Trades & Rumors
Lightning Eye Right-Side D Boost Before Deadline
Tampa Bay sits tied atop the East with Carolina, having dropped just one regulation game since January, and GM Julien BriseBois smells blood in the water for another Cup run. Insiders whisper he's zeroing in on the right side of the blue line, where Erik Cernak stands alone as a long-term lock amid Darren Raddysh's UFA status and Maxwell Crozier's playoff absence. Names like Braden Schneider float in hushed front-office calls, but BriseBois plays it close to the vest as the roster freeze lifts.