23-10-2021 Derek Forbort injured. Derek Forbort (TB) suffered arm injury during the game in an incident with Roope Hintz (CAR). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. If it was up to me I would have finished the game, but they want to be careful about this kind of injury, he said as medics fastened him onto the stretcher. 20-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Peter Holland is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Magnus Paajarvi is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Olivier Roy hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Jakub Culek has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Kris Letang is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Richard Panik has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Nikita Kucherov has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Mattias Gagné has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Knut Belikov has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Trainer's room Keith Dollas remains sidelined with wrist injury. Ralph Tucker remains sidelined with head injury. Carl Filiatreault remains sidelined with ankle injury. 19-10-2021 Carl Filiatreault resumes light training. Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Carl Filiatreault has resumed light training after his ankle injury and is listed day to day. 19-10-2021 Kris Letang injured. Kris Letang (TB) suffered wrist injury during the game in an incident with Fabrice Forest (PHI). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. This will just build character, sitting out a few days I mean, he said as the trainers examined him. 19-10-2021 Carl Filiatreault injured. Carl Filiatreault (TB) suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Evzen Brabenec (PHI). He is expected to be sidelined for about a week. It's a team game alright, I guess I just won't be part of this team for a few games, he quoted before being taken to the hospital for tests. 14-10-2021 Peter Holland reaches a milestone ! Peter Holland scored the 300th point of his career in tonight's game against the Florida Panthers on a goal by Magnus Paajarvi. I don't know why exactly, but the ice just seems to be more wide open for me this year, the happy player said in a hockey magazine.. A native of Canada, Peter Holland was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Ducks in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 720 NHL games during his career, notching 143 goals and adding 157 assists along with 545 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 5 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 1+3=4 with 0 PIM. 13-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Drew Shore is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Steven Stamkos is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Carl Filiatreault is looking good with a 5 game point scoring streak with 3 game goalstreak. Wilhelm Antonsen is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Magnus Paajarvi has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Knut Belikov has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Trainer's room Keith Dollas remains sidelined with wrist injury. Ralph Tucker remains sidelined with head injury. 12-10-2021 Adam Larsson resumes full training. Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Adam Larsson has resumed full training after his chest injury. 9-10-2021 Adam Larsson injured. Adam Larsson (TB) suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with Antonin Lorenz (NJ). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. Sometimes you just have bad luck and get knocked around, he said when he was taken off the ice. 9-10-2021 Ralph Tucker injured. Ralph Tucker (TB) suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Pavel Ortov (NJ). He is expected to be sidelined indefinitely. When you're playing at this level, stuff like this happens. It's a full contact sport, he said after the game in the dressing room. 6-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Steven Stamkos is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Richard Panik is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Who's cold Carey Price has been chilly and allowed 8 goals in 2 games. Trainer's room Keith Dollas remains sidelined with wrist injury. 