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| Lightning strike deal with Stillman |
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08/13/2003 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free agent forward Cory Stillman. Financial terms of the deal were not released. The team avoided an arbitration hearing with the addition of Stillman, who was acquired from St. Louis for the Lightning's second-round choice at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft on June 21. "We are extremely pleased to have Cory under contract and we look forward to having him join our hockey club this season," said team executive vice pres |
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| A busy day for the Bruins |
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08/12/2003 |
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| rights on defenseman Bryan Berard. McCarthy, 31, played in 82 games for the Rangers last season and scored six goals and assisted on nine others while compiling 81 penalty minutes. A 10-year veteran, McCarthy has also played for the Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes. Financial terms of McCarthy's contract were not disclosed. The 30-year-old Rolston recorded 27 goals and 32 assists in 81 contests for Boston last season. A nine-year veteran, Rolston has also played for |
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| Nylander stays with Washington |
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08/10/2003 |
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| on and Chicago last season. The center was acquired from the Blackhawks in November, along with two draft picks, for center Andrei Nikolishin and enforcer Chris Simon. In the 2003 playoffs, Nylander notched three goals and two assists in Washington's first-round loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Over parts of 10 NHL seasons with the Hartford/Carolina franchise, Calgary, Tampa Bay, the Blackhawks and Capitals, the native of Sweden has totaled 139 goals and 294 assists for 433 points and is a plus-47 for his career. |
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| Coyotes re-sign Johnson |
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08/09/2003 |
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| er Michael Barnett. Last season, the 6-foot-2, 201-pound Johnson set career highs in goals (23), assists (40), and points (63) in his second full season with Phoenix. In nine NHL seasons with Toronto, Tampa Bay and Phoenix, Johnson has played in 469 games, recording 99 goals and 176 assists. Johnson was acquired by Phoenix on March 5, 2001, from the Tampa Bay Lightning along with Paul Mara, Ruslan Zainullin and a second-round draft choice in the 2001 Entry Draft in exchange for Nikolai Khabibulin and Stan Neckar. |
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| Lightning re-sign Laukkanen |
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08/08/2003 |
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| === Lightning re-sign Laukkanen === Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Janne Laukkanen to a one-year contract Friday. Financial terms of the deal were not released. The 33-year-old Laukkanen, who is a veteran of 10 NHL seasons, scored two goals and handed out six assists in 19 games for Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay last season. He was claimed off waivers from the New York Rangers on March 11 and appeared in two regular season games and two playoff contest |
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| Lightning re-sign Willis and Keefe |
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07/30/2003 |
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| === Lightning re-sign Willis and Keefe === Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed restricted free agent right wings Sheldon Keefe and Shane Willis on Wednesday. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed. "Sheldon Keefe continues to knock on the door of becoming an everyday player with the Lightning," Tampa Bay general manager Jay Feaster said. "During the past three years he has played 125 NHL games for us, and that experience makes him an important piece of the puzzle for our organization |
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| Lightning strikes deal with Trepanier |
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07/23/2003 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Pascal Trepanier on Wednesday. In keeping with club policy, terms of the deal were not released. Trepanier, 29, appeared in just one game for the Nashville Predators last season, but played in 52 contests with Milwaukee of the American Hockey League. He was then traded to Florida on March 9 and played in 12 games for the Panthers' AHL affiliate in San Antonio. Trepanier, who was an unrestricted free agent, has career totals of 12 goals, 34 poi |
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| Lightning re-sign Clymer |
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07/22/2003 |
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| === Lightning re-sign Clymer === Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed restricted free agent forward Ben Clymer to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. "Ben Clymer is a very versatile player who we believe is on the verge of a true breakout season," Executive Vice President and General Manager Jay Feaster said. "The coaching staff has tremendous confidence in Ben’s abilities and we all want to see him start contributing more offensively and becoming more |
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| Fedorov going to Anaheim |
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07/19/2003 |
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| by Detroit in the fourth round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, the speedy Fedorov was one of the first Russian players to have a major impact when Soviet skaters began to compete in the NHL in the early 1990s. Anaheim recently lost star forward Paul Kariya to free agency. The Ducks, who swept Detroit in the first-round of the playoffs this past spring, also signed free agent forward Vaclav Prospal to a five-year deal on Thursday. Prospal led the Tampa Bay Lightning in scoring in 2002-03 with 22 goals and 79 points. |
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| Lightning re-sign backup goaltender |
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07/18/2003 |
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| === Lightning re-sign backup goaltender === Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed John Grahame on Friday, helping the backup goaltender avoid salary arbitration. As per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. "I am as excited as I've ever been," Grahame said. "I look forward to getting back to Tampa for the start of training camp. I will do everything I can in working with my teammates to make the Lightning one of the league's top teams this season and for a long time to come." |
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