Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
from Damian Cristodero of Lightning Strikes, Let’s start by saying this: the loss of wing Drew Miller to the Detroit Red Wings through waivers is not going to change anything about how the Tampa Bay Lightning does this season. Miller, good defensively, was pretty much invisible offensively with zero points in 14 games. Certainly, Paul Szczechura, called up from AHL Norfolk, can...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
from Damian Cristodero of Lightning Strikes, Tampa Bay Lightning rookie defenseman Victor Hedman will not play in Saturday’s game with the Canadiens because of a concussion sustained in Thursday’s game with the Senators on a brutal hit by Ottawa’s Chris Neil. Hedman’s next chance to play will be Thursday at home against the Wild, but coach Rick Tocchet said he...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
from Damian Cristodero of Lightning Strikes, “Well, Vinny knows he’s struggling, and he’s got to get some passion in his game,” coach Rick Tocchet said. “He knows it. I talked to him about it. It’s not just scoring. He’s the captain of the hockey club, and it’s not just him. But he’s the main figure on our team. We’ve got to...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
from Damian Cristodero of the St. Petersburg Times, Captain Vinny Lecavalier, who had a season-low 16:06 of ice time, and Todd Fedoruk were minus-3. Marty St. Louis and Alex Tanguay had one shot each, and the team had one shot on two power-play chances. The defense at times seemed mesmerized by the puck, allowing Flyers players to stand unchallenged in front of the net. And no one seemed...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
from Damian Cristodero of the St. Petersburg Times, They did seek the counsel of Charles Slonim, a Tampa opthalmologist and friend, who has been a team physician for the Lightning since its inception. He also is a survivor, having beaten lymph node cancer in 1988. “He explained it all to us when we had no clue,” Lynn said. “He held our hands and said everything was going...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
from Damian Cristodero of Lightning Strikes, Kind of a fun day at the Ice Sports Forum in Brandon with the Tampa Bay Lightning skating on one ice sheet and the San Jose Sharks, who play Tampa Bay on Thursday, skating on the other. Sharks defenseman, and former Lightning defenseman Dan Boyle took a few minutes to chat after practice and said how much he is enjoying San Jose and how good...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
from Damian Cristodero of Lightning Strikes, The scoring slumps of Vinny Lecavalier and Alex Tanguay are growing to concerning proportions. Lecavalier has zero goals in six games this season and none in 13 straight games going back to last season. Tanguay has zero goals this season as well and none in nine games going back to last season. At least Lecavalier has five assists and 24 shots...
