2009 Restricted Free Agents

The following players along with Lauri Tukonen were tendered qualifying offers on June 29th and their rights retained by the Lightning.

Matt Smaby
   
Matt Lashoff
   
Blair Jones
   
Martins Karsums
   
Mike Lundin
   

2009 Free Agent Signings

PLAYER NAME POS Years Avg/Yr
Lukas Krajicek Defense 1 year $1500000
Mattias Ohlund Defense 7 years $3750000
Matt Walker Defense 4 years $1700000

2009 Tampa Bay Lightning Draft

1 2 Victor Hedman Defense 6.06 220 lbs.
1 29 Carter Ashton Right Wing 6.03 205 lbs.
2 52 Richard Panik Right Wing 6.02 203 lbs.
4 93 Alex Hutchings Left Wing 5.10 173 lbs.
5 148 Michael Zador Goaltender 6.02 172 lbs.
6 162 Jaroslav Janus Goaltender 5.11 192 lbs.
7 183 Kirill Gotovets Defense 5.11 175 lbs.

Ty Wishart

Basics

Type: 
Prospect
Position: 
Defense
Shoots/Catches: 
Left
Height: 
6.05
Weight: 
203 lbs.
Born: 
05/19/1988
Age: 
21
Hometown: 
Comox, BC
Acquired: 
Acquired in a trade with the San Jose Sharks on July 4, 2008
Last Team: 
Norfolk (AHL)
Projects As: 
Top 2 Defenseman
Prospect Ranking: 
3
Depth Chart Weight: 
4

Draft Info

Draft Status: 
Drafted
Draft Year: 
2006
Draft Type: 
NHL Entry Draft
Drafted By: 
San Jose Sharks
Round: 
1
Pick No.: 
16
Draft Team: 
Prince George (WHL)

Contract

Contract Status: 
Signed
Waiver Status: 
Waiver Exempt
Signing Date: 
03/03/2007
Contract Length: 
3 years
Cap Number: 
$1,120,833
Contract End Year: 
2011
Contract End Status: 
RFA
Salary: 
$750,000
Salary: 
$850,000
Salary: 
$765,000

Bio

Awards: 

2007-08

  • WHL - East Second All-Star Team (Defenseman)

Scouting Report

Scouting Comments: 

Red Line Report says, "6'5" defender rarely makes mistakes in his own end."

Strengths: 

Athletically, Wishart is the prototypical NHL defenseman most teams are dying to add to their roster: big and very mobile with the agility to contain and shut down opposing forwards. He uses his reach to his advantage well and is a master of both using the poke check and getting his stick into passing lanes. Wishart is strong and poised and plays a solid positional game. He also makes an excellent first pass out of the zone and has a heavy shot from the point. In the past couple of seasons, he's grown more comfortable and confident jumping into the play at even strength and running the power play with the man advantage.

Weaknesses: 

The biggest knock on Wishart going into his draft year was his reluctance to use his size and strength to cancel out opposing players, and that knock has never completely gone away. His offensive game has improved by leaps and bounds over the past two seasons but he still has room to grow in the offensive third of the ice.

Projection: 

Heading into the 2006 NHL Entry Draft most teams projected Wishart as a number three defenseman in the NHL capable of logging over 20 minutes a night. Since then, Wishart has shown marked improvement in his offensive game while still showing himself to be incredibly solid and reliable in his own end of the ice. That's why we project him as a potential top-pair shut-down defenseman who not only will match up against opposing team's best forwards, but also might be capable of putting up 30-40 points a season from the backline as well.

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