A few days ago, it was announced that Steven Stamkos, captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning, had been placed on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) retroactive to April 9. What does this mean? It means he’ll be unavailable until May 5 at the earliest. This came on the heels of reports that Nikita Kucherov is getting
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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Montreal Canadiens won a game Monday evening, but lost a couple of players in the process to injury. Meanwhile, are the Tampa Bay Lightning a “stealth team” in on one of the more sought after defensemen on the trade market? The Toronto Maple Leafs may be done making deals
It takes years to fully evaluate any NHL Draft class, as even players with the highest expectations take time to develop into full-time starters. Also, a team will take a chance on somewhat unknown prospects, causing fans to judge the pick against the potential around it without knowing how the player will fit into a
Last season’s Stanley Cup Final featuring the champion Tampa Bay Lightning and the runner-up Dallas Stars was a close affair between two evenly matched teams. The team from Texas rode the hot production from talented blueliners to help create a varied attack that had teams guessing. The Bolts relied more on the forwards to get
Feb. 24 will mark the one-year anniversary of the trade deadline deal that brought Barclay Goodrow to the Tampa Bay Lightning. General manager Julien BriseBois dealt Anthony Greco and a 2020 first-round pick to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Goodrow and a 2020 third-round pick. The trade came as a surprise, as the
At 2:59 A.M. on Mar. 1, 2015, the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired defenseman Braydon Coburn from the Philadelphia Flyers. For Coburn, the Lightning sent Philadelphia a 1st and 3rd round pick in the 2015 draft along with defenseman Radko Gudas. Then Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman made this late-night acquisition in order to add a veteran presence to a
Some would say that he is irreplaceable. Those who say that would be absolutely right. Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov is one of the most lethal players in the NHL. He is the ultimate playmaker. Not only is he a wicked sniper, capable of putting the puck in the net from almost any angle,
With the start of training camp officially underway, the Tampa Bay Lightning begin their quest to become the second team to repeat as Stanley Cup champions in the salary cap era. Winning back-to-back Cups is already considered one of the hardest feats in all professional sports and, combined with this year’s shortened season and likely
Whenever a franchise wins the Stanley Cup in the salary cap era, you know that change will soon follow. It’s hard enough to keep great teams together, but with the threat of a cap crunch always looming, it makes retaining a complete team with those talented players borderline impossible. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, this
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news that Nikita Kucherov is dealing with a hip injury. What does this mean for the Tampa Bay Lightning’s salary cap issues? Are the Edmonton Oilers ready to add another left-shot defenseman? Who would they be looking for? The Dallas Stars will have fans in the stands to
While the holiday season may be in full swing, it doesn’t feel like a typical December for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Normally by this time of the year, the NHL is discussing plans for the All-Star game, not hammering out the details of what the regular season could look like. Related: Lightning Championship Film Offers
By Eugene Helfrick December 5th, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning head coach John Cooper recently discussed how he was feeling optimistic about the start of the 2020-21 season. As he said in the video below, “we have a pretty good gauge about what we are going to be doing here, it’s just a matter of being
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, what is going on in the NHL that not one free agent has been signed in over a month? Is there another wave of deals coming? In Pittsburgh, Jim Rutherford believes that in-season trades could be tricky. What is he concerned about? Is there a trade option that could solve
The Stanley Cup is considered the hardest trophy to win in professional sports and even harder to win in back-to-back seasons. Since the salary cap was instituted ahead of the 2005-06 season, only one team has repeated as champions: the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2015-16 and 2016-17. Only three teams have pulled off the feat in
Since they joined the NHL almost 30 years ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been a franchise defined by high-end forwards. Even when the team struggled on ice with bad goaltending or a patchwork defense, they always found a way to keep games entertaining by icing some of the top offensive talents in the league.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed restricted free-agent (RFA) Mikhail Sergachev to a three-year, $14.4 million deal carrying a cap-hit of $4.8 million per season. Since he was acquired by the Lightning back in the 2017 offseason in a deal with the Montreal Canadians, the Nizhnekamsk, Russia native has established himself as one of the
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Tampa Bay Lightning GM Julien BriseBois still thinks he’ll get Anthony Cirelli and Erik Cernak under contract. Why is he so confident considering the Lightning’s cap situation? In Edmonton, one scribe looks at how good Connor McDavid is going to be and what that means for a second big contract
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news that the Carolina Hurricanes will look to get an extension done with Dougie Hamilton as soon as possible. Meanwhile, forward Bobby Ryan detailed why he chose the Detroit Red Wings in free agency and could a former Montreal Canadiens forward return to the NHL? If he does,