Tampa Bay Lightning

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Head Coach Jon Cooper

Associate Coach Jeff Halpem
Assistant Coach Todd Richards
Goaltending Coach Frantz Jean
Assistant Coach Derek Lalonde

Syracuse Crunch (AHL)

Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)

Cap Hit	$97,976,002
Cap Space	$-16,476,002
LTIR Pool	$16,974,666
Roster	21/23
Contracts	47/50

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Transactions

Mathieu Joseph \| Joseph scored his second goal of the season in Thursday's 3-2 OT win over Columbus.	Jan 21
Brayden Point \| Point scored the game-winning goal in overtime Thursday in a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jackets.	Jan 21
Andrei Vasilevskiy \| Vasilevskiy 23 saves in a 3-2 OT win over Columbus on Thursday.	Jan 21
Ryan McDonagh \| McDonagh picked up two assists in Thursday's 3-2 OT win over the Blue Jackets.	Jan 21
Andrei Vasilevskiy \| Vasilevskiy will be in goal on the road against Columbus on Thursday.	Jan 21

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Line Combinations Updated: Jan 21 (10:46am)

Palat $5,300,0005.3M	Point $6,750,0006.8M	Stamkos $8,500,0008.5M	Hedman $7,875,0007.9M	Rutta $1,300,0001.3M
Line 1 $20,550,000			Pairing 1 $9,175,000
Killorn $4,450,0004.5M	Cirelli $4,800,0004.8M	Johnson $5,000,0005M	McDonagh $6,750,0006.8M	Cernak $2,950,0003M
Line 2 $14,250,000			Pairing 2 $9,700,000
Coleman $1,800,0001.8M	Gourde $5,166,6665.2M	Goodrow $925,0000.9M	Sergachev $4,800,0004.8M	Schenn $800,0000.8M
Line 3 $7,891,666			Pairing 3 $5,600,000
Maroon $900,0000.9M	Stephens $737,5000.7M	Joseph $737,5000.7M	Vasilevskiy $9,500,0009.5M	Gibson $700,0000.7M
Line 4 $2,375,000			Goalies $10,200,000

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Injury Report

	Expected Return Sat Jan 23, 2021 Curtis McElhinney - OUT - Covid-19 Sat Jan 16, 2021 Curtis McElhinney \| McElhinney was placed in the (NHL)"s COVID-19 protocol Saturday, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.
	Expected Return Tue May 11, 2021 Nikita Kucherov - IR-LT - Hip Surgery
	Expected Return Sun Aug 1, 2021 Marian Gaborik - IR-NR - Back Surgery
	Expected Return Sun Aug 1, 2021 Anders Nilsson - IR - Concussion Concussion

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TBLightning January 21 Three for three. ⚡️ 📝: t.co/O1CwLW5EBq t.co/gDUfvtp2o8
TBLightning January 21 We have a feeling we know, but... Who's your @sonnysbbq goal of the game? #TBLvsCBJ

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JoeSmithTB January 21 You can see where Tortorella is coming from a bit when you watch this last shift by Dubois tonight t.co/5RlW8isGjC
JoeSmithTB January 21 #tblightning Jon Cooper on Mathieu Joseph, who has two goals in first three games. “When you’re making plays like this, you’re forcing the coach’s hand to play you a little bit more.” Says Joseph can play up and down lineup.

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Performance Bonuses
Movement Clauses
35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve
Taxi Squad

