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There is still nothing official on what player the Lightning will lose tonight in the expansion draft with the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Lightning announced today its home opener next season will be Oct. 6 against the Florida Panthers.

The full schedule will be released Thursday at 3 p.m.

Tampa Bay also opened the season at home last year, against Detroit.

 

If the Lightning is indeed making a side deal with Vegas to protect its young defensemen - or lose a contract like Jason Garrison's - it would likely have to part with a promising prospect.

The NHL and adidas on Tuesday night unveiled new home jerseys for all 31 teams, including the Lightning.

Hearing the Lightning has a side deal with the Vegas Golden Knights to protect one or more of its young defensemen.

It's already been one heck of a summer for Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman.

The Lightning has said its first choice for backup goaltender was bringing back veteran Peter Budaj.

If the Lightning is going to make a side deal with Vegas to protect rookie Jake Dotchin, it will have to have done so by the end of the Monday.

There weren't many surprises when the Lightning's protection list was revealed Sunday, three days before the expansion draft.

Jonathan Drouin’s trade to the Montreal Canadiens has been on the lips of all Lightning fans in recent years. 1,500 miles north, Habs fans have been talking about losing their top defensive prospect, 18-year-old-Russian Mikhail Sergachev, in exchange for Drouin.

Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev found out he got traded to the Lightning in a wild way. It wasn't from his agent, GM Steve Yzerman or Montreal's Marc Bergevin. A fan broke the news. Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev found out he got traded to the Lightning in a wild way.

The Lightning traded Jonathan Drouin. The return is touted defense prospect Mikhail Sergachev and a 2018 conditional second-round pick. Sergachev, 18, has played in four NHL games, spending last season with OHL's Windsor Spitfires. The left-shot had 10 goals and 33 assists in 50 games. He was the ninth overall pick in last year's …

The Lightning will hold its annual development camp June 27-July 1 at the Ice Sports Forum.

Vladislav Namestnikov, hope you enjoy Vegas.

If the Lightning does agree to a side deal with Vegas, it likely won't become known until the night of the June 21 expansion draft in Las Vegas.

When Jake Dotchin entered Lightning camp in September, he never envisioned spending any time on the top defensive pairing this season.

Apparently, the Lightning isn't alone in believing that missing the playoffs this season was just a one-year "blip."

Lightning veteran wing Ryan Callahan hasn't been asked to waive his no-move clause for purposes of the expansion draft, an indication he'll be on the team's protected list June 17.

There was a ton of excitement at Amalie Arena Thursday afternoon for the official press conference announcing the NHL All-Star Game is coming to Tampa Jan 23-25.

Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman has maintained this summer he intends to sign his restricted free agents, most notably Tyler Johson, Ondrej Palat and Jonathan Drouin.