Friedman on 32TP says he thinks Lightning have offered Alex Killorn a lower AAV, longer term deal, but Friedman doesn’t think it will work. There is a lot of interest in Killorn out there.
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Alex Killorn: the Lightning have offered him a long contract with a lower annual value
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Jon Cooper’s team lost in the first round in six games to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
This season’s Lightning was far less dominant than it had been over the past three seasons.
The salary cap was the trigger for the departure of several players key to the team’s success (especially in the playoffs), such as Yanni Gourde and Ondrej Palat.
The absence of these players this season really showed, and that’s what led to the Lightning’s loss.
The 33-year-old winger is coming off the best season of his career with 64 points (27 goals and 37 assists) in 82 games, and he’ll be a free agent at the end of the season.
Although Killorn is attached to Tampa, he may very well want to test the autonomous player market, especially after seeing the Lightning’s supposed last offer.
Friedman adds, however, that he really doesn’t believe Killorn will accept the offer.
The 33-year-old knows that there’s a lot of interest in him on the market, so he’s well aware that he could get a very big contract with very good annual value.
However, if Killorn still wants to win, despite his two Stanley Cups, well, Montreal isn’t the destination for him in the short term.
In short, the Lightning are looking to keep Killorn, but that may be nearly impossible considering Tampa should have about $7,325,000 in salary cap space, and that’s with LTIR-eligible players placed on the LTIR.
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Ross Colton, Alex Killorn, Corey Perry, Tanner Jeannot, Pierre-Édouard Bellemare, Ian Cole and Brian Elliott are the Lightning’s uncontracted players for next season.
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