Lightning Rumors & News

Tampa Bay Times "Victor Hedman, a relentless part of the Lightning's push to the Eastern Conference final last season, was honored Wednesday night with the Norris Trophy, given to the NHL's top defenseman. "To the Lightning organization, Mr. Jeff Vinik, Steve Yzerman and the coaching..." June 21

Hockey Fights "NHL MVP Taylor Hall of the New Jersey Devils, voted to his first career berth on the First All-Star Team, heads the list of players on the 2017-18 National Hockey League postseason All-Star Teams. Hall, who received the Hart Trophy as the League’s most valuable player at the 2018 NHL..." June 21

Hockey Fights "The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed goaltender Eddie Pasquale to a one-year, two-way contract, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. Pasquale, 27, appeared in 31 American Hockey League games last season, splitting the season..." June 18

The Score "The Tampa Bay Lightning want the Steve Yzerman era to continue. The Lightning general manager is set to enter the ninth and final season of his contract in 2018-19, but team owner Jeff Vinik remains optimistic that he'll ink "Stevie Y" to an extension as soon..." June 14

Hockey Fights "The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forward Andy Andreoff from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for goaltender Peter Budaj, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. Andreoff, 27, appeared in 45 games with the Kings..." June 13

Syracuse.com "The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Carter Verhaeghe to a one-year, two-way contract. Verhaeghe, 22, played in 58 games with the Syracuse Crunch last season, posting 17 goals and 48 points to go along with 30 penalty minutes. He ranked second on Syracuse for points and was..." June 12

The Score "The Vegas Golden Knights fell just short of taking home the 2018 Stanley Cup title in the club's inaugural season, but that isn't getting in the way of hometown oddsmakers naming the Knights as the second favorite to take home the 2019 crown. Bookmakers in Vegas have..." June 08

Syracuse.com "One of the most popular Syracuse Crunch players will be returning to the organization in 2018-19. The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenseman Daniel Walcott to a one-year, two-way contract. Walcott had been a restricted free agent. " June 07

Sporting News "The Tampa Bay Lightning announced Ryan Callahan will be out for approximately the next five months as he recovers from shoulder surgery.  Callahan's recovery period puts the start of the upcoming season in jeopardy. Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman doesn't..." May 31

Tampa Bay Times "The Lightning announced Thursday morning that it has parted ways with associate coach Rick Bowness and assistant coach Brad Lauer. Bowness, who coached the defense for the past five seasons, was relieved of his duties. The contract of Lauer, 51, was up after this season and..." May 31

Pro Hockey Talk "The Tampa Bay Lightning were just one win away from making it back to the Stanley Cup Final, but a shutout loss on home ice prevented them from advancing to the next round. Making it to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final shouldn’t be classified as a terrible year for the..." May 29

The Score "NHL deputy commissioner and chief legal officer Bill Daly confirmed during a press conference Monday that the salary cap for the 2018-2019 season is projected to be around $80 million, up from $75 million this season. A set number for next season has not yet been agreed upon..." May 29

Pro Hockey Rumors "The Tampa Bay Lightning’s season is over and now the team must shift its focus for next season. And while the Lightning have a t0-do list for the upcoming season, don’t expect Nikita Kucherov’s extension to be among the top priorities for the team, writes The Athletic’s..." May 26

NHL.com "Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman is a fan of the Vegas Golden Knights. During his end-of-season press conference, Yzerman said the success of the Golden Knights, who became the third team in NHL history to advance to the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural season..." May 25

ESPN "Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said the feeling usually sinks in the day after a team is eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs. "That feeling when you wake up and you think you are just going to keep playing," he said, "and now it's..." May 24

Pro Hockey Talk "The NHL has already announced that the Smart Puck era is quickly approaching, which is exciting news for hockey fans all over the globe. The league is planning on having this added technology at their disposal for the start of the 2019-20 season, but there’s a chance that we..." May 24

ESPN "The Washington Capitals are facing elimination, the Tampa Bay Lightning are one win away from the Stanley Cup Final, and yet the talk leading up to Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals was about a team thousands of miles away, in a different conference. "They're a..." May 21

NHL.com "Ryan Callahan went to the net knowing he'd end up getting crunched. As if that was going to stop the Tampa Bay Lightning right wing. Callahan did get crunched, hard and legally by Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin. He still scored, the puck going off his right hand and..." May 21

