Ben Bishop

Ben Bishop Hopes To Stay, But Also Wants To Play

... deal, thinking it was close, only to have it fall through. Calgary was on his list of teams Tampa Bay needed Bishop's approval for. It doesn't sound like there's a big market for goalies is at this point, whether it is Bishop or Penguins' Marc-Andre Fleury. Lightning GM Steve Yzerman has said the trade market is quiet. There's the salary cap crunch, and many teams feeling they're still in the playoff hunt, including Tampa Bay. "We're in a dogfight," Yzerman said on the team's morning skate show today. Yzerman isn't going to give up Bishop unless he gets the right price. But if there's a fit, it doesn't sound like Bishop would stand in the way. "If I could do something that helped our team make a trade that identified a need for us - not just for this year, but going forward - I would do that and haven't been able to do that to this point," Yzerman said on the show. "And that's been going on, really, since the draft last year.". You wonder how much the uncertainty has impacted Bishop's play on the ice. Bishop has said he tries to ...

Should Lightning Ride

... stayed together three straight years, we've had the same group and had a lot of success with that group. We've got this group in the room and we're going to roll with them.". By holding on to Bishop, who is an unrestricted free agent next summer, the Lightning would potentially lose him for nothing next summer; well, other than saving $6 million in cap space. It's tough to know what the market is for goaltenders now. The Stars have fallen out of playoff contention, and would still have to move a goalie to get one. The Flames, who nearly acquired Bishop at the June NHL Draft, could be interested. Calgary had a scout at Sunday's Lightning game. Everything is still relatively quiet on the trade front for Bishop, who has a partial no-trade clause. "If I'm going to move people, I'm not just giving people away here," GM Steve Yzerman said. Bishop recently told the Times he wants to stay with Tampa Bay, but appears open to a trade if it means he can play. "Obviously we have a great team, a great organization and great place to play," Bishop said. "Obviously the grass isn't always greener on the other side. You want to win where you are. ...

A Month To Remember For Goalie Ben Bishop

... The outing was maybe his best of the season. Video: LAK@TBL: Bishop uses a quick glove to stop Muzzin. "You need the team in front of the goaltenders to play well," Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said. "I think it works hand in hand. Like, the team playing well gives the goaltender confidence and the goaltender confidence helps the team play well. Bish has been a proven winner in this league and he's a big part of our team but obviously Vasilevsiy has too. He's played in some big moments over the last two years in the playoffs. We're confident in both guys.". Bishop has been unbeatable so far since the start of February, going 5-0-0 with a 1.17 goals-against average (fourth best in NHL since Feb. 1) and a.953 save percentage (fifth best in NHL since Feb. 1). Despite his recent success, Bishop said he isn't playing any differently than he was early in the ...

The Ben Bishop Trade Is Startlingly Smart

... the best goalie in Tampa Bay Lightning history, is headed to a Kings team that only the day before got back its own franchise goalie, Jonathan Quick, after a four-month injury rehab. But there’s logic to this, on both sides—even if logic certainly doesn’t mean there’s not risk. The trade sends Bishop and a fifth-round draft pick to L. A. in exchange for backup goalie Peter Budaj, defensive prospect Erik Cernak (a former second-round pick), a seventh rounder, and a conditional draft pick tied to the Kings’ results. It’s a haul that could amount to something, and even that chance is better than what the Lightning would have gotten for Bishop if they hadn’t moved him before the March 1 trade deadline. Bishop, 30, will be an unrestricted free agent, and with 22-year-old Andrei Vasilevskiy waiting for his chance to be the Lightning’s clear No. 1, Tampa wasn’t going to re-sign Bishop. With the Lightning seven points back of the second wild card ...

La Kings Acquire Goalie Ben Bishop In Trade With Lightning

... in admirably as their starter during Quick's 4 1/2-month absence, along with junior defenseman Erik Cernak. Tampa Bay also got a 2017 seventh-round pick and another conditional pick that could become a second-round selection, but only if extraordinary conditions are met. Los Angeles received Bishop and Tampa Bay's 2017 fifth-round pick. Bishop is an unrestricted free agent this summer. Both teams are scrapping to get into playoff position over the next six weeks. The Lightning (27-25-8) are seven points back of a playoff spot, while the veteran-laden Kings are determined to avoid a third straight year without a playoff series victory since winning the 2014 championship. Quick has been their starter when healthy since December 2008, but the Kings are wary of endangering the long-term health of a goalie under contract until 2023. Los Angeles visits the Minnesota Wild on Monday night to begin a stretch of 15 games in 31 days, ...

