NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning – Free Agents, Trades, Top-Nine and Defense
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman hasn't decided yet who he will and who he won't qualify. Bryan Burns: Yzerman said he'd like to add a top-nine forward, either it be from someone already…
NHL Expansion Draft: Tampa Bay Lightning Primer
The Lightning played most of the season without star center Steven Stamkos and nearly snuck into the playoffs with a late season run with Nikita Kucherov scoring 40 goals and Victor Hedman registering a career-high 72 points. Tampa has been…
NHL Rumors: Kings, Canucks and Sabres
On the Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres... The Fourth Period: Sources say that while Sabres winger Evander Kane could be an option for the Kings, he may not be at the top of their list. The asking price for…
NHL Rumors: Kovalchuk, Maple Leafs, Golden Knights and Lightning
On Ilya Kovalchuk, Toronto Maple Leafs and Vegas Golden Knights ... Steve Simmons: From what the info that was able to collect yesterday morning, the Toronto Maple Leafs are not one of the teams that is interested in Ilya Kovalchuk.…
NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and the Dallas Stars
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman maintains he wants to sign all of Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and and Jonathan Drouin. There was a report that contract talks with…
NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning – To Trade Or Not To Trade Jonathan Drouin
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Martin Fennelly of the Tampa Bay Times: Looking at why the Tampa Bay Lightning should keep forward Jonathan Drouin. Though he could help land them the defensive help they need, the Lightning should keep…
NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning
On the Ottawa Senators ... Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun: The Senators have shown that they have lacked true grit in past years, and more recently in Games 3 and 4. Chris Neil was added for Game 5, replacing…
NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning
On the Dallas Stars ... Sean Shapiro of Wrong Side of the Redline: (mailbag) is 99 percent sure that Antti Niemi won't be back with the Stars next season, likely a buyout. Kari Lehtonen will be back but in a…
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Lightning, Blues and Predators
On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus: GM Stan Bowman isn't worrying about their offseason. There will be some challenges, same as always: "Not anticipating huge changes. There will be some." Mark Lazerus: Bowman said they already know which players they…
NHL Rumors: Lightning, Jets, Panthers, Coyotes, Bruins, College UFA and Coaches
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Bryan Burns: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman when asked if he thinks he'll be able to sign his big three RFAs in Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and Jonathan Drouin: "I think we can sign all the…
Lightning Injury Update – Stamkos, Johnson, Namestnikov, Paquette, Palat and Dotchin
Tampa Bay Lightning Injury updates ... Bryan Burns: Coach Jon Cooper said that he would "probably rule out" Tyler Johnson, Vladislav Namestnikov and Cedric Paquette for tomorrow's game. Bryan Burns: Cooper on potential injuries to Ondrej Palat and Jake Dotchin: "Not…
NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes and Tampa Bay Lightning
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: The Coyotes added five more draft picks at the trade deadline. Scouts like having more picks, but the Coyotes director of amateur scouting Tim Bernhardt knows he may not…