| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Steven Stamkos  ActiveSteven Stamkos (knee) is "feeling much better than where I was at the end of the season." Stamkos hasn't played since Nov. 15, but as previously reported he should be fine for the 2017-18 campaign. There was a bit of a surprise on Thursday when he was listed as being on the roster for a CHL Alumni Game that will take place on May 27, but Stamkos said that the organizers listed him without confirming first and he won't be participating in the contest. May 18 |
| 2 | Tyler Johnson ActiveThe Tampa Bay Lightning have signed Tyler Johnson to a seven-year, $35 million contract extension. Johnson was a restricted free agent and had filed for arbitration. This contract offers him a pay bump from his completed three-year, $10 million deal, but his new $5 million annual cap hit will be a steal, bust, or anything in between. That's because Johnson has had a career of extremes thus far. He had a 50-point rookie season to place third in Calder Trophy voting and followed that up with a 72-point sophomore campaign. However, he struggled in 2015-16 14 goals and 38 points in 69 games and while he bounced back last season with 44 points in 66 contests, it was still considerably shy of his peak. If he can stay healthy and bounce back to his 2014-15 levels then this contract will look great for Tampa Bay, but of course that's far from certain and the Lightning are consequently taking a significant risk given the length of this deal. Jul 10 |
| 3 | Cedric Paquette ActiveCedric Paquette (lower body) missed his 12th consecutive game on Sunday. Paquette hasn't played since Mar. 9 because of a lower-body injury. He has recorded four goals, 10 points and 80 penalty minutes in 58 games this season. Apr 3 |
| 4 | Yanni Gourde ActiveTampa Bay has agreed to terms with Yanni Gourde on a two-year, one-way contract worth $1 million. In 20 games with the Lightning last season, Gourde contributed six goals and eight points. He also had 22 goals and 48 points in 56 games with the AHL's Syracuse Crunch. Jun 26 |
| 5 | Anthony Cirelli ActiveThe Tampa Bay Lightning have inked Anthony Cirelli to a three-year, entry-level contract. Cirelli had 21 goals and 59 points in 62 OHL contests in 2015-16. He was originally taken by the Lightning with the 72nd overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. May 19 |
| LW | 1 | Ondrej Palat ActiveOndrej Palat has signed a five-year, $26.5 million contract extension with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Palat scored 16 goals and 63 points in 75 games in 2014-15, but he hasn't done quite as well since. He was slowed somewhat by injury in 2015-16 and then last season he had 17 goals and 52 points in 75 contests. Still, those are pretty solid numbers and given his cap hit and history, this has the potential to be a really good contract for the Lightning. With this the Lightning have locked up all their major RFAs this summer as Tyler Johnson recently agreed to a seven-year, $35 million deal. The core of the Lightning is now locked up for a while and it will be interesting to see how they perform together over the next few years. Jul 14 |
| 2 | Alex Killorn ActiveDon't be surprised if the Lightning move Alex Killorn this off-season. Bolts' GM Steve Yzerman is under a salary cap crunch and has to re-sign core players Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and Jonathan Drouin. Killorn, although a nice complimentary player, is going into the second year of a seven-year, $31.15 million contract, which may be a little excessive for a player of his worth. In order to free up some cap space to sign Johnson, Palat and Drouin, Yzerman may opt to move Killorn if possible. Keep an eye on this situation. Jun 11 |
| 3 | Vladislav Namestnikov ActiveVladislav Namestnikov might be available for the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion draft. He would be an intriguing player to pick up for the NHL's newest franchise. "It will depend on many factors," Namestnikov told Sport-express.ru. "The NHL expansion draft is in two months. No one knows what might happen. Many players are to be re-signed. So it'll be difficult to make predictions." He struggled in 2016-17 with 10 goals and 28 points in 74 games, but he is a player who can play up and down the lineup. May 9 |
| 4 | Chris Kunitz ActiveLook for Chris Kunitz to get a chance to play a prominent role with the Lightning next season. He could line up as a winger on one of the Bolts' top two lines which would mean he would flank either Steven Stamkos or Tyler Johnson. Even if Kunitz plays on Tampa's third unit, he will get plenty of power-play ice time making him late-round draft worthy. Jul 2 |
| 5 | Dennis Yan ActiveDennis Yan has signed his Entry Level Contract with Tampa Bay. No contract details have been released yet. Yan posted 32 goals and 69 points in 64 games with Shawinigan of the QMJHL as a 18-year-old last season. Jul 1 |
| RW | 1 | Nikita Kucherov ActiveNikita Kucherov is tied for second in the 2017 World Hockey Championship scoring race. He has tallied 11 points, including five goals, in six games for Russia. Kucherov had a goal and two helpers in Monday's 5-0 win over Latvia. Russia and the U.S. will play for first place in Group A on Tuesday. May 15 |
| 2 | Brayden Point ActiveBrayden Point will play for Canada at the IIHF World Championships. Tampa Bay bench boss Jon Cooper will be the coach of the Canadian team. Point registered 18 goals and 40 points in 68 games during his rookie season with the Lightning. Jonathan Drouin declined the invite to play for Canada. Apr 13 |
