The Tampa Bay Lightning saw significant changes to their roster in the offseason, including the signing of Cam Atkinson and letting go of Steven Stamkos. They also added younger talent to strengthen their prospect pool and impact their AHL franchise, the Syracuse Crunch. Key players like Cole Koepke and Alex Barre Boulet departed while Conor Geekie and Lukas Svejkovsky were acquired via trade. Free agent signings of Tobie Paquette-Bisson, Derrick Pouliot, Steven Santini, and Jesse Ylönen further enhanced the team.