Reports: Marc-Andre Bergeron, Adam Hall to return to the Lightning
by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 10:30 AM EDT
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PrintHe's not a mainstay on the blue-line, but he's back in the fold for the Lightning on defense.
Veteran Marc-Andre Bergeron has reportedly been re-signed by the Lightning to a two-year contract worth $2 million. M-A was a mid-season signing by the Lightning, brought in as a power play specialist and 7th defenseman.
With Bergeron back in the fold, as well as Bruno Gervais added to the roster, this does not bode well for the re-signing of Randy Jones, and leaves in question the future of Mike Lundin in Tampa. Lundin, in a surprise move, was non-tendered by the Lightning yesterday. There are legitimate reasons behind the Lightning's actions, but it still came as a surprise.
What's more of a surprise, and a pleasant one at that? Forward Adam Hall has been re-signed by the club as well. Hall, who played on the fourth line with Nate Thompson and Dana Tyrell most of last season, was the Lightning's Masterton Award nominee in 2010-11. He had originally joined the Lightning in 2008, but was vanquished to the AHL in 2009 by then-General Manager Brian Lawton. He endured, however, and rejoined the Lightning as a steady, gritty hand this past season.
Arguably, the Lightning's bottom two lines are now set with Hall and forward Blair Jones being re-signed. It's arguable because many can't see Blair Jones replacing Sean Bergenheim on the 3rd line. The potential is there though.
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Whoa
Didn’t expect to see Hall back, and for some reason I had written off MAB as well. Decent signings by JM though.
Now let’s work on the contract everyone’s worrying about… :p
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
No one expected either back. It’s like Gagne – totally written off.
I’m really happy Hall is back though.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I think everyone has to be concerned at this point. It has to be Steven/his parents driving the boat on the price as he shares the same agent as Brewer and the Brew-Man was pretty flexible in taking a $500k+ annual pay cut from last year.
This isn’t mean to be disparaging towards Steven, but it seems like our young franchise player is a money guy.
…or so you assume because he was not signed outright.
We’re not in Don Meehan’s head, or Steve Yzerman’s for that matter. Though we can listen to Twitter chatter and assum it’s factual.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I appreciate the condescension, John. Great work.
We can use deductive reasoning (they’ve been working on a contract for nearly a year without success, despite optimistic rhetoric for months, while rumors of interested teams aren’t dogging similar RFAs like Drew Doughty) OR we can hold out hope based on a sentimental narrative (he wants to stick with an up and coming franchise with his childhood idol running the show).
Which one do you prefer?
Stamkos’ contract was put on hold during the season at his request, because he didn’t want it to be a distraction. I can’t remember the source of that information, but I do know it was a more reliable source than can give Stamkos’ move to Toronto an (e5).
:-)
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
Yes, like Jose Reyes of the Mets put his contract on hold for this season for the same reasons…
Just playing Devil’s Advocate as ALL of you are seemingly complacent. You guys need someone to keep you honest ;-)
Heh.
I guess the way I look at it is why worry when nothing I can do will alter the situation? Am I interested in the situation? Abso-freakin’-lutely. But my worrying isn’t going to alter the situation one way or the other.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
If I’m not mistaken, this happened early in Vinny’s career as well. He held out one year when a contract didn’t get done before the start of camp when he was at about the same stage of his career as well. It was a different time in the league (no cap, etc) but still, it doesn’t mean Stamkos is all about money. It very well could be some other factors (length or contract, for example) that’s holding things up. Or there may be no hold up whatsoever and things are going along just as planned.
In other words, don’t assume a problem just because he isn’t signed as fast as the fans would like for him to be…
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
2001-2002. John Tortorella’s first full season as head coach. Vinny lost the team captaincy and was almost traded that season because of his feud with Tortorella.
But Enzo was not tendered a qualifying offer, unlike Chris Gratton who was by the Flyers in the more distant past..
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I was simply pointing out that something similar happened with out last #1 overall pick… and it worked out just fine.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I just repeated the rest of the story :-) No biggie
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by John Fontana on Jun 29, 2011 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
You’ve got to realize that this isn’t all driven by Stamkos. His agent gets a cut, too. So it might be his agent who’s holding things up and not him.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Question: Take the four 1st round draft picks from the Leafs/Flyers OR pay Stammer an Ovechkin style contract with a 10+ mil cap hit for nearly a decade?
Personally, the contract
You can’t let the face of the franchise walk off your team like that. Plus, if the cap ceiling continues to rise, that deal eventually becomes, oddly enough, a cap friendly one for the Bolts. Which is also why Stamkos won’t sign an offer sheet like that were he offered. He’d be more going for something more like 6-8 years so he can be a FA in his prime and cash in again then.
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
Of course
And while I don’t think this will get to that point, I think JM should match almost anything that would be offered
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
The problem with that is we have no idea what will happen with the cap ceiling. There is a new CBA to be negotiated in the next couple of years so that may dictate what happens as well.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Not "next couple."
Next year. The previous CBA expired in 2011, but was extended by mutual agreement by the NHL and NHLPA to 2012.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
I knew it was coming up soon, just did not check to see when before that post.
What terms are dictated in that new CBA will be interesting to see.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Stop obsessing! You’re going to give yourself a heart attack. C’mon now.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
This is, UNDOUBTEDLY, the most important topic in the Lightning universe right now. As exciting as signing Bruno Gervais was, I’m going to focus on lowly ol’ Stammer.
How about this for a change of your obsessing? :-)
We have no NHL goalies under contract, and the hero of the playoffs wants to test the UFA waters. Our most promising goalie prospect wasn’t given a qualifying offer and may have prolonged injury issues. If the season started today, our starting goalie has only a handful of NHL games under his belt, and the backup spent the majority of last year in the ECHL.
How’s that for a change in topic? :-) Glad I could help.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
Yeah – that’s what I’m really worried about. I’m almost positive Stamkos will stay, and the defense will get us by for now. But all we’ve got right now is 21-year-old Dustin Tokarski in net and zero depth behind him. THEY NEED MORE GOALIES!!!1
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Roli isn’t going anywhere. He even twittered that he wasn’t retiring and he still needs to win a Cup for his team. That’s obviously open to interpretation, though I highly doubt he’s leaving Tampa as he’s not the budding superstar Stamkos is.
That tweet was from a fake account. To my knowledge, the real Dwayne Roloson is not on twitter.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s not really Dwayne Roloson – the team confirmed that it wasn’t months ago. Roloson is definitely trying out the free agent market. So is Mike Smith.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess I should add that I was talking to someone from the Lightning last night on Twitter, and they told me that they’re going to put up a page with links to all of the players Twitter accounts. They’re in the middle of confirming for me if @hed77 is really Victor Hedman or not. So put that one on hold for now as well. They may also include prospects that have Twitter on that page, too.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Er…that might actually be @heds77 – I’d have to check for sure.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
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