Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesWe’re now a full week past the Colorado Avalanche taking home the Stanley Cup, which means the Entry Draft is soon upon us and the off-season is well and truly underway:
One of the secrets to the success of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the last few years has been their ability to extricate themselves from some nasty cap crunches without totally blowing up their squad. Yes, they’ve lost some important players through attrition but they’ve maintained their core throughout. On Sunday, they traded Ryan McDonagh to the Nashville Predators in a move that will clear up a lot of cap space. At some point the Bolts are going to fall off, but with a GM as creative…
