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[Guest Jonesy Bull]

8 hours ago, Triple B said:

From that perspective, I couldn't agree more ...... being more than competitive in that division is nothing short of miraculous..

This is so true.

They consistently hit on smart drafting and trades and a strong player development and overall minor leaque system.  They continue to reinvent themselves and have really smart people in charge.  Must drive teams like the Yankees insane.

Might as well enjoy it while we have them.  Still not fond of the owner and them leaving in a few years is still a real possibility which would be ashame.  Not totally convinced of that yet though.

[Outlaw]

On 9/30/2020 at 7:06 PM, brybull1970 said:

I heard their fans have already nicknamed themselves the Krak-heads.

I heard it was no longer the Seattle Kraken but the CHAZ   Krakheads

[Outlaw]

18 hours ago, Triple B said:

From that perspective, I couldn't agree more ...... being more than competitive in that division is nothing short of miraculous..

WE have the lightning discount because of state taxes and putting the team first.  On hfboards all the other teams complain we get our star players to sign for quite a bit below market value  Hedman, Stamkos, Point, McD, and Kucherov. Also secondary players like Kilhorn, Johnson, Palat, Maroon, Shatterkirk, and hopefully Sergachev and little Tony Cierilli. 

[Triple B]

18 hours ago, Triple B said:

From that perspective, I couldn't agree more ...... being more than competitive in that division is nothing short of miraculous..

 

7 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

WE have the lightning discount because of state taxes and putting the team first.  On hfboards all the other teams complain we get our star players to sign for quite a bit below market value  Hedman, Stamkos, Point, McD, and Kucherov. Also secondary players like Kilhorn, Johnson, Palat, Maroon, Shatterkirk, and hopefully Sergachev and little Tony Cierilli. 

Definitely agree that is a big factor in the Bolts success but my post was pertaining to the Rays ....

[Triple B]

Pretty cool article on what Stanley's been up to the past several weeks ....

Where the Stanley Cup goes, so do its Keepers

The team of Keepers have set up in Tampa to help the Lightning share the Cup with the city

by Bryan Burns @BBurnsNHL / TampaBayLightning.com

October 17, 2020

 

n 32 years as the Keeper of the Cup, Phil Pritchard had never seen a Stanley Cup celebration quite like the boat parade that floated the Tampa Bay Lightning up the Hillsborough River through downtown Tampa, fans lining both banks to welcome the champions home after 65-consecutive days in Toronto and Edmonton bubbles produced the organization's second-ever Stanley Cup.

With COVID restrictions continuing, there are sure to be more non-traditional ways of celebrating with the Stanley Cup for the Lightning this offseason.

Pritchard is one of five people who guard and protect and shuttle the Cup from one place to the next. Pritchard was in the Edmonton bubble at the conclusion of the Cup Final - two of the southernmost teams in the NHL contesting the final in the League's northernmost city -- and carried the Cup along with Craig Campbell onto the ice before resting it on a table for the trophy presentation after the Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars in six games. He flew back to Tampa on the Bolts team charter, witnessed each player high-fiving Lightning owner Jeff Vinik as they deplaned, saw the emotional reunion of players, coaches and staff with their families on the tarmac following the lengthy postseason run spent entirely away from home.

Pritchard will switch off with other Cup Keepers based on geography. For example, if the Cup's going west, he can rendezvous with another Cup Keeper in a connecting city and hand it over.

This year, there won't be as many Cup Keepers because some of the guys only work in the summer. "They teach sports in schools, so they're not available," Pritchard said. This being 2020, the Stanley Cup was presented to the Lightning September 28, more than three months after it would typically be awarded. The Lightning organization will get to keep the Cup through October, November and December ahead of the NHL's targeted start date of January 1 for the 2020-21 season.

The Stanley Cup has remained in Tampa over the two-and-a-half weeks since the Lightning were crowned NHL champions for the first time since 2004.

 

Rest of article

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Hockey returning January 13. 56 game season

NHL, players' association reach tentative deal for a 56-game season that would begin Jan. 13

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The NHL and its players' association on Friday reached a...

 

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Lightning schedule announced. Will open against the Blackshawks. Also Kucherov will be out the entire season.

Lightning announce 2021 season schedule

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Tampa Bay opens the regular season at Amalie Arena on Jan. 13 against Chicago

 

[Triple B]

35 minutes ago, bullsfan27 said:

Also Kucherov will be out the entire season.

Got to hope that Stamkos is a full go ....... and they get Cirelli signed, which the Kuch situation should faciitate.

[bullsfan27]

4 minutes ago, Triple B said:

Got to hope that Stamkos is a full go ....... and they get Cirelli signed, which the Kuch situation should faciitate.

Last I heard is that Stammer is good to go. As far as Cirelli according to this article the contract is about done.

Lightning's Kucherov to miss regular season with hip injury

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Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov is expected to miss the entire regular season because of a hip injury that requires surgery...

 

Edited December 23, 2020 by bullsfan27

[Triple B]

55 minutes ago, bullsfan27 said:

Last I heard is that Stammer is good to go. As far as Cirelli according to this article the contract is about done.

Lightning's Kucherov to miss regular season with hip injury

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Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov is expected to miss the entire regular season because of a hip injury that requires surgery...