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…
Stamkos Happy With Decision to Stay in Tampa Bay Darren Faria | October 25, 2016 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 Darren Faria | October 6, 2016 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 Steven DiOssi | June 30, 2016 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 Dan Herrejon | February 27, 2016 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 Dustin L. Nelson | September 8, 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.…
Lightning Re-Sign Vladislav Namestnikov, Luke Witkowski Dustin Nelson | July 17, 2015 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…