Live | Pontus Holmberg Press Conference

Welcome and congratulations. Thank you.
Uh you know the drill. If you have a question, please use the raise your hand function. Raise a question. We’ll give it a second here for questions to populate. Recording in progress. Ed, did you want to go with the first question? Sure.
Hey, Pontis. Uh, congratulations. Welcome to Tampa.
Oh, thank you. Thank you.
Um, ju just wondering, you know, what the past few days have been for you. you know, obviously, you know, waiting on the on the qualifying offer, you know, knowing you were going to become a free agent and then, you know, joining a Lightning team that um that I’m sure you know a little bit about from from facing them, you know, the past few years in Toronto. Um first of all, um the first day was special couple special days. Um the first time my car they don’t give me a new contract. So, first day was tough. Then after that go to for a trade and so um for today I’m really happy for that. Um I’m happy for I come to to Tampa and for restart a little bit for my career a little bit. So that’s perfect little bit stressful days it was. Ben Pierce, Tampa Bay.com. Hey, Pontis. Congratulations. I’m just curious, uh, what is it about Tampa that you’re excited about? Obviously, there’s plenty of good players here. What What are you most excited to to get involved with here?
Uh, first of all, this is a really good team. Um, they have two cups for five, six years ago or four years. Um so uh guys they have this it’s a winning team. Um they push strong and u then after that yeah excited for play for a good team. That’s what I want. I want to go play playoff. Um so that’s why. Thank you. Uh D’Angelo hockey news.
Hey Pontis. Congratulations and welcome to Tampa. Um, I know obviously you’ve been with Toronto, you know, your whole career. So, I’m just curious maybe what this new opportunity means to you and can you maybe tell Lightning fans, you know, what to expect from your game where you kind of see yourself in this lineup?
Um, yeah, they can expect hard work, of course. Um, then I’m pretty pretty strong guy in the corner with the puck. Um I want do good good part protection that I want then I hope I can score a little bit more than the last season and I I know I I can I can more offensively but my game is from good from the def start with the defense and so yeah that that what they can accept expect from me Gabby Shirley Tampa Bay Lightning Hi, welcome to the team. Um, Julian said you previously played with Victor Hedman at World Championships. So, I wanted to know a little bit about your relationship with him and if you have any other relationships with players on the current team.
Um, yes. Yes. Victor, um, I play with him in in W two years ago. He was assistant captain this for our team. Um he’s a good guy. Um so that’s what I know him little bit but not so much just from the words. Thanks. We’ll go to Jim Connellan Radio Ireland.
Hi Pontis. Welcome to Tampa. Uh, Pontis, one thing you spoke about your defensive game and one thing that struck me last year in Toronto was 53 block shots. Do you really like the hustle and bustle of defense in getting stuck in? Uh, sorry, I don’t know exactly what you mean.
So, last year in terms of when you were Toronto, 53 block shots. Do you really like being in the action when it comes to defense? Um, if you mean a uh I want to block shot or what exactly mean?
Block shot. Yeah, that’s that’s important part of the game. You need to block shots if you can. Um, that’s a part of the game. An important part of the game. So, that’s important for me too. All right. This time we have no further questions for Pontis. Pontis, thank you for your time. Go get some get some sleep. I know it’s late there. Thank you for doing this.
Yeah. Great. Thank you everyone.

New Lightning forward Pontus Holmberg meets with the media after signing a two-year contract with Tampa Bay.

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