TAMPA, Fla. — Ryan McDonagh is returning to Tampa Bay, hoping to help the Lightning win the Stanley Cup again after two seasons in Nashville.
The Predators traded McDonagh back to the Lightning on Tuesday, giving the veteran defenceman a welcome homecoming with the organization he helped to two championships and clearing some salary cap space to add and make changes this off-season.
“Quite honestly, I didn’t really see a scenario of me being back in Tampa while on this contract I’m on, so I guess when I was informed of an opportunity it was hard not to be excited about it,” McDonagh said on a video call with reporters. “There’s a handful of guys on that team still that are proven winners. That core group is a special group, and to be back with them, it’s hard not to make you believe again that something special can be done once more.
Reuniting with McDonagh gives Tampa Bay a top four that also includes '20 playoff MVP Victor Hedman, Erik Cernak and Mikhail Sergachev, who missed several months with a broken leg before making a surprise return in the first round. Coming off a first-round exit themselves, the Predators now have some more freedom with McDonagh's $6.75 million cap hit in each of the next two seasons off the books.
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