Stamkos felt Tampa Bay played better this year than it did in defeating the Maple Leafs during the 2022 playoffs. SHOW ANNOUNCE: @jokoy is coming to Tampa on Friday, November 17! Tavares added the winner, which trickled past the Lightning goalie after deflecting off a defender's skate. Information on Bleacher Nation may contain errors or inaccuracies, though we try to avoid them. The first meeting between the teams since Colorado beat Tampa Bay in the Stanley Cup final. As the new front office looks to accelerate the rebuild, adding skill in bulk is clearly the path theyre taking. 813-855-4401. For To help ensure your safety, AMALIE Arena ispreserving all current security measures. Halloween Theme Night. All other games will remain on Bally Sports Sun. Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of 22 shots. (Photo b. TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Maple Leafs finally advanced in the NHL playoffs, and coach Sheldon Keefe struggled to find the right words to capture the moment. NHL Faceoff Concert featuring All Time Low, The Official Site of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Buccaneers went into the draft with a total of nine picks, six of them in the fifth round or later. "I'm fortunate enough to have won two Super Bowls in my career and both times [were] because we couldn't stop hitting quarterbacks in the playoffs. Which could be great news for the Blackhawks. I can TAMPA, FLORIDA - APRIL 29: Nikita Kucherov #86 of the Tampa Bay Lightning looks on after losing Game Six of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Amalie Arena on April 29, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. Lightning Holy Jumpin the Florida Panthers Just Upset the Boston Bruins! Photos used are the property of Bleacher Nation, are used under a license with Getty Images, are used with permission, are fair use, or are believed to be in the public domain. At the end of the day, he came in and was super-excited for all of the guys we picked. In the end, they left the draft with eight new players, as Licht continued to aggressively make small trades up the board to make sure he didn't miss on a coveted player, something he has done frequently throughout his tenure with the team. Ending a frustrating drought that included first-round exits each of the past six years, the Maple Leafs won the best-of-seven matchup in six games and advanced to Eastern Conference semifinals against Boston or Florida. Unofficially, players have been skating together at the Brandon facility for the past few weeks. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 14 at 10am. The Lightning will play in their first outdoors game Feb. 26 against the Predators as part of the NHLs Stadium Series. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Here is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 2023 Draft Class: For the third year in a row, the Buccaneers used their top pick in the draft to energize their defensive front, with Kancey following the selections of edge rusher Joe Tryon-Shoyinka at number 32 in 2021 and Houston defensive lineman Logan Hall at number 33 in 2022. That is, I think, the worst thing to do. 2021-22 Theme Night Schedule Updated - OurSports Central The Lightnings first visit to Arizona State University, where the Coyotes will play home games through at least 2024-25. 2023 FOX Television Stations, until MON 8:00 PM EDT, Pinellas County, Coastal Hillsborough County, Coastal Manatee County, Coastal Sarasota County, Suspected Seminole Heights serial killer Howell Trae Donaldson pleads guilty to 4 murders, Bucs linebacker Shaquil Barrett's 2-year-old daughter drowns in family swimming pool, USF football player arrested for domestic battery, DeSantis board votes to countersue Disney in response to lawsuit, Heart attack survivor competes in St. Anthony's triathlon after hospital saved her life. When the Penguins come to Tampa for opening night, expect a loud crowd at Amalie Arena. Special Events | Themes | Tickets | Tampa Bay Rays - MLB We want to keep going.". "They were really thorough and described the players they were looking for really, really well, which is such a valuable thing for the scout. TAMPA NHLers are skating around their local rinks for training camp and fans are buzzing about who will win this years Stanley Cup.