Tampa Bay's opening day roster is set. Many writers and fans of the Lightning feel 2010 1st round pick Brett Connolly has looked outstanding so they wonder why Connolly was sent down to Syracuse in the AHL. The Lightning's 3rd overall pick in the 2013 draft left wing Jonathan Drouin was sent back to his junior team Halifax (QMJHL).
The line combinations are expected to be (left wing/center/right wing left to right listed in order of lines):
Ryan Malone, Steven Stamkos, Martin St. Louis
Alex Killorn, Valeri Filppula, Teddy Purcell
Richard Panik, Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat
Tom Pyatt, Nate Thompson, B.J. Crombeen
13th forward could be Pierre Cedric Labrie but some of the 4th liners could move around
The defensive pairings listed in expected order (1st-3rd pairings) will be:
Victor Hedman, Sami Salo
Matt Carle, Radko Gudas
Eric Brewer, Keith Aulie
Mark Barberio and Andrej Sustr are the 7th and 8th defensemen
Ben Bishop and Anders Lindback are the goaltenders.
Also, Defenseman Brian Lee is on injured reserve to start the season.
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