Overview
- Vancouver claimed the 26-year-old forward on March 6, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
- Tampa Bay had placed Douglas on waivers on March 5 intending to assign him to the AHL Crunch and open an NHL roster spot.
- A deadline-day exemption in the new CBA would have allowed an immediate NHL recall after an AHL reassignment, a route no longer available following the claim.
- Douglas logged 29 NHL games for the Lightning this season with two assists and 92 penalty minutes while averaging about 5:58 of ice time in a fourth-line role.
- At 6'9" and 242 pounds, he projects as a depth option in Vancouver and now gets a clearer audition ahead of restricted free agency this summer.