While the ownership group may be in disarray, the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to make moves to improve on the ice as according to news reports out of Canada, they have aquired free agent left winger Alex Tanguay. The report came out of RDS, citing sources close to negotiations that the deal is done pending a physical. Tanguay is one of the top scoring forwards in the NHL. He was...

The fight for control of the Tampa Bay Lightning may be reaching its tipping point. According to the St. Petersburg Times, as part of the agreement put in place on June 23rd, both Len Barrie and Oren Koules, dysfunctional owners of the franchise will have a window to buy the other out. Barrie gets the first crack, getting a sixty day window that runs out at the end of September....

The Tampa Bay Lightning continued the retooling of their suspect blue line with three signings on the first day of free agency. Tampa Bay re-signed defenseman Lukas Krajicek. Krajicek led the Lightning in points and blocked shots by a defenseman. The Lightning followed up that move with their biggest of the day, securing veteran defenseman Mattias Ohlund to a  seven year $26.25...

The clock struck midnight on the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings and other suitors of the Tampa Bay Lightning's team captain Vincent Lecavalier. The superstar's no movement clause kicked in today and likely guaranteeing the player will be a member of the squad for the duration of his contract. The movement clause is different than a "no trade" clause in that...

After drafting defenseman Viktor Hedman and Forward Carter Ashton on day one of the draft, the Lightning went back to work trying to replenish a minor league system that was short on talented forwards and goaltenders. On day two, Tampa Bay took two wingers, two goalies, and one defenseman to round out this year's class. These capsules are courtesy of the excellent Damian Cristodero...

The Tampa Bay Lightning traded their 2nd round pick, #32 overall and their #75 overall to Detroit for the #29 pick and selected forward Carter Ashton out of Lethbridge of the WHL. Ashton is 6'3", 205 lbs. Here's the scouting report from Central Scouting - NHL Director of Central Scouting E.J. McGuire"Carter is a solid prototypical power forward; he knows the game...

Great look from YouTube on the Lightning's top pick - Viktor Hedman

With the 2nd overall selection in the 2009 NHL draft, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected defenseman Viktor Hedman, from Modo and WJC in the Swedish Elite League. Hedman is 6' 5", 211 lbs, shoots left and according to TSN.ca, scouts have this to say about him: Director of European Scouting Goran Stubb: "For being that young, he's very mature, and he's big, but...

Hey folks, just wanted to let you know we will be tweeting the NHL draft. You can follow us here - http://twitter.com/jcdelatorre Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter There's much intrigue about what the Lightning are going to do so be sure to stay tuned!

We have completed the final update to the 2009 NHL Mock Draft Database. The Database is wayyyyy bigger than it was in 2008. We now have listed a whopping 72 NHL mock drafts, including 44 updated since June 19, 2009. 59 of the NHL mocks updated in the month of June. We than each and every mock draft site and writer for their contributions to the NHL draft coverage. We were extremely...

Hey Tampa Bay Fans, in case you missed my twitter (tweet? Tweep? I'm still new to the twitter thang) I just wanted to give you the heads up to let you know I'll be out of town for the next few days and unavailable to post on the blog. I'll be back Sunday and be sure to catch up on the latest comings and goings with the Rays and the rest of the bay area sports scene. My...