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Here is the link to the previous season, including a very active offseason that saw some perhaps surprising changes to my line-up:
http://www.operationsports.com/Bloop...025-26-season/
Coming into the 2026-27 season, we've just won our 6th cup. The departure of 2013 #1 Pick, Vladimir Fedotov has left a hole to be filled by super-prospect Logan Nicholls. The young RW had a few strong performances in the games he was in last season in the playoffs and is hoping to make an immediate impact skating on the second line with Galchenyuk and Svitov.
The most shocking move was the trade of 2x Vezina winner, Tuukka Miettinen. His inability to stay healthy and perform at a high level in the playoffs became too much, so we shipped him to Minnesota for the former 1st overall draft choice in 2015, Jared Henderson. Henderson has been one of the top goalies in the league but Minnesota had no scoring support. This year should prove to be different for the 29 year old as he finally finds himself on a team that can compete for the Cup.
On defence, the addition of Landon Cross as well as Casey Borer's emergence as a good offensive minded d-man has really strengthened the back end after many seasons of having a sub-par third pairing. With Tanabe, Helgesen, Guenther and Cross all over the age of 31, young players like Borer and the captain Jerry Berry are beginning to step into roles that they'll maintain as the team moves forward.
Starting Line-up:
4 Games in, Nicholls went down with Post-Concussion Syndrome, so a former 4th Round selection by myself, Stephane Rheaume, is being rewarded for accepting his qualifying offer by being placed on the 2nd line to show what he has for the next 4-5 weeks.
Depth Chart:
Prospects:
Transactions:
11/12/2026 -TB Claimed D Jayden Samson off waivers from TOR.
Jayden Samson - 22 years old, 6'7", 224 lbs. B-,B,B- Potential.
Mid-Season Point Totals:
Mid-Season Rankings:
Record: 30-7-4 (1st in NHL)
3.78 Goals For Per Game (1st in NHL)
2.20 Goals Against Per Game (1st in NHL)
31.0% Powerplay Efficiency (1st in NHL)
81.3% Penalty Kill Efficiency (14th in NHL)
Trade:
To Dallas Stars:
LW - Spike Stevenson
RW - Theodor Klinge
D - Pascal Blouin
C - Stan Gallagher
2027 4th Round Pick
To Tampa Bay Lightning:
LW - Charlie Langfeld
D - Rudolf Keller
Analysis:
Not much to say about this one. Blouin and Klinge are NHL-ready, but no room on my team, so I decided to get some prospects who are good enough to help out my AHL team. Langfeld, 23, projects to be a big sniper who may be able to put up 25+ goals next season. Keller is 24, but has good size and speed for a defenceman and has a very good defensive game. Gives us another option moving forward for the back-end.
2/20/2027:
TB Signs Free Agent RW Mark Wiseman
TB Signs Free Agent D Drew Kobayashi
3/4/2027:
TB Claims D Paul Tkachuk off waivers from SJ
Trade Deadline:
To Philadelphia Flyers:
RW - Stephane Rheaume
D - Jayden Samson
D - Paul Tkachuk
To Tampa Bay Lightning:
D - Larry Liffiton
Analysis:
Well, this deal was made possible through some waiver pick ups and also the addition of Keller and Langfeld in the last trade. Rheaume was a warrior, but at age 24 and no regular spot on the NHL squad, it was time for him to be moved to somewhere where he could become an NHL regular. Samson was struggling in the AHL since being picked up from waivers early in the season, so the 23 year old was made expendable with additonal defencemen joining the organization since. Tkachuk was a recent waiver wire pick up, and the NHL worthy defenceman will serve Philly well.
As for Liffiton, He was selected 66th overall in 2024 by the Flyers, and has developed, perhaps, into one of the top 5 prospects in the league. At age 21, he will not make the NHL team for a season or two, but with A-,A-,A potential, it won't be long until he is a superstar. Adding him to a great young defensive nucleus, we seem to be more than prepared for the day in the next 4-6 years when Guenther, Tanabe and Helgesen all retire.
http://www.operationsports.com/Bloop...025-26-season/
Coming into the 2026-27 season, we've just won our 6th cup. The departure of 2013 #1 Pick, Vladimir Fedotov has left a hole to be filled by super-prospect Logan Nicholls. The young RW had a few strong performances in the games he was in last season in the playoffs and is hoping to make an immediate impact skating on the second line with Galchenyuk and Svitov.
