Power Play: Niittymaki the answer
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comA longtime backup the perfect tonic in Tampa Bay? Thus is the case for Antero Niittymaki, whose pristine play between the pipes has the Lightning on a tear.
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009Power Play: NHL once again falls short
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe NHL always makes noise about cracking down on blows to the head and hits from behind. Then, we see the incidents from this past weekend with Darcy Tucker and David Booth. Again, the league is falling short.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009Our summer questions to ponder
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIt's August, the longest month for a hockey fan. The free-agent frenzy is a memory, and training camp is still more than a month away. But our annual (really?) summer questions should help buoy your spirits.
Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009Lightning buy out Prospal's contract
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe Tampa Bay Lightning have bought out the remaining three years of forward Vaclav Prospal's contract making the Czech forward an unrestricted free agent.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 2009Barrie provides financial records to NHL
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWhatever acrimony there might have been between Tampa Bay Lightning owners Len Barrie and Oren Koules, a meeting Friday with NHL officials has smoothed things over -- at least for the time being.
Story | Conversation | July 17, 2009'The Monster' still in limbo over NHL team to join
Scott Burnside...name to add to the list of the more than capable managerial types looking for work -- Tampa Bay Lightning assistant GM Claude Loiselle. A victim of the ongoing ownership dysfunction in Tampa Bay, Loiselle won...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 26, 2009Trades, rumors and who'll be No. 1
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comNHL draft week isn't always about the actual draft. Here are the top storylines to watch, from the top overall pick and beyond.
Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009East finals preview: Penguins vs. Canes
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comFatigue might be a factor for the Penguins and Hurricanes, especially Carolina, but mental toughness won't be.
Story | Conversation | May 14, 2009Top players to watch in '09 playoffs
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comScott Burnside gives you 10 players to watch as these playoffs unfold.
Story | Conversation | April 13, 2009Wilson good, but not best coach for '10
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comDid Brian Burke name Ron Wilson coach of the 2010 U.S. Olympic team because of his acumen or his current coaching position with the Leafs? That question will expose Burke to much criticism.
Story | Conversation | April 03, 2009Tortorella's style seems to suit Rangers
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comJohn Tortorella hasn't lost that "my way or no way" style of coaching, and it's a style the New York Rangers seem to have needed down the stretch.
Story | Conversation | March 26, 2009What to make of top teams' hiccups
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWill the recent struggles of Boston, San Jose and Detroit give other teams in the playoff hunt hope? It's one of the 5 Things Scott Burnside is wondering about this week.
Story | Conversation | March 09, 2009How deadline impacts playoff picture
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe trade deadline is over and now the push for the playoffs begins. We look at the postseason picture for all 30 teams, whether trending up, down or merely treading water.
Story | Conversation | March 04, 2009Many layers to Bolts' latest struggles
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIt would be easy just to call Tampa Bay's season a disaster. But the picture is much more complex than that for the Lightning.
Story | Conversation | February 20, 2009Smith providing results in net
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comIt might be unknown what path this Lightning team will follow, but there appears to be at least one answer to the long-asked question of who is the goalie to lead the Bolts out of the wilderness.
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