Lightning issue qualifying offers to nine players

Tampa Bay is given right of first refusal or draft choice compensation should the players sign with another NHL club

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TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have issued qualifying offers to nine players on Monday, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced.

Below is the list of players receiving qualifying offers:
The deadline for NHL clubs to issue offers is today. By issuing qualifying offers to the aforementioned players, the Lightning are given the right of first refusal or draft choice compensation should the player sign an offer sheet with another NHL club.
Players not being qualified are Dylan Blujus, Jonathan Racine and Henri Ikonen.

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