One of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s biggest needs going into this year’s draft was defensive depth. Steve Yzerman addressed this need first with the selection of Cal Foote with the team’s first round,14th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Foote is a 6’4″ 214-pound defenseman who is a self-proclaimed two-way player. Last season, with the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets, Foote scored 51 points in 71 games. However, the specific attribute of Foote that most likely led to his drafting is his right-handedness
Currently, the only Lightning defensemen with right-handed shots are Anton Stralman along with Jake Dotchin and Andrej Sustr, who are both Restricted Free Agents.