Tag: Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL Trade: Lightning Trade Jonathan Drouin To The Montreal Canadiens

The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded restricted free agent winger Jonathan Drouin and a conditional 2018 6th round pick to the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Mikhail Sergachev and a conditional 2018 2nd round pick. Pierre LeBrun: The Conditions are that…

Mark Easson

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…

Michael Augello

NHL Rumors: Penguins and Fleury … On NHL Trade Speculation

On the Pittsburgh Penguins and Marc-Andre Fleury ... Jimmy Murphy of Murphy's Hockey Law: Source saying that Penguins GM Jim Rutherford approached Marc-Andre Fleury about waiving his no-movement clause. Fleury agreed on an 'unnamed team' and if they couldn't get…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors and Notes: Blue Jackets, Golden Knights, Lightning and Maple Leafs

On the Columbus Blue Jackets and Vegas Golden Knights ... @akaRCN: Elliotte Friedman said on Sportsnet 960 that the thinks the Blue Jackets and Golden Knights have a deal in place where the Blue Jackets send a 1st round pick and…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings and Potential Landing Spots For Top UFAs

On the Los Angeles Kings ... The Fourth Period: LA Kings GM Rob Blake is talking to teams about top-six scoring forwards. The Kings don't have a lot of salary cap room - approximately $5.31 million - plus the potential…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning – Expansion, Killorn, Drouin

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman has a busy offseason in front of him as the tries to improve his team after missing the playoffs. "The expansion draft is…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Devils, Blackhawks, Golden Knights, Sens, Ducks, Canadiens and More

On the Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Golden Knights, Vegas Golden Knights, Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Though there is a…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets – Kovalchuk and Gavrikov … Lightning

On the Columbus Blue Jackets and Ilya Kovalchuk ... Aaron Portzline: won't dismiss the reports that have said the Columbus Blue Jackets are inquiring or having interest in Ilya Kovalchuk, but it seems like an unlikely pairing. Aaron Portzline: The…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Ducks, Oilers, Islanders, Coyotes, Flames, Penguins and Maple Leafs

On the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Arizona Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs ... TSN Insider Trading: Pierre LeBrun: There are some that think the Anaheim Ducks feel pressure to move a defenseman, but they…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Stars, Lightning, Kings and Drouin

On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (chat) When asked if there could be surprise No. 1 defenseman trade this offseason like P.K. Subban last year that the Stars could pursue? Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver…

Mark Easson

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…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Lightning, Kings and Sabres

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: Coyotes GM John Chayka doesn't see the Coyotes being big players in when free agency opens on July 1st. Chayka does hope to be able to make some trades. The…

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