The
https://www.shopproblackhawks.com/Jonathan_Toews_Jersey.NHL Lightning acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh from the Rangers ahead of the 2018 NHL trade deadline. They got exactly what they wanted out of McDonagh, as he became a star defender for them and was key in the team's back-to-back Stanley Cup wins.But now, McDonagh's time in Tampa Bay has come to an end, as the Lightning traded him to Nashville on Sunday.The Predators acquired McDonagh in a two-for-one swap with the Lightning. McDonagh will join Roman Josi andMattias Ekholm in what will be a star-studded defensive Nashville defensive core.As for the Lightning, they are moving on from the 33-year-old McDonagh for a pretty cheap price. They are getting a couple of younger players in exchange for him, but they aren't as prolific as McDonagh, who posted 99 points (20 goals, 79 a sists), 529 blocks and a plus-74 rating in 267 regular-season games in Tampa Bay.So, why did the Lightning move on from McDonagh? Here's a look at the trade and what it means for Tampa Bay moving forward.MORE: Ryan McDonagh trade detailsPredators receive:DefensemanRyan McDonaghLightning receive:Defenseman Philippe MyersForward Grant MismashThe McDonagh deal was a two-for-one swap that saw the Lightning add two new players to the roster in Myers and Mismash.Myers, 25, played in 27 games for the Predators last season and logged a plus-five rating for the team. He logged a goal, three a sists and 17 shot blocks. At 6-5, 210 pounds, Myers will
https://www.shopproblackhawks.com/Patrick_Kane_Jersey.NHL add some size to the Lightning defense and will come with a significantly lower cap hit ($2.55 million) than that of McDonagh ($6.75 million).Meanwhile, Mismash has yet to play in the NHL and played for Nashville's AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, last season. The 23-year-old recorded 12 points (six goals, six a sists) during his first season in Milwaukee.Prior to his time in the AHL, Mismash played at North Dakota for four years. He tallied 81 points (32 goals, 49 a sists) and plus-26 rating with the program.MORE: Why did the Lightning trade Ryan McDonagh?The Lightning got younger by adding Myers and Mismash in exchange for McDonagh, but why did they make the move? It was all about the money.General manager Julien BriseBois explained
https://www.shopproblackhawks.com/Chicago_Blackhawks_Jersey.NHL on Sunday that the Lightning simply didn't have enough salary-cap space to keep all of their talented players. They had to clear space somehow, and the easiest way to do that was to trade McDonagh."If we didn't live in a flat salary-cap world, it would never have cro sed my mind to ask Ryan McDonagh to waive his no-trade clause because I would've been ecstatic to know that I had him under contract for four more years," BriseBois said, per .Tampa Bay is cap-strapped because it has hoarded expensive contracts in recent years but has been effectively able to operate over the cap because of their use of long-term injured reserve (LTIR). The Lightning have stashed players on the LTIR during the regular season, which brings their salary off the books as long as they are out.That "extra space" has allowed the Lightning to add expensive players via trade. They have, in turn, waited to active their LTIR players until the postseason, at
https://www.shopproblackhawks.com/Denis_Savard_Jersey.NHL which point the salary cap is no longer in effect. That practice has finally caught up with them.MORE: Per , the Lightning are projected to have no salary cap space as 2022 NHL free agency arrives. With key players set to be free agents, Tampa Bay needed to make space to re-sign their key players, as BriseBois acknowledged."It gives us the flexibility to potentially re-sign Palat or defenseman Jan Rutta or addre s holes that need to be filled on the free-agent market or the trade market," BriseBois said of clearing McDonagh's salary. "Or those holes could be filled organically from within our organization.I think it allows us to make sure we can make sure we extend it beyond one season. We've freed up some cap space for this year, 2022-23, but more importantly we freed up some cap space for 2023-24 and beyond, which I hope will allow us to secure the rights to Anthony Cirelli, Mikhail Sergachev and Erik Cernak for years to come.Long story short, BriseBois had to make a move to set up the Lightning for future succe s. He felt that trading McDonagh was the right move, even if neither he nor McDonagh really wanted the deal to happen."Not the most pleasant thing I've had to do in my tenure as general manager, but I'm sure it was even more uncomfortable for him
https://www.shopproblackhawks.com/John_Hayden_Jersey.NHL because I know he didn't want to leave the Lightning," BriseBois said.
