NHL News & Notes: Gourde, Tkachuk & More Brandon Share-Cohen | November 2, 2018 In today’s News & Notes, Yanni Gourde has signed a big contract extension, Brady Tkachuk is approaching a return and both Alex Formenton and Evan Bouchard have been returned to…
Gourde Signs Contract Extension With Lightning Brandon Share-Cohen | November 2, 2018 The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Yanni Gourde to a six-year contract extension worth $31 million, the team announced Friday. Gourde is in the second year of a two-year…
Lightning’s Contract Conundrum With Gourde Eugene Helfrick | October 22, 2018 In the quest to capture the Stanley Cup, every team will inevitably bleed talent as they attempt to retain franchise faces while staying under the leagues’ hard cap ceiling. If handled…
How Deep Are The Lightning? Steve Marowski | September 22, 2018 The Tampa Bay Lightning have become one of the NHL’s best teams over the last five seasons. Sure, it helps to have generational players like Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov and…
Lightning Need to Solve Scoring Slump Eugene Helfrick | March 30, 2018 There’s no doubt that the Tampa Bay Lightning have been an offensive juggernaut throughout the 2017-18 season. With a team that features scoring superstars like Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos,…
These QMJHL Overagers Deserve Deals Mark Bowie | March 28, 2018 Each season there are countless overage players skating in their final year of Quebec Major Junior Hockey League eligibility while doing everything they can to catch the attention of an…
The 2018 Calder Trophy Race Eugene Helfrick | March 10, 2018 The 2018 Calder Memorial Trophy race has a much different feel to it compared to the last few seasons. In 2016 and 2017, there were generational players making their career…
History Says Yzerman Will Sell at Deadline Eugene Helfrick | January 24, 2018 Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman is known to be a shrewd businessman when it comes to making trades. Part of how he has turned Tampa Bay into a contender is…
Tampa Bay Lightning’s New Secret Weapon Anthony Moukarzel | January 12, 2018 Once upon a time, a small, undrafted player signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning and went on to play in the NHL. Sound familiar? It’s happened a few times with…
The Lightning’s Undervalued Players Eugene Helfrick | November 4, 2017 In order to have the best October in franchise history, the Tampa Bay Lightning needed just about everything to go right. Between the offensive domination of Steven Stamkos and Nikita…
Lightning’s Yzerman Continues to Build Depth Steven DiOssi | July 5, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman’s most newsworthy moves this summer have come in trading Jonathan Drouin for defenseman Mikhail Sergachev and the signing of free agents Chris Kunitz…
Yanni Gourde Earned His Lightning Contract Geoff Nichols | July 3, 2017 Some players like Steven Stamkos or Brayden Point jump straight from Major Junior to the National Hockey League and some take a couple years of grooming in the American Hockey…