2013-2014 Tampa Bay Squad !!!!

St-Pete's Gazette

The Tampa Bay is proud to announce the 2013-2014 Lightning Squad!!!

" I''m proud to annouce our new roster for the new 2013-2014 season.  We have made tremendous changes over the last few month.  We had a team of veterants and only a few young guys who gave everything they got and we finish 1st in our division, but felt short in the second round of the playoff. This year we manage to go, as all theother teams, more younger and faster."  GM St-Pierre told the media this evening.

1st line                           2nd line                     3rd line                Goalie               Substitute

Pavelski  (C)                  Statsny (A)              Grabovski               Hiller                      Vey

Setoguchi                        Jagr (A)                    Hudler                 Neuvirth               Beleskey

McGinn                            Skille                        Wolski                                                Schultz

Yandle                           Ericsson                    Lashoff               

Vlasic                            Byfuglien                   Weircoch

**Players not returning to Tampa bay next year for different reasons:  Jagr, Wolski, Hiller, Ericsson

"We were happy to re-sign all the youngster we wanted back on the team, and I can't wait to see them in action on the ice.  We are so dissapointed we were not able to re-sign our #1 goalie Jonas Hiller, but told us that he is ready to go all the way to the Stanley Cup." said Coach Capuano after the press conference.

The Tampa Bay Lightning aquired a few key players over the last few week in Statsny, Neuvirth, Wolski, and veterant Jaromir Jagr.  Also making their debut in the NHL, three rookies in Lashoff, Vey and Weircoch who will have to show the managment they belong in Tampa.

The Tampa Bay GM St-Pierre will take some time off this summer, and will return on time for the draft in August.  Only having a third round on hand, he will probaly make a trade to aquire a pick in Year 4 for his present pick.  He will still respond to all messages via Iphone, and ask all teams to be patient and a reply will bemade on time as per the rules.

Also, the players not returning are available at any time except Hiller who chose a few teams he must go to.  So keep the communication going, and have a great summer!!!!!

John Lu - TSN