2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season

2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division TBD Atlantic
Conference TBD Eastern
Team information
General Manager Steve Yzerman
Coach Jon Cooper
Captain Steven Stamkos
Alternate captains Ryan Callahan
Ondrej Palat
Arena Amalie Arena
Minor league affiliate(s) Syracuse Crunch (AHL)

The 2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season will be the 26th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991.[1]

Off-season

April

On April 9, 2017, the Lightning's 2016-17 season came to an end when they defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at Amalie Arena.[2] The Lightning were eliminated from playoff contention the night before when the Toronto Maple Leafs completed a 5–3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.[3]

On April 23, 2017, the Lightning signed Boris Katchouk to a three-year entry level contract. Katchouk posted career highs in goals (35), assists (29), and points (64). [4] Katchouk said that he had "dreamed of this for a long time" after signing the deal.[5] Katchouk joined the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League after the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds were eliminated from the Ontario Hockey League playoffs.[6]

On April 25, 2017, Tanner Richard left the Syracuse Crunch to join the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team to try to earn a spot for the 2017 IIHF World Championship. It was unknown at the time whether Richard would rejoin the Crunch if the team remained in the playoffs.[7]

On April 28, 2017, Richard agreed to a two-year contract with Geneve-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA).[8]

May

On May 15, 2017, the Lightning announced that it had signed Taylor Raddysh to a three-year entry level contract.[9] Raddysh led the Erie Otters offense this past season with 109 points in 58 games.[10]

On May 29, 2017, the National Hockey League announced that the Lightning will host the 2018 NHL All-Star Game at Amalie Arena.[11] The Lightning had previously served as host of the NHL All-Star game back in 1999, which notably featured Wayne Gretzky's final appearance in an NHL All-Star game.[12]

On May 31, 2017, the Lightning announced that it had traded Bokondji Imama to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a conditional 7th round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. For the condition to be satisfied the Kings had to sign Imama to an NHL contract before the June 1st 2pm deadline.[13] The Kings satisfied the requirements of the conditional 7th round pick when it signed Imama to a three-year entry level contract.[14]

June

On June 15, 2017, the Lightning announced a blockbuster trade that sent forward Jonathan Drouin to the Montreal Canadiens and a conditional 6th round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Mikhail Sergachev and a conditional 2nd round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[15] Sergachev skated in 50 games with the Windsor Spitfires recording 10 goals and 43 points.[16] Sergachev also helped Windsor capture the 2017 Memorial Cup as CHL champions.[17]

On June 18, 2017, the Lightning announced its list of protected players for the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. The Lightning chose to protect forwards Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Ryan Callahan, Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat, Alex Killorn, Vladislav Namestnikov. The Lightning protected defensemen. Victor Hedman, Anton Stralman, and Braydon Coburn. The goalie protected was Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vegas is permitted to negotiate with any unprotected players until June 21. If a player is signed then it counts as Vegas' expansion draft pick. Barring any trades, Vegas will create its inaugural roster by selecting one player from every NHL club.[18]

On June 19, 2017, Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League announced that it had signed Lightning forward prospect Henri Ikonen to a two-year contract.[19]

On June 20, 2017, Lausanne HC of the National League A announced that it had signed Lightning prospect Joel Vermin to a five-year deal that contains an NHL clause for a one-way deal. The deal had been previously reported in January, however, the terms of the deal and which club had signed him was unknown. Vermin has played in 24 NHL games and recorded 4 assists. Vermin has primarily played in the AHL where he has skated in 185 games, and recorded 44 goals and 55 assists.[20]

On June 21, 2017, the Vegas Golden Knights selected Lightning defensemen Jason Garrison in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. In order to facilitate Vegas selecting Garrison, the Lightning traded prospect Nikita Gusev, a 2nd-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, and a 4th-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. By doing this the Lightning were also able to protect defensive prospects Jake Dotchin and Slater Koekkoek. The selection of Garrison also freed up $4.6 million in salary cap for the 2017–18 season.[21]

