Tampa Bay Lightning: 3 players they should trade after Stanley Cup win

1. Alex Killorn

Cap hit: $4.45 million

Years Left: 3

Clauses: Modified NTC (16-team trade list)

Alex Killorn isn’t someone the Tampa Bay Lightning want to trade, but ultimately, he’s the most likely option. That’s because he’s the only one of the major trade options who doesn’t have a full NMC or NTC. Killorn’s modified NTC will still make it somewhat difficult to trade him, but at least he’s still a very productive and useful player.

Killorn’s coming off a career-best season. He set career highs in points (49) and goals (29) during the regular season despite only playing in 68 games. During the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Killorn provided many big moments, putting up 10 points in 24 games. His impact went far beyond the stat sheet as well.

$4.45 million is perfectly reasonable for a top-six forward like Killorn. He’s a lot like J.T. Miller, who the Lightning were able to move for a first-round pick last summer. Killorn and his agent can probably make it next to impossible to move him, but even then, the Bolts could simply attach a late-round pick and make a trade more feasible.

He’s had a heck of a career in Tampa and has always been underrated. But it would shock me if Killorn hasn’t played his last game as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning.