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25 Greatest Scorers in Lightning History: #23 |
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In honor of the upcoming season, which is the franchise's 25th, I thought it would be fun to use this hockey downtime to countdown the 25 greatest goal scorers in Tampa Bay Lightning history.
In constructing this list, I not only took into account the number of goals a player scored while playing in Tampa, I also considered a number of games they suited up for the Lightning. As this list progresses over the next few weeks, you will notice that some players are ranked higher than others even if their goal total was less. This is because although someone scored slightly fewer goals, they reached those numbers in fewer games.
Due to the Lightning still being a relatively young franchise, a good deal of these players are still active, and some of them still take the ice for the Bolts.
Enjoy!
The List So Far
Number 25: Pavel Kubina
Number 24: Victor Hedman
Number 23: Mikael Andersson
Mikael Andersson was taken 18th-overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He had his first taste of NHL action during the 1985-86 regular season, playing in 32 games for the Sabres.
After four seasons in Buffalo, Andersson went on to play three seasons with the Hartford Whalers. In Hartford, he would score a career-high 18 goals during the 1991-92 season.
Andersson would then join the Lightning for their inaugural season and stay with the team for seven years. In his 435 games played with the Bolts, he recorded 54 goals. Andersson would account for four power play goals, seven shorthanded goals, and nine game-winners during his tenure with Tampa Bay.
On March 20th, 1999, the Bolts would trade Andersson to the Philadelphia Flyers, along with Sandy MacCarthy, in exchange for Colin Forbes and what would turn into the 148th-overall pick in the 1999 draft. After only playing 43 games with the Flyers, Andersson would be traded again, this time to the New York Islanders.
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