As part of a continuing series, writer Benjamin Benya will be previewing all 30 NHL teams over the next two weeks in preparation for the 2010-2011 regular season.
Continuing to move up the ladder of the Southeast, we have the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Key Additions: LW Simon Gagne, G Dan Ellis, D Pavel Kubina, C Dominic Moore, LW Sean Bergenheim, D Brett Clark, C Marc-Antione Pouliot, D Mathieu Roy, D Randy Jones.
Key Subtractions: D Andrej Meszaros, G Karri Ramo, D Matt Walker, LW Alex Tanguay, G Antero Niittymaki, D Kurtis Foster, D David Hale, RW Brandon Bochenski.
The past few seasons haven’t been kind to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Since winning the Stanley Cup, the Bolts have gone from first to worst and cycled coaches in a cavalcade of the bizarre.
After the Barry Melrose experiment failed miserably, Rick Tocchet was handed the reigns despite his own brushes with the law. Though Tocchet did an admirable job bringing them back to relevance, he too was shown the door after being determined to be the wrong fit. General Managers spent, traded, and bought out contracts.
And in the end, none of it seemed to be working. Tampa Bay wa ...
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Gathering Storm: Tampa Bay Lightning 2010-11 NHL Season Preview
September 25th, 2010 by Benjamin Benya Leave a reply »
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