The https://www.shopproblackhawks.com/Jonathan_Toews_Jersey.NHL Lightning acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh from the Rangers ahead of the 2018 NHL trade deadline. They got exactly what they wanted out of McDonagh, as he became a star defender for them and was key in the team's back-to-back Stanley Cup wins.But now, McDonagh's time in Tampa Bay has come to an end, as the Lightning traded him to Nashville on Sunday.The Predators acquired McDonagh in a two-for-one swap with the Lightning. McDonagh will join Roman Josi andMattias Ekholm in what will be a star-studded defensive Nashville defensive core.As for the Lightning, they are moving on from the 33-year-old McDonagh for a pretty cheap price. They are getting a couple of younger players in exchange for him, but they aren't as prolific as McDonagh, who posted 99 points (20 goals, 79 a sists), 529 blocks and a plus-74 rating in 267 regular-season games in Tampa Bay.So, why did the Lightning move on from McDonagh? Here's a look at the trade and what it means for Tampa Bay moving forward.MORE: Ryan McDonagh trade detailsPredators receive:DefensemanRyan McDonaghLightning receive:Defenseman Philippe MyersForward Grant MismashThe McDonagh deal was a two-for-one swap that saw the Lightning add two new players to the roster in Myers and Mismash.Myers, 25, played in 27 games for the Predators last season and logged a plus-five rating for the team. He logged a goal, three a sists and 17 shot blocks. At 6-5, 210 pounds, Myers will https://www.shopproblackhawks.com/Patrick_Kane_Jersey.NHL add some size to the Lightning defense and will come with a significantly lower cap hit ($2.55 million) than that of McDonagh ($6.75 million).Meanwhile, Mismash has yet to play in the NHL and played for Nashville's AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, last season. The 23-year-old recorded 12 points (six goals, six a sists) during his first season in Milwaukee.Prior to his time in the AHL, Mismash played at North Dakota for four years. He tallied 81 points (32 goals, 49 a sists) and plus-26 rating with the program.MORE: Why did the Lightning trade Ryan McDonagh?The Lightning got younger by adding Myers and Mismash in exchange for McDonagh, but why did they make the move? It was all about the money.General manager Julien BriseBois explained https://www.shopproblackhawks.com/Chicago_Blackhawks_Jersey.NHL on Sunday that the Lightning simply didn't have enough salary-cap space to keep all of their talented players. They had to clear space somehow, and the easiest way to do that was to trade McDonagh."If we didn't live in a flat salary-cap world, it would never have cro sed my mind to ask Ryan McDonagh to waive his no-trade clause because I would've been ecstatic to know that I had him under contract for four more years," BriseBois said, per .Tampa Bay is cap-strapped because it has hoarded expensive contracts in recent years but has been effectively able to operate over the cap because of their use of long-term injured reserve (LTIR). The Lightning have stashed players on the LTIR during the regular season, which brings their salary off the books as long as they are out.That "extra space" has allowed the Lightning to add expensive players via trade. They have, in turn, waited to active their LTIR players until the postseason, at https://www.shopproblackhawks.com/Denis_Savard_Jersey.NHL which point the salary cap is no longer in effect. That practice has finally caught up with them.MORE: Per , the Lightning are projected to have no salary cap space as 2022 NHL free agency arrives. With key players set to be free agents, Tampa Bay needed to make space to re-sign their key players, as BriseBois acknowledged."It gives us the flexibility to potentially re-sign Palat or defenseman Jan Rutta or addre s holes that need to be filled on the free-agent market or the trade market," BriseBois said of clearing McDonagh's salary. "Or those holes could be filled organically from within our organization.I think it allows us to make sure we can make sure we extend it beyond one season. We've freed up some cap space for this year, 2022-23, but more importantly we freed up some cap space for 2023-24 and beyond, which I hope will allow us to secure the rights to Anthony Cirelli, Mikhail Sergachev and Erik Cernak for years to come.Long story short, BriseBois had to make a move to set up the Lightning for future succe s. He felt that trading McDonagh was the right move, even if neither he nor McDonagh really wanted the deal to happen."Not the most pleasant thing I've had to do in my tenure as general manager, but I'm sure it was even more uncomfortable for him https://www.shopproblackhawks.com/John_Hayden_Jersey.NHL because I know he didn't want to leave the Lightning," BriseBois said.
