Tampa Bay's Nicholas Paul scored the go-ahead goal with 1:13 remaining in regulation as the Lightning won a wild 5-4 affair over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.
Nicholas Paul scored two goals, Ian Cole added one goal and one assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the host Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday.
It appears that forward Nicholas Paul was just fine with extending his stay in Florida.
Nick Paul made a very good impression on the Lightning after being acquired from Ottawa at the trade deadline.
Paul, 27, joined the Lightning on March 20, a day before the NHL’s trade deadline, in a deal with the Ottawa Senators that saw Tampa send back Mathieu Joseph and a 2022 4th round pick.
It is hard to remember a more memorable trade deadline than the one we saw this past March. Virtually every team that was in the playoff mix made some kind of move to bolster their chances at a Stanley Cup run.
Both Kucherov and Paul suffered injuries in Game 3.
It’s likely that the Lightning lose another key piece this offseason, whether it be due to Palat walking or the team trading away another player.
Andrew Copp and Evander Kane are among the players who opened the postseason with a bit less fanfare but may have climbed into higher-income brackets with their efforts.
The Tampa Bay Lightning aren’t done after acquiring Brandon Hagel on Friday. Instead, they are continuing to bolster their forward corps.
The versatile forward is a pending free agent that carries a cap hit of just $1.3M this season and could add some punch to a team’s bottom-six while also being an extension candidate wherever he lands.
Over the last few weeks, Nick Paul has emerged as a top target in trade deadline speculation, because of his versatility and inexpensive expiring contract.
Teams have been calling about forwards Nick Paul and Connor Brown, but the expectation is that neither will move.
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