Yzerman Locking Up Lightning for Long-Term Success
In a week when all eyes were on the Tampa Bay Lightning and a potential trade for Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson, Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman still made headlines…
Lightning Transactions
Lightning Make Major Upgrade With McDonagh
Well, it finally happened. After what felt like a season of speculation, rumors, fake tweets, and, of course, some good old-fashioned red herrings, the Tampa Bay Lightning have their man.…
Lightning Create More Defensive Questions
Heading into the 2016-17 season, it looked like the Tampa Bay Lightning had assembled the best stable of defensemen for the franchise in the last decade. The team that had…
Lightning Fans Should Be Excited About Libor Hajek
General Manager Steve Yzerman made a signing of great importance yesterday by inking defenseman Libor Hajek (LEE-bohr, HIGH-ak) to a three-year, two-way entry level contract. With dust and cobwebs occupying the Lightning’s…
Should Lightning Be Shopping Filppula?
Valtteri Filppula has been a perfect fit with the Tampa Bay Lightning ever since leaving the Detroit Red Wings back in 2013-14 to join his new team in the Sunshine…
Stamkos Happy With Decision to Stay in Tampa Bay
Steven Stamkos was under hockey’s microscope this summer due to his unrestricted free agent status and the speculation that the Markham, Ontario native could be on his way out of…
Offer Sheets Could Be Coming Kucherov’s Way
When we look at the history of teams offering restricted free agents (RFAs) offer sheets, in hopes of plucking players from another team, we can see that the practice is…
Stamkos’ Decision Shows Loyalty to Lightning Runs Deep
With just under two days before the start of the NHL’s free agency period, Steven Stamkos and Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman ended their silence and the hockey…
Deadline Moves for Tampa Bay Lightning
The Monday 3:00 p.m. NHL trade deadline is fast approaching and the Tampa Bay Lightning have yet to pull the trigger on a move to upgrade the team. Looking at…
Ray Emery, Ryan Martindale Get PTOs From Lightning
Goaltender Ray Emery and forward Ryan Martindale will be heading to Tampa Bay Lightning training camp on professional tryout contracts (PTOs), according to Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times.…
Lightning Re-Sign Vladislav Namestnikov, Luke Witkowski
The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Vladislav Namestnikov and defenseman Luke Witkowski to one-year, two-way contracts, the team announced on Friday evening. Both players were restricted free agents and…