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When the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Sergei Bobrovsky to a three-year contract, it became obvious pretty quickly that the Leafs were going to be making some changes to their crease. In addition to this, the emergence of Artur Akhtyamov during the Toronto Marlies’ Calder Cup run made goaltending prospect Dennis Hildeby expendable, especially considering he…
Hildeby knows nothing will be handed to him in training camp. But he’s ready for the challenge.
Nick Paul was an interesting addition by the Toronto Maple Leafs. For a team that was already bringing in Colton Sissons and Teddy Blueger, giving up a pair of draft picks and Dennis Hildeby to add another bottom-six forward was an interesting choice, especially when the Lightning were able to replace (upgrade on?) Paul easily…
The Tampa Bay Lightning front office didn’t enter this offseason with the intention of adding another goalie to the depth chart. But when Dennis Hildeby became available, they were quick to pull the trigger.
Since 2023, the International Olympic Committee has suspended the Russian Olympic Comittee, which has barred their athletes from participating. On Tuesday, the IOC lifted the suspension , which paves the way for Russian participation, under their own flag, in the 2030 Summer and Winter Olympics. That could mean NHL players like Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy can represent their county in a true best-on-best international tournament. There are still some hurdles for the players to ...
As the salary cap continues to rise, these teams showed there are still ways to spend their money poorly.
One advantage to having a prospect tier ranked in the lower-third of the league is that your players rarely attract offer sheet attention. It also helped that the Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t have any restricted free agents on their depth chart after they opted to not tender a contract to Ethan Samson (who signed with Montreal), so they can sit back and watch the Leo Carlsson drama from a comfortable distance. At some point this week, Pat Verbeek will make his decision about Carlsson, a bud...
Nikita Kucherov has won three Art Ross Trophies, two Hart Trophies and the Ted Lindsay Award twice. Artemi Panarin has 954 points in 830 career games. Kirill Kaprizov recorded 108…
Harkins moves to Florida after spending the past two seasons with the Ducks organization.
Kralovic signed his first NHL contract following Tampa Bay’s development camp on Friday.
The 2026 edition of NHL free agency opened on Wednesday with several notable players quickly finding new homes. Stars who are already off the market include Sergei Bobrovsky (Toronto Maple Leafs), John Carlson (Tampa Bay Lightning), Anders Lee (Utah Mammoth), and Jacob Trouba (San Jose Sharks).
Emma Lingan, Michael Augello and Jim Parsons discuss Alex Ovechkin re-signing in Washington, Frederik Andersen joining the Oilers, John Carlson signing with the Lightning and much more.
NHL free agency got off to a frenzied start on Wednesday, July 1. Big-ticket players John Carlson (Tampa Bay Lightning), Sergei Bobrovsky (Toronto Maple Leafs), Boone Jenner (Washington Capitals), Jacob Trouba (San Jose Sharks), Mario Ferraro (Winnipeg Jets) and Mason…
The Tampa Bay Lightning have added one of the biggest names available on the free-agent market. The Lightning have signed defenseman John Carlson to a two-year contract worth $17 million total, carrying an $8.5 million average annual value. The Lightning confirmed the signing, with GM Julien BriseBois filling the hole on the right side of the blue line left by Darren Raddysh, who was signed and traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs last week. Beating Out the Champs Carlson reached the open m...
Julien BriseBois waited until later in the day to nab the top defenseman left on the market, but he got his man as the Tampa Bay Lightning sign John Carlson to a two-year deal with an AAV of $8.5 million. We’ll have more on the signing later this afternoon, but it was a possibility we speculated about last month . The official press release: TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman John Carlson to a two-year contract worth an AAV of $8.5 million, vice pre...
Defenseman John Carlson, whose rights the Carolina Hurricanes made a trade for with their final pick during the NHL Entry Draft on Saturday, ended up signing with the Tampa Bay Lighting. After all the rumors about the starting price for him being $10 million times two, or more, he ended up signing for $8.5 million […]
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.
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 ...
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 ...