TAMPA - The Tampa Bay Lightning, per usual, had a quiet open to the draft without a first-round draft pick.
But they entered the second day of the draft with seven pick, including their own second and third round picks. This marked just the second time since 2020 that Tampa Bay had two picks in the first three rounds of the draft, with 2022 the only other time in the past seven drafts they have made two selections in the top three rounds when Isaac Howard was picked 31st overall and Lucas Edmonds 86th overall.
Howard, who went on to be a Hobey Baker winner, was dealt to Edmonton last summer fo...
