The Tampa Bay Lightning sit near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings eight points adrift in both the Southeast Division and the Eastern Conference. Yet, general manager Steve Yzerman still believes his club has the goods to develop into a Stanley Cup Playoffs-caliber team. “I think we are doing a lot of things the right way to [...]

2013 NHL Entry Draft Third Round traded picks. The Chicago Blackhawks third-round pick will go to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on February 27, 2012 that sent Johnny Oduya to Chicago in exchange for Chicago’s second-round pick in 2013 and this pick. The Dallas Stars third-round pick will go the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade February 26, 2013 that [...]

The Tampa Bay Lightning on signed restricted free agent goaltender Anders Lindback to a two-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not released, but the Tampa Bay Times reported Lindback will make $1.4 million in 2012-13 and $2.2 million in 2013-14. Lindback, along with forward Kyle Wilson and a draft pick, was acquired by the Lightning from the Nashville Predators last month [...]

The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired goalie Anders Lindback, as well as forward Kyle Wilson and a 2012 seventh-round draft pick, from the Nashville Predators on Friday. The 24-year-old Lindback played in 16 games (10 starts) this season for Nashville, going 5-8 with a 2.42 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage. The 6-foot-6 Lindback served as Pekka Rinne’s backup. “We are [...]