Evan Closky

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10 Tampa Bay Sports Director | Emmy & Murrow award winner | Proud Buckeye | Long Island born & raised | All opinions are my own

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That is the 2nd time during this homestand Chandler Simpson made a play like this. Impressive.

Tampa Bay Lightning practice doesn’t start for another 20 minutes. Here is Nikita Kucherov.

Brayden Point with a comically quick win on that fight. So at least there is that.

Toronto buzzes down, talks about it for 5 minutes and *conclusively* decides this is a hand pass from Brandon Hagel. Takes a goal off the board and strips the Lightning of, at least, one point. What are we doing here? Someone please explain that to me?

Tim McGraw with the soundbyte of the day. "Of course, my favorite part (about hockey) is when they knock the shit out of each other." #StadiumSeries

Todd Bowles inserting himself into the backup QB job with the Buccaneers. Slight lean to Browning.

Jon Cooper walking back to the locker room with a cigar. “Needed a cigar for that one. Holy shit.” 😂 Incredible end to the night

Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers offensive line in attendance tonight.

Watching Crozier-Slafkovsky sequence again &amp; I see why Cooper was so angry. Dach takes a swipe at Crozier &amp; isn't penalized. Instead, it's Matheson for a slash on Point. MTL fans have spent a lot of time complaining about the refs, but there were bad/missed calls both ways.

This is a classic walk-off mic moment from Brandon Hagel. The Tampa Bay Lightning are tied with the Carolina Hurricanes for most points in the Eastern Conference. The Bolts have one game in hand, though. #GoBolts

I can break down stats and numbers -- analyze this and that, but sometimes a team just has to have that *it* factor. The Tampa Bay Rays are a special group. Rays-Yankees in the Bronx will be must-watch TV for baseball fans this weekend.

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If you want to hear what Mike Florio had to say about Bucky Irving...I think it's pretty significant. "I don't think he's going to be back any time soon. Definitely more information than what's available in the injury report."

After a grown man wrestles a HR ball away from a little girl, Ryan Bass is there to make the situation right. 🫡 to my guy.

Brandon Hagel and Jon Cooper both said this feeling is very similar to the one they had in Milan. Hagel didn't really know how to explain this loss after the contest. "You give up 0 shots in the 2nd period. Three shots in the 3rd period. And lose a hockey game."

Jon Cooper: "Sometimes you win the game and not the score."

Here was Jon Cooper's answer about the amount of penalties his team took tonight. "We took four offensive zone penalties. Just look at them. That was not over-aggression, that was stupidity in a lot of them."

Baker Mayfield might have stopped negotiations with the Buccaneers, but this topic will be a talking point all season long. I try to provide perspective on how both sides got to this point. I also explain why the franchise tag in 2027 is absolutely on the table for Tampa Bay.

For anyone who has not been watching the Florida Panthers/Tampa Bay Lightning game...this is the carnage. Absolute chaos tonight. Greer started it with the Hagel hit. Bolts started swinging the entire 2nd period.

"The Hockey Gods have been in my corner many, many times and tonight they were in the other corner." -- Jon Cooper after a stunning Game 7 defeat

Shane McClanahan after today's outing: "It's not like riding a bike, unfortunately. I wish it was because I'm damn good at riding a bike." McClanahan says he has had enough with the 'feel good story' stuff. He says he wants to pitch better.

Brandon Hagel: "It was a clinic in overtime for us." Corey Perry: "Nobody said this was going to be easy. We had 106 points. They had 106." J.J. Moser: "All the sudden it opens up, just take it down and take a shot." The Tampa Bay Lightning players after the Game 2 OT win.

USF product Shane McClanahan certainly knows his Bulls just upset the Gators in the Swamp.

Not quite sure what was said earlier in the week from UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor about USF's roster and "payroll," but Alex Golesh did not like it and voiced his displeasure after tonight's win.

I'm sure this soundbyte from Liam Coen will go over well in Tampa...

I mean, what is Matthew Tkachuk doing here? Brandon Hagel seems to win another fight against Tkachuk. Also, poor J.J. Moser. Paul Maurice tossed. Even before Olympics we can't escape the hatred. Unless they meet in playoffs, what a season this was for Lightning-Panthers.

Alex Golesh was asked by Joey Knight about his name getting thrown out there for other gigs. Golesh had a 4:36 answer to this question. "I've never in my career, outside of here, chased a job. Ever. And I don't intend to."

Alex Golesh was asked how he's soaking in the past two weeks. Here is his response. Worth the 99 seconds of your time. South Florida Football

Nikita Kucherov's goal is taken off the board because of this from Brandon Hagel? Really?

If you need a reminder why Baker Mayfield hates the New Orleans Saints, he was injured twice against this team in 2023, his first with Tampa Bay. Both of the hits were late, cheap shots (and flagged accordingly).

When Mike Evans signed his contract in 2024, he said he wanted to be a Buc for life. In January of 2025, he said he made the right decision. 14 months later, he's gone. My commentary on Mike's departure &amp; why it's concerning he left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Toronto buzzes down, talks about it for 5 minutes and conclusively decides this is a hand pass from Brandon Hagel. Takes a goal off the board and strips the Lightning of, at least, one point. What are we doing here? Someone please explain that to me?

Watching Crozier-Slafkovsky sequence again & I see why Cooper was so angry. Dach takes a swipe at Crozier & isn't penalized. Instead, it's Matheson for a slash on Point. MTL fans have spent a lot of time complaining about the refs, but there were bad/missed calls both ways.

I can break down stats and numbers -- analyze this and that, but sometimes a team just has to have that it factor. The Tampa Bay Rays are a special group. Rays-Yankees in the Bronx will be must-watch TV for baseball fans this weekend.

When Mike Evans signed his contract in 2024, he said he wanted to be a Buc for life. In January of 2025, he said he made the right decision. 14 months later, he's gone. My commentary on Mike's departure & why it's concerning he left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.