Tag: Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL News: JvR, Crawford, Johnson, Seidenberg, Gionta, Hanzal, and Luongo

Flyers lose van Riemsdyk ... They'll have some goaltending questions soon Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Daily News: Philadelphia Flyers lost forward James van Riemsdyk in the first period after taking a puck near his right knee. They will re-evaluate…

Mark Easson

NHL Power Rankings: 2018-19 Consensus – Preseason

The 2018-19 NHL season just got underway. Two days into the season we've compiled our first NHL power rankings consensus list - preseason edition. The Tampa Bay Lightning head into the season ranked first with five first-place rankings. The Winnipeg…

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Five NHL Players Who Could Be Dealt Before Holiday Freeze

Looking at five players who could be traded for the holiday roster freeze.

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NHL Storylines Worth Watching in 2018-19

San Jose Sharks and Erik Karlsson are just one of the NHL storylines that is worth watching as the 2018-19 NHL season is about to get underway.

Lyle Richardson

NHL Rumors: Oilers, Canucks, Ritchie, Pickard, and Yzerman

Oilers gain some cap space to use for help on the blueline Mark Spector: With the Anaheim Ducks claiming Pontus Aberg and with the trade of Jakub Jerabek to the St. Louis Blues, the Edmonton Oilers moved two contracts and…

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NHL Injuries: Bruins, Blackhawks, Canes, Lightning, Sabres, Ducks, and Canucks

Krug to be re-evaluated in three weeks Matt Kalman: The Boston Bruins said that defenseman Torey Krug will have his left ankle injury re-evaluated in three weeks. Krug said that his skate was in a rut in the ice when…

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NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Washington Capitals

Lightning looking to trade a defenseman Joe Smith: Have been hearing that the Tampa Bay Lightning are open to the idea of moving defensemen Slater Koekkoek or Brayden Coburn and have been calling teams to see if there is any…

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NHL Injuries: Khudobin, Boyd, Kempny, Schultz, Sprong, Kucherov, Hyman, and Perry

Khudobin won't miss much time Mark Stepneski: Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin has a minor issue and didn't practice yesterday. He's expected to be able to back up on Sunday. Kempny not ruled out for their season opener Tom Gulitti:…

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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Senators, Sharks, Lightning, Bieksa, and Flyers

Dubas confident he can get Nylander, Matthews, and Marner signed to extensions Andrew Bottomley of Sportsnet: Back in July Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas said that "We can, and we will" with regards to signing William Nylander, Auston Matthews,…

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Atlantic Division: Tampa Bay Lightning Season Primer

Salary Cap Situation - source Cap Friendly Projected Cap Hit: $75,363,780 Projected LTIR Used: $0 Current Cap Space: $4,136,220 Deadline Cap Space: $19,233,423 Todays Cap Hit: $75,363,780 Roster: 21/23 Contracts: 49/50 Offseason Moves – In/Out - source Sports Forecaster In - Cameron Gaunce, D…

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NHL Injuries: Perry, Crawford, Forsling, Galchenyuk, Fabbri, Eakin, Johnson, and Hyman

Perry suffers a lower-body injury Eric Stephens: Anaheim Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said that forward Corey Perry suffered a lower-body injury during warm-up and had to be scratched. No further update yet. Crawford getting close to being able to practice…

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NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and the Dallas Stars

The Lightning could look for a right-handed defenseman before the trade deadline Joe Smith of The Athletic: (mailbag) The Tampa Bay Lightning terminated Jake Dotchin's contract for "material breach." It's been reported that it was because of his lack of conditioning,…

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