"You can't beat Tampa Bay without it being a team effort," Keefe said. The first meeting between the teams since Colorado beat Tampa Bay in the Stanley Cup final. "He's not the fastest I think the 40 time shows that. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' newly-minted 2023 draft class includes the fastest defensive tackle in 20 years and the speediest wide receiver at this year's Combine. The cost for the two trades were sixth and seventh-round picks, numbers 179 and 252 overall. The aforementioned trade helped the Bucs land Durham in what was an historically deep class of tight end prospects. January 10, 2022 - Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) - Pensacola Ice Flyers News Release. Still, coming up short against the Maple Leafs was tough after winning 11 of 12 playoff series over the previous three postseasons. The damage was reported around 11 p.m., a spokesperson told News 6 in a statement. SHOW ANNOUNCE: @NateBargatze is bringing The Be Funny Tour to Tampa on December 9! The Lightning will play 15 games in a 29-day span, with two back-to-backs. In addition to news, Bleacher Nation publishes both rumor and opinion, as well as information reported by other sources. Special Events | Themes | Tickets | Tampa Bay Rays - MLB Subscribe to our free Lightning Strikes newsletter. It's great. Tampa Bay Downs, 11225 Race Track Road, Tampa. Kicks off the first of 15 games in March. Tavares OT goal gives Maple Leafs series win over Lightning "His extracurricular activity when the whistle is still echoing, his pure passion for the game, his athleticism is really, really underrated he's a great athlete. 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. "It just sometimes doesn't go the way you want," said Spytek. John Tavares scored 4:35 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 for their first NHL playoff series win in nearly two decades. The Lightnings first visit to Arizona State University, where the Coyotes will play home games through at least 2024-25. The Lightning will play in their first outdoors game Feb. 26 against the Predators as part of the NHLs Stadium Series. They notably did not draft an offensive tackle, which was the pet pick of most mock drafters in the first round for Tampa Bay. The Bruins and Panthers play Game 7 of their first-round series on Sunday. Malik Jackson could not be stopped. Sure, I think we would have loved to, but at the same time, we're not going to force players around here. "We played well enough to win the series, but you can't lose three overtime games at He has the size, length and ball skills to do that and it shows up with the 21 touchdown catches.". WebTheme Tickets are a great opportunity to attend a game with others who have shared special interests and also a way to get access to exclusive promotional items and/or fan "He's a leader, he's very smart. Additionally, recognizing that variety is an essential pillar Find him on Twitter at @The1Tab. The first meeting between the teams since the Lightning swept the Presidents Trophy winners in the second round of the playoffs. You can be fast as hell off the edge, but if you don't have any power to combine with it then you get figured out by NFL tackles. The first time Tampa Bay fans will see Ryan McDonagh in a Nashville sweater in a regular-season game. What pushed the former Pitt star over the top in the eyes of the Buccaneers' brass was his demeanor in pre-draft meetings. That would be a serendipitous outcome for Dennis, given his connection to the team. 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You end up taking a guy in [Round] Two that you have fourth-round grades on and then he walks through your door, and you go, 'Yeah, he's a fourth-round pick and we missed all of these other guys.'". The home opener will be Oct. 18 against the Flyers at Amalie Arena, and the Lightning will host the Avalanche in a matchup of Stanley Cup final opponents on Feb. 9. Tab is the Lead Blackhawks voice for BN. Tampa Bay There were 11 tight ends selected before the Bucs' pick in the fifth round, and one more came off the board two spots later. The new (and old) faces to look out for at this years camp include forwards Corey Perry and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, defenseman Zach Bogosian, who won a Cup with Tampa Bay in 2020, and goaltender Brian Elliott. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. The more you can affect those great quarterbacks, the better. "Todd obviously said that and that was always a B.A. The number gradually increased to 4,200 on April 22 before expanding to 9,000 in the first round of the postseason against the Panthers. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. A Tampa loss in the first round of the playoffs would mean the Blackhawks second pick in the first round of the 2023 NHL Draft a draft that has been touted as being historically good and deep would be around the 20-21 range. a carbonhouse experience. 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. HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER - Tampa Bay Sports Fifth-Year Option Tracker: Whos Option Has Been Exercised So Far? This year, the Lightning will play the same team two games in a row just once (against the Blues on Nov. 30 in St. Louis and Dec. 2 at Amalie Arena). On Saturday, the Bucs had to wait a while to get involved since they were without a fourth-round pick, but they eventually doubled up on Pitt defenders by taking off-ball linebacker SirVocea Dennis in the fifth round. Tampa Bay Lightning and tampabaylightning.com are trademarks of Lightning Hockey L.P. