![]() Which option do the Lightning choose today? To summarize, the options for the Lightning are LTIR Cirelli (and Bogosian) and make them wait 24 days, or IR Cirelli (and Bogosian) and play short for one game. This is actually something the Leafs are doing with John Tavares (injured) and Nick Robertson (minors) for their opening games. But that can only happen for Game 2 of the season. If the Lightning really wanted Cirelli and Bogosian ready sooner, they can play one skater short (presumably Koepke at 3LW) in move that would allow them to bring up a free “emergency exemption” player up from the minors until Cirelli is back. Without them on LTIR making the cap work for the first game is extremely tricky, and impossible for the roster Koepke and Myers were promised to be on. If we are to believe the Lightning for not putting either player on LTIR, this indicates they could be back sooner than expected. However, neither Cirelli or Bogosian is on LTIR yet, they’re just on regular IR. In this scenario, two of Fleury, Fortier, and Koepke would have to be reassigned. If put on LTIR (they are not there as of yesterday), their return could at the earliest be November 3rd vs Carolina. This comes close to the 10 games and 24 days minimum players need to be on LTIR for in order for its use. This is the state of the cap sheet for today, but what’s going to happen when Bogosian and Cirelli are healthy? Both players are currently rehabbing matching shoulder surgeries that were expected to keep them out until mid-November. Stamkos was also questionable, but Gabriel Fortier is already on the roster just in case. The Lightning will be at 23 players at that point and would need to use IR to open up another roster spot should that be necessary. He’s expected to play the opener, but in case he is unable to go, Nick Perbix can be called up to fill in. Some notes on the roster: Sergachev missed the final preseason game of the season he was scheduled to play in due to an injury. Pat Maroon – Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – Corey Perry Steven Stamkos – Brayden Point – Nikita KucherovĬole Koepke – Vladislav Namestnikov – Ross Colton That contract is stuck where it is and LTIR/IR is not available. Officially, he’s counted towards the 22 players and his $3 million is against the cap, but he won’t be playing. On Ian Cole’s suspension, he is on the cap but away from the team pending an investigation. Cirelli, however, will need to go on LTIR in order to promote Koepke and Myers. Note: it is possible to have a compliant roster without Bogosian on LTIR and $3.6 million in space - he can just be on IR should the team choose to do that. I talk about the other less likely scenario a little later, but for now the Lightning should have $4.45 million in cap space to work with the 22-player roster they desire. They achieved this, and will probably be putting Cirelli and Bogosian on LTIR today. Tampa Bay’s new LTIR upper limit/ACSL is $82,499,967, which is $33 from the max. Philippe Myers was sent down and Pierre-Cédric Labrie got an NHL contract at a very specific number all so the Lightning could be $33 within the cap ceiling so the ACSL (read: new cap ceiling while in LTIR) could as close to $82.5 million as possible. Or at the very least reach the Stanley Cup Final for the fourth year in a row, a feat that hasn’t been seen since the 70s and 80s dynasty Canadiens and Islanders.Īs always in a salary cap league, the Bolts roster looked funky yesterday as the deadline for teams to become compliant hit. Restricted Free Agents – Charles Hudon, Mathieu Joseph, Simon Ryfors, Odeen Tufto, Alexander Green, Jimmy Huntington, Antoine Morand, Sean Day, Otto Somppi, and Alexei Lipanov.Good morning and welcome to the first day of the 2022-23 NHL regular season! The Tampa Bay Lightning are going to kick things off against the New York Rangers tonight at Madison Square Garden with the hopes of eventually claiming their third Stanley Cup in four years. Unrestricted Free Agents – Ondrej Palat, Jan Ruuta, Brian Elliott, Pat Maroon, Gabriel Dumont, Remi Elie, Frederik Claesson, Maxime Lagace, Andrej Sustr, and Darren Raddysh. Tampa Bay Lightning Offseason Moves – Sports ForecasterĢ021-22 Tampa Bay Lightning Free Agents – Puck Pedia
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