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Lightning Blueliner Became Key Piece This Season
During this past off-season, the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired defenseman J.J. Moser from Utah as a part of the Mikhail Sergachev blockbuster trade. While it undoubtedly stung to see the Lightning trade a star defenseman like Sergachev, Moser certainly stepped up and had a strong first season in Tampa Bay.
Posted: 15 May 2025

Lightning Offseason Outlook: Gourde, Glendening Among Pending UFAs
The Lightning’s early exit set the stage for adjustments in the offseason. Last summer general manager Julien BriseBois aggressively addressed where the Lightning needed to improve, and overall they were a more complete team, better both defensively and at 5-on-5.
Posted: 15 May 2025

Lightning Interesting Prospect Can't Be Slept On
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jack Finley had a solid season down in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch. While he was limited to only 40 games, he still scored a career-high 14 goals and recorded 28 points to go along with a plus-11 rating. Overall, it was a nice step in the right direction for the 6-foot-6 forward, and he will be a clear player to watch once training camp rolls around.
Posted: 15 May 2025

Tampa Bay Lightning get new broadcast home
The Tampa Bay Lightning have a signed a multiyear media deal that will bring the team's games to some Gulf Coast viewers free. The team has reached an agreement with E.W. Scripps Co.'s Scripps Sports allowing games to be shown over the air. The deal allows Scripps to produce and distribute all preseason, regular season and first-round playoff Lightning games not scheduled for national broadcasts. In the Tampa Bay market, Scripps owns WFTS-ABC Action News and is planning to start a second full-power local station July 1.
Posted: 14 May 2025

West Jordan Journal | Educating | Entertaining
VIEWLIFT IS THE HOME OF HOCKEY'S CHAMPS PR Newswire NEW YORK, May 14, 2025 With Today's Signing of the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Global Streaming Leader is the Digital Partner for 6 of the Last 7 Stanley Cup ® winners NEW YORK , May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As the second round of the NHL playoffs – hockey's race for the Stanley Cup ® – heads to its explosive conclusion, digital distribution powerhouse ViewLift announced the addition of another NHL team to its portfolio – the Tampa Bay Lightning. With the Bolts on board, ViewLift becomes the streaming provider for the winner of six of the last seven Stanley Cups ® , marking its own championship run. Stanley Cup ® Champions over the last seven years
Posted: 14 May 2025

Free Agent in Waiting: Why Isaac Howard Should Be the Rangers' Next Big Steal
New York Rangers Analysis Free Agent in Waiting: Why Isaac Howard Should Be the Rangers' Next Big Steal After winning the Hobey Baker Award, Isaac Howard has indicated he will not be signing with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Here's why the Rangers should pursue him. Roberto Solis-Byxbee 13 May 2025 — 4 min read © Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Teams put a lot of thought and analysis into drafting players. But as soon as their name is called, a sense of pressure and expectations are pinned to each prospect. Taking a step back and reviewing this from a player's perspective, it can be a jarring experience. Most of these kids aren't empowered and have very little
Posted: 13 May 2025

3 early predictions for Lightning offseason after Panthers series loss
The Tampa Bay Lightning are in the midst of a much longer offseason than anyone in the organization would have liked. After advancing to back-to-back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals from 2020-22 — and winning it all in 2020 and 2021 — the Bolts have now been eliminated in the first round of three consecutive postseasons. The franchise is now looking for answers after a second straight five-game loss to the Florida Panthers in Round 1. Although the Panthers deserve a ton of credit — they did march all the way to the Finals in 2023 before capturing their inaugural championship last year — a roster this deep should not fail to win a round three times in a row.
Posted: 12 May 2025

Florida Panthers make several lineup changes for Game 3 against Toronto Maple Leafs
The Florida Panthers have shaken up their entire fourth line for a critical Game 3 of their Stanley Cup playoffs second-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Posted: 09 May 2025

