Tampa Bay Lightning & San Jose Sharks Complete Trade

The Tampa Bay Lightning and San Jose Sharks have agreed to a trade that sends forward Vladislav Namestnikov to the Sharks in exchange for forward Michael Eyssimont.

The Lightning are retaining half of Namestnikov's $2.5 million cap hit for the rest of this season. He's a pending unrestricted free agent and is one of the only NHL players who have been traded five times in the past five seasons. So far in 2022-23 he's collected 15 points in 57 games and will get some big minutes to end the season in San Jose.

We have acquired forward Michael Eyssimont from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for forward Vladislav Namestnikov.https://t.co/dTaJDQEfrc
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) March 2, 2023

Vladislav Namestnikov, acquired by SJ, is a bottom six defensive forward. #SJSharks pic.twitter.com/EW0HYqorAD
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) March 2, 2023

Eyssimont has some team control as a pending RFA. He's a recent waiver claim and not someone the organization was all that tied too. Eyssimont is due $750,000 on the cap this season and will be hard pressed to crack the Lightning lineup on a regular basis. Considering the move, it's expected Tampa Bay makes another move ahead of Friday's deadline.