Overview
- The Lightning, in a Tuesday team announcement, re-signed Nick Abruzzese to a one-year, two-way contract for 2026–27.
- He produced 15 goals and 51 points in 56 games for AHL Syracuse and added one goal and three assists in four playoff games.
- The two-way deal pays one rate in the NHL and a lower AHL rate, and terms were not disclosed, with reports expecting figures near $775,000 in the NHL and $250,000 in the AHL.
- Drafted by Toronto in the fourth round in 2019, Abruzzese has appeared in 11 NHL games for the Maple Leafs with one goal and two assists.
- The signing stabilizes Syracuse’s top six and offers Tampa Bay a cost-controlled call-up candidate, with his 2022 Olympic showing for Team USA highlighting his résumé.