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2009–10 Tampa Bay Lightning
2009–10 record
Team information
General Manager Brian Lawton
Coach Rick Tocchet
Captain Vincent Lecavalier
Alternate captains Mattias Ohlund
Martin St. Louis
Arena St. Pete Times Forum
Average attendance 14,329 (73.5%)
(after 7 games)
Team leaders
<2008–09

 

The 2009–10 Tampa Bay Lightning season is the 18th season for the franchise in Tampa Bay.

Contents

[edit] Off-season

On May 11, the Lightning gave Rick Tocchet a multiyear contract to make him their full-time head coach, removing the interim tag he held after taking over the position from Barry Melrose, who was fired during the previous season after 16 games.[1]

With the 2nd overall pick in the entry draft, the Lightning selected Victor Hedman from Modo Hockey of Elitserien, the Swedish Elite League. Hedman was considered the top European prospect available.[2] Having acquired a second first-round pick from the Detroit Red Wings, the Lightning used the 29th overall selection on Carter Ashton from the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League.

Among several of the free agent signings the Lightning made included defenseman Mattias Öhlund,[3] goaltender Antero Niittymäki,[4] and left winger Alex Tanguay.[5]

[edit] Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–1–3 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–2; Neutral: 2–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Record Recap
1 September 16 Tampa Bay Lightning 4 – 3 Dallas Stars SO 15,214 0–0–1 [1]
2 September 18 Atlanta Thrashers 2 – 1 Tampa Bay Lightning OT 16,223 0–0–2 [2]
3 September 21 (in Regina, SK) Ottawa Senators 3 – 1 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–1–2 [3]
4 September 22 (in Everett, WA) Phoenix Coyotes 2 – 1 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–1–2 [4]
5 September 23 (in Loveland, CO) Tampa Bay Lightning 4 – 3 Phoenix Coyotes SO 1–1–3 [5]
6 September 24 (in Winnipeg, MB) Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Tampa Bay Lightning OT 2–1–3 [6]
7 September 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 – 1 Atlanta Thrashers 7,179 3–1–3 [7]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Divisional standings

Southeast Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
1 Washington Capitals 37 23 8 6 135 102 52
2 Atlanta Thrashers 36 18 14 4 119 114 40
3 Florida Panthers 39 16 16 7 112 126 39
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 37 13 15 9 93 114 35
5 Carolina Hurricanes 37 9 22 6 90 136 24

After games of December 23, 2009.[6]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points


[edit] Conference standings

Eastern Conference GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
1 New Jersey Devils 35 26 8 1 106 75 53
2 Washington Capitals 37 23 8 6 135 102 52
3 Buffalo Sabres 36 22 11 3 96 81 47
4 Pittsburgh Penguins 38 26 11 1 124 97 53
5 Boston Bruins 36 18 11 7 96 91 43
6 Atlanta Thrashers 36 18 14 4 119 114 40
7 Ottawa Senators 37 18 15 4 102 111 40
8 New York Rangers 37 18 16 3 103 103 39
9 Montreal Canadiens 39 18 18 3 102 108 39
10 Florida Panthers 39 16 16 7 112 126 39
11 Tampa Bay Lightning 37 13 15 9 93 114 35
12 New York Islanders 38 14 17 7 93 121 35
13 Philadelphia Flyers 36 16 18 2 100 105 34
14 Toronto Maple Leafs 38 13 17 8 107 133 34
15 Carolina Hurricanes 37 9 22 6 90 136 24

After games of December 23, 2009.[7]


