Posts About "Anthony Cirelli"
Lightning Re-Sign Cirelli to Three-Year Deal
December 25th, 2020 After a flurry of activity leading up to Christmas, the Tampa Bay Lightning made one last announcement before the holiday with the signing of Anthony Cirelli to a three-year, $14.4 million deal. This extension will carry a cap hit of $4.8 million per year. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1342164941923614720 After he was...
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Lightning, Ducks, Flames, Oilers, More
December 24th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, it looks like the Chicago Blackhawks could be getting some bad news when it comes to the status of Kirby Dach. Meanwhile, Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins responds to news that his contract extension talks are off. Are the Calgary Flames going to make one more move before the season starts? And,...
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Oilers, Predators, NHL Negotiations...
December 8th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Jonas Siegel of The Athletic takes a look at who the Toronto Maple Leafs might lose in the Seattle expansion draft. At the same time, Luke Fox talks about the Maple Leafs goaltending situation being "critical". In Edmonton, Allan Mitchell similiarly examined the Oilers expansion situation and realizes the...
The Lightning Cannot Afford to Lose Anthony Cirelli
December 1st, 2020 The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup with a stacked team of stars and a few new faces, but after the playoffs, they found themselves in a salary-cap crunch with three restricted free agents to sign - Anthony Cirelli, Mikhail Sergachev, and Erik Cernak. After the news broke that Tampa re-signed Sergachev for three years at a $4.8...
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Lightning, Blues, Blackhawks, More
November 30th, 2020 In today's NHL rumors rundown, after signing college prospect Philip Kemp, the Edmonton Oilers have finally found him a place to play overseas. In Toronto, there is some debate about pending free agents Morgan Rielly, Zach Hyman and Frederik Andersen. Are there any developments in Tampa Bay when it comes to Anthony Cirelli? What's...
Lightning's Forward Corps Is a Highlight of the Franchise
November 28th, 2020 Since they joined the NHL almost 30 years ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been a franchise defined by high-end forwards. Even when the team struggled on ice with bad goaltending or a patchwork defense, they always found a way to keep games entertaining by icing some of the top offensive talents in the league. As the Lightning...
Rangers Should Target Cap-Strapped Lightning Roster
September 30th, 2020 The New York Rangers continued clearing salary cap room Saturday, trading career Blueshirt Marc Staal and his $5.7 million salary to the Detroit Red Wings, a move that cost them a 2021 second-round draft pick. That deal pushed the club's available space north of $20 million, with a likely buyout of goaltender Henrik Lundqvist set to add...
The Lightning's Path to Re-Signing Cirelli
September 19th, 2020 In Game 6 of the 2020 Eastern Conference Final, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli scored the game-winning overtime goal that knocked the New York Islanders out of the playoffs and moved the Lightning on to the Stanley Cup Final. This goal was started by Cirelli's tenacious play and ability to keep things moving. He fought...
The 2015 Lightning-Islanders Trade That Shaped Both Franchises
September 10th, 2020 After reaching the 2015 Stanley Cup Final, then Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman decided to take an active approach to continue building his already strong roster. To do so, he reached back into his bag of tricks, trading the Lightning's first-round pick to the New York Islanders for the second-straight year. In...
Sharks' Replacements for Barclay Goodrow
September 1st, 2020 Just before the trade deadline, the San Jose Sharks traded penalty-kill specialist Barclay Goodrow to the Tampa Bay Lighting. In exchange for Goodrow and a third-round draft pick, the Sharks received a first-round pick in the upcoming draft and Anthony Greco, a career AHLer. Now, the Sharks need to replace the effective penalty-killing...
Lightning Giving Blue Jackets Dose of Own Defensive Medicine
August 19th, 2020 The Tampa Bay Lightning have high-end offense. Everyone knows that. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a stout defense. Everyone knows that too. It's the unstoppable force (Lightning offense) against the immovable object (Blue Jackets defense.) Who would win such an epic battle? So far after four intense games, it's actually the...
Vancouver Canucks Need to Offer Sheet Anthony Cirelli
August 6th, 2020 Depth wins championships. Look no further than the 2019 St. Louis Blues, the 2018 Washington Capitals, the 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins...the most recent Stanley Cup champions all have strong players up and down their rosters. The Tampa Bay Lightning have been at the top of the NHL standings for years but have been unable to win a...
Avalanche Need to Take Advantage of the Flat Salary Cap
July 9th, 2020 The NHL salary cap is expected to remain flat at $81.5 million in 2020-2021. Several teams could have used a higher cap limit to re-sign their free agents. Eight teams have 20 or more standard player contracts, or SPC, to fill (teams are allowed 50 max per season) and 12 teams have under 14 players on their active roster signed for...
