Revisiting the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2023 Free Agency Class
Every July, NHL teams have a golden opportunity to upgrade their roster. The first week of free agency is one of the most exciting times of the year for hockey…
Category Archives: Lightning Transactions
4 NHL Trades That Set Up Successful Rebuilds
The trade deadline and trades overall benefit the team that acquires the best player in the deal. At least that’s the common thought behind most deals in what is known…
Revisiting the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2019 Free Agency Class
Every July, teams around the NHL have a golden opportunity to upgrade their roster. The first week of free agency is one of the most exciting times of the year…
Lightning’s Busy Offseason Bolsters Organizational Depth
The Tampa Bay Lightning certainly made headlines in the offseason by signing Jake Guentzel and letting Steven Stamkos sign with the Nashville Predators. That was not the only significant change…
Expectations for New Lightning Forward Jesse Ylonen
Through all the chaos of the Tampa Bay Lightning offseason, fans may have missed that the organization inked a deal with 24-year-old Jesse Ylonen in free agency. The winger was…
Lightning Sign Victor Hedman to 4-Year Extension
One longtime Tampa Bay Lightning player will be sticking around as another has left. The Lightning inked defenseman Victor Hedman to a 4-year contract extension with an average annual value…
Lightning Acquire Jake Guentzel From Hurricanes
The Tampa Bay Lightning continue their latest run of roster moves by acquiring forward Jake Guentzel from the Carolina Hurricanes. The Lightning acquire Guentzel in exchange for a third-round pick.…
Tampa Bay Lightning Trade Tanner Jeannot to the Los Angeles Kings
During the second round of the NHL Draft (June 29), the Tampa Bay Lightning traded another player to free up space in their salary cap. They sent Tanner Jeannot to…
Lightning Trade Mikhail Sergachev to Utah
In the heat of draft season, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Utah Hockey Club worked out a stunning trade. The Lightning have traded defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to Utah in exchange…
Lightning Larceny: Revisiting Sergachev for Drouin Trade
On June 15, 2017, the Tampa Bay Lightning traded Jonathan Drouin to the Montreal Canadiens for Mikhail Sergachev. While this trade received somewhat mixed reactions when it first happened, the…