We have now a commerce to announce the day earlier than the Convention Finals start within the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning are re-acquiring defenseman Ryan McDonagh from the Nashville Predators.
?️MAC IS BACK
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— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) Might 21, 2024
The Lightning are getting McDonagh and a 2024 fourth-round choose in alternate for a 2025 second-round choose and a 2024 seventh-round choose.
Commerce particulars:
To Tampa: D Ryan McDonagh, 2024 4th RD choose
To Nashville: 2025 2nd RD choose, 2024 seventh RD choose https://t.co/INMeQyPKNK— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) Might 21, 2024
The Tampa Bay Lightning have been going to be a group to observe this summer time due to free-agent Steven Stamkos. Stamkos is due a brand new contract. As well as, defenseman Victor Hedman is due a brand new contract extension.
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The acquisition of McDonagh makes the summer time much more fascinating, particularly surrounding the Lightning. The Predators are usually not retaining cash on McDonagh’s $6.75 million wage cap hit. There are two years left on his deal.
Nevertheless, the Predators have a wage cap hit of $5.55 million this season and $6.55 million subsequent two seasons for the Matt Duchene buyout.
Sorry Duchene buyout cap cost subsequent season is $5.55M. It goes to $6.55M the 12 months after that. However the level is, the Preds should account for that. https://t.co/5QrX5LWyHp
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) Might 21, 2024
The Lightning now have just a little over $5 million in cap area, and Stamkos wants a brand new deal. There isn’t a rush within the eyes of Lightning GM Julien BriseBois to signal Hedman. Stamkos is the precedence.
Tampa Bay now has just a bit over $5M for subsequent season.
Both Tampa goes to be actual busy this offseason, or free company simply bought a complete lot extra fascinating.
— Marco D’Amico (@mndamico) Might 21, 2024
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The Predators have executed a superb job with these trades.
Marco D’Amico: The Nashville Predators paid the value of Philippe Myers, Grant Mishmash, and a 4th-round choose to lease Ryan McDonaugh. They then bought a 2nd + a seventh for his or her bother.
Predators GM Barry Trotz: “This commerce provides to our already deep corps of draft picks over the following two NHL Drafts and permits us to proceed to make tweaks and enhancements to our group in the course of the offseason. We need to make selections that assist us construct on the success we had within the 2023-24 season by giving us as many weapons as we will get, whether or not it’s youthful gamers on our roster, extra impactful draft selections or wage cap flexibility.”
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The Predators are shedding about $7 million in wage for the following two years for a participant who will flip 35 and has a historical past of accidents.
The Lightning needed so as to add a top-4 D this summer time. Going the UFA route probably would have meant extra time period than Tampa needed to go to. So 2 years left on McDonagh deal made sense for the Bolts and clearly they know the participant effectively. Might be a well-liked transfer in Bolts dressing room.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) Might 21, 2024
Nevertheless, McDonagh did it for the Predators in the course of the 23-24 season. He was additionally a vital member of the Stanley Cup Championship groups in 2020 and 2021.
Wow. Didn’t count on that. Ryan McDonagh performed nice 2023-24 season with Nashville to be trustworthy. https://t.co/L0W1zH1EmN pic.twitter.com/r0wfwS7AJS
— Andy & Rono (@ARHockeyStats) Might 21, 2024
All eyes will likely be on what the Lightning and Predators do subsequent this offseason.
Even with the Stanley Cup Playoffs nonetheless occurring, the low season has begun for the remainder of the league.