2010 Lightning Unsigned Free Agents

PLAYER NAME Type Age POS
Mark Parrish UFA 33 Right Wing
Stephane Veilleux UFA 28 Left Wing
Paul Ranger RFA 25 Defense

2010 Lightning Free Agent Signings

PLAYER NAME Age P LENGTH CAP NO.
Martin St. Louis 35 R 4 years $5,625,000
Pavel Kubina 33 D 2 years $3,850,000
Steve Downie 23 R 2 years $1,850,000
Dan Ellis 30 G 2 years $1,500,000
Brett Clark 33 D 2 years $1,500,000

2010 Lightning NHL Entry Draft

RND PICK PLAYER NAME POS HT WT
1 6 Brett Connolly R 6.02 191
3 63 Brock Beukeboom D 6.01 200
3 66 Radko Gudas D 6.00 202
3 72 Adam Janosik D 6.00 179
4 96 Geoffrey Schemitsch D 6.02 185

Lightning Interested in Signing Quick

Submitted by chad on February 2, 2008 - 18:52

Lightning General Manager Jay Feaster released the following statement on the Kevin Quick situation:

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We have shared with his family adviser our thoughts on what is best for both Kevin's hockey career in light of the options that are available to him as well as for his own personal development and well-being.

Quick, a freshman defenseman with the University of Michigan and a Lightning draftee, was dismissed from the Wolverines yesterday after "violating team rules and trust."

Prior to Kevin choosing to return to Salisbury Prep after his draft year, the Lightning put the full-court press on him, encouraging him to go the Major Junior route with his development (Both Kevin and his younger brother, Kyle, have their rights held by the Ontario Hockey League's Sarnia Sting). Kevin eventually returned to Salisbury for a year before choosing to play collegiately at Michigan.

Green Bay of the USHL drafted Kevin in 2006, but released him after Quick decided to return to Prep school.

With Quick's developmental path again at a crossroads, Feaster told BoltProspects, "We will be doing the same kind of lobbying in this case and, yes, we are interested in signing him."

Kyle Okposo, who is 19 like Quick, recently left the University of Minnesota on his own terms to join the New York Islanders' AHL affiliate in Bridgeport.

Quick could be signed and end up in the AHL with Norfolk, or he could go to Major Junior and play with the likely top 2008 NHL draft choice Steven Stamkos in Sarnia.

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ATO?

Submitted by pete on February 2, 2008 - 21:30.

Would they sign him to an ATO in Norfolk for the rest of the year and then try to get an NHL deal worked out in the summer?

ATO

Submitted by aapbolt on February 3, 2008 - 16:24.

What happened at Michigan? Is it related to any character or integrity issues? Hopefully not. Will Jay try and get him to Norfolk now?

Too young?

Submitted by GoBoltz56 on February 3, 2008 - 17:04.

Isn't he too young to play in the AHL this year? Either way, I don't think he's anywhere near ready to play pro hockey and needs to go play in Sarnia for a couple years.

Not too young

Submitted by chad on February 4, 2008 - 11:58.

The 20 year old rule applies to kids coming from the CHL.

He needs to play, and if an ATO in NF is the only way - then give it to him and rotate him in and out of the lineup.

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