Speculation: 2014-15 Off-Season Talk - Part II

[ultra63]

From Michelle Gingras

https://twitter.com/michellegingras








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I also saw that it was the first media day in NYC and Hedman is there.



https://twitter.com/TBLightning

Crazy how the Swedes did not pick him for their Olympic team

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

More skaters on the ice today.

https://twitter.com/BBurnsNHL









https://twitter.com/TBTimes_JSmith

Afanasenkov too. I love the alumni group that's been forming in the area.

Crazy how the Swedes did not pick him for their Olympic team

Yeah they didn't really know what they were doing. They benched OEL in the semis and had his butt stuck to the bench for most of the gold medal game.

Anyway, Hedman ranked 10th best defenseman in the NHL by a group of nhl.com writers

http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=729789

It took four years, but Tampa Bay was rewarded last season for selecting Hedman with the No. 2 pick in the 2009 NHL Draft. Hedman finished fourth in scoring among defensemen last season, and his emergence as a top-flight blueliner was a major reason the Lightning stayed afloat while Steven Stamkos recovered from a broken leg that forced him to miss the bulk of the season. At age 23, there's no reason to believe the 6-foot-6, 233-pound defender will slow down.

Dan Rosen and Arpon Basu had him ranked 13th. Brian Compton and Corey Masisak had him 8th on their lists.

Bishop was also ranked 8th best goalie
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=729530&navid=DL|NHL|home

In his first season as a starting goalie, Bishop provided the Lightning with the best goaltending the franchise has had since winning the Stanley Cup in 2004 with Nikolai Khabibulin in net. Bishop placed in the top 10 in the NHL in wins (fourth), save percentage (seventh), goals-against average (seventh) and shutouts (fourth).

 

[Brie]

Crazy how the Swedes did not pick him for their Olympic team

Trust me, no one in Sweden understand it either. I think that Hedman and Karlsson could have been a dangerous pairing, especially once we lost all our center depth.

The only thing they said as to who they picked was that they wanted as many pairing as possible with players who play together regularly since there wouldn’t be much time to play together, that’s why they had Kronwall – J. Ericsson (Det) and Hjalmarsson – Oduya (Chi) but I personally would have picked Hedman and Brodin (Min) over J. Ericsson ands Oduya but what’s done is done and who knows, maybe now with Strålman there they might be the next pairing picked or at least they will look more towards Sweden.

 

[Brie]

Afanasenkov too. I love the alumni group that's been forming in the area.
Yeah they didn't really know what they were doing. They benched OEL in the semis and had his butt stuck to the bench for most of the gold medal game.

Anyway, Hedman ranked 10th best defenseman in the NHL by a group of nhl.com writers

http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=729789

Dan Rosen and Arpon Basu had him ranked 13th. Brian Compton and Corey Masisak had him 8th on their lists.

Bishop was also ranked 8th best goalie
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=729530&navid=DL|NHL|home

Callahan was named as the 8th fantasy bounce back player.

8. Ryan Callahan, RW, Tampa Bay Lightning
2013-14: 65 games, 17 G, 19 A, plus-1, 24 PIMs, 12 PPP, 163 SOG
Ranked 219th in Yahoo leagues last season
Callahan, 29, has been a productive fantasy player when he's healthy. During the 2010-11 season he missed 22 games but still managed 23 goals and 48 points. The following season was his best to date, with 29 goals and 54 points in 76 games. In 2012-13 he had 16 goals and 31 points in 45 games. Last season, though, he finished with his worst offensive totals since he became a full-time NHL player in 2008-09. Now with a six-year contract, Callahan should be ready to bounce back in his first full season with his new team while holding down second-line duties on the right wing. Callahan could find himself in a very fortunate spot with the Lightning: on the top power-play unit with Steven Stamkos. Since the 2009-10 season Callahan's 45 power-play goals are tied for ninth-most in the NHL. Callahan is a power-play specialist and he also averages 2.75 shots on goal per game throughout his career. And for those of you in leagues that count hits as a category, he'll be among the league leaders. Selecting Callahan late in your draft should pay off immensely.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=729538&navid=nhl:topheads

 

[Leonardo87]

Callahan was named as the 8th fantasy bounce back player.



http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=729538&navid=nhl:topheads

If Callahan stays healthy he is going to put up the points and score the goals. Last season, between the off season surgery, multiple injuries, not getting a lot of PP time from the Rangers, and being traded, he still put up decent solid numbers.

