Tag: Tampa Bay Lightning

2016-17 NHL Trade Tracker * Pinned

    The March 1st NHL trade deadline has come and gone. There were 19 trades made on deadline day. It was a slow morning with basically no action, but as usual, there were a bunch of small moves. Most…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Eastern Conference Buyers/Sellers and Good Fits

Trade deadline buyers and sellers for the Eastern Conference Scott Burnside of ESPN: Looking at who could be buyers and sellers in the Eastern Conference at the All-Star break, and who could be good fits for them for those teams.…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Habs, Leafs, Bruins, Panthers, Rangers and More

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Pittsburgh Penguins: Coach Mike Sullivan said that Evgeni Malkin is working out off-ice and is making progress. He added that Kris Letang is a game-time decision tonight. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: The…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Avalanche, Golden Knights, Islanders and Lightning

On the Colorado Avalanche ... Eurolanche: The Avalanche had some talks with KHL defenseman Andrei Mironov last week. Mironov was draft 101st overall in the fourth round of the 2015 draft. He's 22 years old. On the Vegas Golden Knights ...…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: More Moves Could Be Coming For The Tampa Bay Lightning

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Chris Nichols of FanRag Sports: Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet 960 talking about the Tampa Bay Lightning, and if their trade of Nikita Nesterov to the Montreal Canadiens will spark more moves from them. “This…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Defensive Prospects and Destinations for Kevin Shattenkirk

On defensive prospects ... Corey Pronman: An executive from a team that is considering selling at the deadline is frustrated with trying to improve their defense: "Nobody is moving defense prospects right now." On Kevin Shattenkirk ... Matt Larkin of The…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Lightning, Scouting Canes-Kings, Flyers and Capitals

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... GM Steve Yzerman on the Nikita Nesterov trade to the Canadiens. Erik Erlendsson: The trade was made for roster reasons as the Lightning felt they would lose either Nesterov or Luke Witkowski on waivers.…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Bruins, Lightning, Pens, Rangers, Kings, Avs, Blues, Coyotes and Canucks

On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Defenseman Brandon Carlo left last night's game with a lower-body injury. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Roger Mooney: Forward Michael Bournival is day-to-day with a a lower-body injury. On the New York…

Mark Easson

NHL Trade: Montreal Canadiens acquire Nikita Nesterov from Tampa Bay

In a move that might signal the start of the NHL Trade season, the Montreal Canadiens have acquired defenceman Nikita Nesterov from the Tampa Bay Lightning. In return, Tampa Bay receives defenseman Jonathan Racine and a 6th round pick in…

Staff Writer

NHL Power Rankings: 2016-17 Consensus Week 16

    The Washington Capitals received five of six first place votes and are the top team in our consensus NHL power rankings for week 16. The Minnesota Wild come in at No. 2 after getting three, second place rankings.…

Mark Easson

Rink Rumblings: Five Pending NHL Free Agents And What It Might Cost To Sign Them

With five weeks to go before the March 1 NHL trade deadline, teams are making evaluations on where they need to upgrade their roster to improve their odds of making and advancing in the postseason. One dilemma facing many general…

Michael Augello

NHL Rumors: Penguins, Flames and Lightning

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: (chat) Conor Sheary is a pending restricted free agent, so that will lessen his negotiating power a bit. It won't be cheap to re-sign him, but will be worth…

Mark Easson