Tampa Bay Lightning prospects pipeline stocked despite recent graduations

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Photo: Although goaltenders face a longer road to the NHL than skaters, Andrei Vasilevskiy has established himself as a solid NHL netminder just three seasons since the Lightning selected him 19th overall in 2012. (Courtesy of Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire)


</p>The Tampa Bay Lightning have done a tremendous job at drafting and developing since Steve Yzerman took over the general manager position in 2010. The team has more hits than misses in the early rounds and has found quality late-round players that have since filled significant roles with the team. Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov are two that immediately come to mind and both players were selected in 2011, the first draft that Yzerman and his staff had a full year to prepare for.… read more

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Better from HF, DiGiacinto is the only one I might not have on the list but that late those prospects are almost all long shots. Namestnikov at 3 is the only issue early, Koekkoek, Nesterov and Erne will be more impactful players then him.