It's interesting though, 9th most in the NHL in PP goals over the last several seasons, and Rangers wonder why their PP went to ***** and Tampa saw a resurgence in their PP after the trade deadline.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

[nhl]629944[/nhl]

http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=729855

On the opening day of free agency this offseason, Nabokov signed a one-year deal with the Lightning to back up starting goaltender Ben Bishop and help mentor a pair of highly-touted prospects, Kristers Gudlevskis and Andrei Vasilevskiy. During his first few days skating with the Lightning during informal workouts at the Brandon Ice Sports Forum, the veteran netminder said the organizational depth at his position is maybe the best he’s seen in his career.

“I think the talent is tremendous,” Nabokov said. “The only time I remember that I can compare that to was in San Jose when we had (Vesa) Toskala, (Miikka) Kiprusoff, (Johan) Hedberg and myself…But, now it’s a new generation, and everybody’s bigger and stronger.”

“I think (the depth) is a good thing. You never know what can happen throughout the year,” Bishop said. “We have two really good young guys. (Kristers Gudlevskis) made big strides last year, and Vasilevskiy, coming in this year, it’ll be an adjustment period coming from the big ice to the North American style.”

“To play with Nabokov is a privilege for me,” Bishop said. “The guy’s played almost 700 games in the league, so I’m looking forward to learning from him and watching him play.”

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

Afanasenkov too. I love the alumni group that's been forming in the area.
Yeah they didn't really know what they were doing. They benched OEL in the semis and had his butt stuck to the bench for most of the gold medal game.

Anyway, Hedman ranked 10th best defenseman in the NHL by a group of nhl.com writers

http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=729789

Dan Rosen and Arpon Basu had him ranked 13th. Brian Compton and Corey Masisak had him 8th on their lists.

Bishop was also ranked 8th best goalie
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=729530&navid=DL|NHL|home

ranked 10th lol and others had him 13th or 8th? hedman that is but stats he is 4th scoring and plays great defense? Go figure NO RESPECT

Bishop 8th but was up for vezina so most guys figure other guys even though had down years were better? Sometimes I hate sports journalists.

Cant wait till we win some cups around here and these guys get the RESPECT they will earn. Lol

 

[Todd1a]

ranked 10th lol and others had him 13th or 8th? hedman that is but stats he is 4th scoring and plays great defense? Go figure NO RESPECT

Bishop 8th but was up for vezina so most guys figure other guys even though had down years were better? Sometimes I hate sports journalists.

Cant wait till we win some cups around here and these guys get the RESPECT they will earn. Lol

Bishop was playing insane until he hurt that wrist might have been top goalie at that time in the league.

 

[LastWordArmy]

Losing Martys offense is a pretty big blow, it isnt a shame to admit it. But that Salo comment is so BS that its hard to comprehend, its almost as big bs as saying that Morrow was brought in to replace Tedward in top 6

Otherwise I think this was a pretty solid article compared to most of them. Hich says much about the quality of articles made about the Lightning....

Corsi for 52% (+1.2% relative) FenwickFor 53.3% (+2.5% relative) ZoneStarts 53.3% (+1.9% relative) QoC/ToI 29.2% (ie played top level QoC)

Those are pretty good numbers for any defenceman.

 

[MattM92]

Corsi for 52% (+1.2% relative) FenwickFor 53.3% (+2.5% relative) ZoneStarts 53.3% (+1.9% relative) QoC/ToI 29.2% (ie played top level QoC)

Those are pretty good numbers for any defenceman.

It's no secret that Hedman carried that pairing.

 

[Stamper]

Corsi for 52% (+1.2% relative) FenwickFor 53.3% (+2.5% relative) ZoneStarts 53.3% (+1.9% relative) QoC/ToI 29.2% (ie played top level QoC)

Those are pretty good numbers for any defenceman.