[edit] Game log

2009–10 Game Log
October: 4–3–4 (Home: 4–0–3; Road 0–3–1)
November: 6–4–4 (Home: 2–2–1; Road 4–2–3)
December: 4–8–1 (Home: 2–3–0; Road 2–5–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points
26 December 2 Boston Bruins 4 – 1 TD Garden 16,533 10–8–8 28
27 December 4 New Jersey Devils 3 – 2 Prudential Center 15,336 10–9–8 28
28 December 5 New York Islanders 4 – 0 St. Pete Times Forum 13,577 11–9–8 30
29 December 7 Washington Capitals 3 – 0 St. Pete Times Forum 12,400 11–10–8 30
30 December 9 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 St. Pete Times Forum 13,477 11–11–8 30
31 December 11 Colorado Avalanche 2 – 1 (SO) Pepsi Center 12,188 11–11–9 31
32 December 13 Chicago Blackhawks 4 – 0 United Center 21,081 11–12–9 31
33 December 15 Nashville Predators 7 – 4 Sommet Center 15,804 11–13–9 31
34 December 17 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 0 Joe Louis Arena 19,474 11–14–9 31
35 December 18 St. Louis Blues 6 – 3 Scottrade Center 19,150 12–14–9 33
36 December 21 New York Islanders 4 – 2 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,864 13–14–9 35
37 December 23 Philadelphia Flyers 5 – 2 St. Pete Times Forum 16,177 13–15–9 35
38 December 26 Atlanta Thrashers 4 – 3 St. Pete Times Forum 15,437 14–15–9 37
39 December 28 Boston Bruins St. Pete Times Forum
40 December 30 Montreal Canadiens St. Pete Times Forum
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road 0–0–0)
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road 0–0–0)
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road 0–0–0)
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road 0–0–0)
Schedule

      Win       Loss       Overtime/Shootout Loss

[edit] Playoffs

The Tampa Bay Lightning will attempt to make the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis 38 7 35 42 -2 6
Lecavalier, VincentVincent Lecavalier 38 9 27 36 0 30
Stamkos, StevenSteven Stamkos 38 21 15 36 -3 20
Malone, RyanRyan Malone 38 19 16 35 9 34
Tanguay, AlexAlex Tanguay 37 5 16 21 1 16
Downie, SteveSteve Downie 36 7 9 16 3 88
Halpern, JeffJeff Halpern 36 7 5 12 -5 14
Foster, KurtisKurtis Foster 28 5 7 12 3 16
Hedman, VictorVictor Hedman 36 3 8 11 0 38
Ohlund, MattiasMattias Ohlund 31 0 8 8 -5 30
Meszaros, AndrejAndrej Meszaros 38 3 5 8 -13 20
Wright, JamesJames Wright 37 2 3 5 -6 18
Hale, DavidDavid Hale 31 0 4 4 2 23
Fedoruk, ToddTodd Fedoruk 24 2 1 3 -7 19
Veilleux, StephaneStephane Veilleux 38 1 2 3 -11 31
Konopka, ZenonZenon Konopka 37 1 2 3 -4 139
Walker, MattMatt Walker 33 0 2 2 3 45
Ranger, PaulPaul Ranger 8 1 1 2 -2 6
Szczechura, PaulPaul Szczechura 22 2 0 2 -4 4
Krajicek, LukasLukas Krajicek 23 0 1 1 -4 21
Lundin, MikeMike Lundin 5 1 0 1 0 0
Craig, RyanRyan Craig 3 0 0 0 0 5
Smaby, MattMatt Smaby 7 0 0 0 -1 6
Jones, BlairBlair Jones 8 0 0 0 -4 5
Miller, DrewDrew Miller‡ 14 0 0 0 -3 2

[edit] Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Smith, MikeMike Smith 22 1270 7 10 5 66 3.12 652 .899 1 0 0 6
Niittymaki, AnteroAntero Niittymaki 18 1048 7 5 4 43 2.46 530 .919 0 0 1 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Lightning. Stats reflect season totals.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Records

[edit] Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Victor Hedman 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 October 3, 2009
James Wright 1st Career NHL Game October 3, 2009
James Wright 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 October 22, 2009
James Wright 1st Career NHL Assist October 24, 2009

