Here we sit in the middle of May. While four teams are still playing (well, technically five since the Oilers and Canucks are still slogging through their series) the Tampa Bay Lightning are well into off-season mode. General Manager Julien BriseBois has already started his summer homework by signing Mitchell Chaffee to a two-year contract last week. That leaves him with seven free agents at the NHL level. He can’t sign them all, so lets start off our week by making some slightly educated guesses at where they might end up next season.
There is one big name at the top of the list and then several intriguing names for the Lightning and other teams.