You take Salos numbers without Hedman and you see, wonder why, a pretty significant drop in both the statistics and overall performance

 

[walle]

You take Salos numbers without Hedman and you see, wonder why, a pretty significant drop in both the statistics and overall performance

No, his numbers are still good without Hedman.

 

[DFC]

http://www2.tsn.ca/window/podcastcentre/#podcastid=36729&id=1

Pretty interesting stuff with Pierre McGuire (...yeah, I can't believe I said that either). Some TB tidbits too. He said while interviewing the NHLers invited NY this weekend (?), they pretty much "to a man" called Steven Stamkos the most "refined" player in the league. I have no idea what that means, really, but I found it interesting anyway. There's also some stuff about Malone.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

https://twitter.com/TBTimes_JSmith
Erne & Boyle on the ice today

This will be last informal skate open in Brandon as workouts move to Amalie Arena tomorrow

@Adamerne73, coming off wrist surgery, says he's not been cleared for contact yet. Hopes to know more Thursday #tblightning

Leland Irving is coming on a training camp invite with #tblightning, per rosters put up for physicals

Leland Irving's eliteprospects profile
Drafted by the Flames in the first round back in 2006. Played in the NHL for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Was the starter for Jokerit in Finland last season.

https://twitter.com/BBurnsNHL

#TBLightning free agent signing Brian Boyle on new team: "There's a lot of talent, a lot of speed. Skill is pretty impressive."

Drouin breakaway goal on Nabokov
http://instagram.com/p/suqSxOSA8H/

 

[Brie]

Glad to hear that there are more players there everyday, makes you realsie (if you didn’t already) that the season is almost here.

Some more tweets from today.

https://twitter.com/BBurnsNHL

#TBLightning RW Ryan Callahan signing autographs for fans after Brandon informal workouts. pic.twitter.com/kgbGRom24K

Stamkos on Jonathan Drouin: "He's out there to prove a lot of people wrong, and that's a good thing for us." #TBLightning

https://twitter.com/TBTimes_JSmith

Full house at #tblightning informal skate. Lot of the guys here, Stamkos, Callahan, Bishop, Boyle, Garrison, Morrow, Stralman, Brewer

#tblightning @RealStamkos91 on team: "it looks good on paper right now. But we've got to do the work on the ice."

 

[Brie]

https://twitter.com/AndrejSustr

On the way to Tampa! Can't wait to see the boys! #IsItOctoberYet

https://twitter.com/bconnolly8

That time of year again... On route to Tampa. Can't wait!!

 

[Brie]

Brian Boyle interview

[nhl]630031[/nhl]

http://video.lightning.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=630031&lang=en

Good but short and I do like that both Boyle and Strålman will want payback for the SCF which can only benefit us.

 

[Brie]

And who said we don’t have enough players that can score:

4-on-4 scrimmage at #tblightning informal skate today. Callahan with a couple partial breakaway goals for white, Drouin goal for blue

https://twitter.com/TBTimes_JSmith

Maid me happy to see that, hopefully they both will get better this season and score a tons of goals for us as well as the rest of the team.

 

[Brie]

I don’t know if this is anything because I don’t live in TB but someone might wanted to know.

https://twitter.com/TBTimes_JSmith

#tblightning will hold Fan Fest Sept 27 at Amalie Arena. Starts at 10 a.m.

 

[DFC]

Good reports about Drouin are really piling up.

 

[Leonardo87]

Good reports about Drouin are really piling up.

Yeah. Hopefully he can be thrown into that top 6 role sooner than we think.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

https://twitter.com/TBTimes_JSmith

Johnson, Connolly, Sustr, and Killorn skated today with the group

https://twitter.com/BBurnsNHL

#TBLightning D Victor Hedman, back today from NHL Media Days in NYC, on additions to defense: "It's going to be a battle for ice time."

 

[CupsOverCash]

Yeah. Hopefully he can be thrown into that top 6 role sooner than we think.

That would be great. It will take a little time for him to get used to the speed. Im looking for him to be a threat though.

 

[ganiseri]

when starts training camp?

 

[Brie]

when starts training camp?

According to nhl.com it starts sep. 18 (and if nothat then sep. 19, all training camps starts on either of those two dates) so a week from today.