#TBLightning signed Cedric Paquette to two year deal
— Joe Smith (@JoeSmithNHL) June 24, 2016
The Lightning resigned another restricted free agent. Cedric Paquette is on board for another 2 years at $812,500 per year.
Paquette, 22, skated in 56 games with the Lightning last season, recording six goals and 11 points to go along with 51 penalty minutes. His 51 penalty minutes ranked fourth on the Bolts during the regular season. The 6-foot-1, 199-pound forward was one of five Lightning players to notch a shorthanded tally last season. Paquette also appeared in 17 Stanley Cup Playoff games in 2016, posting one assist and 24 penalty minutes. He ranked third on the Bolts during the postseason for penalty minutes.
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