The most shocking move was the trade of 2x Vezina winner, Tuukka Miettinen. His inability to stay healthy and perform at a high level in the playoffs became too much, so we shipped him to Minnesota for the former 1st overall draft choice in 2015, Jared Henderson. Henderson has been one of the top goalies in the league but Minnesota had no scoring support. This year should prove to be different for the 29 year old as he finally finds himself on a team that can compete for the Cup.
On defence, the addition of Landon Cross as well as Casey Borer's emergence as a good offensive minded d-man has really strengthened the back end after many seasons of having a sub-par third pairing. With Tanabe, Helgesen, Guenther and Cross all over the age of 31, young players like Borer and the captain Jerry Berry are beginning to step into roles that they'll maintain as the team moves forward.
Starting Line-up:
| Tampa Bay Lightning Depth Chart - 2026-27 | ||||
| STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
| LW | Dwayne Boos (91) | Dimitri Svitov (89) | Manny Byrne (85) | Shannon Ranger (80) |
| C | Gene Pauls (88) | Alex Galchenyuk (93) | Jimmy Coleman (85) | Jarrod Scatchard (83) |
| RW | Danny Erskine (88) | Logan Nicholls (80) | Sergej Bykov (84) | Nicholas Baptiste (83) |
| D #1 | Kenton Helgesen (92) | Jerry Berry (85) | Casey Borer (80) | |
| D #2 | Jeremy Tanabe (90) | Riley Guenther (99) | Landon Cross (87) | |
| G | Jared Henderson (91) | Walter Purinton (80) | ||
4 Games in, Nicholls went down with Post-Concussion Syndrome, so a former 4th Round selection by myself, Stephane Rheaume, is being rewarded for accepting his qualifying offer by being placed on the 2nd line to show what he has for the next 4-5 weeks.
Depth Chart:
| Tampa Bay Lightning 2026-27 | ||||||
| # | CENTERS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 94 | Alex Galchenyuk (PLY) | 32 | 6'2" | 201 lbs | Left | USA |
| 48 | Gene Pauls (SNP) | 27 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | Right | Canada |
| 52 | Jimmy Coleman (TWF) | 23 | 6'2" | 212 lbs | Left | Canada |
| 12 | Jarrod Scatchard (TWF) | 30 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | Left | USA |
| # | LEFT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 20 | Dwayne Boos (PLY) | 29 | 5'9" | 184 lbs | Left | Canada |
| 93 | Dimitri Svitov (SNP) | 28 | 6'1" | 193 lbs | Left | Russia |
| 22 | Manny Byrne (PWF) | 28 | 6'0" | 220 lbs | Left | Canada |
| 11 | Shannon Ranger (PWF) | 28 | 6'2" | 223 lbs | Right | USA |
| # | RIGHT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 47 | Danny Erskine (SNP) | 26 | 6'2" | 201 lbs | Left | Canada |
| 85 | Sergej Bykov (PWF) | 27 | 6'3" | 234 lbs | Left | Russia |
| 14 | Nicholas Baptiste (PWF) | 31 | 6'6" | 204 lbs | Right | Canda |
| 23 | Logan Nicholls (SNP) | 22 | 6'2" | 185 lbs | Right | Canada |
| 18 | Stephane Rheaume (SNP) | 24 | 6'2" | 186 lbs | Left | Canada |
| # | DEFENSE | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 2 | Riley Guenther (DFD) | 32 | 6'1" | 189 lbs | Right | Canada |
| 3 | Kenton Helgesen (DFD) | 32 | 6'3" | 198 lbs | Left | Canada |
| 44 | Jeremy Tanabe (TWD) | 33 | 6'2" | 206 lbs | Right | USA |
| 34 | Landon Cross (DFD) | 32 | 6'3" | 180 lbs | Right | Canada |
| 9 | Jerry Berry (TWD) | 24 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | Left | USA |
| 7 | Casey Borer (TWD) | 21 | 6'2" | 206 lbs | Left | USA |
| # | GOALIES | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 32 | Jared Henderson | 30 | 6'2" | 200 lbs | Left | Canada |
| 30 | Walter Purinton | 24 | 6'1" | 198 lbs | Left | Switzerland |
Prospects:
| Tampa Bay Lightning 2026-27 Prospect/Depth Report | ||||||
| # | CENTERS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 94 | Nick Aronson (PWF) | 25 | 6'6" | 252 lbs | Left | Canada (C,B,B) |
| 89 | Rod Krestanovich (SNP) | 25 | 6'2" | 206 lbs | Left | Canada (C,C,B-) |
| 56 | Stan Gallacher (PWF) | 22 | 6'2" | 228 lbs | Left | Canada (B-,C,B) |
