The Tampa Bay Lightning have had to bid goodbye to a number of players of the years. Some of the players were salary cap casualties, some went searching for opportunities for more playing time, and some were traded away during deadline deals.
So when looking around the NHL, there are enough former Bolts out there to field a salary cap-compliant team all by itself. For the purpose of this list, the players need to be active players in the NHL.
A player like Cédric Paquette, currently playing in the KHL, was not considered for this list. Retired players like Ben Bishop also don’t count.