2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 14th National Hockey League season in Tampa, Florida. Due to the cancellation of the 2004–05 season, the Lightning entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions, which they won in 2003–04.

2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division	2nd Southeast
Conference	8th Eastern
2005–06 record	43–33–6
Home record	25–15–2
Road record	18–18–4
Goals for	252
Goals against	260
Team information
General manager	Jay Feaster
Coach	John Tortorella
Captain	Dave Andreychuk (Oct.–Jan.) Vacant (Jan.–Apr.)
Alternate captains	Vincent Lecavalier Brad Richards Tim Taylor (Jan.–Apr.)
Arena	St. Pete Times Forum
Average attendance	20,509
Minor league affiliate(s)	Springfield Falcons Johnstown Chiefs
Team leaders
Goals	Vincent Lecavalier (35)
Assists	Brad Richards (68)
Points	Brad Richards (91)
Penalty minutes	Pavel Kubina (96)
Plus/minus	Nolan Pratt (+7)
Wins	John Grahame (29)
Goals against average	Sean Burke (2.80)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Regular season

Final standings

Southeast Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Carolina Hurricanes	82	52	22	8	294	260	112
2	8	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	43	33	6	252	260	92
3	10	Atlanta Thrashers	82	41	33	8	281	275	90
4	11	Florida Panthers	82	37	34	11	240	257	85
5	14	Washington Capitals	82	29	41	12	237	306	70

^[1] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference^[2]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Z- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	52	21	9	314	211	113
2	Y- Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	52	22	8	294	260	112
3	Y- New Jersey Devils	AT	82	46	27	9	242	229	101
4	X- Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	52	24	6	242	239	110
5	X- Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	45	26	11	267	259	101
6	X- New York Rangers	AT	82	44	26	12	257	215	100
7	X- Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	42	31	9	243	247	93
8	X- Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	43	33	6	252	260	92
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9	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	41	33	8	257	270	90
10	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	41	33	8	281	275	90
11	Florida Panthers	SE	82	37	34	11	240	257	85
12	New York Islanders	AT	82	36	40	6	230	278	78
13	Boston Bruins	NE	82	29	37	16	230	266	74
14	Washington Capitals	SE	82	29	41	12	237	306	70
15	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	22	46	14	244	316	58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Playoffs

The Tampa Bay Lightning ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Eastern Conference's eighth seed.

