It has been a busy summer for GM Steve Yzerman and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Here’s a quick guide to all the Bolts transactions of late.
TRADED
JUNE 15: Montreal Canadiens acquire Jonathan Drouin and a conditional sixth-round pick in 2018 draft in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman prospect Mikhail Sergachev and a conditional second-round pick in the 2018 draft | Drouin traded to Canadiens by Lightning for Sergachev
JUNE 21: Vegas Golden Knights acquire forward Nikita Gusev, a 2017 second-round pick and a 2018 fourth-round pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning for future considerations.
JULY 1: Tampa Bay Lightning acquire forward Carter Verhaeghe from the New York Islanders for the rights to goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis | Lightning acquire forward Carter Verhaeghe from Islanders
SIGNED
Forward Taylor Raddysh signed a three-year contract.
Goalie Peter Budaj signed a two-year contract.
Defenseman Andrej Sustr signed a one-year contract.
Forward Yanni Gourde signed a two-year contract.
Forward Cory Conacher signed a two-year contract.
Forward Gabriel Dumont signed a two-year contract.
Forward Matthew Peca signed a one-year contract.
Defenseman Dan Girardi signed a two-year contract.
Goaltender Michael Leighton signed a one-year contract.
Forward Chris Kunitz signed a one-year contract.
Forward Alex Gallant signed a one-year contract.
Defenseman Mat Bodie signed a one-year contract.
Forward Alex Volkov signed a three-year contract.
Defenseman Oleg Sosunov signed a three-year contract.
Defenseman Jamie McBain signed a one-year contract.
Defenseman Slater Koekkoek signed a one-year contract.
Defenseman Jake Dotchin signed a two-year contract.
Forward Tyler Johnson signed a seven-year contract.
Forward Ondrej Palat signed a five-year contract.
Forward Michael Bournival signed a one-year contract.
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