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NHL Power Rankings: A Scout's Take on Unsung Stars

For our first Power Rankings of the NHL season, our Christopher Botta talked to a pro scout for an Eastern Conference team. Botta asked the scout one question. Who is the one player on each team that you believe deserves more press for his contributions to his club this season? Obviously, we weren't looking to hear...

NHL Blogger Survey: Know Your Tampa Bay Lightning

Want to know more about each NHL team? Welcome to the NHL Blogger Survey. During the season, NHL FanHouse will reach out to some of the top team (but not team-paid) bloggers in an effort to provide an up-close view. Today's participant is Jon Jordan, who focuses on the Tampa Bay Lightning in the "Beasts of the Southeast"...

2010-11 Tampa Bay Lightning Preview: The Yzerman-Boucher Era Begins

The past three years have not been very kind to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The franchise is amid a playoff drought and has not won a playoff series since claiming the Stanley Cup in 2004. A change was in order, and this offseason the team completely overhauled their management and roster, creating widespread optimism...

Simon Gagne Traded to Tampa Bay

The Tampa Bay Lightning are quickly developing into a very dangerous offensive team. Busy first-year general manager Steve Yzerman made a potentially huge move Monday, acquiring veteran forward Simon Gagne from the Philadelphia Flyers. The Lightning give up tough defenseman Matt Walker and a fourth-round draft pick to...

Examining Guy Boucher's Decision to Spurn Columbus for Tampa Bay

Monday, AHL coach Guy Boucher turned down an offer from the Columbus Blue Jackets to become their next head coach. While Scott Arniel moved into that job, speculation was rampant about why Boucher turned down the gig. By Monday night, we all knew. Reports have Boucher becoming the new head coach of the Tampa Bay...

Steve Downie News From the Web

05/07/12 Downie undergoes shoulder surgery Source: Owen Sound Sun Times - ON - Canada A shoulder injury that bothered Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Downie over the final month of the season has been fixed.
04/26/12 Its Not About Just Getting In Source: Damien Cox - The Toronto Star So both the Stanley Cup finalists from Vancouver and the champions from Boston have been vanquished, and there's this rush now to draw all kinds of lessons from what has transpired so far in the 2012 playoffs.

Background on Steve Downie

Steve Downie (born April 3, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League.

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