So, it hasn’t been a great day for Lightning fans, but amidst the bad news, there was a little bit of good news. First off, it does look like Julien BriseBois is a lot closer to getting Victor Hedman an extension than he is with Steven Stamkos. The longtime Lightning defender is set to be an unrestricted free agent after next season, but Mr. BriseBois said that he hopes to announce something in the next couple of days.
BriseBois on the future of Victor Hedman: "We've had discussions with Victor's agent about an extension.