Darren Raddysh bid farewell to Tampa as the Lightning traded the defenseman to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a sign-and-trade deal on Friday. The Lightning acquire a 2026 fifth-round pick.

Tampa Bay Head Coach Jon Cooper is the longest-serving coach in the NHL, having joined the Lightning in March 2013. In January, the two-time Stanley Cup champion became the third-fastest coach to reach 500 wins, and the quickest to do so with one franchise. Despite four consecutive first-round playoff exits leading to murmurs from dissatisfied fans, the team has a response for those advocating for a coaching change behind the Bolts' bench: "Coop" isn't going anywhere.

The Lightning arrived at Scotiabank Arena with a familiar face acquired at the trade deadline. In what marked his re-debut with the organization, Corey Perry laced up in Toronto ready to help snap a four-game skid. A six-time Stanley Cup finalist who hoisted the Cup with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007, Perry knows what winning looks like, and Tampa was banking on that experience.