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As regular season approaches, Nikita Kucherov signs new Bolts deal

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As the Tampa Bay Lightning prepares for a new season, the gang’s all here. Once again, general manager Steve Yzerman has gotten a name on a contract. This time, it is forward Nikita Kucherov, who signed a new three-year deal worth $4.766 million per season. He joins Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman as huge off-season signings. Kucherov, 23, scored 30 goals for the Bolts last year in 77 games. He led the team in points and was second in goals and…

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Bucs sign tackle Demar Dotson to a contract extension

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Demar Dotson is a rich man. But he remembers the journey that got him here. Dotson, a former basketball player at Southern Miss, did not play football in Pop Warner, or junior high, or high school. He played one year for South Miss, but that was on the defensive line. He was an undrafted free agent who caught on with the Tampa Bay Bucs. “Everything I have in life, I work for it,” Dotson said. “I came in as a…

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Bucs bring running back Doug Martin back on 5-year deal

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Doug Martin ran for 1,402 yards last season. He ran for six touchdowns. He ran for an average carry of 4.87 yards per carry. Also, he ran all the way to the bank. Martin re-signed with the Tampa Bay Bucs on Wednesday when he agreed to a five-year, $35 million contract. His potential loss was the biggest worry on the offense for the Bucs. “Our top priority heading into this offseason was to ensure that Doug remained a Buccaneer and…

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Lightning wraps up defenseman Braydon Coburn with new deal

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The Tampa Bay Lightning got a signature Friday afternoon, but it wasn’t the one they wanted the most. No, it wasn’t Steven Stamkos. It wasn’t even holdout rookie Jonathan Drouin. It was, instead, defenseman Braydon Coburn. Tampa Bay signed Coburn, 30, to a three-year deal that will keep him from being a free agent this summer. The deal is good for $3.7 million per season. Coburn has played in 60 games with the Lightning this season, recording one goal and…

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Even with trade deadline, Steven Stamkos unlikely to leave

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Forecast: silence. Yes, the NHL trade deadline is now less than two weeks away. And the world’s slowest negotiations, between the Lightning and Steven Stamkos, still isn’t complete. So could moving him be an eventuality for the Lightning? Probably not. Even if Stamkos ends up somewhere else, it isn’t likely to happen quickly. Stamkos has a no-trade clause in his contract, which means he doesn’t have to go anywhere if he doesn’t want. Besides, the team is on the fringes of…

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Rowdies add Tampa native Jeremy Hall to their defense

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Jeremy Hall is coming home. Hall, from Tampa, has joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies to help firm up the team’s defense. He has signed a one-year contract with a team option for 2017. Hall, 27, has played seven years of major league soccer for the New York Red Bulls, the Portland Timbers, FC Dallas, Toronto FC and the New England Patriots He made 12 appearances a year ago for the Revolution. “He can play anywhere on the right-hand side,” Tampa…

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How much should the Lightning pay its captain, Steven Stamkos?

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He isn’t the NHL’s best player … but he might be the Lightning’s. He isn’t the highest scoring player you’ll find … but he’s tied for the lead in goals on the Lightning. So what is Steven Stamkos worth? According to sportsnet.ca and Elliotte Friedman, the Lightning have offered Stamkos an eight-year $68-million contract. The $8.5 million offer is $1 million more than Stamkos now earns. So far, at least, Stamkos shows little interest in signing the deal. Stamkos is 14th…

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