Entry Level Contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract

(13) Forwards $60,141,666 73.8% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Gaborik, Marian LTIR	RW LTIR --> 0	38	$4,875,000	$0 UFA
Maroon, Pat	LW NHL --> 0	32	$900,000 NTC	$900,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Stamkos, Steven	C NHL --> 0	30	$8,500,000 NMC	$8,500,000 NMC	$8,500,000 NMC	$8,500,000 NMC	$0 UFA
Johnson, Tyler	C NHL --> 0	30	$5,000,000 NTC	$5,000,000 M-NTC	$5,000,000 M-NTC	$5,000,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Kucherov, Nikita LTIR	RW LTIR --> 0	27	$9,500,000 NMC	$9,500,000 NMC	$9,500,000 NMC	$9,500,000 NMC	$9,500,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2027)
Coleman, Blake	C NHL --> 0	29	$1,800,000	$0 UFA
Palat, Ondrej	LW NHL --> 0	29	$5,300,000 NTC	$5,300,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Killorn, Alex	LW NHL --> 0	31	$4,450,000 M-NTC	$4,450,000 M-NTC	$4,450,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Goodrow, Barclay	RW NHL --> 0	27	$925,000	$0 UFA
Point, Brayden	C NHL --> 0	24	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Gourde, Yanni	C NHL --> 0	29	$5,166,666 NTC	$5,166,667 NTC	$5,166,667 M-NTC	$5,166,667 M-NTC	$5,166,667 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2025)
Stephens, Mitchell	C NHL --> 0	23	$737,500	$737,500	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Cirelli, Anthony	C NHL --> 0	23	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	$0 RFA
Joseph, Mathieu	RW NHL --> 0	23	$737,500	$737,500	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Volkov, Alexander	RW NHL --> 0	23	$700,000	$0 RFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$60,141,666	$51,841,667	$37,416,667	$28,166,667	$14,666,667	$0

(6) Defence $24,475,000 30.0% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Schenn, Luke	D NHL --> 0	31	$800,000	$0 UFA
Hedman, Victor	D NHL --> 0	30	$7,875,000 NMC	$7,875,000 NMC	$7,875,000 M-NTC	$7,875,000 M-NTC	$7,875,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA (2025)
McDonagh, Ryan	D NHL --> 0	31	$6,750,000 NTC	$6,750,000 NTC	$6,750,000 NTC	$6,750,000 NTC	$6,750,000 NTC	$0 UFA (2026)
Cernak, Erik	D NHL --> 0	23	$2,950,000	$2,950,000	$2,950,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Sergachev, Mikhail	D NHL --> 0	22	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	$4,800,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Rutta, Jan	D NHL --> 0	30	$1,300,000	$1,300,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$24,475,000	$23,675,000	$22,375,000	$14,625,000	$14,625,000	$0

(2) Goalies $13,400,000 16.4% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
McElhinney, Curtis	G NHL --> 0	37	$1,300,000	$0 UFA
Nilsson, Anders LTIR	G LTIR --> 0	30	$2,600,000	$0 UFA
Vasilevskiy, Andrei	G NHL --> 0	26	$9,500,000	$9,500,000 NMC	$9,500,000 NMC	$9,500,000 NMC	$9,500,000 NMC	$0 UFA (2028)
TOTALS			TOTALS		$13,400,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$0

(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
TOTALS			TOTALS		$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Cap Summary Projection Share Copy Link Embed Tweet It
	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Roster Size Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR. Learn More Or Ask A Question	21	17	11	7
Standard Player Contracts Number of players signed to Standard Player Contracts (SPC's). Cannot exceed 50 players. Some players do not count towards this, such as 18/19 Year-Old players in Junior with less than 10 NHL Games Played in Season. Learn More Or Ask A Question	47	24	15	7
Upper Limit The maximum Salary Cap Hit of all players counting towards the active roster. Often referred to as "Salary Cap". This is determined in the summer and is based on the previous season's revenues, per the CBA. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$81,500,000	$81,500,000	$81,500,000	$81,500,000
Projected Cap Hit Anticipated Season-End Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap. Assumes current roster is in effect for the remainder of season. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$97,976,002	$85,016,667	$69,291,667	$52,291,667
Projected Cap Space Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$-16,476,002	$-3,516,667	$12,208,333	$29,208,333
Current Cap Space Amount of Cap Space that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$-16,476,002	$-3,516,667	$12,208,333	$29,208,333
Maximum LTIR Pool The maximum amount of Long Term Injured Reserve space potentially available. This is the Cap Hit of player on LTIR less the Cap Space available for team at time player was on LTIR. A player can go on LTIR when they expect to miss 10 games and 24 days in the season. A player on LTIR does not come off of the salary cap, instead a team is allowed to exceed the cap by the LTIR amount. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$16,974,666	$0	$0	$0
Current Roster Annual Cap Hit Anticipated Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap + retained salary + buyouts. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$98,016,666	$85,016,667	$69,291,667	$52,291,667
Carryover Bonus Overages Teams can exceed the salary cap due to players receiving performance bonuses. If a team exceeds the salary cap due to performance bonuses, they carryover to the previous season and reduce the cap space a team has. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$0	$0	$0	$0
Potential Bonuses Performance Bonuses that players on the active roster are eligible to achieve. A team can exceed the salary cap due to performance bonuses, but they carry over to the following season. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$0	$0	$0	$0
Retained Salary Remaining Teams can retain salary/cap hit when they trade a player. A team can only have a maximum of 3 players that they retained salary on. Learn More Or Ask A Question	3	3	3	3

