Pro Hockey Rumors continues its look around the NHL with an overview of the free-agent situation for the Lightning.
Yesterday, there was a deadline for the Tampa Bay Lightning to extend a bona fide offer to goaltending prospect Nick Malik to retain his draft rights. The 22-year-old netminder was drafted by the Lightning in the fifth round of the 2022 draft and has spent the last couple of seasons playing for KooKoo in the Liiga.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning are another year removed from their postseason glories of the past decade. What must they do this offseason to once more compete for the Stanley Cup in earnest?
It is only a matter of time before the Tampa Bay Lightning will trade Tanner Jeannot this offseason. After another lacklustre season offensively, the two sides may part ways to create cap space to sign Captain Steven Stamkos.
While things could change between now and the start of the 2024-25 season, all signs are pointing towards the Calgary Flames having an abundance of cap space moving forward.
Steven Stamkos’s contract is up and the Tampa Bay Lightning have a critical decision to make regarding the future of Stamkos and the Bolts. Today on Daily Faceoff Live, Frank Seravalli shined a light on the cap situation in Tampa and what the plan moving forward is for the veteran and two-time Stanley Cup champion.
At this time last year, along with the typical free agent drama, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois had some restricted free agent business to conduct.
Brought in midyear primarily as additional depth due to the season-long injury of Mikhail Sergachev, he tallied two assists in 18 games for Tampa Bay.
The Buffalo Sabres have a few interesting decisions to make this summer. They have to figure out what to do with winger Jeff Skinner and his contract, what to do with the 11th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, and who they may want to target in free agency.
It’s been nearly two weeks since the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2023-2024 season ended with a first-round playoff loss to their in-state rivals, the Florida Panthers.
It’s not officially the offseason, but prep for next season has already begun for the Tampa Bay Lightning. So far, they’ve inked a two-year deal with forward Mitchell Chaffee and have signed 2021 seventh-round pick Niko Huuhtanen to an entry-level deal.
Before last year’s deadline, the Lightning pulled off one of the most controversial trades in recent memory by unloading five draft picks and defense prospect Callan Foote to acquire middle-six winger Tanner Jeannot from the Predators.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have been the NHL’s model franchise for a long time. Tampa Bay dominated the league during the late 2010s and early 2020s. In fact, they once tied the regular season wins record with 62 in the 2018-19 season.
Steven Stamkos has been the heart and soul of the Tampa Bay Lightning since he was drafted No. 1 overall by the organization in the 2008 NHL Draft. And he has the hardware to make him a franchise legend, leading the Bolts to three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals and winning two of them.
The Tampa Bay Lightning offseason is officially underway and will be interesting to watch. Over the last decade, the Bolts have been the gold standard for winning in the National Hockey League.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are playing a dangerous game. It’s been three years since the Bolts won the Stanley Cup; just two since they last made the Final.
The Tampa Bay Lightning made headlines Tuesday as they re-acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh from the Nashville Predators. However, the major takeaway from the trade is that Lightning General Manager Julien BriseBois spoke about having enough cap space to re-sign Lightning captain Steven Stamkos.
A young blueliner has inked his first NHL deal. On Wednesday, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriesBois announced the team has signed defenseman Dyllan Gill to a three-year, entry-level contract, which will begin next season.
The Tampa Bay Lightning wasted no time in making some changes to their roster. After being eliminated in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Florida Panthers, they have gotten to work.
With the Tampa Bay Lightning’s season over, general manager Julien Brisebois is focusing on re-signing as many free agents as he can before the start of free agency.
The Tampa Bay Lightning appear to have fallen quite a bit from their halcyon days of 2020 and 2021 when they won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships.
The Tampa Bay Lightning held the final media availability of the season as General Manager Julien BriseBois discussed the pending free agents this season.
Lightning HC Jon Cooper said on Wednesday that his controversial comment 'pained [him]' more than series loss vs. Panthers.
The Lightning are on the brink of elimination, trailing the Florida Panthers 3-0 in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
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