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Panthers build a winner through camaraderie and competition
TAMPA — Forward Carter Verhaeghe spent his rookie NHL season last year battling for ice time, mostly relegated to fourth-line duty in a stacked Lightning lineup. Verhaeghe became a restricted free agent in the offseason. Tampa Bay wanted to keep him, but its salary cap crunch wouldn’t allow it. The Lightning didn’t offer the 25-year-old a contract, and he signed as an unrestricted free agent ...