With the Pittsburgh Penguins beating the Nashville Predators this weekend, the off-season has officially started. The buy-out period will start soon. Expansion protection lists will be due soon. The NHL draft will happen in just a couple weeks. And the Tampa Bay Lightning, and their general manager Steve Yzerman, have a laundry list of things to get done while we get to watch it all unfold.
Figure out what to do with Jason Garrison
It’s obvious that defenseman Jason Garrison has lost something in his game. The offense he was once known for has been missing the past two seasons.