On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Lightning introduced they traded a 2025 third-round choose to the Carolina Hurricanes for pending unrestricted free agent Jake Guentzel.
On Saturday, the Lightning dealt defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to the Utah Hockey Membership and left winger Tanner Jeannot to the Los Angeles Kings to create cap house. Spotrac estimates Tampa Bay has $13.835M in cap room, however it could must clear extra to signal Guentzel.
The Athletic’s Chris Johnston reported the Hurricanes provided him an eight-year, $64M deal earlier this week. Nonetheless, he did not settle for it. Johnston added that the Lightning might signal the 29-year-old left winger to a most of seven years since he wasn’t on their reserve listing on the commerce deadline.
If the Lightning signal Guentzel, he might assist them change middle Steven Stamkos. Per Johnston, Tampa Bay normal supervisor Julien BriseBois lately introduced Stamkos will discover free company.
Stamkos has been one of many franchise’s premier gamers because it chosen him with the No. 1 general choose in 2008, profitable two Stanley Cups and making two All-Star Video games. Final season, the 34-year-old tied for fifteenth within the league in targets (40 in 79 games), which means he ought to appeal to suitors in free company.
Guentzel, in the meantime, scored 30 targets and logged 47 assists in 67 video games with the Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins final season. He has additionally scored 40 targets twice in eight seasons and helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 2016-17.
Tampa Bay’s assault options proper winger Nikita Kucherov and middle Brayden Level, so including Guentzel ought to assist it stay robust.