Just as the 2024 NHL trade deadline was ending, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that they had acquired defenseman Matt Dumba from the Arizona Coyotes for a draft pick.
We have acquired defenseman Matt Dumba and a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for our fifth-round selection in the 2027 NHL Draft.https://t.co/rvGLlsZfiF
Dumba was a player that we had taken a cursorily look at when the Coyotes had announced he was being held out of Thursday’s game for “trade-related” purposes. With 4 goals and 6 assists in 58 games for a slightly below-average Arizona squad, it was more of a “that’s interesting, but not sure he moves the needle much” type of look and we focused on other defensemen that the Bolts could possibly acquire on deadline day.