Tampa Bay Moves Johansson to Ottawa as the Offseason Roster Shuffle Continues

The Lightning traded goaltender Jonas Johansson to the Senators on Friday, the latest transaction in a busy few months for Tampa Bay's front office. No terms were disclosed.

It's a quiet move on its own — Johansson was not part of the core that management is building around — but it fits the pattern of an organization that has been actively reshaping its depth since the season ended. The July additions of forward Ilya Mikheyev on a four-year deal and defenseman John Carlson on a two-year deal were the headliners; this is the housekeeping that follows.

The bigger picture in Tampa Bay is still the offensive question that the Johansson trade does nothing to answer. The Lightning finished 51-34 but went 4-6 in their final 10 games, and the scoring dried up badly down the stretch. Mikheyev and Carlson were brought in specifically to address that depth problem. Whether they do is a question for October, not September.