The Portuguese Pistol is staying in Tampa! The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that they have re-signed the Gage Goncalves to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $1.2 million. He will remain a restricted free agent at the end of the deal.
The 24-year-old forward appeared in 60 regular season games for the Lightning last year and posted 8 goals while adding 12 assists. He added another 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists) in the playoffs and was regarded as one of the more effective players for Tampa Bay in their all-too-brief five-game series against the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers.