Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Carter Bear feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a core player. A native of Canada, Carter Bear was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 2025 entry draft. He has appeared in 909 NHL games during his career, notching 253 goals and adding 271 assists along with 451 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 7 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 1+4=5 with 2 PIM.

Who's hot Jake O'Brien is looking good with 5 points in 3 games last week. Colby Barlow is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Erik Molnar is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Samuel Drgon has been chilly and allowed 13 goals in 3 games. Owen Turner has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Reid Schaefer has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Carter Bear has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. John Halsten has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Hayden Hodgson has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Jimmy Snuggerud has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Domenic DiVincentiis hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Cole Beaudoin has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Aiden Rogers has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Trainer's room Fyodor Svechkov remains sidelined with head injury.

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Harrison Brunicke feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of La-la-land, Harrison Brunicke was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2nd round of the 2024 entry draft. He has appeared in 864 NHL games during his career, notching 71 goals and adding 302 assists along with 256 penalty minutes. The 32 year old defenseman has played 6 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 1+0=1 with 2 PIM.

Who's hot Owen Beck is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 2 game goalstreak. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment.Trainer's room Fyodor Svechkov remains sidelined with head injury.

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Carter Bear feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a core player. A native of Canada, Carter Bear was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 2025 entry draft. He has appeared in 906 NHL games during his career, notching 253 goals and adding 269 assists along with 451 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 4 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 1+2=3 with 2 PIM.

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Domenic DiVincentiis feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, Domenic DiVincentiis was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 7th round of the 2022 entry draft. He has appeared in 408 NHL games during his career, booking 8 career shutouts and allowing 1439 goals. The 34 year old goaltender has not yet played for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season.

Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment.Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment.Trainer's room Fyodor Svechkov remains sidelined with head injury.

Tampa Bay Lightning center Owen Beck feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, Owen Beck was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round of the 2022 entry draft. He has appeared in 873 NHL games during his career, notching 232 goals and adding 311 assists along with 88 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 1 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing William Zellers feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, William Zellers was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 3rd round of the 2024 entry draft. He has appeared in 766 NHL games during his career, notching 153 goals and adding 215 assists along with 246 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 1 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.

Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment.Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment.Trainer's room Fyodor Svechkov remains sidelined with head injury.

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Domenic DiVincentiis feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, Domenic DiVincentiis was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 7th round of the 2022 entry draft. He has appeared in 408 NHL games during his career, booking 8 career shutouts and allowing 1439 goals. The 34 year old goaltender is looking forward for the start of the season.

Connor Zary has retired from professional hockey.

Layton Ahac has retired from professional hockey.

Tampa Bay Lightning center Matt Hemsley feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of USA, Matt Hemsley, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 27 year old center is waiting for a good start this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning were delighted to hear that Owen Turner has returned to the team.

Tampa Bay Lightning were delighted to hear that Andraz Vidmar has returned to the team.

Tampa Bay Lightning were delighted to hear that Nikolai Romanov has returned to the team.

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Filip Mesar feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Slovakia, Filip Mesar was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2022 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 0 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing is expecting a good season for the team.

Tampa Bay Lightning were delighted to hear that Dominic Brown has returned to the team.

Confirmed tomorrow The following players' contract options need to be confirmed tomorrow:

The following players' contracts are going to expire in one week: -Aleksi Heimosalmi (Tampa Bay Lightning) UFA-Shakir Mukhamadullin (Tampa Bay Lightning) UFA-David Kolar (Syracuse Crunch) RFA, needs qualifying offer-Dmytro Timashov (Tampa Bay Lightning) RFA, needs qualifying offer

The following staff members' contracts are going to expire in one week:

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach has praised young left wing Marat Antipin in his latest interviews. Altough he seems very fond of this highly skilled youngster, he didn't want to comment on his team's strategy concerning the upcoming draft.

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Lev Karpov feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Russia, Lev Karpov, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 29 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season. He has played 82 games with the Syracuse Crunch this season, totalling 2+6=8 with 26 PIM.

The board of owners has collected $47,400,000 profit from the team to shareholders.