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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
I try not to, but I really really really resent the Tampa Bay Lightning and how easy things look for them.
They've got a helluva goalie.
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It may look "easy" today, but TB's situation is progressively becoming dire.
As of this moment they have $5.5 m of space with 2 players yet to fill out the roster, one of which will be among the highest paid RFAs this summer. Yes, they have LTIR flexibility for this season with Ryan Callahan's contract, but then things start to become uncomfortable. For 2020–21 TB has $67 m committed to seven forwards, three defensemen and two goalies, and in 2021–22 $62 m committed to only six forwards, two defensemen and one goalie—all before factoring in Brayden Point's new deal.