Gary Roberts was probably the only guy in the league that took training more seriously than Rod the Bod.
JustAGuy910
I’m always late to the party on these but I love these posts.
moutardebaseball
Carter Verhaeghe might be on that list someday
NathanGa
Honorable mention to Denis Savard.
The first training camp in 1992-93 also had both Tony McKegney and Ron Duguay, although neither stuck.
HelRayzer12
Seems like Flames players really shouldn’t play for the Lightning. Lol
Bluecrush2_fan
Peter Budaj
Sarcastic__
3 1 and dones with Stanley Cup rings to show for it is fairly impressive for the Bolts.
fredy31
Would but honorable mention to Manon Rhéaume, that played basically 1 period in a preseason game.
Only woman to have played in the nhl.
UkeNugs
Dwayne Roloson too
alreddy-reddit
Had no clue about Nabokov
Nebajense
I had no idea that Wendy Clark played for Tampa.
smiledumb
Man, the 98 Caps got reverse swept by the Lightning after going up 2-0 on the road and both goalies eventually decided the grass was greener.
That playoff series was also what forced the firesale of Bondra, Jagr, Oates, Lang and Gonchar. It’s also what got us in pole position to drafting Ovi, so I’ll take it.
Edit: this was 2003, not 1998. This is what you get get for commenting after reminiscing after a few drinks. Stick tap to u/MOLightningBro
anon727813
As a life long Bolts fan, a couple thoughts:
Cory Stillman was so damn good the year he was with the Bolts. He played an important role in winning their first cup. Rock solid forward.
Wendel Clark was the lone Lightning player to make the 1999 All Star Game, which was also in Tampa. He was our captain that year. The crowd went nuts when they introduced him onto the ice that weekend. I was at the skills competition and the game, I was only in grade school at the time but I remember it fondly.
therehego29
Where’s ohlund or salo
stuntman262626
Roberts in any other jersey besides a Leafs or Calgary is odd to me. It hasn’t stopped me collecting all his cards lol
Hockeygoalie41
I had been a fan of Tanguay at earlier teams but even accounting for age his season here was the most diabolically lazy one I’ve ever seen.
Ellis and Niittymaki were one season Bolts as well, lots of goalies just passed through before Bishop held the spot for a while.
7_Bundy
Darryl Sydor, Mattias Ohlund, Sami Salo, Dino Ciccarelli, Dwayne Roloson, Matthew Barnaby, Mike Commodore
fartswhenhappy
I thought Gerard Gallant was Steve Buscemi for a sec.
Key-Tip-7521
The old Tampa Bay unis were nice
Oh and the hockey terrorist is in there….
WalkingCarpet
Cory Stillman was a monster the one year we had him. IIRC he played on the second line with Brad Richards and Freddy Modin.
Personal-Banana-9491
No Sheldon keefe?
LucasRaymondGOAT
Brendan Morrow was on a lot of teams.
MFoy
4 former Caps on made the list, more than usual.
colorbalances
When the hell did Nabokov play for Tampa that’s insane
goat_balls_oh_yeah
Astonishing how many teams Sean Burke played on.
Zanstorm74
Wendel Clark played there? No wayyyyyy
TheTechManager
Gotta say, Tampa had some nice sweaters over the years..
Spinal_Orangutan
Clark scored a hatty against the Wings on the lightning and then the Wings signed him the next year.
pak256
Mike Commodore is another good one
GeckoMoria93
Tampa Bay Legend Nabokov thank you very much.
Joisey_Toad32
Seeing Ranford makes me want to play NHL 99 and see what I can do with that default roster. 😅
andrewthemexican
I COMPLETELY forgot about Kunitz in Tampa. From the long before times
tomservo96
Kolzig in the Lightning uniform is just basically wrong. 771 games for the Caps over 16 years. 8 games for Tampa.
Pointless aside: Kolzig is the only NHL player to have been born in South Africa
Crispiest_Relic
I forgot got about Nabokov being a Bolt. If I remember correctly they brought him with the idea he’d the veteran back up to give Vasy more time to develop. Then he played so poorly he was waived. seems like a life time ago.
ass_smacktivist
Fucking forgot Nabby played for the Bolts. Feels like I’m looking at a photo from an alternate timeline.
Delicious-Set-3094
Brent Gretzky
sasksasquatch
I have absolutely no recollection of Wendel Clark with the Lightning. Quebec, Detroit, Islanders, his second stint with the Leafs, I remember all of those. With the Lightning, nothing.
whogivesashirtdotca
Almost as many *WHAT?!*s with this list as with St Louis. They’d face off for the Stanley Cup of weird short-termers.
Luxferrae
You’re forgetting Manon Rhéaume
BvG_Venom
My brain can’t process Recchi and Marchessault ever playing for the Lightning. I know they both bounced around at the end/beginning of they’re careers but I had no idea they were in Tampa.
