Tampa Bay Lightning
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Lightning Trade Paquette, Coburn to Senators
The Tampa Bay Lightning have made an additional move to gain some space under the salary cap: Paquette and Coburn have a combined cap hit of $3.35 million. Gaborik and Nilsson will go on the LTIR for Tampa Bay. Coburn had no-trade protection and apparently agreed to the move to Ottawa. Continue reading
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Friedman: Cirelli Close to Re-Signing with Lightning
Elliotte Friedman reports that the Lightning are close to re-signing Anthony Cirelli. The Lightning’s cap issues are well documented, but they gained some flexibility with today’s news that Nikita Kucherov will require surgery and will miss the 2020-21 regular season. The Lightning can then use the long-term injury reserve with Kucherov. Continue reading
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Lightning Re-Sign Erik Cernak
The Lightning have announced they’ve re-signed defenseman Erik Cernak to a 3-year deal worth $2.95 million per season. The Lightning currently sit above the league salary cap with RFA Anthony Cirelli still to sign. There have been rumors about trading Alex Killorn or Tyler Johnson to clear salary space. They may also be able to… Continue reading
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Friedman: Rumor of Johnson for Zetterberg Swap
On the 31 Thoughts Podcast Elliotte Friedman reports (12:15) on a European rumor of a trade of Tyler Johnson being traded to Detroit for Henrik Zetterberg, who could be placed on long-term injury reserve. Johnson cleared waivers in October, so one would have to believe that Tampa Bay would have to add in such a… Continue reading
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Friedman: Killorn Likely to be Traded
On the 31 Thoughts Podcast, Elliotte Friedman suggested that he thinks Alex Killorn is the likely cap casualty for the Lightning as they need to manage their cap charges in advance of the upcoming season. Killorn is signed through the next three seasons at a cap hit of $4.5 million. He can list 16 teams… Continue reading
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