This year's finals of mostly local interest
Don't expect Flames-Lightning to ignite into high-scoring, heart-stopping hockey Monday just because it will be Game 7 of the finals.
View ArticleHoming in? Hosting Game 7 could boost Bolts
Of the 10 Cup finals Game 7s since 1950, nine were won by the home team. So the Lightning's 3-2 double-OT victory at Calgary in Saturday's Game 6 could be huge.
View ArticleAndreychuk thisclose to finally winning title
Dave Andreychuk was so nonchalant that it was hard to tell he is so near what has eluded him for over two decades.
View ArticleLightning strike first to win first Cup
Ruslan Fedotenko scored twice, including the critical first goal, as the resilient Lightning held off the Flames 2-1 in Game 7 Monday night to win their first Stanley Cup.
View ArticleAndreychuk's long, frustrating wait is over
Dave Andreychuk's long, frustrating wait for a Stanley Cup is over -- six teams, 1,759 games and 22 seasons later.
View ArticleAndreychuk, Ramsay end wait together
Craig Ramsay once gave Dave Andreychuk sage words of advice. Two decades later, Andreychuk gave him something bigger in return.
View ArticleStanley Cup notebook: Game 7
If you want to know the pecking order of an NHL champion, just follow the Stanley Cup.
View ArticleBolts fans love a parade, at least one with a Cup
Office workers in button-down shirts and ties rubbed elbows with teenagers wearing championship jerseys as thousands of fans lined downtown Tampa streets at lunchtime Wednesday, celebrating the...
View ArticleMost GMs would like to keep player injuries "club confidential"
The topic of the disclosure of player injuries has been debated at general managers' meetings for quite some time. The issue tends to make the agenda ...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 - Lindsay Berra: The value of captains in the postseason...
Lindsay Berra in the April 19, 2010 issue of ESPN The Magazine writes about the crop of NHL captains -- how leadership is asserted, maintained, and what it means for the postseason ice grind known as...
View ArticleNHL: What can be learned from the worst trades of all time?
With the NHL trade deadline rapidly approaching, Robert Vollman of Hockey Prospectus evaluates the worst trades of all time and the lessons current teams can draw from them.
View Article2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Business as usual for New York Rangers coach John...
New York Rangers coach John Tortorella has put himself on the line by benching his highest-paid player, but that is exactly where he's spent most of his coaching career, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleJamie Benn scores twice as Stars cruise against Lightning
Benn scores twice as Stars Jamie Benn had two goals and an assist to leading the Stars in a 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.Lightning 5-2
View ArticleBraydon Coburn playing like Lightning's final piece
TAMPA, Fla. -- Eyebrows were raised when the Tampa Bay Lightning gave up what they did to acquire Braydon Coburn at the trade deadline. Sending Rad...
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