On Thursday, the Tampa Bay Lightning agreed to a two-year contract with one of their pending free agents. Declan Carlile, a 24-year-old defenseman, was set to be a restricted free agent this summer, but the club avoided that process by signing him to a two-year, two-way contract that will keep him in the organization through the 2025-26 season. When the deal expires following the 2025-26 season, he is scheduled to be a restricted free agent with arbitration rights.
It was another solid year for the undrafted college free agent that the Lightning signed in March of 2022. He appeared in 61 games for the Syracuse Crunch and set a career-high with 27 points (7 goals, 20 assists).