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Former Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson has found his new home. Carlson signed a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning worth $8.5 million per season. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun first reported the news shortly before midnight. Wake up, we have some news 👀 We've signed defenseman John Carlson to a two-year contract worth an
Veteran defenseman John Carlson is on the move again after helping the Anaheim Ducks reach the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Carlson has amassed 170 goals, 785 points and 396 penalty minutes in 1,159 games over 17 NHL seasons. He was also a Norris Trophy finalist in 2020 after leading all defensemen with 60 assists and 75 points.
It’s the middle game of a three-game series in Kansas City, with the Rays looking to secure the series win after last night’s 10-4 win over the Royals. Shane McClanahan takes the mound tonight against Seth Lugo, who allowed seven runs to the Rays last week inside of Tropicana Field. Jonathan Aranda singled with one […]
Junior Caminero is really good at hitting home runs. At the moment he does it every night. Seth Lugo got a strikeout to start the game before Jonathan Aranda singled in front of Caminero. Junior then smashed the first pitch deep to left and gone to get Tampa Bay an immediate two run lead. That […]
Go Rays!
Following the somewhat shocking trade of Nick Paul, the Tampa Bay Bay Lightning continued adding goaltenders to the system as they announced the signing of Olivier Rodeigue and Mads Sogaard along with defenseman Michael Callahan. All three players were signed to one-year, two-way contracts. Prior to free agency opening, the Lightning had just three goaltenders under contract for next season: Andrei Vasilevskiy, Jonas Johansson, and prospect Harrison Meneghin. Considering Meneghin had one ...
After a 13-14 June, it looks like the Royals main focus is now moving to 2027. But for today, we can still enjoy watching some baseball. Old friend Jose Cuas is back pitching for KC for the first time since 2023 and Randy Dobnak has arrived with him. Jac Caglianone will be back in right […]
The Lightning add some organizational depth between the pipes, while bringing in a young blueliner.
Paul is very familiar with the Leafs, having played in the same division for his entire career.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired goaltender Dennis Hildeby, along with a fourth-round pick in 2027 and a third-round pick in 2028, from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Nick Paul.
During a busy opening day of free agency, the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Nick Paul from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick and 2028 third-round pick, the team confirmed Wednesday. Paul registered seven goals and 15 points in 51 games with the Lightning last season. He’s been a consistent thorn…
The Toronto Maple Leafs remain the busiest team of the day, acquiring another excellent piece for the bottom six, in Nick Paul from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for goalie Dennis Hildeby. The Leafs have acquired Nick Paul from the Lightning for Dennis Hildeby and two draft picks pic.twitter.com/9vCditJ6Dg — TheLeafsNation (@TLNdc) July 1, 2026 With this move, Toronto has acquired another "Leafs killer," adding to the acquisition of Sergei Bobrovsky . Paul is remembered in The Six ...
The Royals announced a handful of roster moves ahead of their game tonight against the Rays. Right-handers Jose Cuas and Randy Dobnak are joining the team in place of fellow righties Eric Cerantola and Connor Seabold. Cerantola has been optioned to Triple-A Omaha, while Seabold has been placed on the 15-day injured list. Dobnak was […]
Bjorkstrand is coming off of the worst season of his NHL career, as he had just 12 goals and 32 points in 80 games with the Lightning.
The New York Rangers are adding another veteran winger, with Oliver Bjorkstrand heading to Broadway in free agency. Per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, Bjorkstrand is signing a one-year, $4.5M deal with the Rangers. Bjorkstrand spent last season with the Tampa Bay Lightning, posting 12 goals and 20 assists for 32 points in 80 games. His previous contract carried a $5.4 million cap hit and expired after the 2025-26 season, making him one of the more notable middle-six winger options available...
Over the last several months, the Chicago Blackhawks gave their best effort at re-signing pending unrestricted free-agent forward Ilya Mikheyev […] The post Now-Former Blackhawks Forward Mikheyev Signs Four-Year Deal With Lightning appeared first on Chicago Hockey Now .
Carlile had a goal and two assists for three points and 40 penalty minutes in 42 games with the Lightning in 2025-26.
With Mikheyev and Viel, Lightning general manager makes two impactful additions to his team’s bottom six forwards.
On the heels of the Ilya Mikheyev signing, the Tampa Bay Lightning reportedly inked hard-nosed Jeffrey Viel to a five-year contract with a $2.5 AAV. Jeffrey Viel 5 x $2.5M Tampa Bay — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 1, 2026 In his first full season in the NHL the 29-year-old from Quebec landed 121 hits in 45 games between Boston and Anaheim. The Ducks picked up the physical forward in exchange for a fourth-round pick last January as they shored up their march to the p...
The Tampa Bay Lightning made their first move roughly an hour into free agency as they signed Ilya Mikheyev to a four-year contract with an Average Annual Value of $3.85 million according to the winger’s agent, Dan Milstein. Ilya Mikheyev signs a four-year NHL contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. #GoBolts #WeAreGoldStar pic.twitter.com/ytn5UiQlk9 — Dan Milstein (@HockeyAgent1) July 1, 2026 The 6’2″, 192 lb. forward scored 18 goals for the Chicago Blackhawks last season wh...
Buccaneers Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles believes the team got a steal in rookie OLB Rueben Bain, Jr., and said that not only is he physically gifted, but he also displays great leadership qualities, even if he’s not in that role yet. “I’m extremely grateful,” Bowles said, via Tampa Bay Times. “Just seeing him in person, there’s size and […] The post NFC Notes: Kyle Pitts, Tyler Shough, Buccaneers, Falcons, Saints appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .
Two fast rising Rays prospects have been named to the 2026 Futures Game roster as part of MLB’s upcoming All-Star Game celebrations. This year’s teams are split between American and National leagues. First up is OF Theo Gillen, the Rays first round pick from 2024 (18th overall) who has vaulted into a top-ten prospect in […]
After being interested in Craig Kimbrel for what feels like a decade, the Rays finally brought him into the organization. Before you jump to any conclusions, no they haven’t made any dramatic changes to the shapes of his pitches aside from adding a tick more velocity to both breaking balls, but they have noticeably altered […]
So legendary JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman made a powerful point in his recent column. The Buccaneers have never had a quarterback be their primary starter for six consecutive seasons. So what, you say? Well, only the Bucs can make that […] The post Is QB Instability Driving Team Glazer? appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .