Then, Tampa Bay can add pieces when they gain cap space for the 2025-26 season. Save those assets to make a splash in the next season or two, when the team will have a solid bottom-six and assets ...

TAMPA — Isaac ... Geekie — made Tampa Bay better, younger and more favorably positioned under the cap. Now, having cap flexibility that he’s never before seen as Lightning GM will open ...

At 31 years old, the Lightning would lose Grzelcyk in free agency due to the rising salary cap in the coming years. Grzelcyk to Tampa Bay isn’t a bad move, but it’s also not the best option.

The Tampa Bay Lightning ... The Lightning are the Eastern Conference champions for the third straight year, an unprecedented, unthinkable feat during the salary-cap era. The back-to-back Stanley ...

In his latest 32 Thoughts column, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman specifically mentioned the Lightning as a team he could see ...