Rising assistant with championship pedigree would be intriguing for Flyers
Jeff Halpern has two Stanley Cup rings as an assistant coach with the Lightning. Should he be a candidate for the Flyers' head coaching job?
Posted: 09 May 2025

4 NHLers Plus Fiala ‘Likely’ For Swiss At Worlds
Switzerland opens the 2025 IIHF World Championship on Friday in a rematch of last year’s final against Czechia. When the two teams played in Brno last weekend, the Swiss didn’t have any NHLers in their lineup. Since then, however, they’ve added a trio of New Jersey Devils – Nico Hischier, Timo Meier and Jonas Siegenthaler – and Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Janis Moser.
Posted: 09 May 2025

Lightning Morning News: Catching up on some award nominations
After years of being proclaimed as one of the best players not to be a finalist for the Selke, Anthony Cirelli is finally one of the top three defensive forwards in the NHL. Will the two Florida Panthers' forwards (Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart) split the vote allowing Cirelli to add another trophy to his collection?
Posted: 09 May 2025

Does Team Canada's World Championship Squad Have The Sidney Crosby Effect?
This year’s Canadian team for the 2025 men’s World Championship is star-studded.
Posted: 09 May 2025

Ethan Hay Commits To Miami
Kingston Frontenacs forward Ethan Hay has committed to Miami, it was announced on Wednesday.
Posted: 08 May 2025

Panthers' Aaron Ekblad Breaks Silence on NHL Suspension For First-Round Hit
Aaron Ekblad rejoined the Panthers and called Brandon Hagel’s reaction to the hit “reasonable.”
Posted: 08 May 2025

Lightning G Jonas Johansson inks 2-year extension
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Jonas Johansson signed a two-year contract extension worth $2.5 million, the team announced on Wednesday. Johansson, 29, posted a 9-6-3 record with one shutout, a 3.13 goals-against average and an .895 save percentage in 19 games (18 starts) this season. He serves as the primary backup to former Vezina Trophy recipient Andrei Vasilevskiy. Prior to the extension, Johansson was set to become an unrestricted free agent after completing his two-year, $1.55 million deal. Johansson owns a 32-26-12 mark with four shutouts, a 3.29 GAA and an .890 save percentage in 80 career games (70 starts) with the Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and Lightning. He
Posted: 07 May 2025

Ex-Avalanche Goalie Sticking With His New Team
Many things happen in the summertime.
Posted: 07 May 2025

Elimination Eval: Tampa Bay Lightning
For the third season in a row—following three consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup Final and two championships to go with it—the Tampa Bay Lightning have been shown a first round exit. While there was growing competition in the Atlantic Division, the Lightning managed to maintain their place as a yearly fixture in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Things were certainly different in Tampa heading into the 2024-25 season, but the expectations were to remain the same: to be a competitive, playoff-caliber team. The key difference was that for the first time since he was drafted first overall back in 2008, Steven Stamkos would not be the team's captain, or on the team at all.
Posted: 07 May 2025

Lightning sign defenseman to one-year deal
On Monday the Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Charle-Edouard D’Astous to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2025-26 season.
Posted: 07 May 2025

Tampa Bay Lightning Playoff Injury Report
While battling the Florida Panthers in their first-round NHL playoff series, the Lightning fell short as players fought through a brutal mix of injuries. "It's tough, but you have to somehow play your way through it," said coach Jon Cooper to Tampa Bay Times. Since February 25, Hart Trophy finalist Nikita Kucherov struggled with a damaged left hand. "I didn't want to miss any games," Kucherov said.
Posted: 06 May 2025

Red Wings Should Pursue Tampa Bay Lightning's Isaac Howard - The Hockey Writers Detroit Red Wings Latest News, Analysis & More
After the Tampa Bay Lightning's season came to a close, the biggest piece of news wasn't about failure to meet expectations or really anything to do with the people that contributed to this season's team. Instead, much of the chatter surrounded Isaac Howard, the organization's top prospect and their top pick in the 2022 draft. General manager (GM) Julien BriseBois said that he is unlikely to get Howard signed to an entry-level contract (ELC) and the two sides are heading for a divorce. This was already widely speculated when Howard did not sign an ELC with the Lightning when Michigan State University's season came to an end.
Posted: 06 May 2025