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. We want to keep going.". Longest road trip. He's a great athlete. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "At the same time, it's the first round. Dennis, whose father is a huge Bucs fan as part of a family with roots in St. Petersburg, could be an eventual replacement for Lavonte David and Devin White, both of whom are currently under contract for just the 2023 season. Tampa Bay will play on back-to-back nights, however, 12 times. Links to content and the quotation of material from other news sources are not the responsibility of Bleacher Nation. The Buccaneers loved Dennis's instincts and intangibles. The Lightning won back-to-back championships in 2020 and 2021, and then lost to the Colorado Avalanche in six games last year. Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) October 12, 2021. Brandon Walton has played out there and played in a pinch in Week 2 against the Saints last year. McDonagh is the only Lightning player who has previously competed in the Olympics (representing Team USA in 2014). Great seats still remain as we drop the puck on the new season.Tuesday, October 12th @ 7:30PM, Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsGiveaway: 20K Mini Replica Banners presented by AMALIE Motor Oil. The only thing missing was the cherry on top of the sundae the Leafs had built, and that came from Alex Kerfoot at 4:14 into overtime. [TRENDING: Become a News 6 Insider | Heres why the weather has been so active in Florida | DeSantis-Disney battle continues]. [Matt] Feiler has been out there before. Jon Cooper will coach Team Canada and its possible the Lightning will have at least nine players (Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, Mikhail Sergachev, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Steven Stamkos, Erik Cernak and Ondrej Palat) competing. When I got older and really polished my game and studied film, I, of course, watched Lavonte David and Devin White to see how that maneuver, how they take the game and how [to be a] pro, really. As always, the Buccaneers followed their board over three days of drafting, mixing in positional importance where it mattered, and came away with an eight-man class that appears to hit some of the team's greatest needs. Those guys, they really showed me a lot.". He came in and was jacked up for all of the picks, so I feel like we did a good job so far.". TAMPA Its been less than two weeks since the Lightning fell just short of a third consecutive Stanley Cup championship following a Game 6 loss to the Avalanche. Sensory overload is the big thing autism causes, lightning games are an intense experience. You go back and watch the Denver playoff games, Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware could not be stopped. The Lightning are back in their normal Atlantic Division following competition in last years realigned Central one. As the new front office looks to accelerate the rebuild, adding skill in bulk is clearly the path theyre taking. He proved that to us over and over again, which is why he's a good red zone target, because the field gets small down there. We're not just going to draft guys that run fast, but can't play the game of sports. Five of those eight picks were on the defensive side of the ball but Spytek thinks the Bucs gave a boost to new Offensive Coordinator Dave Canales, as well. Hoping the organization comes with some news about this. Diaby ran a 4.51-second 40-yard dash at the Combine but the Buccaneers didn't draft him simply due to his speed. It also means, with Chicago also owning Ottawas pick in the second round, that the Blackhawks could five of the top 54 overall selections in this draft. We were relentless after them. None of MLB, the NFL, the NBA, the NHL, the Cubs, the Bears, the Bulls, the White Sox, or the Blackhawks have endorsed, supported, directed, or participated in the creation of the content at this site, or in the creation of the site itself. An orgy every night and a $1,000-a-day cocaine habit: As a new film charts an uproarious life, PHILIP NORMAN tracks the BIG appetites of Little Richard - and SHOW ANNOUNCE: @jokoy is coming to Tampa on Friday, November 17! Sign up for Lightning Strikes, a weekly newsletter from Bolts beat writer Eduardo A. Encina that brings you closer to the ice. Before the Lighting raise their second straight Cup banner on Oct. 12, heres what fans should know about this season: The Lightning will kick off training camp at the TGH Ice Plex on Thursday. It's easier to affect the quarterback than it is for our guys to cover forever.". The Buccaneers went into the draft with a total of nine picks, six of them in the fifth round or later. For 2021-22, a full 82-game regular season, league-wide play and special events like the All-Star Game are back. 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. By returning to this format, the league omits series-focused play where teams competed against each other in consecutive games to limit travel/exposure during the pandemic. "It was really fun working with Dave and his new staff," said Spytek. Signup at amaliearena.com/newsletter (Comedy) by tonight, April 18 to receive a code the night prior to the presale. Want more of our free, weekly newslettersinyourinbox? 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