Roberts signs with Lightning as well

Malone and Roberts sign on with Lightning

IllegalCurve.com found this 6/30/2008 on www.tsn.ca

Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts are officially members of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and defenceman Dan Boyle might be the player in the team's cross-hairs. Malone has agreed to a seven year, $31.5 million contract, while Roberts agreed to terms on a one ...

Help for Stamkos? Rights to Malone, Roberts traded to Tampa

Honk if you love justice! found this 6/30/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

Owner Oren Koules had previously said he planned on being "in the backyards" of the NHL's top unrestricted free agents during next week's feeding frenzy. Today, the Tampa Bay Lightning took an even more aggressive step: Trading away a ...

Drink the Koules-Aid! Lightning trade for rights to Brian Rolston

Honk if you love justice! found this 6/30/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

Michael Russo of the Star-Tribune has been all over Brian Rolston 's impending free agency from the Minnesota Wild : Reporting that Rolston intended to test the market as a UFA, before updated his blog with the rather stunning news that Rolston's ...

Let The Impulse Buying Commence!

TOFTT posted 6/30/2008 from takingonefortheteam.blogspot.com

The Tampa Bay Lightning have kicked off free agency with a bang by signing now former Pittsburgh Penguins left wingers Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts to new contracts. The Malone deal $31.5 million over 7 years, is sure to raise a few eyebrows. However, the new Lightning owners were actually very shrewd in the way they structured it.

Malone's agent: "It's going to get done."

Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies found this 6/30/2008 on community.post-gazette.com

  According to Damian Cristodero of the St. Petersburg Times , Mike Liut, the agent for former Penguins forward said a deal between his client and the Tampa Bay Lightning "is going to get done. ... I think we'll finish it today." ...