2010 Lightning Unsigned Free Agents

PLAYER NAME Type Age POS
Mark Parrish UFA 33 Right Wing
Stephane Veilleux UFA 28 Left Wing
Paul Ranger RFA 25 Defense

2010 Lightning Free Agent Signings

PLAYER NAME Age P LENGTH CAP NO.
Martin St. Louis 35 R 4 years $5,625,000
Pavel Kubina 33 D 2 years $3,850,000
Steve Downie 23 R 2 years $1,850,000
Dan Ellis 30 G 2 years $1,500,000
Brett Clark 33 D 2 years $1,500,000

2010 Lightning NHL Entry Draft

RND PICK PLAYER NAME POS HT WT
1 6 Brett Connolly R 6.02 191
3 63 Brock Beukeboom D 6.01 200
3 66 Radko Gudas D 6.00 202
3 72 Adam Janosik D 6.00 179
4 96 Geoffrey Schemitsch D 6.02 185

Matt Walker

Basics

Type: 
Out of Organization
Position: 
Defense
Shoots/Catches: 
Right
Height: 
6.03
Weight: 
213
Born: 
04/07/1980
Age: 
30
Hometown: 
Beaverlodge, ALTA
Acquired: 
Signed as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2009
Last Team: 
Chicago (NHL)
Projects As: 
No. 6/7 Defenseman
Depth Chart Weight: 
5

Draft Info

Draft Status: 
Drafted
Draft Year: 
1998
Draft Type: 
NHL Entry Draft
Drafted By: 
St. Louis Blues
Round: 
3
Pick No.: 
83
Draft Team: 
Portland (WHL)

Contract

Contract Status: 
Signed
Waiver Status: 
Waiver Eligible
Signing Date: 
07/01/2009
Contract Type: 
One-way
Contract Length: 
4 years
Cap Number: 
$1 700 000
Contract Start Year: 
2009
Contract End Year: 
2013
Contract End Status: 
UFA
Salary: 
$1 275 000
Salary: 
$1 625 000
Salary: 
$1 900 000
Salary: 
$2 000 000

Scouting Report

Strengths: 

Has prototypical NHL size and likes to use it to his advantage. Usually moves the puck efficiently and limits mistakes.

Weaknesses: 

Is extremely limited in the offensive zone. Doesn't project to be a top-four blueliner at the NHL level because of skating issues.

Projection: 

No. 6 or 7 defenseman.

Statistics

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