A rookie forward who played more than 5 games for Coach Cooper? In this economy? Indeed, that did happen, and it wasn’t from one of the Lightning’s draft picks. Instead it was Mitchell Chaffee who earned a spot on the roster and kept it for the majority of the second half of the season.
The Basics
Name: Mitchell Chaffee
Position: Forward
Counting Stats: 30 Games, 4 Goals, 3 Assists, 11:17 TOI
Extra Stats (5v5): 47.34 CF%, 46.62 SF%, 54.55 GF%, 40.99 xGF%, 45.38 HDCF%, .933 On-ice Save Percentage, 3.07 iXG
2023-24 Contract: He played on a one-year deal worth $775,000 ($250,000 in the minors).