For a team that didn’t have a lot of cap room heading into free agency, the Tampa Bay Lightning sure have been busy. They signed four players to NHL deals with the latest being forward Logan Brown. The 6’6″, 227 lb. forward agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with a cap hit of $775,000 if he makes the club.
Brown, the son of former NHLer Jeff, was a first round pick of the Ottawa Senators in 2016. Much like the other forwards signed today, Brown isn’t being brought in to put up offense as he has 7 goals in 99 career NHL games with Ottawa and St. Louis. He had spent the last two seasons with the Blues who opted to not tender an offer to the restricted free agent.
With the Lightning, Brown will be fighting for a spot on the fourth line and likely split his time between the Bolts and Syracuse. He’s yet to earn a permanent spot on a NHL roster, but is still just 25-years-old. An upper-body injury also caused him to miss a month last season, but he seems to be fully recovered. Injuries have plagued him from his time in junior hockey and have hindered his development a bit.
Despite his size, he’s not an overtly physical player, averaging just 4.23 hits a game. While he was able to put up points at the junior level (205 in 182 games) and the AHL level (98 points in 115 games) it hasn’t quite translated to the NHL yet.
If he can stay healthy this could be an under-the-radar signing for the Bolts.
Official Press Release
TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free agent forward Logan Brown to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 at the NHL level, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.
The 25-year-old Brown spent the last two seasons with the St. Louis Blues where he tallied six goals and 17 points over 69 contests. Last season he skated in 30 games with St. Louis, notching two goals and six points while also playing in two games with the Blues’ American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield, where he posted two assists.
Brown began his NHL career with the Ottawa Senators, making his NHL debut October 5, 2017 versus Washington, and skated in parts of four seasons with the Senators from 2017-18 to 2020-21, recording a goal and nine points in 30 games. He was acquired by St. Louis along with a conditional fourth round draft pick from Ottawa in exchange for forward Zach Sanford on September 25, 2021.
The 6-foot-6, 218-pound Brown is one game shy of reaching the 100-game milestone in the NHL, having recorded seven goals and 26 points in 99 career contests. He has also played 115 games in the AHL between Springfield and the Belleville Senators with totals of 29 goals, 98 points and a plus-27 rating.
Brown is a former first round pick (11th overall) of Ottawa in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. A native of St. Louis, Brown is the son of former Blues defenseman Jeff Brown.
