Lightning sign Josh Archibald, Luke Glendening to two-year deals

The Tampa Bay Lightning have added forwards Josh Archibald and Luke Glendening to two-year, $1.6M contracts.

Archibald is coming off a six-goal, 12-point season with the Pittsburgh Penguins. An energetic depth forward, he’s not afraid to throw his body around and create energy. The 30-year-old forward has 83 points in 305 games over nine seasons with Pittsburgh, Arizona and Edmonton. He had a career-high 43 penalty minutes last season, the third time he has past the 60-game barrier.

Glendening is a strong defensive forward that can win faceoffs and land big hits. He had three points in 17 playoff games and six points in 70 regular season games with the Dallas Stars this past season. The 34-year-old forward has 148 points in 706 games over 11 years with Dallas and Detroit, and previously served as captain of the University of Michigan Wolverines.

According to Cap Friendly, the Lightning have minus-$3.15M in cap space for 2023-24. Tanner Jeannot is the only RFA of note, and the team still has to sign a backup for Andrei Vasilevskiy. Defenseman Brent Seabrook and his $6.875M deal will also be headed back to long-term injured reserve.