Lightning Goaltending
Tampa Waives Kevin Poulin, Recalls Kristers Gudlevskis
October 24th, 2015 In corresponding moves the Tampa Bay Lightning have waived former New York Islanders goaltender Kevin Poulin, according to Renaud Lavoie, and they've recalled Kristers Gudlevskis from the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, who will get the start in Saturday's Stanley Cup rematch...
The Overuse of Ben Bishop
October 20th, 2015 In each of the last two seasons, goalie Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning has started over 60 games for the team. During this same time span, Bishop has won over 30 games in each season. During last Saturday’s victory over the Buffalo Sabres, Bishop ran his career win...
Lightning Claim Kevin Poulin Off Waivers
September 27th, 2015 With Jaroslav Halak and Thomas Greiss all but locked into the NHL lineup, it's not surprising that the Islanders waived goaltender Kevin Poulin to get him ice time with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American League. But plans change quickly. The Tampa Bay Lightning...
Ray Emery, Ryan Martindale Get PTOs From Lightning
September 8th, 2015 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. We speculated last week that Emery may make sense as a PTO candidate for Tampa...
Vasilevskiy Surgery Keeps Things in Neutral
September 5th, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning experienced some bad news this week as backup goaltender, Andrei Vasilevskiy, had surgery this past Thursday to remove a blood clot near his left collarbone. Obviously, this is a setback for Vasilevskiy and his personal growth as an NHL goalie. It...
Andrei Vasilevskiy is Out; Who's In?
September 4th, 2015 With Friday's news that Andrei Vasilevskiy will miss the next two-three months following surgery to remove a blood clot, the Lightning are going to need to figure out their goaltending situation soon. Training camp is almost here and it's not entirely clear who steps up to...
