TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Tampa Bay Lightnings’ Ross Colton is heading to Colorado in a deal struck just ahead of the 2023 NHL Draft.
On Wednesday, the Lightning announced that the forward would be sent to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a second-round, 37th-overall pick.
Tampa Bay now has four picks in the draft, which begins Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Nashville.
In addition to the team’s second-round pick, the Lightning also holds pick No. 179 in the sixth round, as well as No. 193 and pick No. 211 in the seventh round.
