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- Aug 20, 2004
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When it came time to free agency, Chaffee said he had a few options before ultimately deciding that Tampa Bay's interest and the opportunity they presented is why chose to sign the one-year deal with the Lightning on July 1.
"Every time you're going into free agency, you're not sure what to expect, especially with, like you said, only playing 10 games last year," Chaffee said. "You have to find an organization that's going to believe in you and give you a good opportunity, and I felt like I found that in this organization. I mean, I've had nothing but support from the staff, the coaches and the players here. And it's been great."
"It was great that Tampa seemed very interested in me, and I felt like it was going to be a great fit," Chaffee said of his current opportunity in the Lightning organization. "I'm excited for what the future holds, and I'm just trying to do what I can here and better myself."
"First and foremost, we like the person. He's a great guy. He's a competitor. He's a team guy," Bouchard said of his first impressions of Chaffee from training camp in Tampa Bay through the first five weeks of the season. "He's got that leadership in him so before we even we talk about his quality as a hockey player, it's his quality as a person. For us, he fits into what this organization wants in a player."
"You know, last year, my goal was to hopefully play a lot of NHL games, and unfortunately because of my injury I wasn't able to do that. So I'm hoping this year that I can kind of get back to where I was and even just improve on that and hopefully get some NHL games this year."
So he'll be playing 7 minutes a night with Watson and Glendening the rest of the season?if groshev keeps it up, he’s going to get kucherovd out of the ahl
Seven minutes A night? he’s only getting that kind of ice time if he can score on his first shot on goal too.So he'll be playing 7 minutes a night with Watson and Glendening the rest of the season?
Againt the best goalie in the NHL so we'll have to wait a bit to get to that game,Seven minutes A night? he’s only getting that kind of ice time if he can score on his first shot on goal too.
Isaac Howard, LW, Michigan State (TBL)
Highly skilled and playing well for Michigan State, Howard still has a chance to be part of this team. The question is where he fits best. He has natural chemistry with Frank Nazar, but Howard doesn’t give you much defensive value. You’ve got seven or eight legitimate high-end playmakers in the mix already and USA will have to decide if there’s more room for him. I’m less convinced at this point.