The 2017-18 season is over for the Lightning. The regular season is in the books. The playoffs are over. The Stanley Cup has been handed to Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. There was a lot of excitement over the past couple months as fans watched the Lightning on the ice. But for the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Director of Amateur Scouting Al Murray, he must always be thinking about the draft and even the draft after that.
Since being hired by Steve Yzerman and the Lightning to lead the amateur scouting department, Murray has been in the middle of the Lightning’s draft preparation.