Steven Stamkos has been the heart and soul of the Tampa Bay Lightning since he was drafted No. 1 overall by the organization in the 2008 NHL Draft. And he has the hardware to make him a franchise legend, leading the Bolts to three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals and winning two of them.
The Tampa Bay Lightning offseason is officially underway and will be interesting to watch. Over the last decade, the Bolts have been the gold standard for winning in the National Hockey League.
Believe it or not, the Lightning’s prospect development camp is probably just over a month away. Usually it takes place just after the draft and with this season’s selections set to be made June 28th and 29th, Tampa Bay will likely host their youngsters sometime in early July.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are playing a dangerous game. It’s been three years since the Bolts won the Stanley Cup; just two since they last made the Final.
The Tampa Bay Lightning made headlines Tuesday as they re-acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh from the Nashville Predators. However, the major takeaway from the trade is that Lightning General Manager Julien BriseBois spoke about having enough cap space to re-sign Lightning captain Steven Stamkos.
A young blueliner has inked his first NHL deal. On Wednesday, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriesBois announced the team has signed defenseman Dyllan Gill to a three-year, entry-level contract, which will begin next season.
The Tampa Bay Lightning offseason is officially underway and will be interesting to watch. Over the last decade, the Bolts have been the gold standard for winning in the National Hockey League.
The Tampa Bay Lightning wasted no time in making some changes to their roster. After being eliminated in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Florida Panthers, they have gotten to work.
Look who’s back, back again. Mac is back, tell a friend! In the first major trade of the offseason, the Tampa Bay Lightning has acquired former defenseman Ryan McDonagh and a 2024 fourth-round draft pick from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2024 seventh-rounder and 2025 second-round pick.
Ryan McDonagh is headed back to Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois announced that the club has acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh from the Nashville Predators and a 2024 Edmonton Oilers fourth-round pick in exchange for a 2025 second-round Pick and a 2024 seventh-round pick.
He’ll now finish out the last two seasons of his seven-year, $6.75M AAV contract back in Tampa, where he signed it in 2018.
The Lightning made the moves necessary to win back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021 and keep the championship window open. They shouldn’t regret most of their moves.
St. Petersburg, Florida, knows hockey. The Tampa Bay Lightning have been in their backyard since 1992 and even played within its city limits from 1993 to 1996.
Here we sit in the middle of May. While four teams are still playing (well, technically five since the Oilers and Canucks are still slogging through their series) the Tampa Bay Lightning are well into off-season mode.
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced they signed Niko Huuhtanen to a three-year, entry-level contract. Huuhtanen, 20, recently joined the Lightning’s AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, for the Calder Cup Playoffs.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed winger Mitchell Chaffee to a two-year contract extension.
While depth free agent signings are one of the most disastrous aspects of team-building in the National Hockey League, previous Stanley Cup winners find cost-effective players to fill their rosters.
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s season has come to an end, marking a second consecutive early exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Last year, they suffered defeat in Round 1, becoming the first team since the 2004 Ottawa Senators to fall to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Tampa Bay Lightning appear to have fallen quite a bit from their halcyon days of 2020 and 2021 when they won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships.
The 2024 IIHF World Championship is set to begin in Czechia on Friday when sixteen countries will battle for the men’s world championship crown. The competition is not without its Tampa Bay Lightning representation.
The Tampa Bay Lightning held the final media availability of the season as General Manager Julien BriseBois discussed the pending free agents this season.
There has been plenty of speculation regarding the future of Steven Stamkos in Tampa Bay after it was announced in training camp that there wouldn’t be any extension discussions during the season.
Lightning HC Jon Cooper said on Wednesday that his controversial comment 'pained [him]' more than series loss vs. Panthers.
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos wouldn't look the same in any other uniform.
The Lightning are on the brink of elimination, trailing the Florida Panthers 3-0 in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
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