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Mikhail Sergachev Looks Like He Belongs In The NHL
by Paul on 09/30/17 at 08:50 AM ET
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from Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times,
Mikhail Sergachev entered the Lightning's training camp with plenty of pressure. He has prove to he's ready to make the jump to the NHL, or else he'll be sent back to juniors. And he's doing in it an immense spotlight, which comes with being part of June's Jonathan Drouin blockbuster trade to Montreal.
From everything Sergachev has shown — and how he has done so — it feels like not only will he be on the Lightning's roster for next week's regular-season opener, he'll be an impactful rookie this season.
"He kind of does it all," veteran defenseman Dan Girardi said. "He's been playing with confidence. That's what he has to do. He has to play like he belongs, not just come in and test the water."
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Two Views On The Jonathan Drouin Trade
by Paul on 06/16/17 at 08:29 AM ET
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from Tom Jones of the Tampa Bay Times,
He might even turn out to be a very good player.
But it won't be for the Lightning.
And that's fine.
Au revoir, Jonathan, and don't let the Zamboni door hit you on the way out of town. Then again, if the Zamboni door is in the defensive end, there's no chance Drouin will be anywhere near it....
The Lightning traded an often moody, sometimes selfish, occasionally petulant, one-dimensional, streaky player for one who has a chance to become a top-pair defenseman — the rarest of NHL commodities and something the Lightning needs more than anything in this world.
from Martin Fennelly of the Tampa Bay Times,
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Jonathan Drouin Traded To The Montreal Canadiens
by Paul on 06/15/17 at 03:12 PM ET
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Tampa release is below...
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