The 9 Players The Tampa Bay Lightning Will Keep

Author Geno

July 18th, 2021 11:50 AM

When a new team comes into the NHL, they have the ability to recruit players from around the league.  Before that happens, each team can choose a handful of players to keep. The rest they have to make available to the new team in a special draft. The Seattle Kraken now know who they can and can’t take from Tampa Bay. The list of Lightning players that the Bolts have decided to hold on to are…

• Anthony Cirelli

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  Coach Cooper says Cirelli does a lot that goes unnoticed.

• Nikita Kucherov

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  C'mon there's no way we could lose Kuch. That'd be some number one (well, you know) right there.

• Brayden Point

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  No brainer. He may not have scored in the finals, but he was a guaranteed point (sorry for the pun) this entire playoff run.
• Steven Stamkos

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  No doubt Stammer had to be on the list.

• Erik Cernak

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  It was a big scare when Erik left the game after a hit during the playoffs. Fortunately we won't have to go through that again. He's staying.

• Victor Hedman

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  Playing incredibly through injury, there's no doubt we have to keep Victor.
• Ryan McDonagh

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  Another Bolt who played with an awful injury and still came up big. Imagine playing hockey with a broken hand!?

• Mikhail Sergachev

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  Gotta keep this two way defenseman.

• Andrei Vasilevskiy

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  I mean, duh. MVP. Super hero. This team could never let Vasy go.

And then, the list we dread seeing is the list of players we could lose…

Alex Barre-Boulet (F)
Blake Coleman (F)
Ross Colton (F)
Yanni Gourde (F)
Tyler Johnson (F)
Mathieu Joseph (F)
Boris Katchouk (F)
Alex Killorn (F)
Pat Maroon (F)
Boo Nieves (F)
Ondrej Palat (F)
Taylor Raddysh (F)
Gemel Smith (F)
Otto Somppi (F)
Mitchell Stephens (F)
Daniel Walcott (F)
Luke Witkowski (F)
Andreas Borgman (D)
Fredrik Claesson (D)
Sean Day (D)
Cal Foote (D)
Brian Lashoff (D)
Dominik Masin (D)
Jan Rutta (D)
David Savard (D)
Luke Schenn (D)
Ben Thomas (D)
Christopher Gibson (G)
Spencer Martin (G)
Curtis McElhinney (G)

20 Celebrity Tampa Bay Lightning Fans

Next time you’re at Amalie Arena for a Bolts game, look around for these famous faces.

• John Travolta

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  Wearing a Bolts jersey, Travolta got Lightning fans all fired up in 2019 by doing a team intro for FOX Sun Sports.

• Hulk Hogan

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  A longtime Lightning fan, check out this shot when Hulk Hogan tore his shirt in Game two of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals between the Calgary Flames and the Tampa Bay Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum on May 27, 2004.

• Tom Brady

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  Much to the dismay of Boston sports fans, TB12 is all in when it comes to the success of all the Tampa Bay teams.
• Stephen King

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  The author has ticked off many of his social media followers by professing his allegiance to the Lightning.

• Kenan Thompson

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  The SNL star even appeared on Alex Killorn's "Dock Talk."

• Kevin Kiermaier

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  The popular Rays outfielder lit up Amalie Arena last week.
• Professional Wrestler Chris Jericho

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  Former WWE star and now rock singer Chris Jericho has been a Tampa Bay Lightning Captain... well social media Captain.

• Gronk

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  Rob Gronkowski has even taken the ice with the team, trying his hand at being a goaltender. He's a great NFL receiver, but he's no Vasy.

• Dick Vitale

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  A fan of all things Tampa Bay, this weekend, Dickie V tweeted his 100% support for the Bolts.
• Poison’s Bret Michaels

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  Bret attended a Lightning game last month with his daughter to celebrate her 21st birthday.

• Titus O’Neil

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  There may not be a bigger fan (literally) of the Bolts than WWE superstar Titus O'Neil. If the Canadiens want to press their luck and get a little too physical, hopefully we can tag Titus in.

• Bert Kreischer

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  The Actor/comedian is a HUGE Bolts fan.
• Charles Barkley

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  Originally a Caps fan, Charles Barkley says he became good friends with Bolts Coach Jon Cooper.

• Robin Zander from Cheap Trick

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  Given their big Q105 hit is "The Flame," you might think he's a Calgary fan. Not so much. Here's Robin Zander (R) and guitarist Rick Nielson of Cheap Trick performing before the Calgary Flames took on the Tampa Bay Lightning in game five of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals on June 3, 2004 at the St. Pete Times Forum.

• Patrick Wilson

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  Don't be surprised when you see the 2 time Tony Award nominee tweets photos in his Bolts jersey.
• Actor Emmanuel Lewis (“Webster”)

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  Emmanuel Lewis attends Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Washington Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on May 23, 2018.

• Tony Dungy

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  The former Bucs coach has been honored as a Lightning Community Hero.

• Pitcher Phil Hughes

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  He actually has goal lamps at his condo in Fort Myers!
• Erin Andrews

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  I mean she's paid to know a lot about sports so of course she's a Lightning fan.

• Julian Green

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  Perecentage of tweets about soccer in June: 0%. Lightning tweets: 100%.

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