en-us SportSpyder - The Latest Tampa Bay Lightning News https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/news The Lightning are looking to replace Darren Raddysh on the backend and may be eyeing a veteran blueliner. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:24:56 GMT https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57029650 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57029650 false false The Tampa Bay Lightning announced on Monday morning that they have extended their ECHL affiliate agreement with the Orlando Solar Bears for two more seasons. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:42:36 GMT William Espy https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57028475 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57028475 false false Darren Raddysh’s sign-and-trade to Toronto leaves the Lightning with a significant gap on the right side of their defense. Will Tampa Bay pursue a high-profi... Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:11:21 GMT Locked On Lightning https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57026629 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57026629 false false Join the Thunder:http://tampabaylightning.comhttp://twitter.com/tblightninghttp://instagram.com/tblightning#tampabaylightning #gobolts Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:16:50 GMT Tampa Bay Lightning https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57025139 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57025139 false false Join the Thunder:http://tampabaylightning.comhttp://twitter.com/tblightninghttp://instagram.com/tblightning#tampabaylightning #gobolts Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:16:45 GMT Tampa Bay Lightning https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57025137 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57025137 false false The week before the NHL Draft has kicked off with a flurry of activity. After the Tampa Bay Lightning started things on Friday by pulling off a sign-and-trade with Toronto, their down-state rival ended the weekend with a blockbuster deal of their own. It started innocently enough as they sent Mackie Samoskevich to Seattle for the 25th pick in the first round (originally the Lightning’s) and a second-round pick in 2027. Armed with two first-round picks, it was almost certain that the Panthers would be wheeling and dealing. A deal for Dylan Larkin made sense, since Florida was on his original short list. They ended up going in a as they sent two 2026 first-round picks (the 9th and 25th) along with a 2029 first-round pick and a second-round pick in 2030 to Ottawa for Brady Tkachuk. It appears that Matthew’s brother wasn’t interested in extending in Ottawa after his deal was up in two seasons, so the Senators decided to pull the trigger now and pull in a raft of future assets. Rumors have surfaced that they aren’t quite interested in a full rebuild and may use their new picks to bring in a big time player (cough, Jason Robertson, cough). With the return of Aleksander Barkov and the addition of Tkachuk (B.) Florida will jump right back into competition in the Atlantic Division. Well, once they figure out their goaltending situation. They still have about $7 million in cap space and a couple of open spots on defense to fill as well. Should be fun. Hockey News Bobby McMann extends deal in Seattle [] Seattle not only picked up a young forward in Samoskovich, they also kept an older one around. Trade deadline pick-up Bobby McMann, who was on some folks target list in free agency, has decided he likes the Emerald City and signed a six-year deal with a $5.75 million AAV. The 30-year-old left-shot had 10 goals in 18 games following his trade from Toronto. Edmonton Oilers extend Jason Dickinson [] The cost of a bottom-six center continues to be high as the Oilers locked in Dickenson to a five-year deal with a $4 million AAV. Like McMann, Dickinson was a trade deadline pick-up. He didn’t have quite the same impact that McMann did (1 goal, 3 assists in 17 games) but impressed the brass enough that they want to keep him around. NHL Rumblings – how the Raddysh deal got done [] There is a lot of info in Pierre LeBrun’s latest rumblings column, but part of it focuses on how Darren Raddysh ended up in Toronto. It’s interesting that LeBrun’s information indicates that Julien BriseBois was never close to the term or salary that the Maple Leafs ultimately provided. LeBrun mused that JBB that the season-long success wasn’t a large enough sample to validate that large of a deal. He also mentions that he expects the Lightning to be in on John Carlson come July 1. Where do the Lightning go from here? [] Eddie Encina delves into the Lightning’s future now that Raddysh is in Toronto and drops an interesting name as a potential replacement – Nick Blankenburg. Will a NHL team draft Alexander Karmanov [] He is 7’0″ and 280 lbs. In 20 games with the North Bay Battalion he posted two assists. Yeah, his skating could use a little work (okay, a lot of work) but having a massive unit whose reach basically covers the entire defensive zone is certainly intriguing. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:28:01 GMT Justin G. https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57023123 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57023123 false false The Tampa Bay Lightning's first pick at the 2026 NHL Draft, unless something drastically changes, will be the 58th overall selection. The Lightning have had success with that pick in the past, as it's where they picked their current superstar forward, Nikita Kucherov. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:06:16 GMT William Espy https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57021605 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57021605 false false As if the Battle of Florida needed any more fuel, the Florida Panthers added plenty of it on Sunday by acquiring captain Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:09:52 GMT Diandra Loux https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57021368 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57021368 false false The Edmonton Oilers continue to work with Connor Murphy on a new agreement, Mark Spector of Sportsnet reports. Having forked over a long-term deal to center Jason Dickinson which has him signed in Edmonton to age 35, general manager Stan Bowman showed willingness to do whatever it takes to keep his mid-season acquisitions and not […] Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:02:49 GMT Bradley Keith https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57019457 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57019457 false false The Toronto Maple Leafs made a splash recently, acquiring the signing rights of Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning, and extending him to a long-term, eight-year contract. Considering the… Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:42:24 GMT Jesse Courville-Lynch https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57018195 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57018195 false false It felt like the Toronto Maple Leafs were going to start picking things up soon, but I’m not entirely sure that anybody was expecting a ‘trade your starting goalie, hire a new head coach and acquire one of the best free agents on the market in a sign-and-trade’ type of week. Nevertheless, new Maple Leafs… Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:37:49 GMT Alex Hobson https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57016997 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57016997 false false Benjamin Rautiainen Tampa Bay Lightning future looks bright after he just turned in one of the finest seasons Finnish professional hockey has ever seen. Now the Lightning forward prospect is gearing up for the next step in his career. Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft signed a three-year, entry-level contract with … Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:19:53 GMT Joe Rendace https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57016283 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57016283 false false On Friday, the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Darren Raddysh in a sign-and-trade deal with the Lightning, sending a fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft the other way. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 02:39:17 GMT Diandra Loux https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57014523 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57014523 false false The Lightning will be among the suitors for veteran defenseman John Carlson in free agency this summer, Pierre LeBrun of TSN wrote Friday. There’s an obvious fit as the Bolts look to replace the Darren Raddysh-sized hole in their lineup – particularly on their power play. They sent the breakout rearguard to the Maple Leafs in a sign-and-trade […] Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:24:11 GMT Josh Erickson https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57013540 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/articles/57013540 false false