Right at the start of free agency yesterday, we found out that the Tampa Bay Lightning had placed Tyler Johnson on waivers. Today we found out he was not claimed by any team.
General Manager Julien BriseBois had reportedly been working on finding a trade for Johnson in an attempt to clear his $5 million cap hit. Johnson’s contract has a full No Trade Clause. This meant that he could not be traded to any team without approving the trade. Johnson’s camp was reportedly working with the team to facilitate a trade and gave them seven or eight teams to work with.