The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded Restricted Free Agent forward Ross Colton to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for the 37th overall pick in tonight’s NHL Entry Draft. Colorado received the pick via the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
We have acquired a second-round pick, 37th overall, in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Ross Colton.https://t.co/kC3zU7Q4AO
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) June 28, 2023
Tampa Bay was previously not slated to pick in this year’s draft until the sixth round.