| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Steve Stamkos  ActiveSteve Stamkos expects to play in Game 4 on Tuesday after he received an inadvertent knee to his head. He returned for the third period after the incident occurred late in the second period. Stamkos said he felt "pretty good" after practice on Monday. He has two goals and two assists over three games in the series. Apr 21 |
| 2 | Valtteri Filppula ActiveValtteri Filppula said he wasn't 100 percent in the playoffs, but he isn't using that as an excuse for his lack of production. "It doesn't really matter, I was fine to play," said Filppula, who had one assist and was a minus-4 in four games. "I played, and I didn't play as well as I wanted to, but I felt fine." He missed the last two games of the regular season with a lower-body injury, but wouldn't say what his ailment was. Filppula declined an invitation to play for Finland at the World Championships. Apr 24 |
| 3 | Tyler Johnson ActiveThe Tampa Bay Lightning have inked Tyler Johnson to a three-year/$10 million extension. Johnson was scheduled to become a restricted free agent. He had 24 goals and 26 assists in 82 games in 2013-14 and is a Calder Trophy nominee. He was also the second rookie in the league's history to finish a season with five shorthanded and five power-play goals. May 23 |
| 4 | Brian Boyle ActiveBrian Boyle has signed a three-year, $6 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Boyle had 18 points and 56 penalty minutes in 82 games with the New York Rangers in 2013-14. He's a solid bottom-six forward, but he doesn't have much value in standard fantasy league. Jul 1 |
| 5 | Cedric Paquette ActiveCedric Paquette's tripping penalty late in the third period led to Montreal's series clinching goal in the final minute of regulation. "I felt pretty bad, to be honest," Paquette said. "That's my bad, I was a little too aggressive and he fell ... . They didn't call much in this game, and I did a bad play, but that is just a bad moment." He earned an assist on Tyler Johnson's game-tying goal earlier in the third and finished the series with two helpers in four matches. Coach Jon Cooper praised the 20-year-old forward for his contributions after the game. Paquette will probably be in the running for a roster spot with the Lightning out of training camp in the fall. Apr 23 |
| LW | 1 | Ondrej Palat ActiveAs expected Ondrej Palat's three-year is worth $10 million deal. He received the same contract that fellow Calder Trophy finalist and teammate Tyler Johnson signed with the Lightning this off-season. "We were almost living together, playing together, and now we have the same contract," Palat said. "It's awesome. I was happy about his deal and I'm sure he's happy about mine." He added that he feels 100 percent now after experiencing headaches as well as light and noise sensitivities from a hit in Round 1 of the playoffs against Montreal. Palat said it wasn't a concussion, but those symptoms sure sound like one. Jun 9 |
| 2 | Jonathan Drouin ActiveJonathan Drouin and the Tampa Bay Lightning believe heading back to junior last season made him a better player. "As the year went on, Jonathan got better and better," GM Steve Yzerman said. "What I really like is when he went back (to juniors), he was the No. 1 penalty killer, ran the power play, played in all situations. We watched him play. He was dominating at both ends of the rink. His game evolved over one year. He got the opportunity there to do it, and I believe he's a better player because of it." Drouin feels he's further along too, but he knows he still has work to do before he can play in the NHL. "I'm closer than I was last year," he said Wednesday. "But it's not given to you. They proved it to me last year." Having said that, it would be very surprising if Drouin wasn't playing for the Lightning in 2014-15. Jul 3 |
| 3 | Alex Killorn ActiveAlex Killorn has inked a two-year deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning. According to TSN and ESPN insider Pierre LeBrun the deal is worth $5.1 million. It will earn Killorn $2.4 million in 2014-15 and $2.7 million the season after. In 82 games with the Bolts last season, he recorded 17 goals and 41 points. Jun 19 |
| 4 | Brenden Morrow ActiveThe Tampa Bay Lightning have inked Brenden Morrow to a one-year deal. Morrow gives the Lightning another veteran leader and a bit more grit, but he's no longer a noteworthy fantasy option in standard leagues. He had 25 points and 76 penalty minutes in 71 games with the St. Louis Blues last season. Jul 11 |
| 5 | Brett Connolly ActiveBrett Connolly has agreed to a one-year, two-way deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Connolly excelled in the minors last season with 21 goals and 57 points in 66 games. He only logged 11 contests with Tampa Bay though and averaged 12:01 minutes in those games. He's had a hard time living up to the strong start he had to his career, but he's still young and has plenty of upside. This deal offers him a chance to prove that and potentially get a more lucrative contract next summer. Jul 10 |
| RW | 1 | Ryan Callahan ActiveRyan Callahan was utilized as a key scout for the Tampa Bay Lightning during the free agent process. The Bolts signed his former New York Rangers teammates Brian Boyle and Anton Stralman on the first day of free agency. GM Steve Yzerman said Callahan was a "wealth of information" for the team. Callahan was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent as well, but he re-upped with the Lightning on a six-year, $34.8 million pact last week. Jul 2 |
