Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Draft guide: Picks, best fits and analysis
The Tampa Bay Lightning have seven picks in the 2025 NHL Draft: Nos. 56, 127, 151, 193, 206, 212, 215. Here's what to expect.
Tampa Bay has had so few draft picks in recent years that it's hard to pinpoint one exact need because its system needs everything. The Lightning have at least some decent young talent coming at forward, but they have almost nothing coming on defense.
In recent mock drafts, Corey Pronman has projected the following picks:
56. Jack Ivankovic, G
128. Linus Funck, D
151. Nicholas Sykora, LW
193. Ryan Cameron, G
206. Jett Lajoie, RW
212. Alexandre Carbonneau, D
215. Philippe Veilleux, LW
(Photo of Lightning GM Julien BriseBois: Dave Sandford / NHLI via Getty Images)
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