TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING: 2020 STANLEY CUP CHAMPS

The Tampa Bay Lightning choked in 2020. With the NHL season hoping to resume, The Lightning are a possible contender for Lord Stanley's cup.

Almost every team has looked bad this season. Barring a complete shut down, the Lightning are looking good to make a strong playoff run. 

The lightning are thought to have one of the better rosters, starting with their goalie. The lightning fought for the cup in 2015. The Blue Jackets humiliated them last season.

The lightning have had multiple double digit win streaks but have also played very ilinconstancy. John Cooper said “There have been games and periods that I’ve watched this group be exceptional." The problem is they take time off while on the Ice.

"The Lightning will enter this year’s playoffs with no shortage of doubters that they have what it takes to win. They’ll have two months to turn them into believers, which will make it all the more satisfying when they do." Ken Campbell - Bleacher Report 

Why Four Other Teams Need A DPN Edition

Back in 2017 it was hard to find a good sports blog for my favorite teams. The Patriots were the top team in professional football so they had the most media content. However the other four teams I follow not so much.

Along came Donnie O'Donnell, a brash Patriots fan. He told it like it was. Granted he was a character, he sucked you in. The man behind the voice, Mr. Rauth also had a good personality. Donnie was part of a show called Dear Patriots Nation. 

As Ray went on, he became the place to get news, opinion, and analysis for the Patriots. There were and are a couple of other vloggers who cover the Patriots but non have the charismatic personality of Ray. 

Since I found DPN, I have searched for a similar host that covers and can keep me informed on the Utah Jazz, Tampa Bay Lightning, Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, and The Toronto Blue Jays. The closest I came was Jays in the sixth. A short lived channel created by the Father of Donnie O'Donnell, Mr. Ray Rauth.

The channel didnt last long as Ray started getting burnt out. Ray tried to hand off his show to a young and up in comer Matthew Garcia. Sadly, Matt was not able to carry on the DPN brand. He just didn't have Ray's personality, and fans never really gave him a chance.

DPN came back and is growing again. Ray gave DPN a new lease on life. His DPN videos on YouTube are still good for a lunch Break. While he has branched out and Partnered with Sportscastr to produce a nightly live stream. The DPN Brand has a blog that comes out every morning on Tecmohole and Ray has done right by Patriots Nation.

Ray tried to branch out with DPN Toronto. I assume that the channel would've been about all sporting news inside Ray's home city. This excited myself and a couple of other people who were finally going to have a place to get Blue Jays News, opinions, and analysis from a professional fan. But things fell flat.

While DPN Toronto is still collecting dust on Twitter, it gives fans like myself hope that someone can pick up the spark created by Ray. I live in Western New York. Let me tell you, if you don't follow a team in Buffalo, New York City, or the two New Jersey teams, you're not getting any news coverage on your team unless they're the top team of their sport, and then it's minimal. 

DPN Hawaii, DPN Toronto, DPN Tampa, and DPN Utah are needed. I am sure there are other fan bases who would also like their team covered. There's just not enough good video content makers or Sports writers out there reaching their intended audience. The few that do seem to be dryer then Chris Collinsworth. 

Personally, I unfortunately do not know enough about the other sports or my other teams, so I would not be the guy to pick up the pen and video camera. Not to mention I have social anxiety.

Here's hoping somebody will read this blog will contact Ray about becoming a partner.

Find DPN on sportscastr, twitter, Instagram, or blogs.dpnsports.com , we need people with personalities willing to share their fandom with some news, opinion, and analysis.