Lightning’s Best Trades With the Vancouver Canucks

A few weeks ago, fellow THW writer Scott Clark wrote an article about the best trades between the Vancouver Canucks and Tampa Bay Lightning from the perspective of the Canucks. Since the Lightning have been in the NHL for 30-...

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Lightning Forgotten Ones: Supplemental Pick Cory Cross

As the Tampa Bay Lightning started to assemble a roster for their inaugural season in 1992, the NHL provided them and the Ottawa Senators with methods for assembling their NHL roster and providing minor league depth, allowing both teams to assemble the players needed to operate...

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Lightning Forgotten Ones: First Goaltender Wendell Young

Before the Tampa Bay Lightning took the ice for the first time on Oct. 7, 1992, general manager and team president Phil Esposito and his staff had the daunting challenge of putting together a team that made a respectable impression on the Lightning fans and...

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Careers Cut Short: Alexander Svitov & Stanislav Chistov

When Ivan Fedotov was detained for allegedly attempting to evade military service after signing an entry-level deal with the Philadelphia Flyers in May 2022, it felt more like a story from 1952 and not something from the 21st ...

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Lightning Forgotten Ones: 1st Draft Pick Roman Hamrlik

Just 30 years ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning franchise assembled a team that took the ice for the first time on Oct. 7, 1992, against the defending Campbell Conference champion, the Chicago Blackhawks. In that game, the Lightning won 7-3 as Chris Kontos scored four goa...

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Lightning That Got Away: Brett Howden

The goal of any rebuilding franchise is to one day have a core of talent that is capable of competing for the Stanley Cup, and a stable of developing prospects that can either step up into the line-up when called upon or be traded for veteran players who can help you...

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Dear Tampa Bay Lightning, Thank You for the Past 30 Years

Dear Members of the Tampa Bay Lightning Organization,

Although you may not be ready to hear this, I wanted to let everyone in the entire Lightning organization know how much they mean to the city of Tampa and the whole Gulf Coast. Although I was sad to see the To...

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Forgotten Lightning Stanley Cup Champions: Cedric Paquette

In order to win the Stanley Cup, you need buy-in from every player in your lineup, from top-flight superstars who bring home all the headlines, to bottom-pairing wingers and defensemen that may not play in every game. These unsung heroes might hit the scoresheet jus...

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Remember When? The Lightning’s Weird Waiver Claim of 2018-19

Due to the whirlwind experience of an NHL season, it's easy to forget or completely miss things that happen, especially the smaller details. Everyone knows that Nikita Kucherov won the 2019 Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable pl...

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