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| 2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning Preview |
NHL Hockey |
09/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - So much for summer vacations for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Rather than soaking up the Florida sun since the end of a disappointing 2007-08 performance - last overall in the 30-team league - the Lightning have spent the intervening months in full reinvention mode while trying to bring the franchise back to its Stanley Cup-winning level of 2004. New team owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie hired former NHLer Brian Lawton to run things as vice president of hockey operations and brought in former ESPN |
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| Lightning ink Meszaros to six-year deal |
NHL Hockey |
08/30/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed newly- acquired defenseman Andrej Meszaros to a six-year contract. Meszaros was acquired from Ottawa on Friday in exchange for defensemen Filip Kuba and Alexandre Picard, as well as a first-round draft pick in 2009. "The acquisition and signing of Andrej is a strong statement to our players and our fans that the Lightning ownership group is committed to putting the best product on the ice now and for years to come," executive vice president of hocke |
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| Lightning acquire D Meszaros |
NHL Hockey |
08/29/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning continued to reshape their roster on Friday, acquiring defenseman Andrej Meszaros from Ottawa in exchange for defensemen Filip Kuba and Alexandre Picard along with a first- round draft pick in 2009. "Andrej is a perfect fit within our plan to rebuild the Lightning into a contender," said club executive vice president of hockey operations Brian Lawton. Meszaros, who is a restricted free agent, posted nine goals and 36 points in 82 games for Ottawa last season. O |
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| Lightning sign Stamkos |
NHL Hockey |
07/29/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning made it official on Tuesday, signing center Steven Stamkos, this year's No. 1 overall draft pick to a three-year, entry-level contract. "It is with great pleasure that we formally announce the signing of Steven today," said team vice president of hockey operations Brian Lawton. "It is obvious to all of our staff in a brief period of time that Steven is a very special young man with great potential." The 18-year-old Stamkos was the top-rated North Ameri |
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| Report: Lightning sign Stamkos |
NHL Hockey |
07/29/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have reportedly signed center Steven Stamkos, this year's No. 1 overall draft pick. The St. Petersburg Times reports the 18-year-old Stamkos received the standard rookie deal of three years at a base salary of $875,000 and can earn as much as $8.55 million in incentives over the three years of the deal. Stamkos was the top-rated North American skater by NHL Central Scouting and solidified his standing as the best available player in this year's draft w |
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| Sabres sign LW Darche |
NHL Hockey |
07/24/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres signed left wing Mathieu Darche on Thursday. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Darche, 31, played in 73 games last season with the Tampa Bay Lightning, posting career highs with seven goals and 15 assists for 22 points. Prior to last season, Darche had notched just a goal and an assist in 28 games over parts of four seasons with Columbus, Nashville and San Jose. The 6-foot-1, 217-pounder has 165 goals and 187 assists in 440 games in the American Hockey lea |
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| Former Maple Leafs Clark, Gilmour to be honored this season |
NHL Hockey |
07/21/2008 |
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| ck of the Leafs in the 1985 draft. He spent three separate stints with the team (1985-94, 1996-98; 1999-2000) recording 260 goals, 441 points and 1,535 penalty minutes in 608 contests. Clark also skated with the Quebec Nordiques, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Red Wings and Blackhawks over a 15-year NHL career. The 41- year-old Saskatchewan native had his best years with Toronto, notching five 30-or-more goal seasons, culminating in a career-high 46 in 1993-94. He added a franchise-best 34 goals, |
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| NHL announces schedule, will begin in Europe |
NHL Hockey |
07/17/2008 |
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| nto, ON (MySportsbook) - The National Hockey League announced the 2008-09 regular season schedule Thursday, and the NHL Premiere event will take place in Sweden and the Czech Republic on October 4-5. In back-to-back games, the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning will battle in Prague, while the past two Eastern Conference champions -- the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins -- will meet in Stockholm to open regular season play overseas. The four teams will also play in exhibition games in Germany, Finla |
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| Blue Jackets sign a pair of players |
NHL Hockey |
07/14/2008 |
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| ed forward Craig MacDonald to a one-year contract, and re-signed center Derek MacKenzie to a two-year deal Monday. Both contracts are two-way NHL-American Hockey League deals. MacDonald, 31, registered two goals and nine assists in 65 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning last season, setting career highs in assists, points and games played. He also was nominated for the Bill Masterton Trophy, awarded annually to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. In |
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| Lightning extend Smith |
NHL Hockey |
07/14/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning signed goaltender Mike Smith to a two-year contract extension on Monday. The 26-year-old played in 13 games for the Lightning last season when he posted a 2.79 goals-against average with one shutout. "It goes without saying that Mike has a bright future in the Lightning organization," said vice president of hockey operations Brian Lawton. "It is important in our plan to have locked up Mike." In 57 NHL contests with Dallas and Tampa Bay, the Ontario product has |
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