Senators, Lightning Swap Condon, Callahan Josh Bell | July 30, 2019 The Ottawa Senators have acquired Ryan Callahan’s contract and a 2020 fifth-round pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for goaltender Mike Condon and a 2020 sixth-round pick. Callahan…
Lightning Extend Goaltender Vasilevskiy Josh Bell | July 29, 2019 The Tampa Bay Lightning have extended goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to an eight-year, $76 million contract. Vasilevskiy is coming off of a stellar season, holding a 39-10-4 record with a 2.40…
Canucks Acquire J.T. Miller Kyle Gipe | June 22, 2019 The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward J.T. Miller from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for goaltender Marek Mazanec, a 2019 third-round pick, and a conditional first. The 26-year-old Miller…
Lightning Re-Sign Coburn The Canadian Press | June 18, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenceman Braydon Coburn to a $3.4 million, two-year deal. Coburn will count $1.7 million against the salary cap in each of the next two seasons. General manager Julien BriseBois announced the contr…
Lightning’s Deadline Deals in the Yzerman Era Eugene Helfrick | February 14, 2019 During his time as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Steve Yzerman approached every trade deadline differently. Some seasons he was a seller, auctioning off veteran players in order…
Lightning’s Four Best Contracts for 2018-19 Eugene Helfrick | August 30, 2018 Since taking over as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Steve Yzerman has made it a point to control his available cap space by all means necessary. So, in…
Stamkos & Kucherov: Together for the Long Haul The Hockey Writers | August 26, 2018 In a fairly quiet offseason, in terms of trades, the Tampa Bay Lightning managed to make a few deals with their own. These moves could determine the team’s short and…
Yzerman Locking Up Lightning for Long-Term Success Eugene Helfrick | July 16, 2018 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 Make Major Upgrade With McDonagh Eugene Helfrick | February 27, 2018 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 Eugene Helfrick | July 6, 2017 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 Luke Johnson | March 22, 2017 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? Darren Faria | January 19, 2017 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…