Tag: Tampa Bay Lightning

Potential Quiet Buyers in the NHL Trade Market

The NHL trade deadline is three weeks away. The top teams that are big game hunting usually dominate the rumor mill, but there are a few 'lesser' teams that may be buying.

Lyle Richardson

NHL Rumors: The Los Angeles Kings Have Trade Options For The Deadline And Offseason

The Los Angele Kings have plenty of players they could move before the trade deadline and in the offseason The Fourth Period: The Los Angeles Kings have made several of their players available. Forward Ilya Kovalchuk has a full no-movement clause…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Sabres, Devils, Lightning and Capitals

Larsson day-to-day but could play WGR 550: Buffalo Sabres goaltender Johan Larsson is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Paul Hamilton: Sabres coach Phil Housley wouldn't say if Larsson would be able to play tonight. Schneider back from his conditioning stint…

Mark Easson

Notable NHL Trade Candidates and Their Potential Destinations

The NHL's Feb. 25 trade deadline is just three weeks away. As expected, several players are frequently popping up in the rumor mill as possible trade candidates. Here's a look at the notable names and their potential suitors, based on…

Lyle Richardson

NHL Rumors: Avalanche and Rantanen … Top 45 Trade Bait

Rantanen is going to be costly for the Avs Chris Nichols of Nichols on Hockey: Darren Dreger was on WGR 550 talking about the Colorado Avalanche and their pending restricted free agent forward Mikko Rantanen. Dreger notes that he believes…

Mark Easson

NHL Power Rankings: 2018-19 Consensus – Week 17

With the All-Star break and teams having their bye weeks, there wasn't much change in our consensus NHL power rankings Broken record ... The Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames are the top two teams again. The Winnipeg Jets took five…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Colorado Avalanche

The Lightning may have inquired about power forward Wayne Simmonds and Micheal Ferland TSN: Darren Dreger on TSN 690 said that it's not going to be easy for the Tampa Bay Lightning to upgrade at the trade deadline given their…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Scouting BOS-PHI and DET-DAL, Oilers, Senators, Lightning and Blue Jackets

Scouting the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers Shawn Hutcheon: Scouts listed to attend last night's Bruins-Flyers game: Chicago Blackhawks (2), Winnipeg Jets (2), Edmonton Oilers (2 - Craig MacTavish) Anaheim Ducks (Dave Nonis), Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Lightning, Panthers, Penguins, Leafs, Canadiens, Golden Knights, Sharks and Blackhawks

Quick hit 31 Thoughts rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking for right-handed defensemen. The Florida Panthers could take a run at both Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky this offseason. The market for Wayne Simmonds…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Scouting BUF-DAL and PIT-TB, Rangers, Islanders, and Hurricanes

** Only two games on last night's schedule ** Scouting the Buffalo Sabres and Dallas Stars Mark Stepneski: Scouts listed to attended last night's Sabres-Stars game: Pittsburgh Penguins (20, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights, New Jersey Devils, Nashville Predators, Montreal…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Bruins, Blue Jackets, Stars, Devils, Rangers, Penguins, and Lightning

Rask on the ice Joe Haggerty: Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask (concussion) wasn't on the ice for their morning skate, but he was on the ice before. Would seem that he won't be out for a long time. Jenner misses…

Mark Easson

NHL Trade Deadline: Who the Bruins And Lightning May Want To Hold On To

Looking some prospects that the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning may not want to trade in any pre-deadline trades.

Michael Augello