ESPN "Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy calls it the worst moment of his life, even if it was undeniably the catalyst for some of his best ones. It was 2016. Vasilevskiy was 22, in his third season as goalie Ben Bishop's understudy. He hadn't played more than 24 games in..." May 19

Sportsnet "“Yes,” Steven Stamkos says, he absolutely expected this type of post-season from Brayden Point. What the Lightning captain is saying here is he anticipated that Point, the 22-year-old playing in his first-ever playoffs, would be producing like he has been during this most..." May 18

Pro Hockey Rumors "The Los Angeles Kings have decided that Oscar Fantenberg has done enough to remain with the organization for another year, announcing a one-year extension today. The deal carries a $650K cap hit at the NHL level, though it’s not clear yet if it is a two-way contract. Fantenberg was..." May 17

Larry Brown Sports "Steven Stamkos is doing fine despite a scare at Thursday’s Tampa Bay Lightning practice. Stamkos took a puck to the face during the Lightning’s morning skate on Thursday and left the ice. May 17

NBC Sports Washington "Three games into the Eastern Conference Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning has scored eight goals. Five of those goals have come on the power play. Tampa took control of Game 3, their lone win of the series, thanks to goals on each of their first two power play opportunities giving them a..." May 16

The Score "It appears Anton Stralman dodged a bullet. The Tampa Bay Lightning blue-liner won't be suspended for his hit on Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson on Tuesday night, a source told Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post. " May 16

Pro Hockey Rumors "Though there is still bound to be speculation over a return to the NHL this summer, Nova Sport in the Czech Republic is reporting that Jaromir Jagr has agreed to return as a player for Kladno, the Czech team he owns. There apparently had been interest from the DEL in..." May 15

Pro Hockey Talk "The emergence of players such as Brayden Point and Yanni Gourde make the Tampa Bay Lightning the sort of varied, versatile team that can be downright intimidating. Still, to some extent, the buck stops with your biggest stars. Unfortunately for the Lightning,..." May 15

Sportsnet "Washington Capitals defenceman Michal Kempny has been fined $2,419.35 for cross-checking Tampa Bay Lightning forward Cedric Paquette. Kempny cross-checked Paquette at 6:55 of the third period and received a minor penalty for his actions. " May 14

USA Today "Former NBA star Charles Barkley was passionately rooting for Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin to reach the NHL conference final “because he’s on that list that I’m on.” Ovechkin is one of the greatest NHL players to never win a championship. Barkley has a similar status in the NBA...." May 13

Sportsnet "Steven Stamkos is sitting in his practice stall, and the Tampa Bay Lightning captain is thinking: Was there anything he liked about his team’s Game 1 loss a night earlier against the visiting Washing Capitals? “Hmm,” Stamkos says, after a Saturday afternoon off-day practice, “to be honest, it..." May 12

NHL.com "Defenseman Anton Stralman and forward Cedric Paquette did not practice Saturday but are expected to be in the lineup for the Tampa Bay Lightning when they host the Washington Capitals in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final on Sunday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS). Stralman missed the..." May 12

The Score "Jon Cooper likened his team's performance Friday night to one he might see in midseason. "They were playing in the Eastern Conference Final, and we were playing in Game 38," the Tampa Bay Lightning head coach told reporters, including Sportsnet's Arash Madani, after a 4-2 loss to the Washington..." May 12

Sporting News "Ticket restrictions in the NHL, especially during playoff games, aren't unheard of. What is odd is enforcing a dress code. Ticket restrictions in the NHL, especially during playoff games, aren't unheard of. What is odd is enforcing a dress code. That's exactly what the Lightning are doing..." May 10

Sportsnet "There’s something a little different about this year’s edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning. They still score in bunches, as they’re known to do, and they still play the same style of fast-paced hockey to which the Eastern Conference has been accustomed. There’s no shortage of big stars on this..." May 09

Larry Brown Sports "The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Sunday to become the first team to advance to the conference finals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year. After dropping Game 1 of the series, the Lightning won four straight to seal the series. Winning four in a row against Boston came as a..." May 06

Sportsnet "Steven Stamkos scores. One hundred goals in 124 games in junior. An incredibly rare 60-goal season in the NHL. In all, there’s been 366 pucks sent into the net off his stick or body since joining the Tampa Bay Lightning. Now, occasionally a stretch arrives where the goals disappear. The..." May 05