| 2 | Nikita Kucherov ActiveNikita Kucherov was a healthy scratch in Game 3. The rookie forward played in Tampa Bay's previous two games of the series and he scored in Game 1. The Lightning wanted to go with more experience and grit, so they dressed Tom Pyatt and B.J. Crombeen and scratched Kucherov and Richard Panik. Apr 21 |
| 3 | J.T. Brown ActiveJ.T. Brown has inked a two-year, $1.9 million deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Brown will earn $925k in 2014-15 and $975k the following season. He would have otherwise become a restricted free agent this summer after scoring four goals and 19 points in 63 games. Jun 25 |
| 4 | Richard Panik ActiveRichard Panik has agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Panik has three goals and 13 points in 50 games last season. He also had three goals and 11 points in 13 AHL games. Jul 11 |
| D | 1 | Victor Hedman ActiveVictor Hedman has declined an invitation to play for Sweden at the World Hockey Championships. He was snubbed by the Swede's selection committee for the Winter Olympics, but a reason for why he's not going wasn't provided. Hedman will look to build off his breakout season in 2014-15. Apr 25 |
| 2 | Jason Garrison ActiveThe Vancouver Canucks have dealt Jason Garrison, Jeff Costello, and a seventh round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for the 2014 50th overall selection. In Garrison, the Tampa Bay Lightning are adding a top-four blueliner that can chip in with the man advantage. He's a good bet to record 30-40 points if he can stay healthy. It's a bit surprising that the Canucks didn't get more for him though given that his $4.6 million annual cap hit looks pretty fair under the current market standards. Either way, this is a good pickup for Tampa Bay. Jun 27 |
| 3 | Matt Carle ActiveMatt Carle tallied a goal in Tampa Bay's 3-2 loss to Montreal in Game 3 of the opening round of the playoffs. He had two markers in 82 games during the regular season. Carle logged 25:54 of ice time on Sunday. Apr 21 |
| 4 | Anton Stralman ActiveAnton Stralman thinks the Tampa Bay Lightning are "close to complete." Stralman signed a five-year, $22.5 million contract with Tampa Bay on July 1. "This team really excites me," Stralman said. "I think this team is very promising. When you’re making your choice, you want to see progress in a team in a positive way, and I think this team has all those good areas." Stralman made it to the Stanley Cup Final with the New York Rangers in 2014 and picked the Lightning as an unrestricted free agent after talking to former Rangers teammate and current Lightning forward Ryan Callahan. Jul 9 |
| 5 | Radko Gudas  SidelinedRadko Gudas has sustained a lower-body injury. Gudas will not be available on Tuesday as a result. Tampa Bay is down 3-0 in its first round series to Montreal, so if the Lightning don't win this game, then Gudas will have all summer to recover. Apr 22 |
| 6 | Eric Brewer ActiveEric Brewer potted a pair of goals to help the Bolts defeat the Blue Jackets 3-2 and inch closer to home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Brewer now has three goals in his past two games, after scoring just once in the first 74 games of the season. The big veteran blueliner has 17 points and is a plus 10 in 76 games this year. Apr 11 |
| 7 | Mark Barberio ActiveThe Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenseman Mark Barberio to a one-year/one-way contract. In the middle of the NHL draft, the Lightning thought that this announcement was so important, it had to be done now. Barberio had five goals and 10 points in 49 games this season and should be a five-six defenseman with Tampa Bay in the 2014-15 season. Jun 27 |
| 8 | Andrej Sustr ActiveAndrej Sustr has signed a one-year, one-way contract with Tampa Bay. Sustr had eight points and 16 penalty minutes in 43 games with the Lightning last season. The 6-foot-8 blueliner was also credited with 26 hits and 36 blocked shots. Jul 4 |
| G | 1 | Ben Bishop SidelinedBen Bishop said the 2013-14 season "almost feels like it was incomplete" after he was forced to sit out the end of the year with a wrist injury and a dislocated elbow. He missed the last three games of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs. Bishop had surgery on his wrist in April to repair a torn ligament and his elbow is close to 100 percent. He expects to be ready for training camp and is projected to start skating in August. The Lightning will probably have to claim a playoff spot in 2014-15 for Bishop to fulfill his unfinished business, but it could serve as motivation during the regular season. Jun 23 |
| 2 | Evgeni Nabokov ActiveEvgeni Nabokov doesn't mind serving as a backup and as a mentor in Tampa Bay. "Anytime my name is called, I'm going to be ready," he said. "Obviously I understand my age, and people talk about it. But I don't feel it. Nothing I can do with the situation. At this age, I'm fine with it. I'm still enjoying playing hockey. I still feel like I can help the team achieve a goal so that's why I'm still playing." He's excited to join the Lightning and he likes the direction the team is heading. He'll back up Ben Bishop in 2014-15 and he's expected to help goalie prospects Kristers Gudlevskis and Andrei Vasilevskiy as well. Jul 2 |