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Yanni Gourde - Lands on non-roster list Gourde (hip) was placed on the injured non-roster list Monday.

Impact Gourde won't be available to play until at least December after having offseason hip surgery. He contributed 19 assists, 28 points, 114 shots on net, 115 hits and 66 PIM in 82 regular-season games with Tampa Bay in 2025-26.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Dominic James - Placed on non-roster injured reserve The Lightning placed James (hand) on non-roster injured reserve Monday.

Impact James entered training camp with a broken hand and was expected to miss the first two weeks of the regular season, so his move to non-roster injured reserve isn't surprising. Conor Geekie and Scott Sabourin are candidates to see increased time in the lineup early in the year while James is sidelined.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Benjamin Rautiainen - Loaned to Finnish club Rautiainen was loaned to Tappara of Finland's Liiga on Monday, Diandra Loux of The Hockey News reports.

Impact Rautiainen notched 25 goals and 77 points in 59 games for Tappara during the 2025-26 regular season. He has already scored one goal in one appearance with the club this campaign.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Nikita Kucherov Ranked as NHL's Third Best Player as Contract Negotiations Stall The Tampa Bay Lightning return to the ice this week and the NHL Network has finished their rankings of the top-50 players in the National Ho...

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Jakob Pelletier - Sent to waivers Pelletier was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Sunday.

Impact Pelletier had an outside shot to make Tampa Bay's Opening Night roster, but the team opted to stick with veterans Zemgus Girgensons, Jansen Haskins and Scott Sabourin as the depth forwards. The 25-year-old Pelletier had a breakout season with AHL Syracuse last year, where he recorded 28 goals and 77 points across 63 regular-season appearances. The current alternate captain for the Crunch will likely have the chance to play in the NHL at some point in 2026-27 if Tampa's forward core experiences injuries.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Mads Sogaard - Hits waivers Sunday Sogaard was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Sunday.

Impact Sogaard signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Lightning in the offseason after he was a part of the Senators' goalie carousel in 2025-26 during Linus Ullmark's absence. The 25-year-old Sogaard primarily played with AHL Belleville, where he posted a 7-13-4 record, a 3.69 GAA and an .874 save percentage across 27 regular-season outings. He'll look to battle for AHL Syracuse's No. 1 spot between the pipes with the departure of Brandon Halverson.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Maxim Groshev - Heading to waivers Groshev was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Sunday.

Impact Groshev signed a two-year, two-way deal with the Lightning in the offseason after another solid year in the organization. He made his NHL debut during the 2025-26 campaign, where he recorded an assist across just two regular-season outings. The 24-year-old winger is headed into his fourth season with AHL Syracuse, where he will continue his development in hopes of being a depth winger for the team in the near future.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Michael Callahan - Sent to waiver wire Callahan was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Sunday.

Impact Callahan spent the 2025-26 campaign in Boston's organization before he inked a one-year deal with their division rival. The former AHL Providence alternate captain was a solid contributor each of the last four seasons, and he's coming off a season where he set a career high of 14 assists across 56 regular-season outings in 2025-26. He'll likely factor into a top-four role with AHL Syracuse to open the upcoming season.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Nicholas Abruzzese - Hits waivers Sunday Abruzzese was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Sunday.

Impact Abruzzese hasn't appeared in the NHL since the 2022-23 campaign, but he's been an effective option in the AHL during that span. Across 56 regular-season outings with AHL Syracuse in 2025-26, he posted 15 goals and 51 points. He'll continue to grind in Tampa Bay's organization, and given he goes unclaimed, he'll have a chance to see his first stint of NHL action if the Lightning experience injury trouble.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Tampa Bay Lightning Power Play Must Have a Bounce Back Year The best teams in the National Hockey League often have one thing in common. Their special teams is amongst the top in the NHL. When they ha...

2 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Dennis Hildeby - Comes out on top in preseason shootout Hildeby stopped 20 shots in regulation and overtime and two of three shootout attempts during Saturday's 3-2 preseason win over the Panthers.

Impact It was a solid showing for the 25-year-old goalie, although neither team was icing its stars. Hildeby is set to open the 2026-27 campaign as the backup to Andrei Vasilevskiy for the Lightning after producing a 2.85 GAA and .912 over 20 regular-season appearances for Toronto last season.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

RECAP: Panthers close out preseason with shootout loss to Lightning | Florida Panthers Panthers finish preseason 2-0-2

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Dennis Hildeby - Facing Florida Hildeby will defend the road net in Saturday's preseason finale against the Panthers, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Hildeby made 23 saves in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime exhibition loss to Nashville. He is slated to serve as Andrei Vasilevskiy's backup in the 2026-27 campaign, which could make Hildeby a decent spot-starter option.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

PREVIEW: Panthers host Lightning in final game of the preseason | Florida Panthers Schmid expected to get time in net

3 DAYS AGO • NHL.COM

Panthers take one in Tampa 5-3 in the penultimate preseason showdown We have young players. We have older players. We have players who have returned to our team to help us on a seriously competitive run to win...

3 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Ethan Czata - Buries two goals Czata scored twice in OHL Guelph's 6-0 win over Oshawa on Friday.

Impact Fresh off a stint at training camp with the Lightning, Czata had a strong OHL season debut. He's on a new team this year, joining the Storm after three years with Niagara. He posted 53 points in 63 regular-season appearances in 2025-26, a slight per-game uptick from the year before. Playing on a strong team that's also hosting the Memorial Cup in May of 2027 should allow Czata to do a bit more on offense in his age-19 campaign.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Johansson traded to Senators by Lightning | NHL.com Goalie was 11-10-2 with Tampa Bay last season

4 DAYS AGO • NHL.COM

Steven Santini - Surfaces on waivers Santini was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Friday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Syracuse.

Impact Santini made 12 regular-season appearances for the Lightning last year, recording no goals, an assist, nine hits, seven blocked shots and two PIM while averaging 10:20 of ice time. The 31-year-old recorded no goals, six assists and 10 PIM across 33 regular-season outings with Syracuse during the 2025-26 campaign.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Olivier Rodrigue - Placed on waivers by Tampa Bay Rodrigue was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Friday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Syracuse.

Impact Rodrigue signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Lightning in July and will begin the 2026-27 campaign in the minors, assuming he clears waivers. He went 4-3-1 with a 3.20 GAA and .891 save percentage across 10 regular-season appearances with AHL Rockford last year.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Simon Lundmark - Placed on waivers Lundmark was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Friday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Syracuse.

Impact Lundmark made his NHL debut last year with a lone regular-season appearance with the Lightning in January, but he'll be left off the team's Opening Night roster ahead of the 2026-27 campaign. He made 54 regular-season appearances with Syracuse last year and recorded a goal, 10 assists and 22 PIM.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Kole Lind - Let go by Tampa Bay Lind was released from his professional tryout agreement by the Lightning on Friday.

Impact Lind signed a professional tryout agreement with the Lightning in mid-September, but he'll be let go following a two-week stint with the organization. He spent most of the 2025-26 campaign with AHL Texas, where he recorded 11 goals, 24 assists and 95 PIM across 70 regular-season appearances.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Luke Glendening - Released from PTO Glendening was released from his professional tryout agreement by the Lightning on Friday.

Impact Glendening signed a professional tryout agreement with Tampa Bay in mid-September but will be let go a week and a half later. The 37-year-old has made at least 70 NHL regular-season appearances in five consecutive seasons and could draw interest form other teams at some point during the 2026-27 campaign.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

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