Yanni Gourde is off to the Seattle Kraken and Tyler Johnson was just traded to Chicago, meaning the Tampa Bay Lightning are capable of icing a cap-legal team for next year. And just for the record, they were able to last year, Panthers/Canes/Islanders/Canadiens fans
Surprisingly, the top six, top four, and top goalie of the Lightning haven’t changed at all. The core productive players are still here, ready for a three-peat. What will be interesting is who is going to run alongside them and fill out the rest of the lineup. Here’s the bare bones of the roster as it sits right now and how much space they’ll have to fill in the unknowns.