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Why Lightning fans don’t need to freak out about Brayden Point

TAMPA — We can pull back on the Brayden Point alarm.

With each announcement of a minor-league signing, fans’ responses on Twitter were about the same. “Sign Point please” when the team re-signed Domink Masin. “What’s the Point?” to Ben Thomas’ new contract.

One Twitter user @bustdstuff changed her Twitter handle to @JustSignBraydenPointAlready.

Not having Brayden Point under contract in July is not a crisis for the Lightning. If he’s not under contract in October, there is a problem.

But every indication points to Tampa Bay and Point coming to terms.

“I expect to be back,” he said at the end of the season.