#2018 tampa bay lightning roster pro#
#2018 tampa bay lightning roster free#

The veteran fourth-line centre enters the final year of his deal in Tampa that carries a cap hit of $1.65 million. Paquette is another trade chip that BriseBois could use to shed salary. The 23-year-old centre would be the perfect successor to Gourde and would fit nicely at centre on the Lightning’s third line.Īlex Barre-Boulet, Syracuse Crunch ( Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)

#2018 tampa bay lightning roster pro#

One of Tampa’s top prospects, Alex Barré-Boulet is coming off of his second pro season with the Crunch where he led the team in goals both seasons, captured the AHL Rookie of the Year honours in 2018-19 and was named as a Second Team All-Star this past season. In addition, BriseBois has a Gourde clone waiting in the wings. This could be very attractive for teams with cap space that are looking for contracts with lower “real dollar” values. What is interesting about the Gourde situation is that his actual salary for next season will be $1 million less than his cap hit. The gritty 28-year-old centre has a significant cap hit of $5.166 million but plays in a bottom-six role. Gourde is another moveable piece that BriseBois could be shopping. The rumblings are already out there that Johnson is being shopped by BriseBois and it seems like the Johnson camp is open to waiving his no-trade clause for a new opportunity. He will be looking directly at his forward group to address this with Tyler Johnson, Yanni Gourde, and Cedric Paquette near the top of the list.

#2018 tampa bay lightning roster free#

Once BriseBois has made his decisions on the pending free agents, he will have to immediately switch gears and shed some significant salary in order to stay under the $81.5 million cap. The highly-touted 21-year-old defenseman finished last season with six goals and 28 points with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch.

This will provide a significant opportunity for the Lightning’s top defensive prospect, Cal Foote, to jump into the lineup next season. Mikhail Sergachev, Tampa Bay Lightning ( Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)īriseBois should be able to re-sign Cernak and Rutta to reasonable deals ($2 million per year or less) but will have to part ways with Shattenkirk, Bogosian and Schenn as they will likely price themselves out of Tampa. Similar to Cirelli, look for Sergachev to command a long-term deal at around $6 million per year. Since coming over in the Jonathan Drouin trade, the 22-year-old rearguard has developed into one of the best young defensemen in the NHL and will be a huge piece for the Lightning moving forward. Priority number one will be re-signing their young stud defenseman Sergachev. They will have to make decisions on Erik Cernak, Jan Rutta, Mikhail Sergachev, Luke Schenn, Kevin Shattenkirk and Zach Bogosian. On the backend, BriseBois and his staff will have their hands full. BriseBois To Make Tough Decisions On Defense The 23-year-old two-way centre will likely fetch a long-term deal in the range of $4.5-5.5 million per year and the Lightning will look to lock up the Etobicoke native quickly to avoid the possibility of offer sheets. The Lightning would welcome back Maroon’s services on a short-term deal under $1 million average annual value (AAV) but there is a good chance that another team will offer more money or more term, thus the 32-year-old winger is likely out.Ĭirelli is a much different story as he is, and will continue to be, a key piece for Tampa down the middle.

Upfront, BriseBois will have to make a decision on both Patrick Maroon (UFA) and Anthony Cirelli (RFA). With the NHL’s salary cap frozen for next season, Tampa has $4.595 million in cap space at their disposal but will need to re-sign or replace eight players who are set to become either unrestricted (UFA)or restricted free agents (RFA). NHL commissioner Gary Bettman presents the Tampa Bay Lightning with the Stanley Cup (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)