Schedule and results

Regular season

2005–06 regular season[3]
October: 7–3–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 4–0–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 1 W October 5, 2005 5–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 1–0–0 Recap 2 L October 7, 2005 0–2 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 1–1–0 Recap 3 W October 8, 2005 2–1 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 2–1–0 Recap 4 L October 10, 2005 2–4 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 2–2–0 Recap 5 L October 13, 2005 3–4 SO Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 2–2–1 Recap 6 W October 15, 2005 3–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 3–2–1 Recap 7 L October 16, 2005 2–3 SO @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 3–2–2 Recap 8 W October 20, 2005 6–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 4–2–2 Recap 9 L October 21, 2005 1–4 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 4–3–2 Recap 10 W October 26, 2005 6–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 5–3–2 Recap 11 W October 28, 2005 4–2 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 6–3–2 Recap 12 W October 29, 2005 3–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 7–3–2 Recap
November: 7–7–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–4–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 13 L November 1, 2005 4–6 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 7–4–2 Recap 14 L November 3, 2005 2–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 7–5–2 Recap 15 L November 5, 2005 3–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 7–6–2 Recap 16 L November 8, 2005 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 7–7–2 Recap 17 L November 10, 2005 2–5 New York Rangers (2005–06) 7–8–2 Recap 18 L November 11, 2005 2–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 7–9–2 Recap 19 W November 14, 2005 5–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 8–9–2 Recap 20 L November 15, 2005 3–4 SO @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 8–9–3 Recap 21 W November 17, 2005 3–2 New York Islanders (2005–06) 9–9–3 Recap 22 W November 20, 2005 5–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 10–9–3 Recap 23 W November 22, 2005 4–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 11–9–3 Recap 24 W November 23, 2005 4–3 SO @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 12–9–3 Recap 25 L November 25, 2005 2–8 New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 12–10–3 Recap 26 W November 27, 2005 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 13–10–3 Recap 27 W November 30, 2005 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 14–10–3 Recap
December: 5–7–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 1–3–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 28 W December 2, 2005 3–2 SO Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 15–10–3 Recap 29 W December 8, 2005 5–4 St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 16–10–3 Recap 30 W December 10, 2005 4–3 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 17–10–3 Recap 31 L December 14, 2005 2–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 17–11–3 Recap 32 W December 15, 2005 3–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 18–11–3 Recap 33 L December 17, 2005 3–6 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 18–12–3 Recap 34 L December 20, 2005 4–6 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 18–13–3 Recap 35 L December 22, 2005 2–4 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 18–14–3 Recap 36 L December 23, 2005 1–4 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 18–15–3 Recap 37 W December 26, 2005 5–4 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 19–15–3 Recap 38 L December 28, 2005 3–4 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 19–16–3 Recap 39 L December 30, 2005 1–2 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 19–17–3 Recap
January: 9–4–1 (home: 3–0–1; road: 6–4–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 40 W January 2, 2006 2–1 @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 20–17–3 Recap 41 W January 3, 2006 1–0 OT @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 21–17–3 Recap 42 L January 5, 2006 1–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 21–18–3 Recap 43 L January 7, 2006 3–6 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 21–19–3 Recap 44 W January 13, 2006 4–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 22–19–3 Recap 45 L January 16, 2006 1–3 @ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 22–20–3 Recap 46 W January 17, 2006 4–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 23–20–3 Recap 47 W January 20, 2006 6–3 @ Dallas Stars (2005–06) 24–20–3 Recap 48 W January 21, 2006 2–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 25–20–3 Recap 49 L January 24, 2006 2–3 OT Florida Panthers (2005–06) 25–20–4 Recap 50 W January 26, 2006 1–0 OT New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 26–20–4 Recap 51 W January 28, 2006 6–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 27–20–4 Recap 52 L January 29, 2006 1–2 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 27–21–4 Recap 53 W January 31, 2006 3–2 SO Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 28–21–4 Recap
