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TAMPA, FL - FEBRUARY 25: Nikita Kucherov #86 of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates his goal with teammates Steven Stamkos #91 and Erik Cernak #81 against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the first period at Amalie Arena on February 25, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. | Photo by Scott Audette /NHLI via Getty Images Summer Training Camps open today for NHL teams. Today, Monday July … [Read more...] about Lightning Round: Tampa Bay roster announced as the Stanley Cup run starts again

The Montreal Canadiens announced that defenseman Karl Alzner has chosen to opt out of the Return to Play Plan and will sit out both Phases 3 & 4. The decision isn’t a big surprise, considering that he wasn’t likely to receive much, if any playing time and has young children at home. Alzner has been quite a disappointment since general manager Marc Bergevin signed the … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Alzner, Bruins, Petan, Johnsson, Foote

With training camps expected to open tomorrow for the upcoming 24-team tournament, teams have been given until Monday at 6 p.m. CT to get their rosters handed into the league. Several teams have released their lists early. The rosters will be updated throughout the day as other teams post their selections. Training camp rosters are limited to 30 players plus an unlimited number … [Read more...] about Several NHL Teams Release Training Camp Rosters

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the envy of the National Hockey League. They’ve got a phenomenal owner in Jeff Vinik, who put the brakes on disaster and painstakingly rebuilt the organization from the inside out. A former investment wizard, Vinik managed to strike the optimal balance between the fanatical micromanagement of some of his peers, and the utter apathy of others. As a … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay Lightning Jersey History

Stamkos is expected to be ready for the start of the NHL's expanded 24-team Stanley Cup playoffs in early August. … [Read more...] about Lightning’s Stamkos injured again at start of training camp

Lightning center Steven Stamkos sustained a new lower-body injury during training for the NHL’s return and will not be a full participant at their upcoming training camp GM Julien BriseBois told reporters including Joe Smith of The Athletic (Twitter link).  However, he is expected to be ready to go when their seeding games get underway.  Smith relays in a separate tweet that … [Read more...] about Steven Stamkos Has A Lower-Body Injury

In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the first NHL player has informed their team that they will not take part in the play-in round. Who else might be next? The Tampa Bay Lightning potentially got some bad news as Steve Stamkos suffered an injury. Finally, there could be some interest in Taylor Hall from the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames, plus trade talk out of Vancouver for … [Read more...] about NHL Rumors: Flames, Canadiens, Lightning, Canucks, More

Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images Training camp starts Monday! The NHL and NHLPA have ratified a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the Return to Play format has been finalized, NHL training camps begin this coming Monday, July 13th, and NHL hockey is due to return officially on August 1st. All of this activity has rekindled everyone’s interest in hockey … [Read more...] about Notes from Lightning GM Julien BriseBois’ conference call

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images NHLPA and NHL ratified four-year CBA extension and return to play plan On Friday afternoon, the NHL and the NHLPA have finally agreed on resuming the 2019-20 season and extending the collective agreement for four years. According to Frank Seravalli the NHLPA membership voted 502-135 in favor of the agreement. A new CBA package includes a … [Read more...] about Lightning Round: Bolts return to action on August 3