Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na June 25, 2014, Lightning bịanyere aka na Ryan Callahan na nkwekọrịta afọ isii, $ 34.8 nde. Callahan nwetara site na otu na oge gara aga na ahia nke zitere Martin St. Louis na New York Rangers, tinyere inweta ihe ga-aghọ ihe mbụ na-ahọrọ na ma
2014 na 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Callahan gbara goolu isii ma nyekwa goolu ise na egwuregwu iri abụọ na Lightning. N'otu ụbọchị ahụ, ndị Lighting họọrọ iji ego ikpeazụ ha zụtara n'aka Ryan Malone. Malone meriri nsogbu mmerụ ahụ n'oge ya na Lightning, wee hụ ọnụọgụgụ ya ka ọ na-agbadata ihe mgbaru ọsọ ise na enyemaka iri na egwuregwu 57. Tụkwasị na nke ahụ, a nwụchiri Malone maka ịkwọ ụgbọala n'aṅụghị mmanya na iji ọgwụ cocaine eme ihe. Ndị otu ahụ gara n'ihu n'ụbọchị ha ji ọrụ n'aka site n'ịbịanye aka ọzọ na onye na-agba ọsọ J. T. Brown na nkwekọrịta afọ abụọ, otu ụzọ. Brown pụtara n'egwuregwu 63 na Lightning n'oge gara aga, gbaa goolu anọ na isi iri na itoolu mgbe ọ na-eme 13:02 na ice oge kwa egwuregwu. Brown pụtakwara na egwuregwu Stanley Cup anọ niile na 2014, na-enye aka abụọ.