As expected, some additional punishment has come from last night’s battle of Florida between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced that it has fined Anton Lundell $5,000 for high-sticking Jake Guentzel and Scott Sabourin $2,018.23 for slashing Niko Mikkola (X Link). Each punishment was the maximum allowable under the … [Read more...] about Scott Sabourin Fined For Slashing
Lightning Sign J.J. Moser To Eight-Year Extension
Dec. 28th: PuckPedia provided the yearly breakdown of Moser’s new extension: 2026-27: $881K salary, $7.9MM signing bonus 2027-28: $1.381MM salary, $7.4MM signing bonus, full no-trade clause 2028-29: $8.777MM salary, full no-trade clause 2029-30: $6.584MM salary, full no-trade clause 2030-31: $5.27MM salary, 16-team no-trade clause 2031-32: $4.269MM salary, $1MM signing bonus, … [Read more...] about Lightning Sign J.J. Moser To Eight-Year Extension
Tampa Bay Lightning Reassign Jakob Pelletier
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today that forward Jakob Pelletier has been reassigned to the team’s AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. Tampa recalled Pelletier on Saturday, and he served as a healthy scratch for the club’s comeback win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The 24-year-old 2019 first-round pick has been stellar for the Crunch this season. He leads the team in … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay Lightning Reassign Jakob Pelletier
Lightning Reportedly Interested In Kiefer Sherwood
The trade market for Vancouver Canucks winger Kiefer Sherwood is beginning to materialize and will likely continue growing leading up to the trade deadline. According to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen, the Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, and Tampa Bay Lightning have “kicked the tires” on Sherwood.He’s remarkably … [Read more...] about Lightning Reportedly Interested In Kiefer Sherwood
Lightning Recall Steven Santini, Place Emil Lilleberg On IR
10:30 a.m.: As alluded to earlier, the Lightning have placed Lilleberg on the team’s IR, according to Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times. Lightning insider Erik Erlendsson passed along a note from head coach Jon Cooper indicating that Tampa Bay is expecting Lilleberg to miss the next few weeks and hopes for him to return before the Olympic break. 9:34 a.m.: According to a … [Read more...] about Lightning Recall Steven Santini, Place Emil Lilleberg On IR