2017 Nhl Trade Deadline Tracker

... Cernak, seventh-round pick in 2017, a conditional pick for 2017 that could turn into a second rounder depending on how far L. A. goes in the playoffs. With Jonathan Quick recently returning from a groin injury suffered in the first game of the season, the Kings were looking for insurance between the pipes. As for the Lightning, with 15 players becoming RFAs this summer, Bishop was not in the long-term plans. The Lightning will retain 20% of Bishop’s salary. THE BOTTOM LINE: We figured the Kings' biggest need was scoring, not saving. Besides, Budaj seemed to be doing a good job in Quick’s absence. Or so we thought. The Kings entered play Monday three points out of a wild-card spot. “Every game down the stretch here is critical,” GM Dean Lombardi said. Meanwhile, Yzerman did a nice job clearing cap space, landing a backup goalie in Budaj and a stay-at-home prospect in Cernak. DUCK DILIGENCE. Anaheim Ducks get: F Patrick Eaves. Dallas Stars get: Conditional second-round pick in 2017. Pick becomes a first rounder if Ducks advance to the Western Conference final and Eaves plays in 50 % of those ...

Chances Are High' Lightning Will Trade Ben Bishop Before Deadline

... Tampa Bay Lightning were going to miss the playoffs. With 23 games remaining in the regular season, Jon Cooper’s team is scratching its way back into the post-season race but that still might not prevent Steve Yzerman from selling off a significant piece of the roster prior to the NHL Trade Deadline. “There’s a good chance that they’re going to move assets between now and the deadline and Ben Bishop is part of that group,” Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports told Jeff Blair on Sportsnet 590 The Fan Thursday. The 30-year-old netminder has a $5.95-million salary cap hit and is set to become an unrestricted free agent following the season. More from Sportsnet. Sean Mc Indoe. Bishop is 16-12-3 with a.911 save percentage and 2.55 goals-against average in 31 starts this season. Those numbers are less impressive than what he has posted in the previous three seasons but he remains one of the league’s premier netminders and for the most part he has outplayed his teammate Andrei Vasilevskiy (11-12-5.910 save percentage, 2.80 GAA). Vasilevskiy, 22, is Tampa’s goalie of the future and he’s in all probability ...

Kings Get Bishop From Lightning, Wild Land Hanzal From Coyotes

... Sanheim. Streit told __link__ Monday even if he finishes the season here, he would like to return to the Flyers on a short-term deal to help transition some of the young talent the Flyers are expected to promote next season. "It's on my mind," Streit said. "We're going to have a lot of free agents (defensemen) and maybe there's going to be changes and maybe not. "There's young guys on the team. I would like doing that, like I have with Ghost [Shayne Gostisbehere] and Provy [Ivan Provorov] and I think it'd be a great thing to do. I've already thought about that and yeah, it's an option for sure.". Group meeting. Streit was part of a leadership group meeting at center ice Monday at Skate Zone during Flyers practice with coach Dave Hakstol. Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds were included, as well. Neither Hakstol nor those involved in the meeting would speak to its specifics. "When you win 10 in a row, everything is easy," Streit said. "Everybody is happy and everything works itself out. Times like [this] it's up to guys in the room to ...

Will Ben Bishop Remain With The Lightning After The Nhl Trade Deadline

... -. The NHL trade deadline is approaching. Two weeks ago Lightning goalie Ben Bishop was the hot name on the trade wire, now Bishop is just a hot goaltender. With two weeks to go before the March 1 trade deadline, Bishop has reeled off five straight wins and the Lightning have pointed in seven-straight games, heading into Thursday night's game at Amalie Arena against the Calgary Flames. Last year's Vezina Trophy finalist has heard the trade rumors for weeks now and he knows there is nothing he can do about it besides suit up and play hockey. "It's part of the business obviously," said Bishop, "and this has been going on all year, so it's not really much of a change so I'm kinda getting used to it.". In the last five games, the netminder. in his ninth NHL season. has given up just 1.2 goals-per-game and has a save percentage of.946, helping the Lightning to within four points of the final wildcard spot. Still the rumors circulate and his teamates hope for the best. "Bish is a professional. I don't think he thinks about it, no ...

Ben Bishop Has 8-team Ntc, But Was Ok With Draft-day Trade To Calgary

... TODAY Sports. Today via the website Cap Friendly, we learned that Ben Bishop not only has a modified No Movement Clause (NMC), but a No Trade Clause (NTC) with eight teams on the list. CONTRACT UPDATE: We have learned that in addition to Ben Bishop's NMC, his contract also includes a Ltd NTC with an 8 team "No Trade" list. __link__/NAny JJ 2 JRZ. — Cap Friendly (@Cap Friendly) February 23, 2017. The last we heard from Bishop was on February 3, where he mentioned to the Tampa Bay Times that he was “open” to being traded if it was necessary. His words to the Tampa Bay Times were. Obviously we have a great team, a great organization and great place to play. Obviously the grass isn't always greener on the other side. You want to win where you are. You don't really think about next year, or anything but the next game. But we'll see where it takes us. That's my feeling. But at the same time, I want to play too. Being open to playing apparently doesn’t mean being open a trade with just any team, however. Bishop will have to ...