The Tampa Bay Lightning will avoid an arbitration case with newly acquired defenseman J.J. Moser. The Lightning and Moser have agreed to a two-year contract with a $3.375 million salary cap hit annually.
First reported by SportsNet’s Elliotte Friedman, the contract will earn Moser $2.7 million in the first year and $4.05 in the second.
JJ Moser has a two-year, $3.375M settlement with Tampa Bay.
$2.7M in 2024-25
$4.05M in 2025-26
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 11, 2024
The Lightning recently acquired Moser in the trade that sent Mikhail Sergachev to the Utah Hockey Club. Sergachev spent seven seasons with the Lightning and was a pivotal piece in their back-to-back Stanley Cup wins in 2020 and 2021.
Along with Moser, the Lightning also acquired a 2024 seventh-round draft pick, a 2025 second-round draft pick, and prospect forward Conor Geekie.
Recently turning 24 years old, Moser joins the Lightning after being a second-round draft pick of the Arizona Coyotes in 2021. Moser played 205 games with the Coyotes and recorded 72 total points (16G-56A).
Since reaching the NHL in 2021-22, Moser has been an NHL regular with the Coyotes, and he should play a similar role in Tampa Bay.
As a member of the Lightning, Moser is expected to play among the top blue liners, filling the hole left in the Sergachev trade.
At $3.375 million annually, Moser is the Lightning’s fourth highest-paid defenseman. When the contract expires after the 2025-26 season, he will still hold restricted free agent status.
According to PuckPedia, following the Moser signing, the Lightning now have just $730,000 worth of cap space and 22 active players.
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Publish date : 2024-07-11 10:38:52
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