Posts About "Alex Killorn"
Lightning: Worst Contracts for the 2019-20 Season
August 17th, 2019 As the Tampa Bay Lightning developed a core of highly talented players over the course of the last decade, they consistently found ways to keep these stars around. By signing players to long-term contracts, they were often able to trade immediate cap hit for security, avoiding overpaying for their core. This has created a somewhat...
Devils Need to Add a Top-Six Winger
July 6th, 2019 The New Jersey Devils addressed some big-time needs this offseason. They acquired a top-four defenseman in P.K. Subban and added center Jack Hughes through the Entry Draft. They also signed unrestricted free agent (UFA) right winger Wayne Simmonds, who'll add some physicality to the lineup, to a one-year deal worth $5 million. Wayne...
Lightning Trade Block: Alex Killorn
June 13th, 2019 When Alex Killorn made his debut with the Tampa Bay Lightning, he represented a beacon of hope for the franchise. As the first big name to work his way through the team's minor league system after Steve Yzerman and company took over in 2010, he showed that the Lightning were committed to developing their future tfrom with. As we...
Cap Strapped Trade Targets For the New Jersey Devils
May 21st, 2019 There are quite a few NHL clubs heading for a salary cap crunch this summer, and New Jersey Devils general manager Ray Shero has used situations like this to his strength in the past. He has been known to flip draft picks and prospects to teams in cap trouble in exchange for NHL-ready talent such a Kyle Palmieri and Marcus Johansson....
Lightning's Slow Start Leads to Scoring Onslaught
November 4th, 2018 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2018-19 season has been a tale of two offenses. The first couple of games provided a painful flashback to last year's Eastern Conference Final, where a potent offense suddenly couldn't find the back of the net. That resulted in two consecutive shutouts, the latter of which was the final blow...
The Lightning's 4 Worst Contracts
August 27th, 2018 In the salary cap world that is the NHL, every team has contracts that they wish they had never signed. Even the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are often cited as an example of great cap-control under general manager Steve Yzerman, has found themselves on the negative end of long-term contracts that overpaid a player in either money or term...
