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The #GoBolts giving defenseman Max Crozier a three-year contract — including two of them on a one-way deal — shows that the organization believes the 25-year-old right-shot D-man will be an NHL regular sooner than later. More here: https://t.co/Bj5heauzsZ

Former #GoBolts assistant lands with the Leafs.

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Welcome to the family 🔵⚪️ We’ve hired Derek Lalonde as an assistant coach. https://t.co/aAs2dAKZzp https://t.co/uRBxuOeMgE

#GoBolts have signed RFA defenseman Max Crozier to a three-year contract worth an AAV of $775,000. It will be a two-way deal next season, then becomes a one-way deal for next two years. Crozier will come into camp competing for a roster spot on the right side.

As a player, Dan Hinote was a grinder, defensive minded & a penalty-kill extraordinaire. He knows what it takes to win a Cup. As the newest member of the #GoBolts coaching staff, it looks like he will bring fresh perspective & a lot of energy. More here: https://t.co/PeT6kYE9SS

Dan Hinote on joining #GoBolts coaching staff: "It's the top of the pyramid, really. It's the A. No. 1 job if it becomes available, that's the job you want..not to mention how good the team is...I'm so excited just to get back to that kind of a organization."

New #GoBolts asst coach Dan Hinote said #TBLightning reminds him of Avs teams he played for in the early 2000s with the top-to-bottom continuity. "You hire good people, they do their job & success happens & then the program becomes what it is now, which is a bit of an empire."

Hinote said it will be up to Jon Cooper what he specializes in but he's coached PK for a long time at NHL level, and was a PK specialist as a player, but this past season coached power play for 1st time. Said playing & coaching PK has given insight into "other side of the coin."

New #GoBolts asst. Dan Hinote on coaching: "The responsibility I always take on when I am coaching is providing energy, positive, forward-growth energy. So regardless of what my responsibilities are, on the ice, off the ice...it's mindset, it's positivity, it's preparation."

More on Dan Hinote joining Jon Cooper’s #GoBolts coaching staff. Hinote will bring coaching experience from juniors, AHL and eight seasons as an NHL assistant. And he won a Cup as a player. More in this @TB_Times story: https://t.co/PeT6kYDC3k

#GoBolts are hiring Dan Hinote to fill assistant coach vacancy created by Jeff Blashill’s departure to Chicago. Hinote has 8 years exp as NHL assistant in Nashville & CBJ. Was associate head coach for Avs’ AHL team last season . Played 9 NHL seasons, winning Cup in 2001 w/ Avs.

RT @EddieInTheYard: More on #GoBolts star Nikita Kucherov winning the “Players’ MVP” with his second career Ted Lindsay Trophy. #gobolts #…

More on #GoBolts star Nikita Kucherov winning the “Players’ MVP” with his second career Ted Lindsay Trophy. #gobolts #tblightning #tampabay #nhlawards @TB_Times story: https://t.co/JeRgbqXhhS

#GoBolts winger Nikita Kucherov has been voted the league’s most outstanding player by his peers, winning his second Ted Lindsay Award after leading the league in scoring for the second straight season.

It’s extremely rare for a pending free agent going into his mid-30s to get a six-year commitment, but Yanni Gourde’s contract with #GoBolts allows Julien BriseBois to keep him in the fold for a low AAV while giving Gourde the ability to retire as a Bolt. https://t.co/LDOS2Phqib

Gourde: "When you win 2 championships with a team & there's still a lot of guys from that group that are it makes this place very special, the hockey, the winning culture, it adds up. It makes you want to be here. Makes you want to play for that logo." #GoBolts

Gourde: "It's a great locker room....We want to win & you can tell, I think like we're right there again. And every single year we want to be right there. Obviously disappointing end of the season in the 1st round, but this group was really good & I really believe in this group."

Gourde on staying w/ #GoBolts: "I thought that team was really good & as soon I got traded here, you could see how much talent there is, how much dedication there is, the culture is the same culture that we had when we won. Those were definitely things that made me want to stay.