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Lightning Acquire Perry From Kings For 2026 2nd-Round Pick

Declan Schroeder | March 6, 2026

The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired veteran right winger Corey Perry from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2026 second-round pick, as per Elliotte Friedman. Perry Returns to Tampa Bay…

Categories Kings Transactions, Lightning Transactions, Los Angeles Kings, NHL News, Tampa Bay Lightning, Trade Deadline

Lightning Larceny: Revisiting Sergachev for Drouin Trade

Eugene Helfrick | December 12, 2025

On June 15, 2017, the Tampa Bay Lightning traded Jonathan Drouin to the Montreal Canadiens for Mikhail Sergachev. While this trade received somewhat mixed reactions when it first happened, the…

Categories Archives, Canadiens Transactions, Hockey History, Lightning Transactions, Montreal Canadiens, NHL Trade Analysis, Tampa Bay Lightning

Red Wings Could’ve Fixed Their Goaltending Issues in 2012

Owen Hillman | December 10, 2025

The Detroit Red Wings (16-11-3) are the only team in the Eastern Conference with a trio of 30+ point scorers (Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond, Alex DeBrincat). Players like defenseman Moritz…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Hockey History, Lightning Transactions, Red Wings Transactions, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Extend Ryan McDonagh to 3-Year Contract

Harrison Smajovits | December 4, 2025

In a stunning midseason move, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that defenseman Ryan McDonagh had been extended on a three-year contract. The 34-year-old defenseman agreed to a deal that has…

Categories Lightning Transactions, NHL News, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning’s 5 Best Offseason Moves

Jim Bay | July 28, 2025

The Tampa Bay Lightning have not been the most active team this offseason, largely due to a tepid free agent market, a lack of salary cap space, and the realization…

Categories Lightning Transactions, Syracuse Crunch, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Ink 2025 Draft Pick Ethan Czata to Entry-Level Contract

Harrison Smajovits | July 23, 2025

The Tampa Bay Lightning have brought their top draft pick from the latest draft into their system. They announced on Wednesday that they have signed forward Ethan Czata to an…

Categories Lightning Prospects, Lightning Transactions, NHL News, Tampa Bay Lightning

Grading the Edmonton Oilers’ Trade for Isaac Howard

Jesse Courville-Lynch | July 9, 2025

The Edmonton Oilers and Tampa Bay Lightning swung a prospect swap on Tuesday (Jul. 8) evening, when the Oilers acquired forward Isaac Howard in exchange for forward Sam O’Reilly. Howard…

Categories Editor's Choice, Edmonton Oilers, Lightning Transactions, NHL Trade Analysis, Oilers Transactions, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Sign Jakob Pelletier to a 3-Year Contract

Jim Bay | July 2, 2025

In the early morning hours of July 2, the Tampa Bay Lightning reached a three-year contract agreement with 24-year-old winger Jakob Pelletier, securing him through the end of the 2027-28…

Categories Free Agency, Lightning Transactions, NHL News, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Get Multiple Benefits With Yanni Gourde Extension

Jim Bay | June 3, 2025

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced on Monday (June 2) that they have signed forward Yanni Gourde to a six-year contract extension with an average annual value of $2.33 million. The…

Categories Lightning Transactions, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Recall Conor Geekie From AHL Syracuse

Jim Bay | April 13, 2025

The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled forward Conor Geekie from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL). Geekie skated on the third line with Nick Paul and Gage…

Categories Lightning Transactions, NHL News, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Have Made the Most From 2012 Trade with the Avalanche

Eugene Helfrick | April 3, 2025

When the Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche faced off in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, it brought to mind one of the most important interactions between the franchises in…

Categories Avalanche Transactions, Colorado Avalanche, Hockey History, Lightning Transactions, NHL Trade Analysis, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Send Conor Geekie to AHL Syracuse

Jim Bay | February 4, 2025

The Tampa Bay Lightning have assigned forward Conor Geekie to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today (Feb. 4). We…

Categories Lightning Transactions, NHL News, Syracuse Crunch, Tampa Bay Lightning
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