| 29 | Noah Nelson (SNP) | 23 | 6'3" | 213 lbs | Right | USA (B-,B,B) |
| 66 | Rich Macmurchy (SNP) | 19 | 6'3" | 210 lbs | Left | Canada (B-,B,B-) |
| # | LEFT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 80 | Spike Stevenson (TWF) | 22 | 6'0" | 188 lbs | Left | Canada (B,C,B-) |
| # | RIGHT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 55 | Stu Nolan (SNP) | 22 | 6'1" | 202 lbs | Right | Canada (C,C,C) |
| 73 | Francis Rowe (TWF) | 21 | 6'2" | 215 lbs | Left | USA (B-,B,B-) |
| 87 | Francis Caron (TWF) | 22 | 6'5" | 219 lbs | Right | Canada (B-,C,B) |
| 60 | Evan Connelly | 19 | 6'2" | 201 lbs | Right | Canada (B,C-,B-) |
| # | DEFENSE | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 81 | Pascal Blouin (DFD) | 25 | 6'2" | 204 lbs | Left | Canada (B-,B,B-) |
| 38 | Lance Gelech (DFD) | 25 | 6'5" | 237 lbs | Right | Canada (C,B,B-) |
| 4 | Johnathan Gelech (DFD) | 23 | 6'3" | 211 lbs | Left | USA (B,A-,B-) |
| 67 | Barry Carlson (TWD) | 20 | 6'2" | 202 lbs | Left | USA (B,B,C) |
| 53 | Gary Stephenson (TWD) | 19 | 6'0" | 193 lbs | Right | Canada (A-,B-,A) |
| # | GOALIES | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 31 | Mikhail Konichev | 21 | 6'6" | 227 lbs | Right | Estonia (A,A,B-) |
Transactions:
11/12/2026 -TB Claimed D Jayden Samson off waivers from TOR.
Jayden Samson - 22 years old, 6'7", 224 lbs. B-,B,B- Potential.
Mid-Season Point Totals:
| Tampa Bay Lightning Stats - 2026-27 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Dwayne Boos | 41 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 24 | 4 | 27 | ||
| Danny Erskine | 41 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Alex Galchenyuk | 41 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 36 | ||
| Gene Pauls | 41 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Dimitri Svitov | 41 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 36 | ||
| Logan Nicholls | 33 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Manny Byrne | 41 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 28 | ||
| Riley Guenther | 41 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 40 | 1 | 48 | ||
| Sergej Bykov | 41 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Jerry Berry | 41 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 31 | ||
| Casey Borer | 41 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Jeremy Tanabe | 34 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Jarrod Scatchard | 41 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 20 | ||
| Kenton Helgesen | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 46 | ||
| Jimmy Coleman | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Nicholas Baptiste | 41 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Jayden Samson | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 22 | ||
| Shannon Ranger | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Stephane Rheaume | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Landon Cross | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Jared Henderson | 36 | 25 | 7 | 2.05 | .922 | 6 | |||
| Walter Purinton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.32 | .903 | 2 | |||
Mid-Season Rankings:
Record: 30-7-4 (1st in NHL)
3.78 Goals For Per Game (1st in NHL)
2.20 Goals Against Per Game (1st in NHL)
31.0% Powerplay Efficiency (1st in NHL)
81.3% Penalty Kill Efficiency (14th in NHL)
Trade:
To Dallas Stars:
LW - Spike Stevenson
RW - Theodor Klinge
D - Pascal Blouin
C - Stan Gallagher
2027 4th Round Pick
To Tampa Bay Lightning:
LW - Charlie Langfeld
D - Rudolf Keller
Analysis:
Not much to say about this one. Blouin and Klinge are NHL-ready, but no room on my team, so I decided to get some prospects who are good enough to help out my AHL team. Langfeld, 23, projects to be a big sniper who may be able to put up 25+ goals next season. Keller is 24, but has good size and speed for a defenceman and has a very good defensive game. Gives us another option moving forward for the back-end.
