GSG
Assistant Coach
First big offseason move:
Lightning Send Jonathan Drouin To Montreal
Lightning Send Jonathan Drouin To Montreal
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Tampa Bay Lightning are sending forward Jonathan Drouin and a conditional sixth-round 2018 draft pick to the Montreal Canadiens for defense prospect Mikhail Sergachev and a conditional 2018 second-round pick.
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Drouin, who turned 22 in March, scored 21 goals and 53 points in 73 games for the Lightning this year. He’s very good right now, and still young enough that he probably hasn’t had his true “breakout” season yet. He’s an RFA, but it looks like Montreal’s already started talks on an extension.
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The Lightning will receive 18-year-old Mikhail Sergachev, the ninth overall pick in last summer’s draft. A two-way defenseman who’s been dominant at just about every level he’s played, Sergachev is expected by just about every observed to be a force for a long time.