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There is no rest for the defeated. General manager Julien BriseBois isn’t going to let a pesky thing like the second round of the playoffs get in his way of adding to his roster for next season. On Monday, the Tampa Bay Lightning added to their defensive depth by signing Charle-Edouard D’Astous to a one-year, two-way contact. Financial terms were not announced, but PuckPedia is … [Read more...] about Lightning sign defenseman to one-year deal

Injuries are never a valid excuse for a team to lose a playoff series. Chances are the team they are playing against is just as beat up as they are. That being said, hoo boy were the Tampa Bay Lightning playing through some pretty bad things. In his post-season address to the media, general manager Julien BriseBois detailed some of the ailments that the players were going … [Read more...] about The injury report for the Tampa Bay Lightning

No one, least of all Nikita Kucherov, is thinking about individual awards after the Tampa Bay Lightning were denied a chance at the ultimate team award at the hands of the Florida Panthers. Still, it’s nice to see that Kucherov has finished, at worst, among the top three players in the NHL this season as decided by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. It is the second … [Read more...] about Nikita Kucherov Named Hart Finalist for Second Consecutive Season

The Tampa Bay Lightning were three-minutes-and-forty-seven seconds from leaving South Florida with two wins and a tied series. Instead, the Florida Panthers scored twice in eleven seconds to take the lead, and added an empty-net goal to pick up a 4-2 win, and a dominating 3-1 lead in the series. Andrei Vasilevskiy kept the Lightning in the game with 14 saves on 15 shots through … [Read more...] about Lightning lose lead late in 4-2 loss to Panthers

Game Two: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning (Florida leads series 1-0) Time: 6:30 PM EST Location: Amalie Arena, Tampa TV/Stream/Radio: FDSNSUN, Scripps,TBS, MAX, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -125 Know the Opponents: Litterbox Cats If we can glean any positives from Game 1, it’s that once the Lightning were able to set up in the offensive zone… Source … [Read more...] about Panthers at Lightning Game 2 Preview: Adapt or start booking tee times