BillsFever
07-19-2003, 08:16 PM
TAMPA, Fla. (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday avoided arbitration with backup goaltender John Grahame, signing him to a multi-year contract.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Grahame was acquired from the Boston Bruins on January 13 and posted a 6-5-4 record with a 2.23 goals-against average as Kikolai Khabibulin's backup. For the season, he recorded a combined mark of 17-14-6 with a 2.52 goals-against average.
Khabibulin helped lead the Lightning to their first division title in franchise history as they edged out Washington for the Southeast Division crown.
"John is the ultimate competitor and his competitive spirit is contagious within our team," Tampa Bay general manager Jay Feaster said. "From the moment he joined the team he solidified our goaltending and gave us as solid a goaltending tandem as any team in the league."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/news/2003/07/18/lightning_grahame/
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Grahame was acquired from the Boston Bruins on January 13 and posted a 6-5-4 record with a 2.23 goals-against average as Kikolai Khabibulin's backup. For the season, he recorded a combined mark of 17-14-6 with a 2.52 goals-against average.
Khabibulin helped lead the Lightning to their first division title in franchise history as they edged out Washington for the Southeast Division crown.
"John is the ultimate competitor and his competitive spirit is contagious within our team," Tampa Bay general manager Jay Feaster said. "From the moment he joined the team he solidified our goaltending and gave us as solid a goaltending tandem as any team in the league."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/news/2003/07/18/lightning_grahame/