Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL)

Est. 1991

Current Cap Hit: $87,006,666
Projected Cap Hit: $87,006,666
Projected Cap Space: $993,334
Contracts: 41
Roster: 22
Injuries: 1
Retained Contracts: 0
Daily Cap Breakdown
Team logo history

Draft Picks

Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7
2024-2025 * *
2025-2026
2026-2027
2027-2028

NHL Roster

# Offense Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
86 Nikita Kucherov M-NTC RW 31 UFA $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000
21 Brayden Point NMC C 28 UFA $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000
59 Jake Guentzel NMC LW 30 UFA $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 +
38 Brandon Hagel LW 26 UFA $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 +
71 Anthony Cirelli C 27 UFA $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 +
20 Nicholas Paul NTC LW 29 UFA $3,150,000 $3,150,000 $3,150,000 $3,150,000 $3,150,000
13 Cam Atkinson RW 35 UFA $900,000
14 Conor Geekie WE C 20 RFA $886,666 $886,666 $886,666
28 Zemgus Girgensons LW 30 UFA $850,000 $850,000 $850,000
23 Michael Eyssimont C 28 UFA $800,000
11 Luke Glendening C 35 UFA $800,000
41 Mitchell Chaffee RW 26 UFA $800,000 $800,000
93 Gage Goncalves C 23 RFA $775,000
# Defense Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
77 Victor Hedman M-NTC D 34 UFA $7,875,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000
27 Ryan McDonagh NTC D 35 UFA $6,750,000 $6,750,000
81 Erik Černák NTC D 27 UFA $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 +
90 J.J. Moser Injured D 24 RFA $3,375,000 $3,375,000
48 Nick Perbix D 26 UFA $1,125,000
43 Darren Raddysh D 28 UFA $975,000 $975,000
78 Emil Martinsen Lilleberg WE D 23 RFA $870,000 $800,000 $800,000
# Goaltending Clause Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
88 Andrei Vasilevskiy NMC G 30 UFA $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $9,500,000
31 Jonas Johansson G 29 UFA $775,000

Icons: WE=Waivers Exempt Injured=Injured Suspended=Suspended 🧑‍⚖️=Suspended

Non-Roster

Money in parentheses is the base NHL cap hit

Buyouts Position Age 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Vincent Lecavalier C 44 $0 $0 $0
Non-roster Position Age Expires As 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030
Conor Sheary LW 32 UFA $850,000
($2,000,000) 		$850,000
($2,000,000)
Milo Roelens WE C 21 RFA $0
($870,000) 		$0
($870,000) 		$0
($870,000)
Gabriel Szturc WE C 21 RFA $0
($870,000) 		$0
($870,000) 		$0
($870,000)
Maxim Groshev WE RW 23 RFA $0
($867,500) 		$0
($867,500)
Dylan Duke WE LW 21 RFA $0
($867,500) 		$0
($867,500) 		$0
($867,500)
Niko Huuhtanen WE RW 21 RFA $0
($867,500) 		$0
($867,500) 		$0
($867,500)
Lucas Edmonds WE RW 23 RFA $0
($861,666)
Jaydon Dureau WE LW 23 RFA $0
($841,666)
Jack Finley WE C 22 RFA $0
($797,500)
Gabriel Fortier LW 24 RFA $0
($775,000)
Jesse Ylönen RW 25 RFA $0
($775,000)
Ethan Gauthier WE RW 19 RFA In Juniors $0
($865,000) 		$0
($865,000) 		$0
($865,000)
Dyllan Gill WE D 20 RFA $0
($870,000) 		$0
($870,000) 		$0
($870,000)
Maxwell Crozier WE D 24 RFA $0
($867,500)
Roman Schmidt WE D 21 RFA $0
($805,833) 		$0
($805,833)
Declan Carlile WE D 24 RFA $0
($775,000) 		$0
($775,000)
Derrick Pouliot D 30 UFA $0
($775,000)
Tobie Paquette-Bisson D 27 UFA $0
($775,000)
Steven Santini D 29 UFA $0
($775,000)
Matt Tomkins G 30 UFA $0
($775,000)
Waltteri Merelä C 26 RFA
Hugo Alnefelt G 23 RFA

Reserve Rights

Player Age Position Expiration Draft Pick
Hugo Alnefelt 23 G Qualifying Offer 2019 71 OA (round 3)
Waltteri Merelä 26 C Qualifying Offer Undrafted N/A
2024 Expiration
Eamon Powell 22 D 2024-08-15 2020 116 OA (round 4)
McKade Webster 24 LW 2024-08-15 2019 213 OA (round 7)
Nick Capone 23 RW 2024-08-15 2020 157 OA (round 6)
2025 Expiration
Ethan Hay 19 C 2025-06-01 2023 211 OA (round 7)
Alex Gagne 22 D 2025-08-15 2021 192 OA (round 6)
2026 Expiration
Harrison Meneghin 20 G 2026-06-01 2024 206 OA (round 7)
Jan Golicic 18 D 2026-06-01 2024 118 OA (round 4)
Kaden Pitre 18 C 2026-06-01 2024 181 OA (round 6)
Noah Steen 20 L 2026-06-01 2024 199 OA (round 7)
Connor Kurth 21 RW 2026-08-15 2022 192 OA (round 6)
Isaac Howard 20 LW 2026-08-15 2022 31 OA (round 1)
Robert Flinton 21 LW 2026-08-15 2021 211 OA (round 7)
2027 Expiration
Jack Harvey 21 LW 2027-08-15 2023 193 OA (round 7)
Klavs Veinbergs 21 LW 2027-08-15 2022 224 OA (round 7)
Warren Clark 20 D 2027-08-15 2023 179 OA (round 6)
2028 Expiration
Joona Saarelainen 18 C 2028-06-01 2024 149 OA (round 5)
Joe Connor 19 L 2028-08-15 2024 195 OA (round 7)
2029 Expiration
Hagen Burrows 19 R 2029-08-15 2024 128 OA (round 4)
Other Expiration
Daniil Pylenkov 24 D Indefinite 2021 196 OA (round 7)
Mikhail Shalagin 25 LW Indefinite 2019 198 OA (round 7)
Notes