Edit: can’t
CookieMonsta94
The Wendel one is a cursed image.
dumbthiccrick
I’ve immortalized the 2011 playoffs in my head so seeing players like Simon Gagne on here is funny
GhostofFarnham
Amazed Ranford played so long as a true stand-up goalie, the last of his kind.
MaddAddamOneZ
Rather surprised Dino Ciccarelli didn’t make this list.
RickandMortyfan956
Chris Kunitz played for the Lightning????
Codc
Everytime I see shatternkirk in one of these posts, I’m always amazed by how chin-less he is
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Gary Roberts was probably the only guy in the league that took training more seriously than Rod the Bod.
I’m always late to the party on these but I love these posts.
Carter Verhaeghe might be on that list someday
Honorable mention to Denis Savard.
The first training camp in 1992-93 also had both Tony McKegney and Ron Duguay, although neither stuck.
Seems like Flames players really shouldn’t play for the Lightning. Lol
Peter Budaj
3 1 and dones with Stanley Cup rings to show for it is fairly impressive for the Bolts.
Would but honorable mention to Manon Rhéaume, that played basically 1 period in a preseason game.
Only woman to have played in the nhl.
Dwayne Roloson too
Had no clue about Nabokov
I had no idea that Wendy Clark played for Tampa.
Man, the 98 Caps got reverse swept by the Lightning after going up 2-0 on the road and both goalies eventually decided the grass was greener.
That playoff series was also what forced the firesale of Bondra, Jagr, Oates, Lang and Gonchar. It’s also what got us in pole position to drafting Ovi, so I’ll take it.
Edit: this was 2003, not 1998. This is what you get get for commenting after reminiscing after a few drinks. Stick tap to u/MOLightningBro
As a life long Bolts fan, a couple thoughts:
Cory Stillman was so damn good the year he was with the Bolts. He played an important role in winning their first cup. Rock solid forward.
Wendel Clark was the lone Lightning player to make the 1999 All Star Game, which was also in Tampa. He was our captain that year. The crowd went nuts when they introduced him onto the ice that weekend. I was at the skills competition and the game, I was only in grade school at the time but I remember it fondly.
Where’s ohlund or salo
Roberts in any other jersey besides a Leafs or Calgary is odd to me. It hasn’t stopped me collecting all his cards lol
I had been a fan of Tanguay at earlier teams but even accounting for age his season here was the most diabolically lazy one I’ve ever seen.
Ellis and Niittymaki were one season Bolts as well, lots of goalies just passed through before Bishop held the spot for a while.
Darryl Sydor, Mattias Ohlund, Sami Salo, Dino Ciccarelli, Dwayne Roloson, Matthew Barnaby, Mike Commodore
I thought Gerard Gallant was Steve Buscemi for a sec.
The old Tampa Bay unis were nice
Oh and the hockey terrorist is in there….
Cory Stillman was a monster the one year we had him. IIRC he played on the second line with Brad Richards and Freddy Modin.
No Sheldon keefe?
Brendan Morrow was on a lot of teams.
4 former Caps on made the list, more than usual.
When the hell did Nabokov play for Tampa that’s insane
Astonishing how many teams Sean Burke played on.
Wendel Clark played there? No wayyyyyy
Gotta say, Tampa had some nice sweaters over the years..
Clark scored a hatty against the Wings on the lightning and then the Wings signed him the next year.
Mike Commodore is another good one
Tampa Bay Legend Nabokov thank you very much.
Seeing Ranford makes me want to play NHL 99 and see what I can do with that default roster. 😅
I COMPLETELY forgot about Kunitz in Tampa. From the long before times
Kolzig in the Lightning uniform is just basically wrong. 771 games for the Caps over 16 years. 8 games for Tampa.
Pointless aside: Kolzig is the only NHL player to have been born in South Africa
I forgot got about Nabokov being a Bolt. If I remember correctly they brought him with the idea he’d the veteran back up to give Vasy more time to develop. Then he played so poorly he was waived. seems like a life time ago.
Fucking forgot Nabby played for the Bolts. Feels like I’m looking at a photo from an alternate timeline.
Brent Gretzky
I have absolutely no recollection of Wendel Clark with the Lightning. Quebec, Detroit, Islanders, his second stint with the Leafs, I remember all of those. With the Lightning, nothing.
Almost as many *WHAT?!*s with this list as with St Louis. They’d face off for the Stanley Cup of weird short-termers.
You’re forgetting Manon Rhéaume
My brain can’t process Recchi and Marchessault ever playing for the Lightning. I know they both bounced around at the end/beginning of they’re careers but I had no idea they were in Tampa.
Edit: can’t
The Wendel one is a cursed image.
I’ve immortalized the 2011 playoffs in my head so seeing players like Simon Gagne on here is funny
Amazed Ranford played so long as a true stand-up goalie, the last of his kind.
Rather surprised Dino Ciccarelli didn’t make this list.
Chris Kunitz played for the Lightning????
Everytime I see shatternkirk in one of these posts, I’m always amazed by how chin-less he is