The Tampa Bay Lightning continue to cross things off on there summer list of things to do. Amidst a small flurry of activity within the organization, the biggest move was to get one of their restricted free agents under contract. Max Crozier, a 25-year-old defenseman with 18 games of regular season experience with the Lightning, agreed to a three-year deal with an AAV of $775,000.
With Nick Perbix expected to test the free agency market next month, the Lightning might have wrapped up his replacement at a very team friendly deal with the signing. The first year of Crozier’s deal is a two-way deal with a hefty $250,000 minor-league salary, and then it switches to a one-way deal over the final two years.