On March 7, the San Jose Sharks traded winger Anthony Duclair and a 2025 seventh-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for defensive prospect Jack Thompson and a 2024 third-round pick. The forward is in the last season of a $3 million contract that will make him an unrestricted free agent (UFA) this
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As the Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche faced off in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, it brought to mind one of the most important interactions between the franchises in their history. More than a decade ago, things looked very different for both Colorado and Tampa Bay, as neither team was objectively terrible (that would
Completing the trifecta of extensions, the Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenceman Erik Cernak to an 8-year contract worth $5.2 million in average annual value (AAV). The deal will start in 2023-24 as he still has one more season left at $2.95 million. Erik Cernak, Tampa Bay Lightning (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Cernak,
The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded star defenceman Ryan McDonagh to the Nashville Predators in exchange for fellow blueliner Philippe Myers and forward Grant Mismash, the Lightning announced on Sunday. This came after reports on June 30 from insider Elliotte Friedman that they were working with McDonagh to find a good trade fit for him.
After the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired Brandon Hagel from the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, it felt like that would be general manager (GM) Julien BriseBois’ definitive move of the deadline. With essentially $0 in cap space available, it seemed unlikely that he would try to make another trade since it would require him to send
As the 2021 NHL Trade Deadline looms near as Monday approaches, the Tampa Bay Lightning did not wait to make a roster move gearing up for their next Stanley Cup championship run. In what was a busy Saturday for deals (defenseman Brandon Montour was traded to the Florida Panthers and goalie Devan Dubnyk moved to
The powerhouse Tampa Bay Lightning continue to add for what they’re hoping will be a much-longer playoff run than a year before, acquiring Barclay Goodrow and a third-round pick from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a first-round pick and Anthony Greco. Goodrow Heads Cross-Country Goodrow is a sound, big, two-way forward who can
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free-agent defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk to a one-year, $1.75 million contract. Shattenkirk was recently bought out by the New York Rangers after year two of his four-year, $26.6 million deal. The right-handed defender didn’t live up to expectations in the Big Apple, collecting just seven goals and 44 assists for
The Tampa Bay Lightning have extended goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to a eight-year, $76 million contract. Vasilevskiy is coming off of a stellar season, holding a 39-10-4 record with a 2.40 goals against average (GAA) and a .925 save percentage (SV%). He also collected six shutouts. His performance in 2018-19 earned him his first Vezina Trophy,
By Kyle Gipe June 22nd, 2019 report this ad The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward J.T. Miller from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for goaltender Marek Mazanec, a 2019 third-round pick, and a conditional first. Vancouver acquires J.T. Miller from Tampa for Marek Mazanec, 2019 third-round pick and a conditional first rounder. — Chris