Young Talent Fights in Lightning Vs Panthers to start 2018

TAMPA — Finally, after practice after practice, and interview after interview talking about it, F Mathieu Joseph made his NHL debut Saturday.

It was no surprise that he made the Lightning roster, not after the preseason and camp he put together. Joseph scored four goals in the preseason and finished with eight points. It seemed more likely than not that he would make the opening-day roster the further training camp progressed.

But from the time GM Julien BriseBois told Joseph, 21, he made the team out of camp until Saturday’s season opener against the Panthers at Amalie Arena, he had a full week to think about it.

A week filled with anticipation, nerves, excitement and … waiting.
Sitting in his locker-room stall hours before his debut, Joseph had to pause for several seconds to try to put into words what Saturday meant to him. CLICK PIC FOR ARTICLE

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Tampa Bay Lightning take the Series lead over the Chicago Blackhawks

I know…. it’s been much to much too long since I last posted on here but I have to get upto date in whats going down in the Stanely Cup Final. In a blink of an eye we are now about to enter Game 4 of the Stanely Cup! So many great playoff games and now a VERY interesting final between Tampa Bay and Chicago.

 

Lightning Take Lead over Blackhawks

 

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