Lightning Land Veteran Defenseman John Carlson in Free Agency

After a full day of free agency moves, the Lightning signed right-shot defenseman John Carlson  to a two-year contract worth $8.5 million annually. The move addressed a need on the right side, following the trade of Darren Raddysh , which left the Lightning with just two right-shot defensemen in Erik Cernak and Max Crozier .