(23) Non-Roster

Player	POS	Age	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Gibson, Christopher	G MIN --> 0 -->	28	$700,000	$0 UFA
Nieves, Boo	C MIN --> 0 --> 1	26	$708,000	$0 UFA
Smith, Gemel	C MIN --> 0 --> 1	26	$700,000	$0 UFA
Witkowski, Luke	RW MIN --> 0 -->	30	$700,000	$0 UFA
Martin, Spencer	G MIN --> 0 --> 1	25	$700,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Vermin, Joel	RW --> 0 -->	28	$0
Masin, Dominik	D MIN --> 0 -->	24	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Thomas, Ben	D MIN --> 0 -->	24	$700,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Walcott, Daniel	D MIN --> 0 -->	26	$700,000	$0 UFA
Oldham, Kristian	G --> 0 -->	23	$0				$0 UFA
Katchouk, Boris	LW MIN --> 0 -->	22	$833,334	$0 RFA
Raddysh, Taylor	RW MIN --> 0 -->	22	$833,334	$0 RFA
Day, Sean	D MIN --> 0 -->	23	$700,000	$0 RFA
Colton, Ross	C MIN --> 0 -->	24	$700,000	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Somppi, Otto	C MIN --> 0 -->	23	$763,333	$0 RFA
Lohin, Ryan	C MIN --> 0 -->	24	$792,500	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Borgman, Andreas	D MIN --> 0 --> 1	25	$700,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Foote, Callan	D MIN --> 0 --> 1	22	$925,000	$0 RFA
Lipanov, Alexei	C MIN --> 0 -->	21	$747,500	$747,500	$0 RFA
Perbix, Nicklaus	D --> 0 -->	22	$0
Guttman, Cole	C --> 0 -->	21	$0
Walker, Samuel	C --> 0 -->	21	$0
Fortier, Gabriel	LW MIN --> 0 -->	20	$775,001	$775,001	$775,001	$0 RFA
Semykin, Dmitry	D MIN --> 0 -->	20	$813,333	$813,333	$813,333	$0 RFA
Green, Alexander	D MIN --> 0 -->	22	$817,500	$817,500	$0 RFA
Chrona, Magnus	G --> 0 -->	20	$0
Koepke, Cole	LW --> 0 -->	22	$0
Salda, Radim	D --> 0 -->	21	$0
Taylor, Ty	G --> 0 -->	21	$0
Archambault, Olivier	LW --> 0 -->	27	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Barre-Boulet, Alex	C MIN --> 0 -->	23	$759,258	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Oullette, Martin	G --> 0 -->	29	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Pederson, Brent	LW --> 0 -->	25	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Huntington, Jimmy	C MIN --> 0 -->	22	$809,166	$809,166	$0 RFA
Alnefelt, Hugo	G --> 0 -->	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Cajkovic, Maxim	RW --> 0 -->	20	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Crozier, Maxwell	D --> 0 -->	20	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Schmiemann, Quinn	D --> 0 -->	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Shalagin, Mikhail	LW --> 0 -->	21	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Webster, Mckade	LW --> 0 -->	20	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Abbandonato, Peter	C --> 0 -->	22	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Valleau, Nolan	D --> 0 -->	28	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Windsor, Clint	G --> 0 -->	27	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Zummack, Eli	C --> 0 -->	20	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Finley, Jack	C MIN --> 0 -->	18	$825,833	$825,833	$825,833	$0 RFA
Goncalves, Gage	C MIN --> 0 -->	20	$825,833	$825,833	$825,833	$0 RFA
Groshev, Maxim	RW --> 0 -->	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Thompson, Jack	D --> 0 -->	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Powell, Eamon	D --> 0 -->	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Dureau, Jaydon	LW --> 0 -->	20	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Capone, Nick	RW --> 0 -->	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Miftakhov, Amir	G --> 0 -->	20	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Mcdonnell, Declan	--> 0 -->	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$17,528,925	$5,614,166	$3,240,000	$0	$0	$0

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