In light of the Tampa Bay Lightning ceasing to be affiliated with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL, it's important to note that this doesn't change much at all.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are no longer affiliated, officially, with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.
As we have reported previously, with new rules passed internal to the ECHL, each franchise (of which there are 28) is permitted to officially affiliate with just one NHL team. The Everblades had previously been sharing affiliation with both the nearby Lightning and the slightly-further-away Carolina Hurricanes.