TAMPA, Florida – Getting ready for Game One tonight, Lightning Coach Jon Cooper took some time answer questions after his club’s morning skate before the start of the Stanley Cup Final. Match-ups are a big responsibility, particularly the deeper a … Continue reading
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Epic Final battle at hand as Chicago and Tampa Bay were built in the same way, for the same purpose
TAMPA, Florida – Over the last six years, the Chicago Blackhawks have reached the spotlight series in three of those seasons, winning in 2010 and 2013 and meeting the Lightning in this season’s tilt. For Tampa Bay, their epic journey … Continue reading
Solid drafts, retaining key talent and good personnel decisions keep Blackhawks in elite class
TAMPA, Florida – The Chicago Blackhawks arrive in a place where they are quite familiar, the Stanley Cup Final. In 2010, they faced the Philadelphia Flyers. In 2013, the Boston Bruins were their foe. This time, it is the Tampa … Continue reading
Tampa Bay’s arrival as contender mirrors their opponent’s ascension
TAMPA, Florida – The Tampa Bay Lightning enter the 2015 Stanley Cup Final and look across the ice at their opponent, seeing what they hope to become. The Lightning are the mirror image of what the Chicago Blackhawks were just … Continue reading
New York evens series with 7-3 win, heads home for Game 7
TAMPA, Florida – In a series which seemed to be filled with unpredictability from the start, game six was merely a continuation of what the series has become. On the strength of a five point night by one player and … Continue reading
New York climbs back into series with 5-1 win
TAMPA, Florida – Game four of the Eastern Conference final was a tale of two different halves despite the game being divided into three equally-timed parts. The first half was a tight game in which shots were relatively even and … Continue reading