Ex-Sabres Whose Season Ended In The First Round
The incredible ending of the St. Louis Blues - Winnipeg Jets series on Sunday put an end to the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which did not see any shocking upsets, but did see clubs like the Los Angeles Kings and Tampa Bay Lightning, who had home-ice advantage, go down to division foes Edmonton and Florida. A number of former Buffalo Sabres moved on to the second round, which will open with the Panthers taking on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Monday, but a number of
Posted: 05 May 2025

How Former Kraken Players Fared In The First Round Of The Playoffs
The opening round of the playoffs concluded last night, and although the Seattle Kraken did not participate this season, former players from the Kraken were littered around the playoffs. Some made impacts, and some had post-seasons to forget.
Posted: 05 May 2025

NHL rumors: Insider names top suitor likely to pursue Sam Bennett in NHL free agency
Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett is in the final year of his contract while vying to help the club become
Posted: 05 May 2025

Former Lightning Forward Has Big Game 7 Moment
The Winnipeg Jets saved their season with an impressive comeback double overtime win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 7. With just 2.2 seconds left in the third period, Jets forward Cole Perfetti tied the game up at 3-3 and forced overtime. From there, Jets captain Adam Lowry scored the double overtime winner, ending St. Louis' season. Former Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vladislav Namestnikov also played a significant role in the Jets' comeback win.
Posted: 05 May 2025

Blackhawks Must Attempt To Trade For Isaac Howard
The Chicago Blackhawks are attempting to have a big off-season. It sounds like they don’t want to be in the basement of the NHL any longer. Development for certain players plus roster additions is the best way to take a step.
Posted: 05 May 2025

Panthers Coach's Honest Take on 'Sweaty' NHL Tradition
Panthers head coach Paul Maurice shared his thoughts on sweaty handshakes and playoff traditions.
Posted: 05 May 2025

NOTEBOOK: Another test for the PK; Marchand vs. the Maple Leafs
Taking care of business in five games, the defending Stanley Cup champions were nearly perfect on the penalty kill, going 16-for-18 against Tampa Bay's usually elite power play. Superb in the series, they were perfect on the penalty kill in Games 2, 3 and 4.
Posted: 04 May 2025

Victor Hedman played Games 4 and 5 vs. Panthers with broken foot
The Tampa Bay Lightning had their season end against the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Captain Victor Hedman and the Lightning put in a solid effort in the postseason. Hedman confirmed to the media on Friday that he suffered a broken foot during Game 4 against the Panthers. “Didn't feel as bad during the game, but woke up the next day in throbbing pain,” Hedman said, via NHL.com's Corey Long.
Posted: 03 May 2025

Lightning shut down rumors, say coach Jon Cooper will be back next season
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper quieted rumors about his future, with the two-time Stanley Cup winner saying Friday that he can't envision himself leading another team. "The talk should be whatever comes from Julien and I or ownership," Cooper, 57, said. Cooper has led the Lightning since March 2013 and has a 572-306-83 (.638) record in the regular season, and the team intends for him to add to those numbers.
Posted: 02 May 2025

The 2025 NHL Post-season Post Postmortem
In the end, the undoing of the 2024-25 Tampa Bay Lightning season was simply the fact that they weren't good enough when they needed to be. Quite simply, the Florida Panthers were able to rise to the occasion when it mattered and the Lightning weren't. The Lightning needed to play as close to a perfect series as possible to beat the Panthers, and while they played well in stretches, especially in regards to containing the Florida offense, in the end they weren't good enough. Game 1 was the only real blowout of the series (Game 4 was close until the third), and that was the result of a five-minute stretch in the second period where the Lightning gave up three goals.
Posted: 02 May 2025


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