On June 22, 2017, it was leaked by the media that the Lightning were re-signing Peter Budaj to a two-year contract extension.[22] Budaj joined the Lightning as part of the trade that sent Lightning starting goaltender Ben Bishop to the Los Angeles Kings with a 5th round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for prospect Erik Cernak, a 7th round pick in 2017, and a conditional pick in 2017.[23]

On June 25, 2017, the Lightning announced the schedule and tentative roster for their annual developmental cap at the The Ice Sports Forum. The camp will feature some of the Lightning's top prospects, along with the 2017 Draftees and invitees. Notable prospects attending this year includes Mikhail Sergachev, Brett Howden, Anthony Cirelli, Mathieu Joseph, Taylor Raddysh, and Conner Ingram. Also in attendance will be all six players selected at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which includes first round pick Cal Foote.[24]

On June 26, 2017, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed defenseman Andrej Sustr to a one-year, $1.95 million deal.[25] Sustr skated in 80 games last season during which he recorded 14 points.[26]

Shortly after Sustr's extension was announced by the Lightning, the team announced that it had re-signed forward Yanni Gourde to a two-year, $1 million contract extension. Gourde skated in 20 games, and scored six goals.[27]

Later in the afternoon, the Lightning announced that it had issued qualifying offers to nine players. Those players were Michael Bournival, Jake Dotchin, Kristers Gudlevskis, Tyler Johnson, Tye McGinn, Ondrej Palat, Matthew Peca, Tanner Richard. By doing this the Lightning retained the rights of these players. Notable players not being issued qualifying offers by the Lightning are prospects Dylan Blujus, Jonathan Racine, and Henri Ikonen. Any player not tenured a qualifying offer becomes an unrestricted free agent.[28]

On June 28, 2017, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed forward Cory Conacher to a two-year, $1.3 million contract extension. Conacher appeared in 11 games this past season with the Lightning, and recorded a goal and three assists. Conacher predominately played for the Crunch this past season. In his stint with the Crunch, Conacher recorded 17 goals and 43 assists.[29] Additionally, Conacher led all players in scoring in the Calder Cup Playoffs with 12 goals and 28 points.[30]

A short time after the announcement of Conacher being re-signed, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed Gabriel Dumont to a two-year, $1.3 million contract extension.[31] Dumont appeared in 39 games with the Lightning last season, recording two goals and two assists. In the American Hockey League Dumont skated in 20 games with the Crunch, scoring five goals and five assists. Additionally, Dumont appeared in all 22 playoffs games with the Crunch, where he recorded five goals and 11 points.[32]

On June 29, 2017, the Lightning announced a massive $6 million renovation to The Ice Sports Forum. The Ice Sports Forum owner, Tom Bradley, will also be contributing $500,000 to the project. As part of the expansion, the Lightning extended their lease for another 10-years. The renovation will increase the size of the facility from roughly 14,500 square feet to 18,000 square feet.[33]

Later that afternoon, the Lightning announced the signing of forward prospect Alexander Volkov to a three-year entry level contract. Volkov played for SKA-1946 St. Petersburg the past four seasons. During that time, Volkov skated in 128 games recording 35 goals and 26 assists.[34] Volkov is expected to play for the Syracuse Crunch in upcoming 2017–18 season.[35]

July

On July 1, 2017, the Lightning announced that it had signed prospect Oleg Sosunov to a three-year, entry level contract.[36] Sosunov was recently selected 39th overall in the 2017 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft by the Moose Jaw Warriors.[37] Sosunov will be playing for the Warriors in the upcoming 2017–18 season.[38]

The Lightning acquired forward Carter Verhaeghe from the New York Islanders in exchange for goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis. Verhaeghe is a former 3rd round pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[39] Verhaeghe appeared in 45 games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League, where he scored 16 goals and 13 assists.[40]

