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Now it’s young Jonathan Drouin unhappy with Lightning

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There are a lot of reasons to be unhappy if you are a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The team cannot gain traction on the season. The scoring has disappeared. Injuries continue. This year’s schedule seems to have more teeth than last year’s. For goodness’ sake, is anybody happy? The latest reason to ask is that talented Jonathan Drouin — evidently unhappy with his role — has asked to be traded. The response? Take a number. It’s easy to…

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Lightning signs a contract extension…with coach Jon Cooper

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In a season that has been all about turmoil, the Tampa Bay Lightning found a bit of stability on Friday. The Lighting signed coach Jon Cooper to a multi-year extension Friday. The timing of the extension was interesting. Most of the interest in this off-season has been with the ongoing negotiations between the team and star Steven Stamkos. But as the Lightning struggled, perhaps general manager Steve Yzerman saw the need to let his team know that the man behind…

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Why hasn’t the Lightning’s Steven Stamkos signed a new contract yet?

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He has the time to make the first swirling S, and time to make the second. He can cross both t’s at his leisure. He can loop the m. He can underline if he wants. Yeah, Steven Stamkos has lots of time to sign a contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Doesn’t he? So why hasn’t he? The season is speeding toward us, and still, Stamkos is unsigned. Although Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman said earlier in the summer that…

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Lightning CEO Tod Leiweke is leaving team to go to NFL

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It happened a long way from the ice, but the Tampa Bay Lightning have lost their chief executive officer. Tod Leiweke, 55,has resigned to become the chief operating officer of the National Football League, owner Jeff Vinik announced today. He also announced that president Steve Griggs would take Leiweke’s place, reporting directly to Vinik. While with the Lightning, Leiweke ran the business side of things. General manager Steve Yzerman will continue to run the hockey operations. Leiweke has worked for the…

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Lightning add depth by signing free agent Erik Condra

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The Tampa Bay Lightning dipped into the NHL free agent pool Wednesday, signing former Ottawa Senator Erik Condra to help with its depth. Condra is expected to take the place of free agent Brendan Morrow on the Lightning. Condra had nine goals and 14 assists in 68 games for Ottawa. The addition is expected to be the only one for the Lightning, the NHL runner-up, which will return with a mostly set lineup. General manager Steve Yzerman has said that…

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Lightning draft six forwards out of nine picks in NHL draft

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The sure things were all gone. What the Tampa Bay Lightning was left with was maybes. This player could grow into some one. This player could surprise some people. This person had a particular skill. This guy has certain something. This player, you could imagine developing. At the end of the draft, this is what remained for Tampa Bay general manager Steve Yzerman. Bargains and flyers, interesting guys and prospects. The Lighting drafted 10 players in this weekend’s NHL draft.…

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Lightning’s Steve Yzerman trades out of the first round of NHL’s draft

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If the Tampa Bay Lightning proved any point at all during its run to the Stanley Cup Finals, it was this: In hockey, the way a player is developed can often count more than where he was drafted. Perhaps that was what general manager Steve Yzerman was thinking late Friday night when the Lightning traded out of the first round of the NHL draft. The Lightning held the 28th overall draft pick (having traded the 29th pick earlier in the…

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