Nope. Lehkonen provides enough defensively, that he doesn't need to get anymore points.

I think Tampa needs to focus on trading Johnson for now .. Gourde is good 4th liner despite being overpaid 4M a year .. whereas Johnson is hurting us on ice not just contract. His scoring % is laughable and is a shrimp and takes up no space in middle D. Last nights OT loss was a microcosm of his value.

Why would TJ waive? Management says he being phased out in Tampa and has option to be sent to Syracuse .. agree to trade .. or be sent to Seattle in expansion draft next year .. so FORCE him out!

I actually think these are the two teams they would waive their NTCs for.

TJ - TOP 6 minutes playing on his native position (which he likes the most obviously) and Calgary is very close to Spokane too (his birthplace).
Gourde getting a chance to play in Quebec where he was born.

If we're being technical here, Players start to decline at 28, but after 30 is where we see it the most. This isn't NHL20.

Thats just not true, by that logic goalies and defense are obly good for avout 3 years as they dont usually peak until their late 20's

Players and Goalies aren't the same

Defense and players are though