Free agency is less than a month away and teams are looking ahead to when it opens. There will be several impact players set to hit the open market in July while many teams have key restricted free agents to re-sign as well. We continue our look around the NHL with an overview of the free agent situation for the Lightning.
The Lightning retain his NHL rights as he heads to the desert. In a move you don’t see all that often, the Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that they have re-assigned forward Gemel Smith to the Henderson Silver Knights of the AHL.
The Detroit Red Wings’ summer to-do list is rolling on. The new head coach, Derek Lalonde, has been hired. The 2022 NHL Draft, free agency, and trades will continue to improve the talent and depth of the roster as training camp draws closer.
Finland wins their first ever Olympic hockey gold medal Yesterday the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that they had claimed forward Gemel Smith off of waivers from the Detroit Red Wings.
Fare thee well, Gemel Smith. We hardly knew ye. Exactly a month after losing Smith to the Detroit Red Wings via waivers, the Tampa Bay Lightning claimed him back after the Red Wings waived the 27-year-old forward on Friday.
The Detroit Red Wings have placed forward Gemel Smith on waivers, according to a report by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Smith, 27, has appeared in three games with the Red Wings after being claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jan.
Ned playing the same game over and over again. Lots of shots coming at him. Not enough going the other way. Now we see what the Other G. Smith can do You may have tried to forget our last game against the Kings about a month ago where we were shutout and those stupid chrome helmets were flashed in our faces all night.
On Saturday, the Detroit Red Wings assigned forward Gemel Smith to the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins on a conditioning loan. Smith, 27, became a Red Wing on Jan.
And explaining Emergency Exemptions. Steve Yzerman is at it again, claiming forward Gemel Smith from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Smith’s younger brother, Givani Smith, is also on the Red Wings so the brothers will get to play together for the first time in their careers.
And Gemel Smith is on waivers. The Tampa Bay Lightning placed forward Gemel Smith on waivers in order to send him to the AHL yesterday. Smith was on Season-Opening Injured Reserve after getting hurt in the preseason.