Category: Tampa
Lightning Recall Gage Goncalves
Brayden PointThe Lightning announced Wednesday that they’ve recalled forward Gage Goncalves from AHL Syracuse. It’s the second recall of the month for the 23-year-old after he made his season debut in a pair of games last week. His recall indicates that star center Brayden Point, who sustained a lower-body injur...
Read moreSpencer Carbery, respectfully, on Andrei Vasilevskiy’s shutout of the Capitals: ‘I will be a glad man when he leaves the league one day’
Andrei VasilevskiyThe Washington Capitals fell 3-0 Saturday night as the Tampa Bay Lightning handed them their second loss of the season to snap a five-game win streak. Much of the credit for Tampa’s victory rests with goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, who made 31 saves in his shutout effort to earn First Star of the Ga...
Read moreVasilevskiy victorious: Bolts beat Caps 3-0
TampaThe Washington Capitals ended their early-season winning streak with an unfortunate loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. Mitchell Chaffee tipped Nick Paul’s shot to give Tampa the lead five minutes into the night. Cut to early in the third, when Brayden Point doubled that distance, wra...
Read moreConor Sheary clears waivers and optioned to AHL’s Syracuse Crunch by Tampa Bay Lightning
Peter LavioletteTwo-time Stanley Cup champion Conor Sheary is headed to the AHL. Waived by the Tampa Bay Lightning, Sheary cleared NHL waivers on Wednesday and was assigned to the Syracuse Crunch this afternoon. A favorite of Peter Laviolette’s when he was in Washington, Sheary has not had the same success since si...
Read moreLightning Recall Gabriel Szturc
LightningThe Lightning have recalled forward Gabriel Szturc from AHL Syracuse ahead of tonight’s preseason contest against the Hurricanes, the team announced. He’ll get one more look in exhibition play after being sent to the minors last Sunday. Szturc, 21, landed a three-year, entry-level deal with Tampa as...
Read morePHR Mailbag: Stamkos, Flyers, Konecny, Stars, Blackhawks, Utah, Rangers
TampaTopics in the PHR Mailbag include possible contract comparables for Flyers winger Travis Konecny, Chicago’s active offseason, and much more.
Read moreSteven Stamkos Expected To Reach Open Market
Pierre LeBrunTampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos is expected to reach the open market, his agent shared with Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic (Twitter link). Stamkos has been a pillar of the Tampa lineup since his first-overall selection in the 2008 NHL Draft. He’s since accomplished it all in Tampa Bay – cl...
Read moreLightning Add J.D. Forrest To AHL Coaching Staff
LightningThe Lightning have hired J.D. Forrest as an assistant coach for their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, as announced Wednesday. He steps into the position vacated by Daniel Jacob, who’s mutually parting ways with Tampa, per the release. Forrest, 43, is entering his second decade as a coach after e...
Read moreLightning Sign Dyllan Gill To Entry-Level Contract
TampaThe 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 moreMcDonagh traded back to Lightning by Predators
Ryan McDonaghThe Lightning have worked out a trade with the Predators to bring back Ryan McDonagh.
Read moreIslanders Playoff Gameday News: Win Game 4
FloridaVarly will be back in there today. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images One game at a time, and no sweeps. Welp, let’s just take it one game at a time. Today, we hope the New York Islanders do not get swept this afternoon by the Carolina Hurricanes. It would be the second ti...
Read moreNHL Playoff Daily: Sergei Bobrovsky and Matthew Tkachuk control the creases as Panthers win again
Sergei BobrovskiThe Florida Panthers took a 2-0 series lead in the battle of Florida. Sean Shapiro has the full scope of...
Read moreLightning 4, Islanders 1 (EN): Two quick goals in the first sink Isles
LightningPhoto by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Back to back goals from Raddysh and Cirelli and a top performance from Vasilevsky give the Isles a tough loss in Tampa. It’s always tough when the Islanders actually play well overall but can’t get a result. They opened the scoring, but Tam...
Read moreUnnumbered Thoughts: Nikita Kucherov carrying the Tampa Bay Lightning with MVP-worthy play
Tampa Bay LightningSean Shapiro takes a look around the league and how the Lightning forward is carrying an old dynasty.
Read moreTampa slip past Golden Knights, 5-3
LightningOn The Strip, the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning posted three goals in the third period on Tuesday night to send them past the Golden Knights, 5-3. Brayden Point hit for a double in the third period for the Lightning. Andrei … Continue reading → The post Tampa slip past Golden Knights, 5-3 first appea...
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