February: 4–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 54 W February 4, 2006 5–0 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 29–21–4 Recap 55 W February 6, 2006 3–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 30–21–4 Recap 56 L February 7, 2006 4–7 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 30–22–4 Recap 57 W February 9, 2006 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 31–22–4 Recap 58 W February 11, 2006 6–5 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 32–22–4 Recap 59 L February 28, 2006 2–8 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 32–23–4 Recap
March: 7–6–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–4–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 60 L March 4, 2006 2–6 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 32–24–4 Recap 61 L March 6, 2006 0–4 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 32–25–4 Recap 62 W March 7, 2006 5–4 SO @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 33–25–4 Recap 63 L March 9, 2006 5–8 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 33–26–4 Recap 64 L March 11, 2006 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 33–27–4 Recap 65 W March 13, 2006 2–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 34–27–4 Recap 66 L March 14, 2006 3–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 34–28–4 Recap 67 W March 17, 2006 6–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 35–28–4 Recap 68 W March 19, 2006 5–2 New York Islanders (2005–06) 36–28–4 Recap 69 L March 20, 2006 5–6 OT @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 36–28–5 Recap 70 W March 23, 2006 4–3 OT Washington Capitals (2005–06) 37–28–5 Recap 71 W March 25, 2006 4–3 SO New York Rangers (2005–06) 38–28–5 Recap 72 L March 27, 2006 1–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 38–29–5 Recap 73 W March 30, 2006 4–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 39–29–5 Recap
April: 4–4–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 0–2–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 74 L April 1, 2006 2–4 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 39–30–5 Recap 75 W April 3, 2006 4–1 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 40–30–5 Recap 76 W April 6, 2006 3–2 SO Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 41–30–5 Recap 77 W April 8, 2006 1–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 42–30–5 Recap 78 L April 9, 2006 3–6 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 42–31–5 Recap 79 L April 11, 2006 2–6 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 42–32–5 Recap 80 L April 14, 2006 4–5 SO @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 42–32–6 Recap 81 W April 15, 2006 3–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 43–32–6 Recap 82 L April 18, 2006 1–4 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 43–33–6 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Ottawa Senators – Senators win 4–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home Attendance Series Recap 1 April 21, 2006 Tampa Bay 1–4 Ottawa 19,660 Senators lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 23, 2006 Tampa Bay 4–3 Ottawa 19,745 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 April 25, 2006 Ottawa 8–4 Tampa Bay 20,815 Senators lead 2–1 Recap 4 April 27, 2006 Ottawa 5–2 Tampa Bay 20,682 Senators lead 3–1 Recap 5 April 29, 2006 Tampa Bay 2–3 Ottawa 20,004 Senators win 4–1 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
19	Brad Richards	C	82	23	68	91	0	32	5	3	5	8	−5	6
20	Vaclav Prospal	LW	81	25	55	80	−3	50	5	0	2	2	1	0
4	Vincent Lecavalier	C	80	35	40	75	0	90	5	1	3	4	0	7
26	Martin St. Louis	RW	80	31	30	61	−3	38	5	4	0	4	−2	2
33	Fredrik Modin	LW	77	31	23	54	5	56	5	0	0	0	−6	6
22	Dan Boyle	D	79	15	38	53	−8	38	5	1	3	4	−1	6
17	Ruslan Fedotenko	LW	80	26	15	41	−4	44	5	0	0	0	−1	20
13	Pavel Kubina	D	76	5	33	38	−12	96	5	1	1	2	−6	26
34	Ryan Craig	C	48	15	13	28	−4	6	5	0	0	0	−3	10
5	Darryl Sydor	D	80	4	19	23	−18	30	5	0	1	1	−3	0
25	Dave Andreychuk‡	LW	42	6	12	18	−13	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
54	Paul Ranger	D	76	1	17	18	5	58	5	2	4	6	0	0
76	Evgeny Artyukhin	RW	72	4	13	17	−4	90	5	1	0	1	1	6
18	Rob DiMaio	RW	61	4	13	17	−7	30	2	0	0	0	−1	0
29	Dmitri Afanasenkov	LW	68	9	6	15	−7	16	5	0	1	1	−1	2
21	Cory Sarich	D	82	1	14	15	−2	79	5	0	1	1	−1	4
27	Tim Taylor	C	82	7	6	13	−12	22	5	0	0	0	−2	2
44	Nolan Pratt	D	82	0	9	9	7	60	5	0	0	0	0	7
8	Martin Cibak	C	65	2	6	8	−9	22	5	0	0	0	−1	0
14	Norm Milley	RW	14	2	1	3	−2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Sean Burke	G	35	0	1	1		10	3	0	0	0		0
11	Chris Dingman	LW	34	0	1	1	−10	22	3	0	0	0	0	19
47	John Grahame	G	57	0	1	1		14	4	0	0	0		0
2	Timo Helbling	D	9	0	1	1	−3	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
46	Darren Reid	RW	7	0	1	1	−2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
74	Nick Tarnasky	C	12	0	1	1	−3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	Jim Campbell	RW	1	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
50	Gerald Coleman	G	2	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Brian Eklund‡	G	1	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Doug O'Brien	D	5	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
		GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
47	John Grahame	57	29	22	1	1450	161	3.06	.889	5	3152	4	1	3	98	15	4.78	.847	0	188
1	Sean Burke	35	14	10	4	764	80	2.80	.895	2	1713	3	0	1	57	7	3.84	.877	0	109
50	Gerald Coleman	2	0	0	1	17	2	2.77	.882	0	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Brian Eklund‡	1	0	1	0	19	3	3.09	.842	0	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honors

