Lightning face challenge with roster because of NHL salary cap, GM says Forwards Coleman, Goodrow among players BriseBois feels it will be difficult to keep by Corey Long / NHL.com Independent Correspondent TAMPA -- The Tampa Bay Lightning will compete for a third consecutive Stanley Cup title next season and remain a contender in the future, but there likely will be roster changes because of the NHL salary cap and the upcoming expansion draft, general manager Julien BriseBois said Tuesday. "We have a Stanley Cup-winning roster and our challenge to maintaining that roster is the salary cap," BriseBois said. "So we're going to have to get creative."