2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the team's 19th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). For the first time since the 2006–07 season, the Lightning qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
==Pre-season==
On May 25, 2010, the Lightning announced Hockey Hall of Fame player and former Detroit Red Wings executive Steve Yzerman as their new general manager. On June 9, 2010, Yzerman hired Guy Boucher, head coach of the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Hamilton Bulldogs, as the Lightning's new head coach.
== Regular season ==
In October, the Lightning compiled a 7–2–1 record and with 15 points, leading not only the Southeast Division, but also the entire Eastern Conference. This was the first time the Lightning had ever led the East after the first month of the season. Steven Stamkos was named one of the League's Three Stars for the month of October, with Stamkos himself coming away with the honor of First Star. Stamkos led the League with 19 points, scoring nine goals and assisting on ten, and was tied for the second-best plus-minus rating at +9.
The Lightning's record started to slide in November, as they earned only three points in their first seven games of the month. On November 11, Vincent Lecavalier suffered a fracture to his right hand. He underwent surgery on November 15 and was placed on the injured reserve list, expected to miss four-to-five weeks. He would ultimately return one month later on December 15, having missed 15 games. Despite losing their captain, the Lightning were able to win six of the month's final nine games, a stretch that included a streak of five consecutive wins. With a 14–8–3 record and 31 points, the Lightning fell to second place in the Division and fifth in the Conference.
On January 1, 2011, Nate Thompson scored just 19 seconds into the overtime period to give the Lightning a 2–1 home win over the New York Islanders. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 2010–11 regular season.
The Lightning scored the fewest shorthanded goals in the league with just one, and allowed the most shorthanded goals in the league with 16.
==Playoffs==
After defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 on March 31, the Lightning clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2006–07 season. They defeated the Penguins in the first round, 4–3, and swept the top-seeded Washington Capitals in the second round. However, the Lightning lost in the Conference Final to the Boston Bruins 4–3.
==Post-season==
==Standings==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2010 Pre-season game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–1; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2010 Pre-season game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–1; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2010 Pre-season game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–1; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2010 Pre-season game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–1; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2010 Pre-season game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–1; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2010 Pre-season game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–1; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2010 Pre-season game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–1; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2010 Pre-season game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–1; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2010 Pre-season game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–1; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2010 Pre-season game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–1; Neutral: 1–0–0)	2010 Pre-season game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–1; Neutral: 1–0–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Recap 	 	
1 	September 21 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	4 – 2 	Dallas Stars 	 	Ellis 	1–0–0 	 	 	
2 	September 22 (in Winnipeg, MB) 	Chicago Blackhawks 	2 – 4 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	 	Desjardins 	2–0–0 	 	 	
3 	September 23 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	2 – 5 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Ellis 	2–1–0 	 	 	
4 	September 25 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	4 – 5 	Calgary Flames 	SO 	Desjardins 	2–1–1 	 	 	
5 	October 1 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	2 – 1 	Florida Panthers 	OT 	Smith 	3–1–1 	 	 	
6 	October 2 	Florida Panthers 	1 – 4 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	 	Smith 	4–1–1 	 	 	
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# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 9 	Atlanta Thrashers 	5 – 3 	 	Smith 	St. Pete Times Forum 	19,791 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 13 	@ Montreal Canadiens 	4 – 3 	OT 	Smith 	Bell Centre 	21,273 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 14 	@ Philadelphia Flyers 	3 – 2 	 	Ellis 	Wachovia Center 	19,592 	3–0–0 	6 	
4 	October 16 	@ Florida Panthers 	0 – 6 	 	Ellis 	BankAtlantic Center 	17,040 	3–1–0 	6 	
5 	October 18 	Dallas Stars 	5 – 4 	 	Smith 	St. Pete Times Forum 	13,277 	4–1–0 	8 	
6 	October 21 	New York Islanders 	2 – 3 	OT 	Ellis 	St. Pete Times Forum 	13,333 	4–1–1 	9 	
7 	October 22 	@ Atlanta Thrashers 	5 – 2 	 	Smith 	Philips Arena 	9,138 	5–1–1 	11 	
8 	October 24 	Nashville Predators 	3 – 4 	 	Ellis 	St. Pete Times Forum 	14,454 	5–2–1 	11 	
9 	October 27 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	5 – 3 	 	Ellis 	St. Pete Times Forum 	17,226 	6–2–1 	13 	
10 	October 30 	@ Phoenix Coyotes 	3 – 0 	 	Ellis 	Jobing.com Arena 	8,171 	7–2–1 	15 	
===Playoffs===
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Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 13 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins 	0 – 3 	 	Roloson 	Consol Energy Center 	18,390 	0–1 	
2 	April 15 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins 	5 – 1 	 	Roloson 	Consol Energy Center 	18,507 	1–1 	
3 	April 18 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2 – 3 	 	Roloson 	St. Pete Times Forum 	20,545 	1–2 	
4 	April 20 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2 – 3 	3:38 2OT 	Roloson 	St. Pete Times Forum 	20,326 	1–3 	
5 	April 23 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins 	8 – 2 	 	Roloson 	Consol Energy Center 	18,535 	2–3 	
6 	April 25 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4 – 2 	 	Roloson 	St. Pete Times Forum 	20,309 	3–3 	
7 	April 27 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins 	1 – 0 	 	Roloson 	Consol Energy Center 	18,507 	4–3 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	82	31	68	99 	0 	12
 	82	45	46	91 	3 	74
 	65	25	29	54 	-5 	43
 	81	17	34	51 	5 	10
 	63	17	23	40 	-12	20
 	54	14	24	38 	-3 	51
 	77	18	14	32 	-12	52
 	57	10	22	32 	8 	171
 	82	9 	22	31 	2 	14
 	80	14	15	29 	0 	56
 	79	3 	23	26 	3 	70
 	79	10	15	25 	-6 	29
 	79	4 	19	23 	2 	62
 	82	7 	11	18 	-12	32
 	78	6 	9 	15 	-5 	12
 	61	1 	12	13 	-4 	15
 	69	1 	11	12 	-3 	12
 	23	2 	6 	8 	-10	8
 	31	4 	4 	8 	-5 	11
 	72	0 	5 	5 	-7 	70
 	18	1 	2 	3 	-2 	2
 	10	1 	2 	3 	-2 	2
† 	22	1 	1 	2 	5 	24
 	10	0 	1 	1 	-2 	2
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
 	32	0 	0 	0 	2 	17
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	18	10	10	20 	-8 	4
 	18	6 	13	19 	6 	16
 	18	6 	11	17 	4 	2
 	17	2 	12	14 	7 	40
 	18	6 	7 	13 	-5 	6
 	15	5 	7 	12 	6 	4
 	18	3 	8 	11 	-3 	18
 	16	9 	2 	11 	2 	8
 	18	1 	6 	7 	-3 	14
 	18	3 	3 	6 	-3 	24
 	18	0 	6 	6 	0 	8
 	18	1 	4 	5 	-2 	8
 	18	1 	3 	4 	3 	4
 	18	1 	2 	3 	5 	8
 	18	1 	2 	3 	1 	8
 	8 	2 	1 	3 	2 	10
 	14	2 	1 	3 	-2 	9
 	18	0 	2 	2 	4 	2
 	5 	0 	1 	1 	1 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	2
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	2
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player	GP	Min 	W 	L 	OT	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
† 	34	1993	18	12	4 	85	2.56	967	.912	4 	0	1	6
‡ 	31	1679	13	7 	6 	82	2.93	741	.889	2 	0	1	0
 	22	1202	13	6 	1 	58	2.90	576	.899	1 	0	1	2
 	2 	120 	2 	0 	0 	2 	1.00	63 	.968	0 	0	0	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	Min	W 	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	17	982	10	6	41	2.51	541	.924	1 	0	0	0
 	3 	120	1 	1	2 	1.00	48 	.958	0 	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Lightning. Stats reflect time with Lightning only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
== Awards and records ==
=== Awards ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven StamkosBourque, Halak and Stamkos named 'Three Stars' 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	October 25, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven Stamkos 	NHL First Star of the Month	October 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven StamkosThomas tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' 	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 24, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vincent LecavalierThomas Vanek tops 'Three Stars' of the week	NHL Second Star of the Week	April 11, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin St. LouisLady Byng Memorial Trophy 	Lady Byng Trophy winner 	June 22, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dana Tyrell 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 9, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dana Tyrell 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	October 27, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mattias Ritola 	1st Career NHL Goal 	October 30, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dana Tyrell 	1st Career NHL Assist 	November 9, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Johan Harju 	1st Career NHL Game 	November 12, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin St. Louis 	700th Career NHL Point 	November 17, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Johan Harju 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	December 4, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Victor Hedman 	100th Career NHL Game 	December 4, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Johan Harju 	1st Career NHL Goal 	December 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin St. Louis 	800th Career NHL Game 	December 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Smaby 	100th Career NHL Game 	December 11, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Randy Jones 	100th Career NHL Point 	December 15, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dominic Moore 	400th Career NHL Game 	December 15, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven Stamkos 	100th Career NHL Goal 	December 20, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Randy Jones 	300th Career NHL Game 	December 26, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cedrick Desjardins 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Win 	December 30, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven Stamkos 	200th Career NHL Game 	January 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dwayne Roloson 	25th Career NHL Shutout 	January 12, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Lundin 	200th Career NHL Game 	January 14, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven Stamkos 	200th Career NHL Point 	January 14, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dwayne Roloson 	200th Career NHL Win 	January 18, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vincent Lecavalier 	900th Career NHL Game 	January 18, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marc-Andre Bergeron	400th Career NHL Game 	February 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Simon Gagne 	700th Career NHL Game 	February 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven Stamkos 	100th Career NHL Assist 	February 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sean Bergenheim 	100th Career NHL Point 	February 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sean Bergenheim 	300th Career NHL Game 	February 12, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michael Vernace 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	February 15, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marc-Andre Bergeron	200th Career NHL Point 	February 23, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mattias Ohlund 	900th Career NHL Game 	March 22, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adam Hall 	500th Career NHL Game 	March 25, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pavel Kubina 	900th Career NHL Game 	April 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sean Bergenheim	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 13, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Victor Hedman 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 13, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Lundin 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 13, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Teddy Purcell 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 13, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven Stamkos 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 13, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nate Thompson 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 13, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dana Tyrell 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 13, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Victor Hedman 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 15, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nate Thompson 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point 	April 15, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven Stamkos 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 18, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sean Bergenheim	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point 	April 20, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Teddy Purcell 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 20, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sean Bergenheim	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 	April 23, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Lundin 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 23, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven Stamkos 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	April 23, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nate Thompson 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 	April 23, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve Downie 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	April 25, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Teddy Purcell 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	April 25, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Blair Jones 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	May 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Simon Gagne 	100th Career NHL Playoff Game 	May 17, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Smith 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	May 17, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Smith 	1st Career NHL Playoff Win 	May 21, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
