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The Red Wings' first-year coach talks about whether his team is ahead of schedule, the development of his young pillars and more.
Max Bultman and Sean Gentille31
Canada's list of possible Olympians is expected to be narrowed this month, and to include three Lightning players.
Joe Smith10
Shayna Goldman suggests Anthony Cirelli, Oliver Kylington, among others, as players of interest on the fantasy hockey waiver wire this week.
Shayna Goldman21
Johnson's two-goal performance Saturday could be the injection of confidence he needs as he steps into a larger role for weeks to come.
Joe Smith8
Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli offers the Predators a chance to upgrade their roster without spending a fortune.
Adam Vingan46
Looking at what the contracts will be for the Lightning's restricted free agents.
Joe Smith40
The goals of an offer sheet: get the player, and make that player's team financially uncomfortable. Here are the best bets for doing that.
Dom Luszczyszyn and James Mirtle209
The Blues Hall of Famer provides The Athletic with his picks for the Hart, Norris, Calder, Lady Byng and Selke trophies.
Jeremy Rutherford6
Heading into this offseason, one Jets truism will remain, the need for a second-line centre.
Murat Ates67
Mikhail Sergachev and Anthony Cirelli's next contracts could very well be impacted by a long season and a flat salary cap
Joe Smith6
Tampa Bay's 22-year-old center has picked up his offensive game and is hoping to get more exposure when the NHL season continues.
In just his second full NHL season, Cirelli has emerged as one of the league's top shutdown forwards.
Joe Smith11
Breaking down the numbers behind the race for each of the major player awards.
Dom Luszczyszyn117
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli has agreed to answer a handful of questions from The Athletic subscribers.
Joe Smith27
"I don't know how much more I can say about Tony and his play, his never-give-up attitude," coach Jon Cooper said after the 3-1 win.
Greg Auman7
Alex Killorn, Brayden Point and Mikhail Sergachev have lived up to projections — with a rather big target looming.
Joe Smith4
Kucherov remained off the ice for most of the third period and all of overtime in Tampa Bay's 4-3 win after a costly turnover.
Joe Smith32
After their 4-1 loss to the rebuilding Rangers, the Lightning are 5-4-2 and facing the kind of adversity they never saw last season.
Joe Smith20
While Brayden Point mulls three-year offer, Anthony Cirelli has been centering the top line with Steven Stamkos on his wing.
Joe Smith17
Tampa Bay is faced with trying to navigate a salary cap crunch and expansion draft rules while remaking its blueline.
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