30-9-2021 Media rates the best players in the league GOALTENDER Name OF DF OA Age Team Sergei Bobrovsky A- A- A- 33 Minnesota Wild Andrei Vasilevski A- A- A- 27 Phoenix Coyotes Carey Price A- A- A- 34 Tampa Bay Lightning John Gibson B A- B 28 Boston Bruins Jonathan Quick B B B 35 Los Angeles Kings Martin Jones A- A- B 31 Edmonton Oilers Tuukka Rask B B B 34 Dallas Stars Jake Oettinger A- B B 22 Calgary Flames Marc-André Fleury B B B 36 New York Islanders Braden Holtby B B B 32 Philadelphia Flyers DEFENSEMAN Name OF DF OA Age Team Erik Karlsson A A- A- 31 Detroit Red Wings Cale Makar A B A- 22 St. Louis Blues Drew Doughty A A- B 31 Calgary Flames Oliver Ekman-Larsson A- A- B 30 Philadelphia Flyers Victor Hedman B- A B 30 Tampa Bay Lightning Miro Heiskanen B A- B 22 San Jose Sharks Derek Fata A B B 26 Calgary Flames Ryan McDonagh B B B 32 Montreal Canadiens Alex Pietrangelo B A B 31 Phoenix Coyotes Ryan Murray B B B 28 Toronto Maple Leafs LEFT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Auston Matthews A- B- A- 24 Pittsburgh Penguins Patrick Kane A C A- 32 Vancouver Canucks Taylor Hall A- B- B 29 Pittsburgh Penguins Anze Kopitar B B B 34 Calgary Flames Leon Draisaitl A- B- B 25 Boston Bruins Josh Bailey A- B- B 31 San Jose Sharks Nino Niederreiter B B B 29 Chicago Blackhawks Jordan Staal B- B B 33 Boston Bruins Jason Robertson B B- B 22 Los Angeles Kings Pavel Ortov B- B B 26 New Jersey Devils CENTER Name OF DF OA Age Team Connor McDavid A B- A- 24 Boston Bruins Steven Stamkos A B- A- 31 Tampa Bay Lightning Blake Wheeler B A- B 35 Columbus Blue Jackets Tyler Seguin A- B B 29 Phoenix Coyotes John Tavares A B- B 31 New Jersey Devils Sidney Crosby A B- B 34 Boston Bruins Jonathan Toews B B B 33 Philadelphia Flyers Matt Duchene A- B- B 30 St. Louis Blues Ruslan Kirzhakov C A B 27 Nashville Predators Mikhail Grigorenko A- B- B 27 Florida Panthers RIGHT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Aaron Lyford B- B- A- 27 Chicago Blackhawks Nathan MacKinnon A B- B 26 Los Angeles Kings Dustin Byfuglien B B B 36 Calgary Flames Patrice Bergeron B- B B 36 Boston Bruins Alexander Ovechkin A B- B 36 Dallas Stars Mitch Marner A B- B 24 New Jersey Devils Max Pacioretty B A- B 31 Los Angeles Kings Evgeni Malkin A B- B 35 New York Rangers Ryan Johansen A- B- B 29 Columbus Blue Jackets Kyle Palmieri A- C B 30 Florida Panthers 29-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room Keith Dollas remains sidelined with wrist injury. 22-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Olivier Roy hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Mike Swanson has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Carey Price has been chilly and allowed 4 goals in 1 games. Paul Ionson hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Alex Gudbranson has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Trainer's room Keith Dollas remains sidelined with wrist injury. 15-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Samuel Lhote is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Ludomil Stoffey is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Knut Belikov is looking good with 5 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Mattias Gagné is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Jarrod Tkacs is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Trainer's room Keith Dollas remains sidelined with wrist injury. 9-9-2021 Alexander Aparin frustrated Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Alexander Aparin feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Russia, Alexander Aparin was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round of the 2015 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old goaltender has not yet played for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season. 8-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Magnus Paajarvi is looking good with 2 points in 1 games last week. Steven Stamkos is looking good with 2 points in 1 games last week. Nikita Kucherov is looking good with 2 points in 1 games last week. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room Keith Dollas remains sidelined with wrist injury. 8-9-2021 Keith Dollas injured. Keith Dollas (TB) suffered wrist injury during the game in an incident with Chad Nomiya (CGY). He is expected to be sidelined for more than six months. Very disappointing, that is all I can say, he murmured as he grimaced in pain. 1-9-2021 Brent Underhill uncertain about future Brent Underhill wants clarification on his future as he no longer can be considered a prospect. He wants you to clarify his status in the organization. 1-9-2021 Tampa Bay Lightning trade Tampa Bay Lightning traded TB's round 2 pick in 2023 to San Jose Sharks for Richard Panik A native of Slovakia, Richard Panik was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2nd round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 646 NHL games during his career, notching 163 goals and adding 194 assists along with 503 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing is getting ready for the upcoming season. 