[edit] Transactions

The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

[edit] Trades

Date
Details
June 26, 2009[8] To Detroit Red Wings
32nd and 75th pick in 2009		 To Tampa Bay Lightning
29th pick in 2009
July 21, 2009[9] To Phoenix Coyotes
Radim Vrbata		 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Todd Fedoruk
David Hale
August 13, 2009[10] To Anaheim Ducks
Evgeny Artyukhin		 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Drew Miller
3rd round pick in 2010 NHL Entry Draft

[edit] Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Mattias Ohlund[3] Vancouver Canucks 7 years, $26.25 million
Matt Walker[11] Chicago Blackhawks 4 years, $6.8 million
Stephane Veilleux[12] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $750,000
Kurtis Foster[13] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $600,000
Antero Niittymaki[4] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $600,000
Alex Tanguay[5] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $2.5 million
Mitch Fritz[14] New York Islanders 1 year

[edit] Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
David Koci[15] Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $575,000
Cory Murphy[16] New Jersey Devils undisclosed
Richard Petiot[17] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year
Geoff Kinrade[18] Ottawa Senators 1 year, 2-way contract
Noah Welch[19] Atlanta Thrashers undisclosed
Jason Ward[20] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year
Brandon Segal[21] Los Angeles Kings 2 years
Vaclav Prospal[22] New York Rangers 1 year, $1.1 million
Matt Pettinger[23] Vancouver Canucks undisclosed

[edit] Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Radek Smolenak[24] Chicago Blackhawks October 10, 2009

[edit] Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Radek Smolenak[25] Chicago Blackhawks September 25, 2009
Drew Miller[26] Detroit Red Wings November 11, 2009

[edit] Players re-signed

Player Contract terms
Mitch Fadden[27] 3 years
Lukas Krajicek[28] 1 year, $1.475 million
Victor Hedman[29] 3 years
Blair Jones[30] undisclosed
Lauri Tukonen[31] undisclosed
Matt Smaby[32] 2 years, $1.05 million
Martins Karsums[33] 1 year
Matt Lashoff[34] 2 years
Mike Lundin[35] 1 year
Radek Smolenak[36] 1 year
James Wright[37] 3 year entry level contract
Carter Ashton[38] 3 year entry level contract

[edit] Draft picks

Tampa Bay's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Club Team
1 2 Victor Hedman (D)  Sweden Modo Hockey (Elitserien)
1 29 (from Detroit) Carter Ashton (RW)  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
2 52 (from Philadelphia) Richard Panik (RW)  Slovakia HC Oceláři Třinec (Czech Extraliga)
4 93 Alex Hutchings (LW)  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
5 148 (from Carolina via Nashville) Michael Zador (G)  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
6 162 (from Nashville) Jaroslav Janus (G)  Slovakia Erie Otters (OHL)
7 183 Kirill Gotovets (D)  Belarus Shattuck-St. Mary's School (MN) (United States High School)

[edit] Roster

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Updated December 26, 2009.[39]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
9 Canada Downie, SteveSteve Downie RW R 22 2008 Newmarket, Ontario
17 Canada Fedoruk, ToddTodd Fedoruk Injured Reserve LW L 30 2009 Redwater, Alberta
6 Canada Foster, KurtisKurtis Foster D L 28 2009 Carp, Ontario
21 United States Hale, DavidDavid Hale D L 28 2009 Colorado Springs, Colorado
11 United States Halpern, JeffJeff Halpern Injured Reserve C R 33 2008 Potomac, Maryland
77 Sweden Hedman, VictorVictor Hedman D L 19 2009 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
35 Finland Helenius, RikuRiku Helenius G L 21 2006 Pälkäne, Finland
28 Canada Konopka, ZenonZenon Konopka C L 28 2008 Niagara Falls, Ontario
2 Czech Republic Krajicek, LukasLukas Krajicek D L 26 2008 Prostějov, Czechoslovakia
4 Canada Lecavalier, VincentVincent Lecavalier (C) C L 29 1998 Ile-Bizard, Quebec
39 United States Lundin, MikeMike Lundin D L 25 2004 Burnsville, Minnesota
12 United States Malone, RyanRyan Malone LW L 30 2008 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
14 Slovakia Meszaros, AndrejAndrej Meszaros D L 24 2008 Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
30 Finland Niittymaki, AnteroAntero Niittymaki G L 29 2009 Turku, Finland
5 Sweden Ohlund, MattiasMattias Ohlund (A) D L 33 2009 Piteå, Sweden
54 Canada Ranger, PaulPaul Ranger D L 25 2002 Whitby, Ontario
38 Canada Szczechura, PaulPaul Szczechura C R 24 2008 Brantford, Ontario
32 United States Smaby, MattMatt Smaby D L 25 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota
41 Canada Smith, MikeMike Smith G L 27 2008 Kingston, Ontario
26 Canada St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis (A) RW L 34 2000 Laval, Quebec
91 Canada Stamkos, StevenSteven Stamkos C R 19 2008 Markham, Ontario
13 Canada Tanguay, AlexAlex Tanguay LW L 30 2009 Sainte-Justine, Quebec
19 Canada Veilleux, StephaneStephane Veilleux LW L 28 2009 Saint-Georges, Quebec
8 Canada Walker, MattMatt Walker D R 29 2009 Beaverlodge, Alberta
43 Canada Wright, JamesJames Wright C L 19 2008 Saskatoon, Canada

