Rick Dudley presided over the Lightning's draft from 1999 until 2001. Of the 33 players selected during that time, only one was playing in the NHL by 2009-10.

While wings such has Brett Connolly and Nino Niederreiter have been linked to the Lightning, it's Vladimir Tarasenko that Raw Charge thinks the Bolts should select at 6th overall.

Phil Esposito did not just secure a long-sought franchise player in the 1998 NHL entry draft. He selected two of them.

From 1993 until 1997, the Lightning largely suffered a draft-drought. There was talent selected, but they never quite lived up to expectations...

The Lightning have conducted 18 NHL Entry drafts in their history. With their 19th draft looming, we begin a series of posts on previous draft classes. We begin the series with a short post on the success fo the 1992 draft class.

2010 represents the Tampa Bay Lightning's 19th NHL entry draft.... They have only selected a wing 4 times with their first selection... And the results ain't pretty.

The 2010 NHL draft lottery drawing is upon us. Join in on the live discussion at Raw Charge about the draft, 2010's top prospects and general witty banter among the Raw Charge community.

With the season winding down, it's not too soon to just look towards the future! And with the Lightning yo-yo-ing at the bottom of the heap, we break down the nuts and bolts about the Draft Lottery

A draft-night Interview of Carter Ashton, 29th selection of the 1st round of the 2009 NHL Draft.

Twitter's from the team say they have a guy they want to trade up for Just who are the Lightning after in the late 1st round of the NHL draft?