I've always had the thought that Moser made Raddysh look good with his defensively responsible play which unlocked Raddysh to be the offense guy (at least on 5v5 even strength).

Edit: just wanted to add in that Raddysh was a guy who struggled to break a lineup or get decent minutes in previous years, gets paired with Moser, and turns out to be a superstar.

Does 1st PP all-the-time hurt team overall?

• If other Lightning players got more chances to score on PP, could that help bottom 6 & others confidence.
• Seems giving 2nd unit PP time would help development, give those players scoring confidence, and could build better locker-room chemistry.
• Both young-guns looked good in game 6 & 7 after scoring their goals = Amazing what confidence does for goal scoring!!!!
• Lightning use to play 2 PP units, but it seem since Kucherov is always in Art Ross race yearly. Those PP opportunities for 2nd unit does not happen anymore. PP is now Kucherov most touch puck on every PP.
• Maybe injecting PP confidence throughout Lightning lineup during regular season might help bottom 6 confidence & moral going into playoffs.
• With more quality minutes for secondary players: Who knows what overall scoring could be like then? Shoot, Gourde might of had more confidence if he and more opportunities to score easier goals here & there.
• Some players grind all-the-time on newer version post Cups, while some players are given easier work = This could cause looker room issues.
• Love Lightning and players, hope staff figures out scoring issues.

Tampa Bay Lightning Mobile: Lightning re-sign defenseman Max Groshev to a two-year, two-way contract

A moderator in the NHL thread deleted this post as "low effort" but I am interested in learning more about historical facts and trivia about the final 4 teams as a relatively new fan of NHL hockey (from the post Tampa Louis St Louis era) who is disappointed I can't cheer for the Lightning, Wings and now Buffalo, so hopefully Lightning fans will engage with me here.

There are four SC winning coaches and teams. Three teams have red as their primary color, a "C" in their names, and 3 American-based teams, two of which transferred from other locations (the Quebec Nordiques and Hartford Whalers). One team has made it to the playoffs in the first year of the franchise. One Canadian-based team still battles on, the oldest club with the most Cups.

I am making the lowest risk prediction for a winner, it will be someone wearing red as a primary color with a C in the team name to win this year's Cup.

Anyone else with no dog left in this hunt want to share observations and predictions?

Tampa Bay Lightning Roster Overview: Every 2025-26 Lightning Player’s Contract Situation & More.

This week’s newsletter breaks down the Lightning roster: contracts, trade clauses, salary cap room, & more.

Here are a few standout details:

• Nine players are eligible for contract extensions come July 1st (Kucherov, Goncalves, James, Holmberg, Geekie, Lilleberg, D’Astous, Girgensons, Johansson)

• Eight players have full trade/no movement clauses for the 2026-27 season (Cirelli, Gourde, Cernak, Hagel, Hedman, McDonagh, Point, & Guentzel).

• Four players are set to become free agents unless re-signed by the Bolts before July 1st (Raddysh, Bjorkstrand, Perry, Carlile).

• Point, Cirelli, Guentzel, Cernak, Gourde, Hagel, & Moser all have four-plus seasons left on their current contract.

• The Lightning currently have 13M+ in available cap space to work with for the upcoming 2026-27 season.

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The piece we got in the Issac Howard trade, O’Reilly has tallied 71 points (29 G, 42 A) in 56 games in both London and Kitchener during the regular season. He proceeded to tear it up during the OHL playoffs, becoming the leader in playoff goals (17 total) and finishing 2nd in playoff points (28 total), bagging the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award as the OHL’s playoff MVP.

Kitchener’s first Memorial Cup game will be against host Kelowna on May 22nd. If you’re interested, it will be on NHL Network!

There wasn’t one damn game we didn’t score more than 3 games, ONE! When we arguably have one of the best top 6’s in the league.

Was Dobes a brick wall in many of our games, yes? But was it really our players not being able to finish and put the puck into the back of the net? Seems like it.

I’m hoping JBB makes some noticeable changes during the draft this year like he did when he traded Sergachev. Something’s gotta give man.