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With the deadline for teams to issue qualifying offers to restricted free agents on Monday, the Lightning announced that seven of the eight eligible restricted free agents received their offers today.
Just to clarify, players who are issued their qualifying offers are not obligated to sign them. In many ways this is as much of a procedural move more than anything. By issuing the QOs, it retains the rights for the team to match any potential offer sheet a restricted agent may sign or receive draft pick compensation in return, which is based on a sliding scale depending on the amount of salary the contract is worth.
Players do not often sign their offers right away, or even at all. The QO normally requires a certain percentage raise, depending on how much the player made the previous season. There is also an expiration date on the qualifying offers in which a player has to sign the deal, or continue negotiating for a different deal.
The seven players that received their qualifying offers from the Lightning are:
Nikita Kucherov
Vladislav Namestnikov
Kristers Gudlevskis
Alex Killorn
Nikita Nesterov
Yanni Gourde
Tye McGinn
The only player who did not receive a qualifying offer and immediately becomes an unrestricted free agent is David Broll.
In addition to the qualifying offers going out today, the Lightning also announced that former center Jeff Halpern has been hired as a full-time assistant coach for Syracuse, joining the staff of new head coach Benoit Groulx. Halpern was a part-time coach and consultant last season for Syracuse.
One other bit of news to take note of that happened on Monday that affects the Lightning is the new six-year, $36 million contract signed by Filip Forsberg in Nashville.
Forsberg is a comparable for Kucherov and will no doubt have an impact in negotiations for Kucherov. I've felt all along that Kucherov was going to get a new deal in the $5.5-$6 million range depending on the length of the deal or if Tampa Bay wanted to try a bridge deal as Kucherov is coming out of his entry-level contract.
Based on some recent signings in Kucherov's class - Alexsander Barkov in Florida among them - Kucherov may now have jumped up in to the $6-$6.5 million range.
Keep an eye on this situation for the rest of the week as Kucherov certainly falls in the danger area of another team issuing an offer sheet. Tampa Bay is in some cap uncertainty with the Steven Stamkos situation still hanging over the team along with the the possible trade of Ben Bishop, which could open up some salary cap space if he is moved.
Either way, Kucherov's situation warrants watching in the coming days.
*Updated development camp schedule*
Practice Groups:
Group A
1 Connor Ingram
31 Kristian Oldham
8 Ryan Lohin
22 Jonne Tammela
34 Christopher Paquette
36 Brayden Point
37 Cam Darcy
41 Saku Salminen
42 Otto Somppi
55 Ryan Zuhlsdorf
56 Ben Thomas
61 Anthony Repaci
67 Mitchell Stephens
73 Adam Erne
74 Dominik Masin
76 Jonathan MacLeod
Group B
20 Mark Grametbauer
35 Nilo Halonen
11 Ross Colton
12 Taylor Raddysh
14 Boris Katchouk
21 Libor Hajek
39 Brian Hart
49 Alexander Iafallo
50 Brett Howden
52 Mathieu Joseph
54 Dennis Yan
58 Boko Imama
60 David Henley
64 Matt Spencer
71 Anthony Cirelli
75 Daniel Walcott
97 Blake Winiecki
TUESDAY, JUNE 28th
Goalies
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: On-Ice (South Rink)
Group A
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM: Practice (North Rink)
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM: Forwards Power Skating (North Rink)
Defensemen Power Skating (South Rink)
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM: Media
Group B
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM: Practice (North Rink)
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM: Defensemen Power Skating (South Rink)
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM: Forwards Power Skating (North Rink)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29th
Group B
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM: Practice (North Rink)
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM: Forwards Power Skating (North Rink)
Defensemen Power Skating (South Rink)
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: Media
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM: Off-Ice
Group A
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM: Off-Ice
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM: Practice (North Rink)
12:45 PM – 1:30 PM: Forwards Power Skating (South Rink)
Defensemen Power Skating (North Rink)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Media
Goalies
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM: On-Ice (North Rink)
THURSDAY, JUNE 30th
Goalies
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM: On-Ice (North Rink)
Group A1
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM: Shooting/ Skills Practice (North Rink)
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM: Power Skating (North Rink)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Media
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Off-Ice
Group A2
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Off-Ice
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM: Shooting/ Skills Practice (South Rink)
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM: Power Skating (North Rink)
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Media
Group B1
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Off-Ice
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM: Shooting/ Skills Practice (South Rink)
12:45 PM – 1:30 PM: Power Skating (North Rink)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Media
Group B2
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Off-Ice
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Media
12:45 PM – 1:30 PM: Shooting/ Skills Practice (South Rink)
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM: Power Skating (North Rink)
FRIDAY, JULY 1st
Goalies
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM: On-Ice (North Rink)
Group A
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Off-Ice
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM: Shooting/ Skills Practice (North Rink)
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM: Media
Group B
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Shooting/ Skills Practice (North Rink)
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM: Off-Ice
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM: Media
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: 3 on 3 Tournament (North Rink)
SATURDAY, JULY 2nd
Group A
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM: Shooting/ Skills Practice (North Rink)
11:45 AM – 1:30 PM: 3 on 3 Tournament (North Rink)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Media
Group B
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Shooting/ Skills Practice (North Rink)
11:45 AM – 1:30 PM: 3 on 3 Tournament (North Rink)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Media
*All times subject to change
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