The salary cap situation at the Tampa Bay Lightning was always going to be interesting this offseason. Once Steven Stamkos decided he wanted to stay in sunny Florida, things got even more complicated for the Bolts’ General Manager Steve Yzerman.
The Lightning have had a few players shine during their last couple of playoff runs, and as happens in professional sports, when players come up big, they ask for big money in return.
Left winger Alex Killorn was one of those players. After a couple of clutch performances in the post-season, he was in line for a raise from his $2.