30-6-2021 Training camp preview Tampa Bay Lightning will arrange the annual training camp starting on September 14th. Players reporting to the training camp with either Tampa Bay Lightning and Syracuse Crunch: - Mikael Nousiainen C - Peter Holland L - Rasmus Rissanen D - Matt Mahalak G - Bryan Bickell L - Miloslav Paulik C - Joakim Nordstrom L - Magnus Paajarvi L - Olivier Roy G - Drew Shore C - Joe Basaraba R - Derek Forbort D - Mike Swanson R - Carey Price G - Joonas Nattinen R - Keith Dollas R - Adam Larsson D - Jakub Culek L - Jean-Gabriel Pageau R - Benno Tuttwitz L - Kris Letang D - Dylan Demelo D - Jaden Schwartz C - Ty Rattie L - Joel Edmundson D - Steven Stamkos C - Victor Hedman D - Tyler Johnson C - Renat Grachev C - Nikita Kucherov R - Nikita Nesterov D - Ondrej Palat L - Kenny Ryan R - Veli Kolari D - Tony Dasilva C - Thomas Biedermeier R - Joe Kelly R - Francis Carney C - Ralph Tucker D - Paul Ionson G - Johan Eliassen L - Alexander Aparin G - Hilarius Schaller R - Dominik Novotny D - Ludomil Stoffey D - Mattias Gagné C - Gabriel Hogbarn D - Knut Belikov L - Scott Esche L - Carl Filiatreault L - Adam Boulianne D - Svatoslav Vostatkov D - José Sénéchal D - Antti Vilkuna L - Norbert Rapach C - Wilhelm Antonsen C - Jyri Pöyhtäri D - Alex Gudbranson D Players reporting out of shape: - Adam Larsson D - Nikita Nesterov D - Ondrej Palat L - Dominik Novotny D - Adam Boulianne D - Wilhelm Antonsen C Players reporting in good shape: - Matt Mahalak G - Magnus Paajarvi L - Jean-Gabriel Pageau R - Kris Letang D - Dylan Demelo D - Joel Edmundson D - Renat Grachev C - Kenny Ryan R - Ralph Tucker D - Paul Ionson G - Hilarius Schaller R - Scott Esche L - Svatoslav Vostatkov D 30-6-2021 Darryl Plandowski leaves team Darryl Plandowskis contract has expired and he has left the team. 26-6-2021 Dominik Novotny frustrated Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Dominik Novotny feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Czech, Dominik Novotny was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round of the 2015 entry draft. He has appeared in 53 NHL games during his career, notching 3 goals and adding 12 assists along with 22 penalty minutes. The 23 year old defenseman is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. 25-6-2021 Miloslav Paulik returns Tampa Bay Lightning were delighted to hear that Miloslav Paulik has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Renat Grachev returns Tampa Bay Lightning were delighted to hear that Renat Grachev has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Francis Carney returns Tampa Bay Lightning were delighted to hear that Francis Carney has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Paul Ionson returns Tampa Bay Lightning were delighted to hear that Paul Ionson has returned to the team. 24-6-2021 Options to be confirmed tomorrow The following players' contract options need to be confirmed tomorrow: -Rasmus Rissanen (Syracuse Crunch) -Joakim Nordstrom (Syracuse Crunch) 23-6-2021 Contracts expiring ! The following players' contracts are going to expire in one week: -Rasmus Rissanen (Syracuse Crunch) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Bryan Bickell (Syracuse Crunch) UFA -Joakim Nordstrom (Syracuse Crunch) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Dylan Demelo (Syracuse Crunch) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Jaden Schwartz (Tampa Bay Lightning) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Ondrej Palat (Syracuse Crunch) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Joe Kelly (Syracuse Crunch) RFA, needs qualifying offer -José Sénéchal (Syracuse Crunch) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Jyri Pöyhtäri (Syracuse Crunch) RFA, needs qualifying offer 23-6-2021 Contracts expiring ! The following staff members' contracts are going to expire in one week: -Darryl Plandowski(farm) 21-6-2021 Alexander Aparin frustrated Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Alexander Aparin feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Russia, Alexander Aparin was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round of the 2015 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old goaltender is getting ready for the upcoming season. 20-6-2021 Board increases player budget for next season The board of owners have increased player budget for next season with $8 000 000 because of your good financial record. 20-6-2021 Board collects bonuses The board of owners has collected $8 000 000 profit from the team to shareholders. 20-6-2021 Rick Koike retires Tampa Bay Lightning staff member Rick Koike has announced his retirement due to health reasons. Eastside Hockey Manager