The second half of the home-and-home between the Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning will not go as scheduled. The Lightning announced Saturday’s game at Amalie Arena has been postponed as the western side of Florida continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Milton which made landfall yesterday evening.[SOURCE LINK] … [Read more...] about Lightning Postpone Weekend Matchup Against Carolina
East Notes: Guentzel, Peterka, Poitras
New Tampa Bay Lightning star Jake Guentzel is set to play in the team’s season opener on Friday night, shares Bally Sports Florida’s Gabby Shirley. Guentzel will return to the team’s top line and top powerplay unit after missing parts of multiple practices this week with an undisclosed injury. Guentzel will fill the role of Lightning legend Steven Stamkos after the latter moved … [Read more...] about East Notes: Guentzel, Peterka, Poitras
East Notes: Mateychuk, Labanc, Meneghin
In their lone roster cut of the morning, the Columbus Blue Jackets have loaned top prospect Denton Mateychuk to the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters. Their camp roster now sits at 28 players. Mateychuk has been a standout of Columbus’ training camp, standing as the final defenseman on the roster with no NHL experience until this cut. He led the Moose Jaw Warriors to a WHL Championship … [Read more...] about East Notes: Mateychuk, Labanc, Meneghin
Jake Guentzel Not Expected To Miss Opener After Missing Practice
Some were speculating in Tampa Bay that new winger Jake Guentzel wouldn’t start the season on time after missing some of the team’s practice on Sunday and all of the team’s practice yesterday. Jon Cooper, head coach of the Lightning, downplayed that speculation earlier sharing that the team expects Guentzel back at practice on Thursday and there’s no doubt in his mind that he … [Read more...] about Jake Guentzel Not Expected To Miss Opener After Missing Practice
Miscellaneous Transactions: 10/7/24
Today marks the eve of the official start of the 2024-25 NHL regular season. All 32 teams are expected to finalize their 23-man rosters today and several transactions coming along with it. Some of these moves will be considered “paper transactions” so clubs can maximize their cap space for the regular season as most of these names will be involved in new transactions over the … [Read more...] about Miscellaneous Transactions: 10/7/24