HockeyAnalysis.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Everyone knew that the Lightning’s defense would have a hard time keeping up with the rest of the league. After a poor offensive start, the Lightning did a little shake-up by swapping the tougher Shane O’Brien for Lukas Krajicek to get more mobile on defense. It was assumed that Andrej Meszaros, Paul Ranger, and Matt [...]
HockeyAnalysis.com (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
- Mike Smith proved that he can handle the load. And it also proved that the Lightning need more time to gel together, after their choppy game. Speaking of turnovers, Andrej Meszaros played one of his more subpar games. I still question whether or not he deserves the ‘A’. The Lightning couldn’t get anything going, [...]
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
From Peter O’Neil of Canwest in the Leader Post, Former Ottawa Senators defencemen Wade Redden and Andrej Meszaros rejected Friday speculation that their former team’s collapse last year was linked to excessive partying. The two players, who will play against each other here Saturday when Redden’s New York Rangers face the Tampa Bay Lightning, also said they never witnessed inappropriate off-season...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Craig Custance at the Sporting News Today has a look at Tampa defenseman Andrej Meszaros. Meszaros is beginning to feel comfortable in Tampa and hopes the feeling remains for the next six years. Read more on Meszaros and many other hockey notes at the Sporting News Today., You may have to register, but it takes ten seconds and it is free.
Steve Warne's TGOR Nation Blog (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
It’s very difficult to trade away a young NHL player when his entry level contract expires. However, it’s made somewhat easier when the player in question gets progressively worse in each of his first 3 seasons. Andrej Meszaros is barely a number 5 defenceman but wanted to be paid as the number one. Topping it off was an apparent refusal to play with certain players. Uh-huh. Can’t wait to pay that...
Scarlett Ice (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Some hockey-related and some not really hockey-related news for you to paruse while chilling by the lake on this Holiday Monday: - The Ottawa Sun reports that Andrej Meszaros was offered $4 million to play in Russia but that he 'never seriously considered it'. Just as well then that the day after being traded to Tampa he signed a six year, $24 million deal . The contract is said to be backloaded. -...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
A day after being traded from Ottawa, restricted free-agent defenceman Andrej Meszaros has signed a six-year, $23 million deal (all figures U.S.) with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
Andrej Meszaros worked out this summer while working through some nervous anxiousness.
Off Wing Opinion (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
With the Ottawa Senators unable to reach a deal with defenseman Andrej Meszaros, they have cut a deal that sends...
HockeyAnalysis.com (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
So the Lightning were in fact seriously interested in Andrej Meszaros, and they got what they wanted, once again. The young blueliner was unable to come to terms on a contract with the Sens, after asking for roughly $1m/year higher than what Bryan Murray was willing to give. In exchange, the Sens will receive two [...]
ESPN (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
The Ottawa Senators traded defenseman Andrej Meszaros to Tampa Bayon Friday for defensemen Filip Kuba and Alexandre Picard and a first-round pick in 2009.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
The Ottawa Senators traded defenseman Andrej Meszaros to Tampa Bay on Friday for defensemen Filip Kuba and Alexandre Picard and a first-round pick in 2009.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
The Ottawa Senators traded defenseman Andrej Meszaros to Tampa Bay on Friday for defensemen Filip Kuba and Alexandre Picard and ...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
After working diligently to work out a deal to acquire defenseman Andrej Meszaros from the Ottawa Senators, the Lightning finally reached an agreement Friday night.
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
After working diligently to work out a deal to acquire defenseman Andrej Meszaros from the Ottawa Senators, the Lightning finally reached an agreement Friday night.