2/20/2027:
TB Signs Free Agent RW Mark Wiseman
TB Signs Free Agent D Drew Kobayashi
3/4/2027:
TB Claims D Paul Tkachuk off waivers from SJ
Trade Deadline:
To Philadelphia Flyers:
RW - Stephane Rheaume
D - Jayden Samson
D - Paul Tkachuk
To Tampa Bay Lightning:
D - Larry Liffiton
Analysis:
Well, this deal was made possible through some waiver pick ups and also the addition of Keller and Langfeld in the last trade. Rheaume was a warrior, but at age 24 and no regular spot on the NHL squad, it was time for him to be moved to somewhere where he could become an NHL regular. Samson was struggling in the AHL since being picked up from waivers early in the season, so the 23 year old was made expendable with additonal defencemen joining the organization since. Tkachuk was a recent waiver wire pick up, and the NHL worthy defenceman will serve Philly well.
As for Liffiton, He was selected 66th overall in 2024 by the Flyers, and has developed, perhaps, into one of the top 5 prospects in the league. At age 21, he will not make the NHL team for a season or two, but with A-,A-,A potential, it won't be long until he is a superstar. Adding him to a great young defensive nucleus, we seem to be more than prepared for the day in the next 4-6 years when Guenther, Tanabe and Helgesen all retire.
Top defensive players 25 and under:
Jerry Berry: 25, 85 overall, 6'2", 203 lbs. (B-,B,B)
Casey Borer: 22, 81 overall, 6'2", 206 lbs. (A,C,A)
Larry Liffiton: 21, 76 overall, 6'2", 197 lbs. (A-,A-,A)
Gary Stephenson: 19, 72 overall, 6'0", 193 lbs. (A-,B-,A)
Johnathan Gelech: 23, 79 overall, 6'3", 211 lbs. (B,A-,B-)
Rudolph Keller: 25, 80 overall, 6'3", 208 lbs. (B,B-,B-)
4/3/2027:
TB Claims RW Stephen Nosad off waivers from DAL.
End of Season Results:
Final Record: 56-18-8 (1st in NHL)
3.52 Goals For Per Game (1st in NHL)
2.18 Goals Against Per Game (2nd in NHL)
24.5% Powerplay Efficiency (1st in NHL)
83.2% Penalty Kill Efficiency (8th in NHL)
Playoffs:
Heading into game 1, Baptiste, Galchenyuk and Nicholls are all hurt, so the offensive depth players will really have to step up to fill the void.
Round 1 vs. Philadelphia Flyers:
Game 1: 6-1 Win.
(Galchenyuk, Nicholls in; Rowe, Nelson out)
Game 2: 3-0 Win.
(Erskine injured; Rowe in)
Game 3: 1-2 Loss.
Game 4: 3-0 Win.
(Erskine in; Rowe out)
Game 5: 2-1 OT Win.
(Erskine out; Rowe in)
4-1 Series Win.
A great series by Jared Henderson sees us roll over rival Philly. Danny Erskine got injured twice in the series, so we've really relied on some younger guys offensively. Galchenyuk once again proving to be a great playoff performer with 4 points in 4 games after missing game 1.
Round 2 vs. Buffalo Sabres:
Game 1: 4-3 OT Win.
(Cross injured, Rowe scratched; Johnathan Gelech, Nicholas Baptiste in)
Game 2: 2-1 Win.
(Johnathan Gelech injured; Lance Gelech in)
Game 3: 2-4 Loss.
Game 4: 2-5 Loss.
(Danny Erskine in; Stu Nolan out)
Game 5: 2-3 Loss.
Game 6: 3-1 Win.
