Category: Lightning
Lightning GM Confident Team Has Another Stanley Cup in Them
LightningThe Tampa Bay Lightning franchise and its fans have become accustomed to success. For seven straight seasons, the team has qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. During that span, the…
Read moreShould the Lightning Trade Anthony Cirelli?
Mikhail SergachevThe Tampa Bay Lightning have some big decisions to make this offseason. They re-acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh at the end of May, are hoping to re-sign their franchise player, Steven…
Read moreBlackhawks, Islanders Swap 2024 First-Round Picks
KingsThe Blackhawks and Islanders are making an unusually early pick swap ahead of the 2024 draft. Chicago has acquired the Islanders’ first- and second-round picks (18th and 50th overall), while the Islanders receive the 20th overall selection (originally owned by the Lightning) and a pair of second-rou...
Read moreLightning Sign Dyllan Gill To Entry-Level Contract
Dyllan GillThe Lightning have signed right-shot defense prospect Dyllan Gill to his three-year, entry-level deal, per CapFriendly. It carries an $870K cap hit, including $775K in base salary, a $95K signing bonus, an $80K games played performance bonus, and a minors salary of $82.5K annually. Tampa would have...
Read moreGrading Lightning’s Trade for Ryan McDonagh
Ryan McDonaghThe Conference Finals haven’t even started yet, but we had a trade today between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators. Those don’t happen before the playoffs conclude all too often, but…
Read moreMcDonagh traded back to Lightning by Predators
Ryan McDonaghThe Lightning have worked out a trade with the Predators to bring back Ryan McDonagh.
Read moreLightning Rumors: Erik Cernak Becoming Trade Candidate
Adam GretzAs the Tampa Bay Lightning grapple with a tight salary cap, defenseman Erik Cernak has become a prominent trade candidate, a situation driven by financial strategy rather than performance issues, as noted by Adam Gretz of Bleacher Report. With only $12 million in cap space available and key roster...
Read moreNHL announces 2024 Ted Lindsay Award finalists
LightningThe NHL revealed the three nominees for the 2024 Ted Lindsay Award on Tuesday. The Ted Lindsay Award is presented annually to “the most outstanding player in the NHL,” as voted by fellow members of the NHLPA. The three finalists are Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon, and Auston Matthews. Matthews is...
Read moreHockey Canada Releases 2024 World Championship Roster
Hockey CanadaMay 7: Celebrini and Fantilli have returned home from Czechia, TSN’s Darren Dreger reports. The former will participate in tonight’s 2024 NHL Draft Lottery, while Fantilli’s reasons for departing are undisclosed. It’s unclear whether they’ve been removed from the roster entirely. In a corresponding...
Read moreStanley Cup Playoffs wrap up: Bad news bears
PanthersJust as we all predicted.
Read moreNHL Rumors: Julien BriseBois Hopeful To Keep Steven Stamkos
LightningThere is lots of speculation about Steven Stamkos and his future with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Their GM is optimistic about re-signing him.
Read moreThe 2014 Rangers-Lightning Blockbuster That Reshaped Both Franchises
New York RangersHeading into the 2014 NHL Trade Deadline, both the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers found themselves in a great position. The Lightning were near the top of the…
Read moreJon Cooper’s Post-Elimination Presser Ruffles Some Feathers
Florida PanthersJon Cooper’s Tampa Bay Lightning were eliminated from the playoffs on Monday night, being shown the door in five games only by their home-state rivals, the Florida Panthers. During the…
Read moreCooper, Lightning lament 'unfair' overturned goals
LightningTwo goals, overturned because of goaltender interference, were "clearly a turning point" on Monday night, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said, as the Lightning saw their season end with a 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of their first-round series.
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