Tampa Bay Stanley Cup Champions - Again!!

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Another day in Champa Bay!!!

 

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TB is really becoming a sports capital!

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The boat parade is on Monday. We'll see if Steven Stamkos can Tom Brady Lord Stanley's Cup between boats. 

Free beer at Busch Gardens the rest of the month. 

 

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It has now been 28 years since Montreal or any other Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup. Vancouver was the last Canadian team, prior to this year, to play in the finals and that was 10 years ago. This year's Montreal appearance in the finals marked only the 6th time a Canadian franchise has played in the finals over the last 28 year period.

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The last franchise to 3 peat in the NHL was the New York Islanders as part of a 4 peat, 1980, 81, 82, and 83.

The Bolts have some salary cap issues that, I think, will prevent them from winning a 3rd in a row. Unless they can get some key players to restructure their contracts, TB will look much different this coming October.

 

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21 minutes ago, swamprat said:

The last franchise to 3 peat in the NHL was the New York Islanders as part of a 4 peat, 1980, 81, 82, and 83.

The Bolts have some salary cap issues that, I think, will prevent them from winning a 3rd in a row. Unless they can get some key players to restructure their contracts, TB will look much different this coming October.

 

They did some roster maneuvering to stay within the rules this year. Technically I believe they were $19 million over the luxury tax cap this year?

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9 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

They did some roster maneuvering to stay within the rules this year. Technically I believe they were $19 million over the luxury tax cap this year?

They were, but, as you indicated, GM Julien BriseBois did a masterful job of maneuvering within the rules. With Kuch out all year, he had to do something or the Bolts may have not even made the playoffs. 

Tyler Johnson is from Spokane, Washington. The Bolts were close to trading him after last season and the Seattle Kraken join the league next year. The Lightning will probably not protect him in the expansion draft, so I expect him to be with that franchise next season. 

Steven Stamkos has a no-trade clause in his contract. 

Other than that, I have no idea who will still be here. 

Remember Steve Yzerman built this team and he is running the Detroit Red Wings, now. I suspect he will raid the Bolt roster, combine that with other draft picks, and shrewd transactions to build the Wings back to prominence in the league.

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42 minutes ago, swamprat said:

Remember Steve Yzerman built this team and he is running the Detroit Red Wings, now. I suspect he will raid the Bolt roster, combine that with other draft picks, and shrewd transactions to build the Wings back to prominence in the league.

Read something in The Athletic yesterday about the bright future of Detroit but it only mentioned their youth. If Yzerman can steal a couple Tampa players it might expedite the Red Wings rebuild. 

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Does Tampa Bay have their goalie locked up in a contract? I heard them talking on the title game broadcast about how good he is.

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18 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

Does Tampa Bay have their goalie locked up in a contract? I heard them talking on the title game broadcast about how good he is.

Andrei Vasilevskiy won Vezina Trophy, given for the best goalie in the NHL, in 2019. If I remember right, they signed him to an extension after that season. 

He won the Conn Smythe Trophy on Wednesday night, which is awarded to the MVP of the Stanley Cup Finals and was a finalist for the Vezina again this year. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsmuewEFYWE

 

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Barclay Goodrow to the Rangers for a 7th round pick.

 

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Yanni Gourde taken by the Seattle Kraken. Tyler Johnson traded to the Blackhawks.