| 3 | Ryan Callahan ActiveRyan Callahan told reporters Saturday that he is feeling great and that his hip issues are behind him. In fact, Callahan was very optimistic about his readiness level for next season. "I feel great, no limitations at all," Callahan said. "I think this is going to be the hungriest I've ever been". That said, Callahan remains an injury risk. He is also likely destined for third-line duty which also supresses his fantasy value. Jul 2 |
| 4 | J.T. Brown ActiveJ.T. Brown (undisclosed) will play on Sunday after all. Brown had been sidelined for the least three games. He'll get one last chance this season to build on the six points, 71 PIMs and 103 hits he has already picked up in 2016-17. Apr 9 |
| 5 | Gabriel Dumont ActiveGabriel Dumont has inked a two-year contract with Tampa Bay. The first year of the contract is one-way, while the second year is a two-way. The deal also has an annual average value of $650,000. Dumont accounted for four points in 39 games with the Lightning last season. He also had five goals and five helpers in 20 outings with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL. Jun 28 |
| D | 1 | Victor Hedman ActiveVictor Hedman has been selected as a Norris Trophy finalist. Hedman was often overshadowed by defensemen Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson, who are the other two nominees, but he was terrific in his own right. Hedman finished the 2016-17 season with 16 goals and 72 points in 79 games this season. "I'm being put in situations to be successful," Hedman said after the season. "I've obviously felt more comfortable on the power play. I've felt more comfortable playing that offensive role. We had to be able to produce, and that's been kind of what I expect of myself, to be one of the leaders, especially when we were in a big hole." Hedman won't win the Norris Trophy, but there's no denying how good he was this season. Apr 22 |
| 2 | Anton Stralman ActiveAnton Stralman will be on Sweden's team for next month's IIHF World Championships. He must have been cleared to play from whatever was ailing him. Stralman could be paired with Tampa Bay teammate Victor Hedman again on Sweden's back end. Apr 19 |
| 3 | Braydon Coburn ActiveBraydon Coburn collected his 11th point of the season during Sunday's 6-3 win over the Stars. It was his fourth goal of the campaign through 76 games this season. He needed 80 games in 2015-16 to collect 10 points. Apr 2 |
| 4 | Jake Dotchin ActiveJake Dotchin and the Tampa Bay Lightning are reportedly closing in on a two-year contract. Dotchin is a restricted free agent after completing his entry-level contract. The potential financial terms of his next contract aren't known except to say that it will be a one-way deal. Dotchin made his NHL debut on Jan. 21 and went on to record 11 points and a plus-10 rating in 35 games with Tampa Bay. Jul 5 |
| 5 | Dan Girardi ActiveDan Girardi has signed with Tampa for two years and six million dollars. The Bolts were looking for a stabilizing presence on their blueline and now they have one. Girardi will likely receive top-four minutes and be paired with either Victor Hedman or Anton Stralman. That said, he won’t get much power-play ice time and with only 15 points in 63 games with the Rangers last season he doesn’t profile as much of a fantasy asset. Jul 1 |
| 6 | Andrej Sustr ActiveTampa Bay has signed Andrej Sustr to a one-year contract worth $1.95 million. Sustr just finished a two-year, $2.9 million deal, so he is getting a bit of a pay increase. He collected 14 points and 43 penalty minutes in 80 games with the Lightning last season. Jun 26 |
| 7 | Slater Koekkoek ActiveSlater Koekkoek has agreed to a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Koekkoek was a restricted free agent after completing his entry-level contract. He had four assists in 29 games with Tampa Bay last season. He also scored two goals and 13 points in 48 AHL contests. Jul 3 |
| 8 | Jamie McBain ActiveThe Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Jamie McBain to a two-way contract. The defenseman played only three games in the NHL last season after playing 348 games in The Show previous to that. He has no fantasy value at this time. Jul 1 |
| 9 | Mikhail Sergachev ActiveTampa Bay got their first look at Mikhail Sergachev when he took to the ice for development camp. "He's big and he's thick," said AHL Syracuse coach Benoit Groulx. "You can tell he's going to be an outstanding player, there's no doubt about it. He's mobile, passes the puck hard, shoots the puck. I was very impressed with him." Sergachev is excited to play for the Lightning and he could be on the roster as early as next season. However, he thinks he still has to get faster and stronger based on the four games he played for Montreal last season. Sergachev was obtained in the trade that sent Jonathan Drouin to the Canadiens and he has a bright future ahead of him. Jun 28 |
| G | 1 | Andrei Vasilevskiy ActiveAndrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 22 shots as Russia defeated Slovakia 6-0 Saturday at the 2017 World Hockey Championship. Vasilevskiy has two shutouts and a .953 save percentage at the tournament so far. He will be the starter for the Lightning next season barring an injury. He was 23-17-7 this season with a 2.61 GAA and a .917 save percentage. Expect more from the 22-year-old netminder in 2017-18 with a healthier Lightning lineup. May 14 |
| 2 | Peter Budaj ActivePeter Budaj has reportedly inked a two-year, $2.05 million extension with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Budaj started the 2016-17 campaign in the minors, but he soon found himself as the Kings' starting goaltender after the Kings lost Jonathan Quick. Quick missed most of the season, but Los Angeles traded Budaj to Tampa Bay on Feb. 26. Between the two teams, Budaj posted a 2.18 GAA and .915 save percentage in 60 contests. The Lightning will be looking at him as a backup, but given that Andrei Vasilevskiy is still fairly young, Budaj might end up with a fair amount of playing time in that role. Jun 19 |