TB Lightning were not sure if they were going to be involved in any big names moving around, but once Couturier became available, they definitely made a move.
Fabbri has been discussed between the two teams previously as well, and was considered as part of a bigger deal when the teams swapped Tuch and Mangiapane. Francouz is going to be a cap dump. Since he hasn’t played a game this year, he probably gets hit in the re-rates, but it allowed TB Lightning to hold on to a few prospects that were in discussion. There is also a chance of a rebound and some value beyond next year.
Thanks to Scorp for the talks!
The teams still didn’t find a way to figure out a method to resolve the conditions in previous trades though.
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