The Tampa Bay Lightning have made their first round of cuts to their training camp squad. The most notable of the absentees is 2018 second-round pick Gabriel Fortier, who is heading back to Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the QMJHL, as expected.
Fortier has impressed the Lightning so far in camp, but it was best for his development go to back to his regular season squad after one preseason game, no matter how good it was.
The Bolts also sent home 2018 seventh-round pick Radim Salda, a defenseman, back to the Rimouski Océanic of the QMJHL for his second season in North America.