The Lightning have signed left-winger Cooper Flinton to a two-year, entry-level deal beginning next season, according to a team release. The forward just wrapped up his junior season at Dartmouth College. He will finish the season with the Bolts’ AHL affiliate in Syracuse on a tryout agreement. Flinton, 21, was a seventh-round selection of the Lightning in the 2021 draft but … [Read more...] about Lightning Sign Cooper Flinton To Entry-Level Deal
Nikita Kucherov Game-Time Decision Due To Illness
Lightning star winger Nikita Kucherov remains less than 100%. The 31-year-old wasn’t a participant in today’s morning skate, per the team’s Gabby Shirley, an increasingly frequent occurrence in recent days. While he has five points in his last four outings, he hasn’t logged over 20 minutes of ice time in any of them and played just 15:17 against the Hurricanes on Tuesday. He … [Read more...] about Nikita Kucherov Game-Time Decision Due To Illness
Nikita Kucherov Out With Illness
Outside of netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy, the Tampa Bay Lightning are without their top player tonight. Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network reported earlier that former-MVP Nikita Kucherov had been deemed at game-time decision while battling an illness. Shortly before game time, it was confirmed that Kucherov wouldn’t be available for tonight’s contest. Nick Paul is filling … [Read more...] about Nikita Kucherov Out With Illness
Lightning Recall Cam Atkinson
The Lightning have recalled winger Cam Atkinson from AHL Syracuse, according to NHL.com’s Benjamin Pierce. While they don’t need to make a corresponding move, he is the first of their four allotted post-deadline standard recalls. Atkinson, a 13-year NHL veteran, has only suited up twice for the Bolts since the 4 Nations Face-Off. He was a healthy scratch in four out of six … [Read more...] about Lightning Recall Cam Atkinson
Evening Notes: Gavrikov, Marchand, Hedman, Jokiharju
Los Angeles Kings general manager Rob Blake spoke in-depth about his efforts to extend defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov in a post-Trade Deadline media availability. Blake shared that keeping Gavrikov around is a top priority for the team, but finding a new deal could take some time after Gavrikov changed agents in February. But even with the flip, Blake reiterated that both the … [Read more...] about Evening Notes: Gavrikov, Marchand, Hedman, Jokiharju