Mathieu Garon News

When Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman originally acquired aging netminder Dwayne Roloson on New Year's day of last season from the New York Islanders as a rental player, many wondered if Yzerman was making a big enough improvement in the crease to improve his Lightning's squad.

After much speculation about what Steve Yzerman is looking for in a No. 1 goaltender, the Lightning general manager defined his terms.

Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman appeared on 620 WDAE "The Sports Animal" this morning to discuss his offseason scouting and the upcoming NHL Entry Draft.

The Lightning's preliminary pursuit of Finnish goaltender Riku Helenius is one of the more fascinating developments of the offseason.

I know we're all worried about the goaltending situation for the Lightning . Even the slightest of rumors get magnified out of proportion to their original form.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have 3 goalies that are under contract next season.A Mathieu Garon , Dustin Tokarski , and Pat Nagle are those players.A Mathieu Garon has proven he is a keeper.A Dustin Tokarski proved he has what it takes, and with some more playing time in the AHL, he has a very bright future.A Pat Nagle is the 3rd one, but we haven't ... (more)

With all of the focus on goaltending, the defense has been sort of left out in the cold.