Lightning Sign Nick Abruzzese To One-Year, Two-Way Deal

By Mike Meyer | at May 19, 2026 12:53 pm The Tampa Bay Lightning have added some proven scoring depth to the organization, announcing the signing of forward Nick Abruzzese to a one-year, two-way contract. General Manager Julien BriseBois continues to bolster his depth pieces ahead of the summer, bringing back a familiar face who provided significant offensive punch at the minor-league level last year. Abruzzese, 27, is coming off a highly productive campaign with the Lightning’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. In 56 regular-season games with the Crunch, the 5-foot-10, 178-pound forward racked up 15 goals and...