The Lightning announced the signing of goaltender Michael Leighton to a one-year, two-way contract. Leighton played in four games with the Carolina Hurricanes this past season. Leighton also spent time with the Hurricane's affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, where he suited up for 23 games. He had a record of 11-7-3 in those games, along with a 2.17 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage.[41] Michael Leighton is expected to start the season as the Syracuse Crunch's starting goaltender.[42]

The Lightning announced the signing of defenseman Mat Bodie to a one-year, two-way contract. This past season Bodie played for both the Rochester Americans and the Hartford Wolf Pack. His season totals were 10 goals and 39 points. Last season was a career year for Bodie in goals and points.[43]

The Lightning announced the signing of left wing Alex Gallant to a one-year, two-way contract.[44] Gallant suited up for 29 games with the San Jose Barracuda this past season, posting two assists. Gallant has also skated in 56 career AHL games, scoring a goal and two assists.[45]

The Lightning announced that it had signed defenseman Jamie McBain to a one-year, two-way contract. McBain spent the duration of the 2016–17 season with the Tucson Roadrunners. McBain is expected to provide Syracuse with a veteran presence having skated in 348 career NHL games.[46]

The Lightning announced the free agent signing of defenseman Dan Girardi to a two-year contract valued at $3 million per season. Girardi had spent his entire career with the New York Rangers before signing with the Lightning.[47] Girardi is a veteran of 788 career NHL games. During that span Girardi has scored 46 goals and 230 points.[48]

The final signing announced by the Lightning was free agent left wing Chris Kunitz to a one-year contract that was worth $2 million. Kunitz brings a plethora of playoff experience having won four Stanley Cups. Kunitz's career has spanned 884 career NHL games where he has 250 goals and 580 points.[49]

On July 10, 2017, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed restricted free agent forward Tyler Johnson to a seven year contract extension. The contract is valued at $35 million. Johnson has spent his entire NHL career with the Lightning since signing with them as undrafted free agent. Over five season Johnson has recorded 89 goals and 122 assists.[50]

On July 14, 2017, the Lightning announced the re-signing of restricted free agent forward Ondrej Palat to a five year contract extension worth $26.5 million.[51][52] Since being taken in the 7th round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Palat has recorded 74 goals and 144 assist over 307 games.[53]

On July 18, 2017, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed forward Michael Bournival to a one-year contract extension. Bournival skated in 19 games with the Lightning last season, and 38 games with the Syracuse Crunch. In his career, Bournival has played in 108 career NHL games where he has recorded 12 goals and 22 points.[54]


Schedule and results

Pre-season

Lightning score listed first;   Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

2017–18 Regular season game log[56]

Lightning score listed first;   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Roster

Updated July 18, 2017.[57]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
23 United States Brown, J. T.J. T. Brown RW R 27 2012 Burnsville, Minnesota
31 Slovakia Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj G L 34 2017 Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
24 United States Callahan, RyanRyan Callahan (A) RW R 32 2014 Rochester, New York
55 Canada Coburn, BraydonBraydon Coburn D L 32 2015 Calgary, Alberta
59 Canada Dotchin, JakeJake Dotchin D R 23 2012 Cambridge, Ontario
61 Canada Dumont, GabrielGabriel Dumont RW R 26 2016 Degelis, Quebec
5 Canada Girardi, DanDan Girardi D R 33 2017 Welland, Ontario
65 Canada Gourde, YanniYanni Gourde LW L 25 2014 Saint-Narcisse, Quebec
77 Sweden Hedman, VictorVictor Hedman D L 26 2009 Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
9 United States Johnson, TylerTyler Johnson C R 27 2011 Spokane, Washington
17 Canada Killorn, AlexAlex Killorn C L 27 2007 Halifax, Nova Scotia
29 Canada Koekkoek, SlaterSlater Koekkoek D L 23 2012 North Dundas, Ontario
86 Russia Kucherov, NikitaNikita Kucherov RW L 24 2011 Moscow, Russia
14 Canada Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz LW L 37 2017 Regina, Saskatchewan
90 Russia Namestnikov, VladislavVladislav Namestnikov C L 24 2011 Voskresensk, Russia
18 Czech Republic Palat, OndrejOndrej Palat (A) LW L 26 2011 Frydek-Mistek, Czechoslovakia
13 Canada Paquette, CedricCedric Paquette C L 23 2012 Gaspe, Quebec
21 Canada Point, BraydenBrayden Point C L 21 2014 Calgary, Alberta
Russia Sergachev, MikhailMikhail Sergachev D L 19 2017 Nizhnekamsk, Russia
91 Canada Stamkos, StevenSteven Stamkos (C) C R 27 2008 Markham, Ontario
6 Sweden Stralman, AntonAnton Stralman D R 31 2014 Tibro, Sweden
62 Czech Republic Sustr, AndrejAndrej Sustr D R 26 2012 Plzen, Czechoslovakia
88 Russia Vasilevskiy, AndreiAndrei Vasilevskiy G L 23 2012 Tyumen, Russia

