Tampa Bay Lightning: Who Is Nolan Foote?

In the first round of the 2019 NHL entry draft, the Tampa Bay Lightning had 1 pick, at 27th overall. At the time of their pick, they had a real good batch of players to choose from, as they had dropped far down the ranks. That crop included, but not limited to, Arthur Kaliyev, Bobby Brink, Pavel Dorofeyev, Raphael Lavoie, Nils Hoglander and Sam Fagemo. All of them would have been real good picks at 27, but instead the Lightning went way off the board and reached. They selected a guy who was ranked 30 or so picks later, in Nolan Foote. Obviously, not a good choice considering all other candidates, and Julien BriseBois continues to have a just awful offseason. So unimpressive since taking over as GM, and it has gotten worse and worse with each decision. But, there’s no going back now, so let’s break down Nolan Foote’s game.

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