Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, a weekly column detailing the highs and lows of the team’s performance. So much for the “pissed off” feeling reported to be a motivating factor going into the season. The motivation stated by Mikhail Sergachev in a preseason interview did seem
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After yet another season out of the playoffs, the Vancouver Canucks will be looking to improve their team in the offseason through free agency and trades. Unfortunately due to their cap situation, free agency probably won’t yield a lot of fruit. So, that leaves the trade market, which as we all know, can be dicey
The 2021-22 Ottawa Senators’ season followed the same storyline as the past few seasons. Start the season with high hopes, have a slump in November and resurge at the end of the season when it’s too late to crawl back. By the trade deadline that season, it started becoming evident that the Ottawa Senators were
It was a close call, but the Tampa Bay Lightning couldn’t quite pull off the threepeat. Jon Cooper’s squad fell to defeat in the Stanley Cup Final, overpowered by a Colorado Avalanche roster hoping to create a “legacy” of its own. While the season finale was being played out in Denver and Tampa, Washington Capitals
On the Oilers goaltending, Jesse Puljujarvi and potential cap casualties Mark Spector of Sportsnet: (mailbag) The Edmonton Oilers top UFA goaltender targets are St. Louis Blues Ville Husso and Toronto Maple Leafs Jack Campbell. Husso’s price may get driven up to high for the Oilers. Campbell could work well with Stuart Skinner. Jesse Puljujarvi could
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
Joseph would have become a UFA despite being a current pending RFA Erik Erlandsson: Tampa Bay Lightning GM Julien BriseBois said that they likely wouldn’t have qualified Mathieu Joseph this offseason. He would have been arbitration eligible. Brisebois didn’t say that Nick Paul would be a straight rental and that they would revisit his pending
Devils not into Dvorak and looking for goaltending Jimmy Murphy: Confirming that the New Jersey Devils are not interested in Montreal Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak. Jim Biringer: Frank Seravalli said on the Daily Faceoff Show that the New Jersey Devils are looking for goaltending. The Devils appear to have fallen out of live with Mackenzie
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Calgary Flames outbid the Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals for Calle Jarnkrok. The Florida Panthers giving up assets for Ben Chiarot may not take them out of the running for Claude Giroux, who may prefer the Panthers over the Colorado Avalanche. The Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings,
Ducks could have some more players to move as talks are quiet Rory Boylen of Sportsnet: Teams that are looking for a bit of sandpaper could look at Anaheim Ducks forward Nicolas Deslauriers. Will Ryan Getzlaf consider a move at the deadline? Forward Max Comtois is controllable and could be available. If the Ducks can’t
Rangers should make their move now Arthur Staple of The Athletic: The New York Rangers have the assets and should be making the move to get the player(s) they want. If Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller is not available, or if the Canucks want defenseman Braden Schneider, maybe turn their attention to Anaheim Ducks forward
Things have not worked out as the Ottawa Senators hoped they would to start the 2020-21 season. After a strong showing against the Toronto Maple Leafs in their home opener, winning 5-3, they went on to drop the next eight contests. Things also feel like they’re getting worse; in their first four games, they were
The Ottawa Senators head towards the 2020-21 campaign as one of the most fascinating teams in the National Hockey League for a variety of different reasons. For one, all eyes will be glued to the team leading up to and during the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, as the club is slated to select third, fifth,
Nick Paul’s path to the NHL hasn’t been straightforward, but he’s there now, and his role on the Ottawa Senators team for now and the future is becoming more and more clear as the season progresses. Make Or Break Heading into the 2019-20 season, Paul’s place in the Sens organization was a question mark in
Nick Paul has been called up and sent down more than the big forward wishes to count. He’s hoping the time is right for him to finally stick in the NHL. Paul has played 56 times for the Ottawa Senators since making his debut in February 2016, but that initial 24-game stint remains the longest of his career. The Mississauga, Ont., native got into the lineup