leaning towards Gormley myself,…Read More
Guy Boucher Named Tampa Bay Lightning Head Coach
Steve Yzerman’s first task as the GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning was to bring in a coach that he felt could guide the team through another rebuilding season, and stick it out for the long haul. Instead…Read More
Bolts Finally Get A New GM…Welcome Stevie Y
After waffling back and forth on his interest in the Tampa Bay Lightning GM position, it appears as though Steve Yzerman will be named the Tampa Bay Lightnings’ General Manager today at a press…Read More
Goodbye Sidney
This has nothing to do with the Lightning, but more to do with my insane level of hatred that I have for Sidney Crosby. While rooting for the Canadiens is normally akin to sticking my head into a pile…Read More
The True Greatness of Steven Stamkos
Once again, sorry for the delay in between posts, but it has kind of been a dead time for the Tampa Bay Lightning. While other teams are fighting for the chance to play the Stanley Cup, all that is happening…Read More
Lightning Start Chopping Heads
I’m sorry for the delay in between posts, as I have been out of town on business, and have found…Read More
Bolts Blasted By Rangers
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost an embarrassing game last night to the NY Rangers, 5 to 0. The Rangers got…Read More
Bolts Back On Track, Pick Up 2nd Straight Loss
Being as though the game was not on TV last night, I can only tell you what I know from following the…Read More
Steve Downie Breaking Trends
Occasionally I get in a random stat scouring mode. Not really sure why this happens, but I end up looking…Read More
No Mans Land
Sorry for the delay between posts, I just got back from a week and half New Orleans vacation… I’m…Read More
Barry Melrose Is A Moron
I’m sure everyone already knew this fact, but Barry Melrose is a moron. It’s not just his douchey hair, or his douchebag suits, it’s his idiotic comments that truly make him a real…Read More
Bolts Don’t Want To Be In The Playoffs
The Bolts lost last night 5-4 to the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center. With the loss the Bolts move 3 points out of the 8th playoff spot, with 19 games remaining. The game was very chippy, due…Read More
Teddy Purcell Breakdown
After trading Jeff Halpern yesterday, I took a look at the NHL stats for Teddy Purcell, and they seemed to be quite modest at best. After reading a few more articles and pieces on Purcell, it became clear…Read More
Just Pitiful
The Bolts lost last night to the Philadelphia Flyers 7-2 in a game that I would have considered a must win for the Bolts. Only 2 of our remaining 20 games are against Western Conference opponents, and…Read More
Punched In The Gut
I was talking with a good friend before yesterdays goal medal tilt with the Canadiens, trying to summarize my level of excitement for the game. My friend, said he hadn’t been this excited for a…Read More
This Was Not The Miracle On Ice
I had never been more excited for a Winter Olympics than this year. It wasn’t for the chance to win the overall medal count, or to see Bode Miller or Shaun White wreak havoc, it was for one thing,…Read More
Lightning Potential Trade Targets
With GM Brian Lawton telling the St Pete Times yesterday that he would be aggressive in looking for deals to improve the club, and new owner Jeff Vinik saying that payroll could be increased if the right…Read More
Steven Stamkos Named THN’s Player of The Week
Steven Stamkos was named the Hockey News NHL Player of the Week yesterday. Stammers who tied a Lightning record with a 13 game consecutive point streak, tallied 9 points last week. He had 3 goals and…Read More
Lightning Lose 2 Straight
Coming off of a 4 game win streak, and a streak that saw the Bolts get points in 9 out of 11 games, the Bolts have proceeded to lose 2 straight games. Thursday’s nights game vs the Boston Bruins…Read More


