It will be interesting to see what happens when Vasilevskiy is healthy and Tomkins is sent back down. The 24-year-old will split time with Hugo Alnefelt with the Crunch for the beginning of the season. Just to be clear, Kochetkov remains the property of the Hurricanes, so the Lightning can’t call him up to the roster. One of those prospects, goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov, is expected to end up with the Syracuse Crunch to start the season. Since the Carolina Hurricanes don’t have an AFL affiliate, they are spreading their prospects out across the entire land of hockey. Pyotr Kochetkov expected to be loaned to Syracuse Crunch The 23-year-old is viewed as a cornerstone for the up-and-coming Sabres and joins Tage Thompson, Dylan Cousins, and Mattias Samuelsson as Buffalo players that are wrapped up long term. Speaking of extensions, Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin signed an 8-year, $11 million AAV deal on Monday. Instead, the Winnipeg Jets signed both players to matching 7-year, $8.5 AAV deals. ![]() Winnipeg signs Connor Hellebuyck and Mark Scheifle Īt the beginning of the summer it looked like both players were on the trading block as they were set to enter the final year of their contracts. Mac will play his first game in an opponent’s uniform at Amalie Arena since his trade from the Lightning prior to last season (he was hurt during Nashville’s visit last year). It was a tough start to his college career, but he will look to bounce back with his new team and show Lightning fans what he can bring to the team a few years down the road. Ice Man is our consensus top player under 25 in the organization. Isaac Howard tops the Top 25 Under 25 Rankings He will fit in as the 12th/13th forward as a Pat Maroon-type player. Watson’s signing allowed the Lightning to use the majority of the relief provided by Brent Seabrook’s contract. Good luck to the team! Lightning / NHL News Both Gabriel Fortier and Zach Bogosian cleared waivers yesterday and would be eligible for recall later this week if the Bolts want to do that, but again, chances are what you see is what the team will start the season with. There may be a few tweaks left (Merela technically will be paper transacted to Syracuse) after Andrei Vasilevskiy is added to Long Term Injury Relief and the Bolts have some cap room, but they are at the 23 player limit to the roster so don’t expect too much altering. ![]() With numerous questions and concerns to address before next season, one of the major issues is what to do with their pending free agents, including scheduled Restricted Free Agent, Ross Colton. Walterri Merela is the lone rookie (Matt Tomkins is too old to qualify according to the NHL) while Jonas Johansson, Calvin de Haan, Austin Watson, Conor Sheary, Tyler Motte, and Luke Glendening will make their Lightning debuts at some point this season. The Tampa Bay Lightning‘s offseason has officially begun early, marking the first time since 2019 that the team has failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Final. There aren’t really any surprises on on the roster based on how things were shaping up at the end of training camp. Your 2023-24 Tampa Bay Lightning ⚡️ #GAMEONe | #GoBolts /ekakxO2xW0- Tampa Bay Lightning October 9, 2023
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