Transactions

The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date
Details
 Ref
June 21, 2017 To Vegas Golden Knights
Nikita Gusev
2nd-round pick in 2017
4th-round pick in 2018		 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Vegas Golden Knights select Jason Garrison in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft 		[58]
July 1, 2017 To New York Islanders
Kristers Gudlevskis 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Carter Verhaeghe		 [59]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) 		Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Dan Girardi New York Rangers 2 years, $6 million [60]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Jamie McBain Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $650,000 [61]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Michael Leighton Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $650,000 [62]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Mat Bodie Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $650,000 [63]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Chris Kunitz Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $2 million [64]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Alex Gallant San Jose Barracuda 1 year, $675,000 [65]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) 		Ref
April 25, 2017 (2017-04-25) Tanner Richard Geneve-Servette HC Unknown [66]
June 19, 2017 (2017-06-19) Henri Ikonen Jokerit Unknown [67]
June 20, 2017 (2017-06-20) Joel Vermin Lausanne HC Unknown [68]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Luke Witkowski Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $1.5 million [69]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Matt Taormina Montreal Canadiens 2 years, $1.3 million [70]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Byron Froese Montreal Canadiens 2 years, $1.3 million [71]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Greg McKegg Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $ 650,000 [72]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Mike McKenna Dallas Stars 1 year, $ 650,000 [73]

Claimed via waivers

Player New team Date

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) 		Ref
June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22) Peter Budaj 2 years, $2.05 million [74]
June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) Andrej Sustr 1 year, $1.95 million [75]
June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) Yanni Gourde 2 years, $1 million [76]
June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28) Cory Conacher 2 years, $1.3 million [77]
June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28) Gabriel Dumont 2 years, $1.3 million [78]
June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29) Alexander Volkov 3 years, $2.77 million [79]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Oleg Sosunov 3 years, $2.77 million [80]
July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03) Slater Koekkoek 1 year, $800,000 [81]
July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05) Matthew Peca 1 year, $650,0000 [82]
July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05) Jake Dotchin 2 years, $1.62 million [83]
July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10) Tyler Johnson 7 years, $35 million [84]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14) Ondrej Palat 5 years, $26.5 million [85]
July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18) Michael Bournival 1 year, $650,000 [86]

Draft picks

See also: List of Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks

Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft held on June 23 and 24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 14 Cal Foote D Canada Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
2 48[a] Alexander Volkov RW Russia Russia SKA-1946 St. Petersburg (MHL)
3 76 Alexei Lipanov C Russia Russia Dynamo Balashikha (VHL)
6 169 Nicklaus Perbix D United States United States Elk River High School (MSHSL)
6 180 Cole Guttman C United States United States Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
7 200 Sam Walker C United States United States Edina High School (MSHSL)
Draft notes
The condition was that Tampa Bay will receive the highest pick of the Ottawa Senators, San Jose Sharks, or Toronto's second-round picks in 2017. The condition was converted on April 23, 2017, when Toronto was eliminated from the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs, which ensured Toronto's second-round pick would be higher than San Jose or Ottawa's second-round picks.[88]

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