Posts About "Ryan McDonagh"
Lightning Need 2018 Rangers Deal to Payoff
October 8th, 2018 When former Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman parted with big assets for roster players at a trade deadline, he only did so with an eye towards both the present and the future. For example, when he traded a first and third round pick for veteran defenseman Braydon Coburn back at the 2015 trade deadline,...
Steve Yzerman's Best Trades
October 2nd, 2018 Steve Yzerman shocked the hockey world when he stepped down as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning last month. Although he will still stay with the Lightning as a senior advisor, his decision raised a lot of questions for Lightning fans. Yzerman was the GM and vice president of the Lightning since 2010, and he has been one of the...
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...
Lightning Sign McDonagh to Extension
July 1st, 2018 The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed Ryan McDonagh to a seven-year contract extension worth $47.25 million, the team announces Sunday. The deal will carry a $6.75 million cap hit and will kick in following the 2018-19 season as McDonagh still has one year left on his current deal set to cost the Lightning $4.7 million against the...
Sergachev: Lightning's Next Defensive Star
May 22nd, 2018 When the Tampa Bay Lightning traded Jonathan Drouin to the Montreal Canadiens for Mikhail Sergachev back on June 15, 2017, they did so with the hope that the teenage defenseman would be competing for NHL ice-time in the 2017-18 season. Not only did Sergachev grab hold of a roster spot coming out of training camp, he refused to let it go...
McDonagh Still a Good Move for Lightning?
May 16th, 2018 Needless to say, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh had a rough first two games against the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference Final. In those games, he posted no points and was minus-3, while being a catalyst for multiple goals against due to poor decision-making with the puck. After two noticeably bad games in a...
