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The Roundtable on Intriguing Opponents |
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The Tampa Bay Lightning has asked me to be a part of the organization’s Blogger Roundtable. This new feature, which has a number of independent writers weigh in on issues surrounding the team, will be a weekly column on the team’s website.
Today's question has to do with the National Hockey League’s brand new Atlantic Division. Hockey fans around Canada and the United States are excited about this new division; it’s full of exciting teams and a number of superstar players. The Roundtable’s task this week was to name the most intriguing opponent for the Lightning in the Atlantic for 2013-14. Below, I've posted my answer; you can check out the rest of the responses
right here.
Which team do you feel is the most intriguing opponent for the Lightning in the new Atlantic division this season?
In my opinion, the Boston Bruins will be the most intriguing opponent for the Lightning in the new Atlantic division. There are lots of great teams in the new Atlantic, but it’s hard to argue that the Bruins aren’t the cream of the crop. Each game the Bolts play against the Bruins will be a measuring stick game, given that the Bruins have been one of the NHL’s most consistent and dominant teams over the last three years.
For the Lightning, it shouldn’t be hard to get up to play against one of the best teams in the league. The Bruins are physical, offensively dominant, defensively strong, and they have one of the league’s finest goaltenders; simply put, the Bruins are exciting to watch. Beating the Bruins, even in the regular season, is an accomplishment. For those reasons, I’m naming the Bruins as the Lightning’s most intriguing Atlantic opponent in 2013-14.
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Now it’s time for you to have your say! Which team in the new Atlantic will be the most intriguing opponent for the Lightning this season? Let me know your thoughts in the comments section.
As always, thanks for reading.
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