Lightning Issue Qualifying Offers to Five Players

Published on June 29, 2015 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release

TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have issued qualifying offers to five players, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today.

Below is a list of players receiving qualifying offers:

Pos. Player

RW Carter Ashton

C Vladislav Namestnikov

LW Philippe Paradis

D Andrej Sustr

D Luke Witkowski

The deadline for NHL clubs to issue offers is today. By issuing qualifying offers to the aforementioned players, the Lightning are given the right of the first refusal or draft choice compensation should the player sign an offer sheet with another NHL club.

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