Key Offseason Losses: Simon Gagne, Mike Smith, Sean Bergenheim Key Offseason Additions: Mathieu Garon, Bruno Gervais, Matt Gilroy Last Season Ranking: 5th in the East Offense: While a few new faces will grace the roster of the Tampa Bay Lightning…
Former Rocket Richard Trophy winner Steven Stamkos signed a five year, $37.5 million contract extension with the Tampa Bay Lightning yesterday that will count as a $7.5 million cap hit each season toward the salary cap. “Steven is extremely important…
A free agent class of forwards that was already considered highly weak just took another blow as Washington Capitals forward Brooks Laich decided to forgo free agency and opted instead to sign a six-year, $27 million deal with the Washington…
What team wouldn’t want a player who is one year removed from scoring 50 goals on their team? And what would a team be willing to sacrifice to obtain that player? Questions are abound concerning the future of Tampa Bay…
Several general managers received good news today when they were informed that the NHL salary cap would be set at $64 million for the upcoming season, an increase of nearly $5 million from last year’s cap. Speculation occurred for some…
In the NHL, a player scoring 50 goals in a single season might be one of the greatest individual feats a player can accomplish, something that potentially elevates players from offensive-threat to superstar status. Throughout the NHL’s illustrious history, this…
Key Offseason Losses: Antero Nittymaki, Alex Tanguy, Ryan Craig, Kurtis Foster Key Offseason Additions: Dan Ellis, Simon Gagne, Dominic Moore, Pavel Kubina, Randy Jones, Brett Clark Last Season Ranking: 12th in East Offense: Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis have…
Playoffs are merely two weeks away with about seven games remaining on the regular season schedule for most franchises. Still, a lot can happen in seven games. As the season winds down and teams gear up for playoffs, here are…
Steve Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning has been on an absolute tear this season, only his second in the NHL. After a good rookie campaign, which could have been better if it weren’t for Barry Melrose, the young Stamkos…
There may be no other team in the NHL more eager to start the current season than the Tampa Bay Lightning. Instability in ownership and coaching dogged this team for a great deal of the season while relentless trade rumors…