Lightning Round: has Nick Perbix done what Cal Foote couldn’t?

SUNRISE, FL - OCTOBER 21: Nick Perbix #48 congratulates Brayden Point #21 of the Tampa Bay Lightning after he scored a third period goal to tie the game against the Florida Panthers at the FLA Live Arena during an NHL game on October 21, 2022 in Sunrise, Florida.Nick Perbix got his first career NHL point last night with an assist on defense partner Mikhail Sergachev’s goal. Partnered with Sergachev, Perbix has been in the Lightning’s top four for a couple games now and has been improving in every game he’s played.

There was always going to be an open spot as the #4 defender on this team. Cal Foote had first dibs at the spot but has once again shuffled himself back down the 6/7 position and…