James Yarcho

James Yarcho has covered the Buccaneers for various blogs since 2013 before joining FanSided and The Pewter Plank in 2016. He is now Deputy Editor of Bucs Nation as well as co-host of the Locked On Bucs Podcast. This is his first stint covering the Tampa Bay Lightning and he's thrilled to be back with the FanSided family. James resides in Ohio with his wife and four sons.

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Lightning Favorites To Win The Stanley Cup Again?

by James Yarcho

There's a lot of questions about the Tampa Bay Lightning and, so far, very few have been answered. We've been over the cap constraints and the moves...

Lightning 5 on 4: Free Agent Frenzy

by James Yarcho

There has been plenty of moves throughout the league via free agency and trade since the new league year began on Friday. For the Tampa Bay...

No Big Trades Made By The Lightning...Yet

by James Yarcho

The Tampa Bay Lightning got through the NHL Draft and have yet to deal any of their big names rumored to be on the move. Tyler Johnson has given...

Lightning Select Jack Finlay, Gage Goncalves In 2nd Round

by James Yarcho

The Tampa Bay Lightning made a trade - just not one that you were expecting. As the second round was winding down, the Lightning made a deal for pick...

NHL Draft Begins Tonight

by James Yarcho

Even though the Tampa Bay Lightning don't have a first round pick due to the trades for Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow, the NHL Draft still gets...

Lightning 5 on 4: The Honeymoon Is Over

by James Yarcho

Welcome to a new column here at Bolts By The Bay. For those of you familiar with my work at Bucs Nation, you know about my weekly recap column "Pick...

Steve Yzerman Deserves A Ring

by James Yarcho

May 25, 2010. That was the day the Tampa Bay Lightning hired Steve Yzerman - Detroit Red Wings legend - to become their general manager. It was the...

Lightning: Revisiting The Trade Deadline

by James Yarcho

At the trade deadline in 2019, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Juilen BriseBois decided to stand firm. And why wouldn't he? The Lightning were...

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