Game 7: 4-2 Win.
4-3 Series Win.
A tight series saw former back-up Alexeev take Henderson all the way in a poor defensive series by my team. Some key injuries on defence came about, but we were able to overcome and move on to the Eastern Conference Finals once again!
Eastern Conference Finals vs. New York Islanders:
Game 1: 1-2 Loss.
Game 2: 5-2 Win.
Game 3: 2-3 Double OT Win.
Game 4: 2-4 Loss.
Game 5: 5-1 Win.
Game 6: 1-2 Loss.
4-2 Series Loss.
A shocker, to say the least. Henderson struggled a bit, but so did our offence throughout the series. Very disappointing end to the season, and raises some questions about our core moving forward.
Stanley Cup Champions:
Chicago Blackhawks!
------
OFFSEASON:
Retirements:
No Tampa Bay retirements
2027 NHL Entry Draft:
Round 1:
Trade:
To Philadelphia Flyers:
LW - Sergej Bykov
D - Landon Cross
D - Rudolph Keller
To Tampa Bay Lightning:
RW - Bill Murray
LW - Sergej Kravchenko
C - Brent Magee
RW - Gavin Salcido
Pick #17: C - Timothy Pedretti
Round 2:
Trade:
To Anaheim Ducks:
LW - Manny Byrne
LW - Sergej Kravchenko
To Tampa Bay Lightning:
C - Vincent Fortier
No Picks
Round 3:
No Trades or Picks
Round 4:
No Trades or Picks
Round 5:
Pick #148: D - Mark Daley
Round 6:
Pick #178: D - Rickard Antila
Round 7:
Pick #208: RW - Martin Bieksa
Re-Sign Phase:
Re-signed:
D - Kenton Helgesen
LW - Dwayne Boos
LW - Charlie Langfeld
RW - Logan Nicholls
RW - Shannon Ranger
RFA's given qualifying offers:
C - Noah Nelson
RW - Francis Rowe (Accepted)
D - Casey Borer
RW - Stu Nolan (Accepted)
G - Mikhail Konichev
Released:
RW - Mark Wiseman
RW - Stephen Nosad
C - Brent Magee
C - Rod Kristanovich
D - Lance Gelech
D - Drew Kobayashi
Free Agency:
D - Tomas Kronwall
G - Kim Kronwall
Jerry Berry: 25, 85 overall, 6'2", 203 lbs. (B-,B,B)
Casey Borer: 22, 81 overall, 6'2", 206 lbs. (A,C,A)
Larry Liffiton: 21, 76 overall, 6'2", 197 lbs. (A-,A-,A)
Gary Stephenson: 19, 72 overall, 6'0", 193 lbs. (A-,B-,A)
Johnathan Gelech: 23, 79 overall, 6'3", 211 lbs. (B,A-,B-)
Rudolph Keller: 25, 80 overall, 6'3", 208 lbs. (B,B-,B-)
4/3/2027:
TB Claims RW Stephen Nosad off waivers from DAL.
End of Season Results:
Final Record: 56-18-8 (1st in NHL)
3.52 Goals For Per Game (1st in NHL)
2.18 Goals Against Per Game (2nd in NHL)
24.5% Powerplay Efficiency (1st in NHL)
83.2% Penalty Kill Efficiency (8th in NHL)
| Tampa Bay Lightning Stats - 2026-27 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Dwayne Boos | 82 | 17 | 62 | 79 | 41 | 5 | 44 | ||
| Danny Erskine | 70 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 35 | 6 | 16 | ||
| Dimitri Svitov | 82 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 21 | 6 | 66 | ||
| Gene Pauls | 82 | 42 | 20 | 62 | 43 | 7 | 22 | ||
| Alex Galchenyuk | 72 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 26 | 2 | 52 | ||
| Logan Nicholls | 62 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 38 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Manny Byrne | 82 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 23 | 4 | 48 | ||
| Sergej Bykov | 82 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 20 | 2 | 20 | ||
| Riley Guenther | 82 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 64 | 3 | 86 | ||
| Jerry Berry | 82 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 54 | 0 | 63 | ||
| Jeremy Tanabe | 75 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 53 | ||
| Casey Borer | 76 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Kenton Helgesen | 75 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 45 | 0 | 101 | ||
| Jimmy Coleman | 82 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 44 | ||
| Jarrod Scatchard | 82 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 40 | ||
| Shannon Ranger | 78 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Nicholas Baptiste | 80 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 40 | ||
| Charlie Langfeld | 72 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Stephen Nosad | 58 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Landon Cross | 82 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 56 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Jared Henderson | 65 | 43 | 14 | 1.99 | .926 | 11 | |||
| Walter Purinton | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2.53 | .906 | 2 | |||
Playoffs:
Heading into game 1, Baptiste, Galchenyuk and Nicholls are all hurt, so the offensive depth players will really have to step up to fill the void.
