The Tampa Bay Lightning cleared plenty of cap space Saturday, but apparently not to re-sign captain Steven Stamkos.
General manager Julien BriseBois said the team and Stamkos have decided to let the Lightning star hit unrestricted free agency on Monday. That\'s after two trades on Saturday at the NHL draft that opened up significant salary cap space, as the Lightning sent defenseman Mikhail Sergachev ($8.5 million average annual value) to Utah and forward Tanner Jeannot ($2.665 million AAV) to the Los Angeles Kings.
Via ESPN.com