REPORT: One of the best Lightning forward will hit free agency next week

It looked like the Tampa Bay Lightning would do pretty much everything to keep forward Ondrej Palat, but according to TSN Insider Pierre LeBrun, he will hit free agency next Wednesday.

He was a big part of the Lightning run to the Stanley Cup Finals this season. Obviously, there will be a lot of teams interested in his services on July 13th, so he will definitely have the choice to go wherever he wants.

It's really going to be interesting to see where he'll end up. This season, Palat recorded 49 points in 77 games. He added 21 points in 23 playoffs matches this year. Since the 2020 playoffs, Palat registered 52 points in 71 playoffs games.