Round 1 vs. Philadelphia Flyers:
Game 1: 6-1 Win.
(Galchenyuk, Nicholls in; Rowe, Nelson out)
Game 2: 3-0 Win.
(Erskine injured; Rowe in)
Game 3: 1-2 Loss.
Game 4: 3-0 Win.
(Erskine in; Rowe out)
Game 5: 2-1 OT Win.
(Erskine out; Rowe in)
4-1 Series Win.
A great series by Jared Henderson sees us roll over rival Philly. Danny Erskine got injured twice in the series, so we've really relied on some younger guys offensively. Galchenyuk once again proving to be a great playoff performer with 4 points in 4 games after missing game 1.
Round 2 vs. Buffalo Sabres:
Game 1: 4-3 OT Win.
(Cross injured, Rowe scratched; Johnathan Gelech, Nicholas Baptiste in)
Game 2: 2-1 Win.
(Johnathan Gelech injured; Lance Gelech in)
Game 3: 2-4 Loss.
Game 4: 2-5 Loss.
(Danny Erskine in; Stu Nolan out)
Game 5: 2-3 Loss.
Game 6: 3-1 Win.
Game 7: 4-2 Win.
4-3 Series Win.
A tight series saw former back-up Alexeev take Henderson all the way in a poor defensive series by my team. Some key injuries on defence came about, but we were able to overcome and move on to the Eastern Conference Finals once again!
Eastern Conference Finals vs. New York Islanders:
Game 1: 1-2 Loss.
Game 2: 5-2 Win.
Game 3: 2-3 Double OT Win.
Game 4: 2-4 Loss.
Game 5: 5-1 Win.
Game 6: 1-2 Loss.
4-2 Series Loss.
A shocker, to say the least. Henderson struggled a bit, but so did our offence throughout the series. Very disappointing end to the season, and raises some questions about our core moving forward.
Stanley Cup Champions:
Chicago Blackhawks!
------
OFFSEASON:
Retirements:
No Tampa Bay retirements
2027 NHL Entry Draft:
Round 1:
Trade:
To Philadelphia Flyers:
LW - Sergej Bykov
D - Landon Cross
D - Rudolph Keller
To Tampa Bay Lightning:
RW - Bill Murray
LW - Sergej Kravchenko
C - Brent Magee
RW - Gavin Salcido
Pick #17: C - Timothy Pedretti
Round 2:
Trade:
To Anaheim Ducks:
LW - Manny Byrne
LW - Sergej Kravchenko
To Tampa Bay Lightning:
C - Vincent Fortier
No Picks
Round 3:
No Trades or Picks
Round 4:
No Trades or Picks
Round 5:
Pick #148: D - Mark Daley
Round 6:
Pick #178: D - Rickard Antila
Round 7:
Pick #208: RW - Martin Bieksa
Re-Sign Phase:
Re-signed:
D - Kenton Helgesen
LW - Dwayne Boos
LW - Charlie Langfeld
RW - Logan Nicholls
RW - Shannon Ranger
RFA's given qualifying offers:
C - Noah Nelson
RW - Francis Rowe (Accepted)
D - Casey Borer
RW - Stu Nolan (Accepted)
G - Mikhail Konichev
Released:
RW - Mark Wiseman
RW - Stephen Nosad
C - Brent Magee
C - Rod Kristanovich
D - Lance Gelech
D - Drew Kobayashi
Free Agency:
D - Tomas Kronwall
G - Kim Kronwall
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