Even if the Tampa Bay Lightning do not sign pending unrestricted free agent Jan Rutta to a new contract, the team has six defensemen under contract with four of them being right handed. Jan Rutta is also a right-handed defenseman. That’s left a definite hole on the left side of the third pairing, unless the team does something like having Zach Bogosian play on his off side. Jon Cooper though has repeatedly shown that he does not like playing defensemen on their weaker side unless it’s absolutely necessary, so you have to think that the Lightning are looking for a left-handed defenseman to fill in that spot.
Veteran Free Agents the Tampa Bay Lightning Could Sign On Defense