July 1, 2010 	To Philadelphia Flyers Andrej Meszaros 	To Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd-round pick in 2012 – Colton Sissons
July 19, 2010 	To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Walker4th-round pick in 2011 – Marcel Noebels 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Simon Gagne
August 16, 2010 	To Montreal Canadiens Karri Ramo 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Cedrick Desjardins
August 27, 2010 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Lashoff 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Alex BerryStefano Giliati
December 9, 2010 	To Boston Bruins Juraj Simek 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Levi Nelson
January 1, 2011 	To New York Islanders Ty Wishart 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Dwayne Roloson
February 18, 2011Lightning Acquire D Eric Brewer From St. Louis 	To St. Louis Blues Brock Beukeboom3rd-round pick in 2011 – Jordan Binnington	To Tampa Bay Lightning Eric Brewer
February 24, 2011Lightning Acquire G Curtis McElhinney From Anaheim	To Anaheim Ducks Dan Ellis 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis McElhinney
====Notes====
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Dan Ellis 	Montreal Canadiens 	2 years, $3 million
Pavel Kubina 	Atlanta Thrashers 	2 years, $7.7 million
Niklas Persson 	Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik 	1 year, $550,000
Brett Clark 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 years, $3 million
Marc-Antoine Pouliot	Edmonton Oilers 	1 year, $550,000
Chris Durno 	Colorado Avalanche 	1 year, $550,000
Mathieu Roy 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1 year, $600,000
Mike Vernace 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $500,000
Dominic Moore 	Montreal Canadiens 	2 years, $2.2 million
Mike Angelidis 	Albany River Rats 	1 year, $500,000
Juraj Simek 	Norfolk Admirals 	1 year, $500,000
Sean Bergenheim 	New York Islanders 	1 year, $700,000
Randy Jones 	Los Angeles Kings 	1 year, $1 million
Charles Landry 	Drummondville Voltigeurs	3 years, $1.625 million entry-level contract
Marc-Andre Bergeron 	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year, $1 million
Tyler Johnson 	Spokane Chiefs 	3 years, $2.27 million entry-level contract
Pat Nagle 	Ferris State University 	2 years, $1.125 million entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Todd Fedoruk 	TBD 	Contract bought out
Zenon Konopka 	New York Islanders 	1 year, $600,000
Ryan Craig 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $500,000
Alex Tanguay 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $1.7 million
Kurtis Foster 	Edmonton Oilers 	2 years, $3.6 million
Antero Niittymaki 	San Jose Sharks 	2 years, $4 million
Brandon Bochenski 	Barys Astana 	1 year
David Hale 	Ottawa Senators 	1 year, $675,000
Mark ParrishSABRES SIGN PARRISH, LOAN HIM TO THE PIRATES	Buffalo Sabres 	1 year, $600,000
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Mattias RitolaLightning Claim Forward Mattias Ritola Off Waivers	Detroit Red Wings	October 5, 2010
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Curtis McElhinneyBulletin: Senators claim goaltender Curtis McElhinney off waivers from Tampa Bay	Ottawa Senators	February 28, 2011
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Mark Barberio 	3 years, $1.74 million entry-level contract
Martin St. Louis	4 years, $22.5 million
Mitch Fritz 	1 year, $525,000
Mike Lundin 	1 year, $750,000
Teddy Purcell 	1 year, $750,000
Blair Jones 	1 year, $550,000
Paul Szczechura 	1 year, $550,000
Nate Thompson 	1 year, $625,000
Vladimir Mihalik	1 year, $600,000
Radko Gudas 	3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Steve Downie 	2 years, $3.7 million
Alex Hutchings 	3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract
Nate Thompson 	2 years, $1.7 million contract extension
Richard Panik 	3 years, $2.22 million entry-level contract
== Draft picks ==
Tampa Bay will pick at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.
Round	Pick 	Player 	Position	Nationality	Club Team
1 	6 	Brett Connolly 	RW 	 	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
3 	63 (from Florida via Los Angeles)	Brock Beukeboom 	D 	 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
3 	66 	Radko Gudas 	D 	 	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
3 	72 (from Anaheim) 	Adam Janosik 	D 	 	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
4 	96 	Geoffrey Schemitsch	D 	 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
4 	118 (from San Jose) 	James Mullin 	C/RW 	 	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS-MN)
6 	156 	Brendan O'Donnell 	C 	 	Winnipeg South Blues (MJHL)
7 	186 	Teigan Zahn 	D 	 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
== See also ==
* 2010–11 NHL season
== Farm teams ==
=== Norfolk Admirals ===
The Lightnings' American Hockey League affiliate will remain to be the Norfolk Admirals in the 2010–11 season.
=== Florida Everblades ===
The Florida Everblades of the ECHL and the Lightning entered a one-year affiliation agreement for the 2010–11 season on July 29, 2010.
== References ==
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning seasons
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