The National Hockey League's 2015 trade deadline is at 3 PM EST on March 2nd. Before that time you will see teams throughout the league moving players as buyers and sellers. The Tampa Bay Lightning, who are pretty much a lock to mak the 2015 NHL playoffs, are likely buyers - looking to add skill and experience to the team as well as shore up organizational depth.
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2015 NHL trade season: Tampa Bay Lightning and NHL trade deadline coverage
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March 4, 2015
Vladislav Namestnikov returns to Tampa
The forward is on his third recall to the big club since December. Chances are, this one will stick through the NHL playoffs. Where does that leave Syracuse? Raw Charge discusses that and any deadline moves made for the Crunch this past Monday.
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March 2, 2015
Expendable assets and the cost of improving
It's a normal part of business for players to come and go but it's the goal that needs to be remembered: success. Success comes with a cost.
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March 2, 2015
Brett Connolly, Radko Gudas traded in late-night deals
After weeks of Tampa Bay leaning towards no moves at all, Steve Yzerman makes two blockbuster deals in the middle of the night, shipping out Brett Connolly to a division opponent and acquiring Braydon Coburn by flipping injured D Radko Gudas.
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February 23, 2015
Yzerman speaks on Tampa Bay talk radio
Steve Yzerman gave an update this morning on the trade market leading up to the 2015 NHL trade deadline.
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February 18, 2015
"30 Thoughts" and the 2015 trade deadline
This week's article by Elliotte Friedman invokes Tampa Bay twice, looking at Western Conference players. And no, they weren't all on the blue line.
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February 17, 2015
A needed mental shift for trade targets
Trade season brings two mentalities, and neither is necessarily right in finding blue-line help for the Lightning's playoff run.
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February 14, 2015
Quick Strikes for Saturday
'Tis the season for NHL trade bait & NHL trade rumors, plus some goofy photobombing as well as skating lessons in today's Quick Strikes.
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February 11, 2015
Sabers acquire Evander Kane from Winnipeg Jets
Evander Kane's divorce from the Jets will be completed shortly.
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February 11, 2015
What are the Lightning looking to add via trade?
With the trade deadline rapidly approaching and the Tampa Bay Lightning likely to be buyers, what exactly will Steve Yzerman and co. be looking for?
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February 9, 2015
Bolts trade Nabokov to San Jose
The Lightning have traded the veteran to the San Jose Sharks, the organization where he played most of his career and where he established himself as an award winning NHL goalie.
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February 7, 2015
Leafs GM Dave Nonis in attendance
It's trade season, and news of executives attending games is going to be common over the next few weeks.
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February 6, 2015
Carter Ashton re-acquired (with company)
In what looks like a pure depth move by the organization, the former 1st round draft pick by the club is brought back to the organization.