Raw Charge

Julien BriseBois is putting the band back together. After acquiring Ryan McDonagh following last season, the Tampa Bay Lightning general manager has put a deal together to acquire Yanni Gourde. Along with Gourde, Oliver Bjorkstrand will join the Lightning as they completely retool their bottom-six forward group. They are also getting a 2026 fifth-round pick. Going back to … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay Lightning acquire Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand from Seattle Kraken

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Columbus Blue Jackets should play each other more often. It’s never not boring when they meet on the ice. A showcase of two of the top offenses in the league ended in a 6-2 win for the Lightning that was a little closer than the final score. It’s late at night so lets bullet point this recap. Mitchell Chaffee (Emil Lilleberg… Source … [Read more...] about Lightning score quickly and often in 6-2 win over Columbus

Game Sixty-one: Columbus Blue Jackets (30-22-8) at Tampa Bay Lightning (35-21-4) Time: 7:00 PM EST Location: Amalie Arena, Tampa TV/Stream/Radio: FDSNSUN, FDSNOH, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -166 Know the Opponents: The Cannon The Lightning are right back at it after their 2-1 loss to the Panthers last night. They return home to Amalie Arena to face… Source … [Read more...] about Blue Jackets at Lightning Game Preview

It looks like the Tampa Bay Lightning are making a couple of moves to get ready for the trade deadline. On Tuesday they placed Cameron Atkinson on waivers. They also signed Logan Brown to a one-year, $775,000 contract and then placed him on waivers as well. If both players clear waivers, they will be eligible to be sent to Syracuse (in the case of Brown, he’s already there) … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay Lightning place two on waivers

After being snubbed for player of the month honors in February, Andrei Vasilevskiy kicked off March with First Star of the Week honors. The Lightning netminder went 3-0 and stopped 71-of-73 shots over the previous seven days, helping Tampa Bay solidify their spot in the playoff race. He also posted his 38th career shutout and had a personal ten-game points streak. Not too bad … [Read more...] about Lightning Morning News: Andrei Vasilevskiy named first star of the week by the NHL