The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded goalie Ben Bishop to the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings will receive a fifth-round pick with Bishop, and Tampa Bay will retain 20 percent of his salary to facilitate the deal.

In exchange, the Lightning will receive defensive prospect Erik Cernak, veteran goalie Peter Budaj, a seventh-round draft pick, and a conditional selection in 2017 NHL Draft. The Tampa Bay Lightning were prepared to lose goaltender Ben Bishop in the offseason, whether by way of the expansion draft or unrestricted free agency.

 

Not sure how I feel about this yet.

 

Lightning GM Steve Yzerman talks Ben Bishop trade

Also, center Brian Boyle was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs by the Tampa Bay Lightning for center Byron Froese and a second-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.