Larry Brown Sports "The Boston Bruins can once again point to poor officiating as one of the reasons they lost a playoff game to the Tampa Bay Lightning, and head coach Bruce Cassidy has no problem calling attention to how lopsided things have been. Boston was leading Tampa 3-2 midway through the third period in..." May 05

The Score "Brad Marchand's tongue tactics are reportedly being addressed, but the hit that led to Friday's saliva sequel will apparently go unpunished. No hearing is scheduled regarding the Boston Bruins forward's low check on Ryan Callahan of the Tampa Bay Lightning, according to The Athletic's Joe..." May 05

Sportsnet "We should be talking about hockey. About the unlikely overtime heroics of defensive defenceman Dan Girardi, who not only planted himself at the top of the crease on Friday night but tipped home a pass with one hand on his stick. About the end of a scoring slump for Steven Stamkos, who tied this..." May 05

Sportsnet "It’s the legs that go first, according to Victor Hedman. The Tampa Bay Lightning workhorse typically doesn’t start gasping for air until a shift extends well beyond a minute. So you might expect that the Swede found himself in a led-legged fog when he got trapped on the ice for a stretch of..." May 04

Pro Hockey Talk "Despite getting minimal offensive production from their top two forwards, the Tampa Bay Lightning still have a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven series against the Boston Bruins. Both Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov have been quiet in the second round. Stamkos got his first point of the series..." May 04

NHL.com "The Tampa Bay Lighting have played 50 games against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden since it opened in 1995 and have won seven of them. The Lighting are 6-31-4 with five ties in 46 regular-season games and 1-3 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Boston's home rink, the site of Games 3 and 4 of the..." May 01

Sporting News "In three of the past four seasons, the Lightning have been one of the top teams in the NHL. Three years ago they were in the Stanley Cup Final, just two games away from winning the whole thing. They followed that up the next season by going all the way to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference..." April 28

Boston Herald "Lightning coach Jon Cooper met with the media after practice yesterday and the topic du jour was Bruins winger Brad Marchand. “To be honest, what I have seen of him and what goes on on the ice he is a competitive you know what, you’ve got to love that,” Cooper said. “Some of the greatest..." April 28

New York Post "Rule 48.1 splits hairs so that it remains legal to crack skulls. An overstatement? Well, of course, except the NHL and essentially all of its stake-holders are so fearful that banning all blows to the head would all but eliminate the little hitting that remains in the game, they are willing to..." April 23

NHL.com "The Tampa Bay Lightning advanced to the Eastern Conference Second Round and will play the Boston Bruins or Toronto Maple Leafs. Tampa Bay defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-1 in Game 5 on Saturday to end that first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series. The Bruins lead the Maple Leafs 3-2 in that..." April 22

NHL.com "The Tampa Bay Lightning have advanced to the Eastern Conference Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third time in the past four seasons. The Lightning, who scored 18 goals in their first-round series against the New Jersey Devils, advanced with a 3-1 win in Game 5 at Amalie Arena..." April 22

NHL.com "Ryan Callahan will be a game-time decision when the Tampa Bay Lightning play the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Amalie Arena on Saturday (3 p.m. ET; NBC, NBCSN, SN360, TVAS2). The Lightning lead the best-of-7 series 3-1. The 33-year-old forward has not..." April 20

Pro Hockey Rumors "After announcing the Vezina and Selke finalists over the last two days, the NHL continued their award nominations with the Norris Trophy for best defenseman. Drew Doughty, Victor Hedman and P.K. Subban are the three finalists for the 2017-18 season. As always, the Norris brings with it heated..." April 20

Newark Star-Ledger "Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov won't face a fine or suspension for his hit on Devils defenseman Sami Vatanen during Game 4 of the team's Stanley Cup Playoff series, NJ Advance Media confirmed. Vatanen was forced to leave the game after Kucherov delivered a booming check to the..." April 19

Larry Brown Sports "New Jersey Devils coach John Hynes did not offer a comment postgame about Nikita Kucherov’s big hit on Sami Vatanen during Game 4 of his team’s playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday. Kucherov nailed Vatanen with a hit that had some debating its legality." April 19