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Timo Helbling	October 5, 2005	[4]
	Paul Ranger	October 15, 2005
	Evgeny Artyukhin	October 20, 2005
	Nick Tarnasky
	Brian Eklund	November 8, 2005
	Gerald Coleman	November 11, 2005
	Ryan Craig	December 17, 2005
	Darren Reid
	Doug O'Brien	January 29, 2006
1,000th game played	Darryl Sydor	February 28, 2006	[5]

Transactions

The Lightning were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.^[6]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28)	To Phoenix Coyotes Jarrod Skalde	To Tampa Bay Lightning Jason Jaspers	[7]
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30)	To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick in 2005 4th-round pick in 2006	To Tampa Bay Lightning 3rd-round pick in 2005	[8]
	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2006	To Tampa Bay Lightning Dallas’ 3rd-round pick in 2005 4th-round pick in 2005	[6]
	To Dallas Stars 5th-round pick in 2006	To Tampa Bay Lightning 6th-round pick in 2005	[9]
September 9, 2005 (2005-09-09)	To Vancouver Canucks Craig Darby	To Tampa Bay Lightning Future considerations	[10]
February 8, 2006 (2006-02-08)	To Boston Bruins Brian Eklund	To Tampa Bay Lightning Zdenek Blatny	[11]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05)	Mitch Fritz	Springfield Falcons (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[12]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09)	Sean Burke	Philadelphia Flyers	2-year	Free agency	[13]
	Rob DiMaio	Dallas Stars	2-year	Free agency	[14]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18)	Jim Campbell	New York Islanders		Free agency	[7]
	Norm Milley	Buffalo Sabres		Free agency	[7]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26)	Morgan Cey	University of Notre Dame (CCHA)	multi-year	Free agency	[15]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07)	Todd Rohloff	Buffalo Sabres	1-year	Free agency	[16]
June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01)	Johan Holmqvist	Brynas IF (SHL)	1-year	Free agency	[17]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[a]	Ref
June 22, 2005 (2005-06-22)	Andreas Holmqvist	Linkoping HC (SHL)	Free agency (II)[b]	[20]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04)	Andre Roy	Pittsburgh Penguins	Free agency (V)	[21]
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05)	Nikolai Khabibulin	Chicago Blackhawks	Free agency (III)	[22]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11)	Brad Lukowich	New York Islanders	Free agency (UFA)	[23]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12)	Nikita Alexeev	Avangard Omsk (RSL)	Free agency (II)[c]	[25]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)	Eric Perrin	SC Bern (NLA)	Free agency (II)[d]	[27]
	Jamie Storr	Philadelphia Flyers	Free agency (UFA)	[28]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23)	Shane Willis	HC Davos (NLA)	Free agency (II)[e]	[30]
January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10)	Dave Andreychuk[f]		Release	[32][33]
May 6, 2006 (2006-05-06)	Jim Campbell	EHC Visp (NLA)	Free agency	[34]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28)	Jonathan Boutin	3-year	Entry-level	[35]
	Martin Cibak	1-year	Re-signing	[35]
	Gerald Coleman	3-year	Entry-level	[36]
	Zbynek Hrdel	3-year	Entry-level	[35]
	Tim Taylor	multi-year	Re-signing	[37]
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30)	Ruslan Fedotenko	1-year	Re-signing	[38]
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05)	Brandon Elliott	3-year	Entry-level	[12]
	Brady Greco	2-year	Entry-level	[12]
	Timo Helbling	1-year	Re-signing	[12]
	Nolan Pratt	2-year	Re-signing	[39]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09)	Dmitri Afanasenkov	1-year	Re-signing	[14]
	Dan Boyle	3-year	Re-signing	[14]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)	Vincent Lecavalier	4-year	Re-signing	[40]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18)	Brian Eklund		Re-signing	[7]
	Jason Jaspers		Re-signing	[7]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23)	Marek Kvapil	3-year	Entry-level	[41]
	John Toffey	multi-year	Entry-level	[41]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24)	Martin St. Louis	6-year	Re-signing	[42]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25)	Dave Andreychuk	2-year	Re-signing	[43]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26)	Jay Rosehill	multi-year	Entry-level	[15]
October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03)	Andy Rogers	3-year	Entry-level	[44]
April 14, 2006 (2006-04-14)	Matt Smaby	3-year	Entry-level	[45]
May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12)	Stanislav Lascek	3-year	Entry-level	[46]
May 22, 2006 (2006-05-22)	Brad Richards	5-year	Re-signing	[47]
May 23, 2006 (2006-05-23)	Justin Keller	3-year	Entry-level	[48]
May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30)	Fredrik Norrena	1-year	Entry-level	[49]
May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31)	Karri Ramo	3-year	Entry-level	[50]
	Radek Smolenak	3-year	Entry-level	[51]
June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14)	Eric Perrin	1-year	Re-signing	[26]

Draft picks

Tampa's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario.^[52]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	32	Vladimir Mihalik	Defense	Slovakia	Pesov II (Slovakia)
3	73	Radek Smolenak	Left wing	Czech Republic	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3	89	Chris Lawrence	Center	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4	92	Marek Bartanus	Right wing	Slovakia	HC Kosice (Slovakia)
4	102	Blair Jones	Center	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5	133	Stanislav Lascek	Right wing	Slovakia	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
6	163	Marek Kvapil	Right wing	Slovakia	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6	165	Kevin Beech	Goaltender	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7	225	John Wessbecker	Defense	United States	Blake School (USHS)

See also

• 2005–06 NHL season

Notes

1. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.^[18]
2. Tampa Bay retained Holmqvist’s NHL rights through the 2008–09 season.^[19]
3. Tampa Bay retained Alexeev’s NHL rights and re-signed him on July 1, 2006.^[24]
4. Tampa Bay retained Perrin’s NHL rights and re-signed him on June 14, 2006.^[26]
5. Tampa Bay retained Willis’ NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.^[29]
6. Andreychuk retired.^[31]

References

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• "2005-06 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2022.

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