The threat of everything is when it becomes nothing at all
Fingers reaching, trophy swelling
That’s when desire trips me up.
I cut my nails to the quick.
But still I was caught with my hand in the till.
Red-handed.
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Game Time: 7:00PM Central
TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
DANGER! HIGH VOLTAGE!: Raw Charge
Last year, the Lightning were one of the more prolific scoring threats in the NHL. They averaged a 3.06 G/G, third best in the NHL (trailing only Pittsburgh and Chicago). They were led by perhaps the most dangerous 1-2 punch in the league with Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos leading the league in points (60 and 57, respectively) while Stamkos trailed only Alexander Ovechkin in goals for the shortened season. They’re going to be dangerous every time they touch the puck.
Now, scoring a bunch of goals every game is all well and good but it becomes a major problem for a team when you allow the other team to score the exact same number of goals every game. The Bolts scored 147 goals last year but allowed in 147 for perfectly matching 3.06 G/G and GA/G. Defense should have become a priority in the offseason for Yzerman but it still seems his defense is going to be a hell of a lot better skating forward than backward.
Community Rankings! Cheer the Anthem
Another one: Comcast AP
Coach Q doesn’t agree: Tribune Video
Its been ten years: CBC
Bryz back in the Desert…sort of: PuckDaddy
Yum!! CBS
Up goes the banner: PuckDaddy
On to the next one: SunTimes
So it begins: Hockee Night
The kill was there when it was needed: Chicago Tribune
Gutty: Comcast (ap)
Advanced Metrics: Extra Skater
More Bling! Chicago Tribune Blackhawks
I think the roster is set: Comcast
Hossa is ready: SunTimes
Unsung hero: Daily Herald
I put no stock in predictions, but damn this is a cool cover: Blackhawks.Com
This goes against everything I was ever taught: SunTimes
New Role for an old face: CSN
Pressure on Bickell: SunTimes
I like this story:Washington Post
Hoping for a healthy happy Hossa Comcast
Bickell too: Chicago Tribune
This is only here because it made me laugh, guess why: Fox
What’s that cliché about athletes after they sign big contracts: CSN
For pro athletes he is kind of right: TSN
This makes no sense: Sunbelt Hockey
Geno is on the right side of history: Pitt Trib
They’re heeeere: Suntimes
Back to work: Chicago Tribune
Another Cup, but the carousel still turns: Daily Herald
Captain Excitement: Comcast
What a dumb slogan: New York Times
So this is what the market dictates: PuckDaddy
SLOW NEWS DAY!!
All around the world: CBC
All I can say is good for Dustin Johnson: ESPN
Because signing a franchise goalie is too hard: PuckDaddy
Can a lower budget help: Backhand Shelf
