TRADE DEAL :Tampa Bay NHL trade deadline……………
After all, the NHL Trade Deadline has passed. The Tampa Bay Lightning made the decision to be busy at the deadline in order to secure additional support for the remainder of the season.
In the first trade of the three-team deal involving the Oilers, Ducks, and Lightning, the Edmonton Oilers sent the Lightning a 2025 fourth-round pick. The Lightning gave unsigned goalkeeper Ty Taylor to the Ducks in exchange for the pick, and Adam Henrique went to the Oilers.
As part of the deal, Henrique’s cap hit was split 25% with the Lightning. Henrique’s contract, which he signed with the Ducks in 2018, is currently in its final year.
The Edmonton Oilers’ 2025 fourth-round pick will be shifted to the next draft if they make it to the Stanley Cup Final this season.
In order to obtain an additional draft pick, the Lightning use their excess trade deadline cap space in this transaction, which is released at the end of the season. It makes sense to save for future rounds because the Lighting won’t have picks until the fifth round of this year’s draft (more on that in a bit). When a whole year is effectively being thrown away, you have to be prepared for a large draft.
The San Jose Sharks sent defenseman Jack Thompson and a 2024 fourth-round pick to the Lightning in exchange for winger Anthony Duclair and a 2025 seventh-round pick.
Having spent three seasons as a player for the Florida Panthers, Duclair is no stranger to the Sunshine State. In July of last year, he was traded from Sunrise to San Jose.
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