I think I had a chat with their agents on Monday afternoon and by then we had a clear indication that we weren’t going to get a deal done.” #Bolts JBB said both sides tried for a Palat contract: “We did work with them until we kind of ran out of ideas that were worth exploring. We wish Pally the best in New Jersey and thank him for ten memorable seasons in Tampa. But it wasn’t for a lack of effort from both sides, just at the end of the day there is only so much cap space to build a roster with and the gap between what BriseBois could afford to give Palat and what he got on the open market was too wide of a gap to overcome. Thanks for everything, Jan! /kxzjoFBdJFįor Palat, the last few days had indicated that there was not going to be a deal to keep him in Tampa Bay after his 11-goal playoff effort caught the attention of general managers needing an experienced winger to solidify their rosters. Rutta signed a three-year contract at a $2,750,000 AAV with the Pittsburgh Penguins, while Ondrej Palat signed a five-year contract at a $6,000,000 AAV with the New Jersey Devils.įour seasons and a two-time Cup champion. However, the addition of new faces did not come without saying goodbyes as Ryan McDonagh was previously traded and Jan Rutta and Ondrej Palat will not be returning to the team. In addition to welcoming Ian Cole and Haydn Fleury, and former Bolt Vladislav Namestnikov, into the Lightning family for the upcoming season on one or two-year contracts, general manager Julien BriseBois committed 8-year contract extensions to each of Anthony Cirelli, Erik Cernak, and Mikhail Sergachev a year before they were set to become restricted free agents. There were multiple short and long-term signings in the first day of free agency and seemingly nothing in-between for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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