During the offseason, the Tampa Bay Lightning notably lost franchise legend Steven Stamkos. After the Lightning did not sign Stamkos to a new contract, he joined the Nashville Predators on a four-year,

The veteran defenseman takes over the captaincy from Steven Stamkos. “not forgetting about the past but looking forward.”

The Tampa Bay Lightning have selected Victor Hedman as their new captain. Hedman succeeds longtime captain Steven Stamkos, who left in free agency to sign with Nashville.