![]() ![]() Andreoff, Dumont, Verhaeghe, Gaunce, and Pasquale went on today at noon and clear tomorrow at noon. Of these players, Andreoff, Dumont, Verhaeghe, Gaunce, Pasquale, Bournival, and Walcott will require require waivers. With Andreoff and Dumont being assigned, now at 17 forwards w/ Callahan and Johnson injured. ![]() Later on in the day, the Lightning also cut forwards Andy Andreoff and Gabriel Dumont.īriseBois said he wanted the team to start getting ready for Opening Night, needed to get down to 15 healthy forwards. The Lightning assigned forwards Olivier Archambault, Alex Barre-Boulet, Troy Bourke, Michael Bournival, Brady Brassart, Ross Colton, Boris Katchouk, Alexey Lipanov, Kevin Lynch, Taylor Raddysh, Otto Somppi, Jonne Tammela and Dennis Yan, as well as defensemen Cal Foote, Cam Gaunce, Hubert Labrie, Dominik Masin, Oleg Sosunov, Matt Spencer, Ben Thomas, Carter Verhaeghe and Daniel Walcott and goaltenders Corbin Boes, Connor Ingram and Eddie Pasquale. This morning, the players cut were as follows: The team will need to get down to 23 before the regular season starts. The Tampa Bay Lightning announced this morning that they have reduced the roster by 25 players, and then cut two more players this afternoon, leaving 28 players remaining in training camp. Now it’s about getting our systems in play and making sure everybody’s getting the rust off here.The rosters in Tampa and Syracuse are starting to take shape. We as coaches have just got to make sure, is our compete level high? Are guys working and they are. … Everybody’s getting something different out of it. But the guys should start taking advantage of every time they’re on the ice. Another good week of practice here, two exhibition game against Florida, who’s a heck of a team, so that’ll be a good test.”Īdded Cooper: “We’ve got a couple big games here left and we’ll see how this all plays out. “We’re down to one group now and getting closer to the opening-night roster so that definitely elevates camp,” said forward Brayden Point. The remaining preseason games are valuable for the veterans to get their timing, speed and physicality back. Defenseman Nick Perbix also remains on the roster. And the final forward positions could come from the group of Alex Barre-Boulet, Gabriel Fortier and Gemel Smith - all wearing gray jerseys Sunday - depending on how many forwards the team is able to carry given the salary cap. If the blue jersey that forward Cole Koepke was wearing Sunday was any indication, he is in line to earn a roster spot. The Lightning have two more preseason games, Thursday in Sunrise and Saturday at home against the Panthers, to decide the last few roster spots. Related: Lightning’s Cole Koepke proving to be quick study as he tries to crack roster “We’re in a different situation than everybody else in the league, but this is part of who we are and where we live and the community we’re in and we’re going to do everything we can on the ice to help everybody and off the ice as well.” It’s still in everybody’s minds, but we somehow have to find a way to focus on our jobs. “It’s upsetting to see what’s going on just south of us, what could have happened to us, but what’s actually gone on down there. “We’re all extremely fortunate,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. They watched from afar as Ian, which was originally projected to hit Tampa Bay, demolished parts of southwest Florida upon landfall as a Category 4 storm. So to get the family out and be together with them during this time was obviously the only important thing.” ![]() But furniture and stuff like, it’s material. The material stuff, I was able to bring a few things that you can’t really replace like the (Stanley Cup) rings and stuff like that. “I think for every single one of us, it was to bring everyone. “I wouldn’t have left without (family and pets) that was the bottom line,” Hedman said. The team stayed at the colossal Gaylord Opryland Resort, which has numerous restaurants and a waterpark onsite, helping the families adjust to an unfamiliar place. Many last-minute adjustments had to be made over the past week, and the Predators were gracious hosts in providing the Lightning ice time in Nashville. ![]()
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