The 2015 NHL Entry Draft is this weekend in Sunrise, Florida. Draft picks and roster players are in play for many of the NHL's franchises going in to the event, which has bred many rumors and forged much speculation. For the Tampa Bay Lightning and their nine selections entering draft weekend, rumored movement is just that - rumors. That doesn't mean the Bolts will keep every selection in the draft (or every player asset they have in the system).
Follow our draft-weekend coverage with selections and transactions made as the event progresses.
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2015 NHL Draft Weekend Coverage
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June 27, 2015
Draft Day 2 Recap
What was the final result of Tampa Bay's 10 picks between Rounds 2-7 of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft?
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June 27, 2015
NHL Draft Day 2 Preview and Open Thread
The Tampa Bay Lightning decided to move down and out of Round 1 on Friday night, landing themselves one more pick to give them 10 in total to use today in Rounds 2-7. So who's on the radar?
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June 26, 2015
Bolts move down from 28th overall
The Tampa Bay Lightning pick up extra picks tomorrow in moving down via a trade with the New York Islanders.
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June 26, 2015
Open thread and Twitter live stream
Mid-day coverage and a live stream of the chatter from Twitter regarding rumors, transactions, and the NHL draft.
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June 26, 2015
Tampa Bay Lightning Draft Preview
During last year's draft, Steve Yzerman was very flexible at the draft table, moving both up and down while targeting specific players at specific spots. Might we see that again at the 2015 NHL Entry draft?
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June 25, 2015
2015 NHL Draft Target: Jansen Harkins
The Tampa Bay Lightning are always looking for more skilled centers to add to the prospect pool; might Jansen Harkins be the latest?
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June 24, 2015
2015 NHL Draft Target: Denis Guryanov
We take a look at (yes another) Russian winger the Tampa Bay Lightning might select at the NHL Entry Draft in Sunrise on June 26-27.
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June 24, 2015
Experts project the Bolts' 1st round pick
Compiling various mock drafts from around the web, who do the experts, scouts, and media members project the Tampa Bay Lightning to select with the 28th overall selection in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft?
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June 23, 2015
Lightning salary cap projections for 2015-16
With the salary cap likely to settle lower than originally expected ($71 million dollar range) Steve Yzerman's work is cut out for him this summer to keep the Tampa Bay Lightning on the right path.
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June 23, 2015
SBN Mock Draft: Bolts select Anthony Beauvillier
With the 28th selection in the SB Nation NHL Mock Draft, Raw Charge selects C/LW Anthony Beauvillier, from the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL.
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June 22, 2015
2015 NHL Draft Target: Nikita Korostelev
The skilled Russian winger looks like the prototypical Tampa Bay Lightning pick, and he's likely to still be on the board when pick 28 rolls around.
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June 19, 2015
2015 NHL Draft Target: Paul Bittner
The next entry in our series of profiles of draft targets for the Tampa Bay Lightning focuses on this big winger out of the WHL, who presents an interesting question of draft strategy.
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June 18, 2015
Full list of Tampa Bay's picks in 2015 draft
The Tampa Bay Lightning hold 9 selections in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, June 26-27 at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
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June 17, 2015
2015 NHL Draft Target: Oliver Kylington
The Tampa Bay Lightning might look to add Swedish defenseman Oliver Kylington at 28th overall.