The Tampa Bay Lightning have aggressively started their offseason with intentions to sign all their UFAs and have indicated a willingness to trade Ryan McDonagh to clear some cap space. The first domino fell yesterday as the Lightning announced extended forward Nick Paul for seven more years.
We have signed Nick Paul to a seven-year contract extension worth $3.15 million AAV.
: https://t.co/rWPJJpRSte pic.twitter.com/1sAykrbwkW— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) July 1, 2022Since being acquired by the Lightning at the last trade deadline, Paul has proven himself as a great fit for the team and impressed everyone in the playoffs, where he played probably his best hockey in his career, scoring 9 (5+4) points in 23 games.