2023 NHL Entry Draft, Sixth Round, Pick 179

Name: Warren ClarkPosition: DefensemanClub: Steinbach (MJHL)Height/Weight: 6’3″ 195 lbs.Shoots: Right Ranking: 169th North American Skater (NHL Central Scouting) As they often do late in drafts, the Lightning take a penny stock in right handed defenseman Warren Clark. The offensively skilled puck mover is committed to play his NCAA hockey at St. Cloud State. Stature-wise and … Read more

2023 NHL Entry Draft, Fourth Round, Pick 115

Name: Jayson ShaugabayPosition: Center/Right WingClub: Warroad (USHS)/Green Bay (USHL)Height/Weight: 5’9″ 165 lbs.Shoots: Right Ranking: 55th North American Skater (NHL Central Scouting), 121st Overall (Red Line Report) Minnesota’s Mr. Hockey is a high-reward swing for the fences by the Lightning scouting staff. Tiny in stature at 5’9″ 165 lbs., there is near universal agreement in the … Read more

2023 NHL Entry Draft, 2nd Round, Pick 37

Name: Ethan GauthierPosition: Center/Right WingClub: Sherbrooke (QMJHL)Height/Weight: 6’0″ 183 lbs.Shoots: Right Ranking: 16th North American Skater (NHL Central Scouting), 28th Overall (Red Line Report) Gauthier is an undersized but scrappy playmaking center who is solid on the forecheck and plays a well-rounded 200 foot game. His skating is good but not great, but he more … Read more

AHL Playoff Game Night: 5-6-23 Americans at Crunch

Despite amazing comeback bid, Syracuse’s season ends far too soon. ROC-5SYR-4 (OT) Rochester Wins the Series 3-2 Max Lagace was lifted in the Second Period after allowing four goals on 15 shots. Hugo Alnefelt allowed one goal on 10 shots the rest of the way for the backdoor loss. Lagace, who had an .888 sv% … Read more

AHL Playoff Game Day: 4-30-23 Crunch at Americans

Syracuse offense gets Subban’ed from scoring to force winner-takes-all Game Five next weekend. SYR-0ROC-4 Series Tied 2-2 Max Lagace allowed three goals on 25 shots for the loss. He gave his team a chance, but zero goal support is zero goal support. First Period3:38 ROC Kulich (2), (Rousek, Prow)(PP) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period3:06 ROC … Read more

AHL Playoff Game Night: 4-28-23 Crunch at Americans

Syracuse wastes a Simon Ryfors hat trick. SYR-5ROC-8 Syracuse Leads the Series 2-1 Max Lagace allowed six goals on 25 shots for the loss. That’s an ugly stat line. First Period5:31 ROC Rosen (1), (Weissbach, Pilut)(PP)6:28 SYR Ryfors (1), (Barre-Boulet, Goncalves)17:39 ROC Mersch (1), (Murray, Jobst) Second Period7:29 SYR Goncalves (3), (Barre-Boulet, Carrick)18:55 ROC Malone … Read more

NHL Playoff Game Night: 4-27-23 Lightning at Maple Leafs

UndertakerWakingUp.gif TB-4TOR-2 Toronto Leads the Series 3-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 30 shots for the win. I don’t think he liked the Canadian media spending the last 72 hours talking about how awful he allegedly was/is. First Period5:46 TOR Rielly (3), (Knies, Tavares)6:12 TB Cirelli (3), (Hagel, Perbix) Second Period4:23 TB Eyssimont (1), … Read more

NHL Playoff Game Night: 4-22-23 Maple Leafs at Lightning

There is no justice. TOR-4TB-3 (OT) Toronto Leads the Series 2-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 28 shots for the loss. Not the rebound game that was needed. First Period3:24 TOR Acciari (1), (Knies, O’Reilly)4:50 TB Cirelli (2), (Killorn, Hagel)11:10 TOR Matthews (1), (Marner, Jarnkrok)19:28 TB Hagel (1), (Perry, Colton) Second Period13:34 TB Raddysh … Read more