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2025 NHL Draft

Tampa completes draft while free agency looms over

Joseph Lopez
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Lightning Prioritize Depth and Development in Final Draft Picks

Tampa Bay Lightning Strikes with Young, Steady Blueliner Everett Baldwin at No. 151

Tampa Bay Drafts a Bulldozer on Skates—Aiden Foster is Built for Playoff Hockey

Sweden v Finland: Semifinals - 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship

Lightning saw something special in Benjamin Rautiainen and acted fast

Alexis Farinacci
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Niagara Ice Dogs v Saginaw Spirit

Tampa Bay Lightning draft Ethan Czata, C/RW at No. 56 overall

Alexis Farinacci
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2025 NHL Draft

Tampa Bay silent during the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft

Joseph Lopez
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2009 NHL Entry Draft, First Round

Draft memories: Drafting a cornerstone

Joseph Lopez
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2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final - Game Five

Draft memories: Ondrej Palat

Joseph Lopez
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2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft - Rounds 2-7

Tampa's 2025 NHL Draft may be busy, but not in the way fans think

Joseph Lopez
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Jun 28, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; The draft board after round one of the 2023 NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Grading the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2023 NHL Draft

Alfred Ezman
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 29: Jayson Shaugabay celebrates after being selected 115th overall pick by the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena on June 29, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Tampa Bay Lightning Select Jayson Shaugabay 115th Overall in 2023 NHL Draft

Stephen Parrino
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LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JANUARY 24: Forward Ethan Gauthier #79 of the Sherbrooke Phoenix skates for Team White during the 2023 Kubota CHL Top Prospects Game Practice at the Langley Events Centre on January 24, 2023 in Langley, British Columbia. (Photo by Dennis Pajot/Getty Images)

Tampa Bay Lightning Select Ethan Gauthier 37th Overall in 2023 NHL Draft

Stephen Parrino
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Jul 8, 2022; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; General view of the team tables and stage during the second round of the 2022 NHL Draft at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

Tampa Bay Lightning 2023 NHL Draft Primer: No Picks, Colton Trade

Stephen Parrino
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Jul 7, 2022; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; A general view outside of Bell Centre before the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

Lightning 2022 NHL Draft Primer: Team needs, Russians, Goalies, and more

Stephen Parrino
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KELOWNA, BC - MARCH 13: Jack Finley #26 of the Spokane Chiefs celebrates a goal with fist bumps past the bench against the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place on March 13, 2019 in Kelowna, Canada. (Photo by Marissa Baecker/Getty Images)

Lightning select Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves in second round

James Yarcho
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PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 28: Brayden Point meets his team after being drafted #79 by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Day Two of the 2014 NHL Draft at the Wells Fargo Center on June 28, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Lightning: NHL Draft Begins Tonight

James Yarcho
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(Photo by Scott Audette/NHLI via Getty Images)

Tampa Bay Lightning: Dmitri Semykin draft strengthens the blue line

Lukas Weese
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June 23, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Cal Foote poses for photos after being selected as the number fourteen overall pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

Tampa Bay Lightning focus on forward position at 2017 NHL Draft

Will Clewis
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June 23, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Cal Foote poses for photos after being selected as the number fourteen overall pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

NHL Draft 2017: Tampa Bay Lightning select D Cal Foote in first round

Chase Kimball
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Feb 11, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; NHL commissioner Gary Bettman during a press conference to announce that Chicago will host the 2017 NHL Draft at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports

NHL Draft 2017: Tampa Bay Lightning could turn draft picks into defensive talent

Tasha St. Pierre
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Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

NHL Expansion Draft 2017: Tampa Bay Lightning F Nikita Gusev heads to Vegas in trade deal

Tasha St. Pierre
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Jun 21, 2017; Las Vegas, NV, USA; A general view of T-Mobile Arena after the 2017 NHL Awards and Expansion Draft. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports

NHL Expansion Draft 2017: Tampa Bay Lightning D Jason Garrison headed to the Vegas Golden Knights

Tasha St. Pierre
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Analyzing the Tampa Bay Lightning’s protected list ahead of Expansion Draft

Will Clewis
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Tampa Bay Lightning expansion draft protection list: Who should be shielded?

Kevin Tall
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Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Tampa Bay Lightning 2016 NHL Draft Recap

Will Clewis
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Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Tampa Bay Lightning 2016 NHL Draft Preview

Tasha St. Pierre
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Jun 27, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Anthony Deangelo smiles while greeting team officials after being selected as the number nineteen overall pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Tampa Bay Lightning: Top 5 Draft Prospects

Austin Howard
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