In the eyes of The NHL Network the Tampa Bay Lightning have a pretty solid foundation for their team. Nikita Kucherov was named as their Top Wing Right Now while Jake Guentzel ranked sixteenth. Andrei Vasilevskiy came in third on their goalies list while Brayden Point finished seventh among centers. You can add Victor Hedman to the list as he was ranked third in their recent Top Defensemen Right Now.
Sure, we’ll take it. After all it’s always nice when mainstream media recognizes Lightning players in these league-wide rankings, but third seems a bit optimistic in a league with a lot of solid young blue liners.