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lightning give Tocchet multiyear deal
  2. ^ No surprise, Tavares is No. 1 on CSS final list
  3. ^ a b Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Mattias Ohlund
  4. ^ a b Lightning Sign Free Agent Goaltender Antero Niittymaki
  5. ^ a b Lightning Sign Free Agent LW Alex Tanguay
  6. ^ "2009-10 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm#?navid=nav-stn-div. Retrieved 2009-12-23. 
  7. ^ "2009–10 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?type=con. Retrieved 23 December 2009. 
  8. ^ Lightning Acquire 29th Overall Pick in 2009 NHL Entry Draft
  9. ^ Lightning Acquire LW Todd Fedoruk, D David Hale
  10. ^ Lightning Acquire LW Drew Miller, 3rd Round Pick From Ducks
  11. ^ Lightning Sign Rugged Defenseman Matt Walker
  12. ^ Lightning Sign Free Agent LW Stephane Veilleux
  13. ^ Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Kurtis Foster
  14. ^ Lightning Sign Free Agent LW Mitch Fritz
  15. ^ Colorado Signs David Koci
  16. ^ Devils sign D Cory Murphy
  17. ^ Blackhawks Sign MacArthur and Petiot
  18. ^ Bulletin: Senators sign defenceman Geoff Kinrade
  19. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch
  20. ^ Flyers Sign Five
  21. ^ KINGS SIGN SEGAL
  22. ^ Rangers Add Veteran Center Prospal
  23. ^ Canucks sign Matt Pettinger
  24. ^ Lightning Claim Radek Smolenak Off Waivers
  25. ^ Blackhawks Claim Smolenak Off Waivers From Tampa Bay
  26. ^ Wings claim Miller off waivers
  27. ^ Lightning Sign C Mitch Fadden
  28. ^ Lightning Re-Sign Defenseman Lukas Krajicek
  29. ^ Lightning Sign Defenseman Victor Hedman
  30. ^ Lightning Sign Restricted Free Agents Jones, Tukonen
  31. ^ Lightning Sign Restricted Free Agents Jones, Tukonen
  32. ^ Lightning Avoid Arbitration with D Matt Smaby
  33. ^ Lightning Re-Sign RW Martins Karsums
  34. ^ Lightning Re-Sign D Matt Lashoff
  35. ^ Lightning Re-Sign Defenseman Mike Lundin
  36. ^ Lightning Re-Sign LW Radek Smolenak
  37. ^ Lightning Sign James Wright to Entry Level Contract
  38. ^ Lightning Sign RW Carter Ashton to Entry Level Contract
  39. ^ "Tampa Bay Lightning - Team - Roster". Tampa Bay Lightning. http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamPlayers&type=roster. Retrieved 2009-12-26. 
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