The Tampa Bay Lightning got a head start on free agency by acquiring the rights to high-scoring winger Guentzel. The Lightning sent a 2025 third-round draft pick to Carolina on Sunday, June 30.

The Tampa Bay Lightning swung for the fences during the 2024 offseason, pursuing and signing scoring winger Jake Guentzel to a huge contract. They signed Guentzel to seven-year, $63 million deal ...

Carolina Hurricanes forward Jake Guentzel. The Tampa Bay Lightning stole most of the headlines coming out of the 2024 NHL draft and it wasn’t because of their selections.

The Tampa Bay Lightning traded for the negotiating rights of pending free agent Jake Guentzel and they have made the most of that situation. As first reported by Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff ...

Tampa Bay had the chance to negotiate exclusively with Jake Guentzel over the weekend, then signed the point-a-game playoff player to a $63 million, seven-year deal.

If the Lightning can not re-sign Guentzel, they lose a third-round pick, likely miss out on their chance to re-sign Stamkos, and are left with nothing but cap space. That could make them a loser.

The Tampa Bay Lightning got a head start on free agency by acquiring the rights to high-scoring winger Guentzel. The Lightning sent a 2025 third-round draft pick to Carolina on Sunday, June 30.