Posts About "Nikita Kucherov"
Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings: Top 250
September 18th, 2018 The NHL regular season begins on Wednesday, Oct. 3, so if you play fantasy hockey, it's time to set your keepers and prepare for your draft. This article outlines the top 250 players for fantasy hockey to help you do just that. Fantasy hockey rankings are difficult to set, as leagues use different category settings. Some just have...
Lightning's Four Best Contracts for 2018-19
August 30th, 2018 Since taking over as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Steve Yzerman has made it a point to control his available cap space by all means necessary. So, in a world where the bridge deal is slowly dying off, Yzerman has worked the system to keep his best players under reasonable contracts before signing them to long-term...
Stamkos & Kucherov: Together for the Long Haul
August 26th, 2018 In a fairly quiet offseason, in terms of trades, the Tampa Bay Lightning managed to make a few deals with their own. These moves could determine the team's short and long term future. After locking up forward J.T. Miller and defenseman Ryan McDonagh to long term extensions, general manager Steve Yzerman turned his attention to a...
Yzerman Locking Up Lightning for Long-Term Success
July 16th, 2018 In a week when all eyes were on the Tampa Bay Lightning and a potential trade for Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson, Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman still made headlines without making a move on that front. He unexpectedly extended star forward Nikita Kucherov to an eight-year, $76-million contract that will keep one of...
NHL Rumors: Kucherov, Bjugstad, Lamoriello, More
July 10th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown Nikita Kucherov extends in Tampa and that may have some connection to the rumors of Erik Karlsson being moved to the Lightning. There are rumors about Nick Bjugstad being traded out of Florida and his agent weighs in, Lou Lamoriello is hot about the NHL free agent interview process and there's more on the delay...
Lightning Sign Kucherov to Contract Extension
July 10th, 2018 The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Nikita Kucherov to an eight-year, $76 million contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. The deal carries an annual cap hit of $9.5 million and will kick in during the 2019-20 season following the last year of his current three-year, $14.3 million contract that's set to expire next...
