He left in free agency in the last offseason.

Killorn was reminded about Palat, a career-long Lightning player (drafted in 2011) who wanted to stay but the team couldn’t fit under the cap when his contract was up. I know my agent and Julien will for sure be in talks, and hopefully something can be figured out.

But yeah, going forward, I’m not sure what’s going to happen. “You’re always thinking about your future, and luckily I thought I had a great year. “All season, it has been something that I’ve thought about,” Killorn said. He said Tuesday that not knowing whether he had played his final game with the Lightning made the exit more difficult. He was one of the last three players to leave the room. Whether it’s scoring goals or setting up plays, being great on the defensive side of the puck, the (penalty kill), he’s just another one of those guys that every other team would love to have play for them.”Īfter the Lightning’s season ended with Saturday’s overtime loss to the Maple Leafs, Killorn sat silently at his locker. “We see what he can do on the ice every night. “We all hope he can stay,” said Lightning captain Steven Stamkos. The power forward scored a team-high-matching three goals in the six games against the Maple Leafs, recorded five points and made an impact on special teams and 5-on-5 play on a lock-down line with Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel. You just have to look at all the angles, for sure, to make sure that you make the right decision.”Īfter his most productive regular season, Killorn only helped his stock in the postseason. He has become a fan favorite, has been active in the community and has adopted Tampa as his home. General manager Julien BriseBois said during Tuesday’s season-ending media availability that he wants to re-sign Killorn, but recent history makes that seem unlikely given how players including Ondrej Palat, Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow priced themselves out of a return and left via free agency or trade. Killorn tops a deep list of potential unrestricted free agents, and his performance this season will make it even more difficult for the Lightning to keep him, given their salary-cap constraints.

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