Not that there isn’t work to be done, because there always is some fine-tuning when you’re a perennial Stanley Cup contender, but this offseason feels a bit different for the Tampa Bay Lightning.



As in, there isn’t the immense pressure of the salary cap forcing roster gymnastics on GM Steve Yzerman like it did the last few years.



Which is not to suggest that roster change isn’t coming, but at least if there are moves, it’s the sense that it’s more for hockey reasons rather than the burden of salary cap math wielding its hammer on the team.



“Yeah, we were kind of in a position where we were moving players more so for salary cap reasons than competitive reasons,’’ Yzerman told The Athletic on Monday when asked about the last few years of hectic offseason moves.



It’s a busy week for Yzerman, who heads to Las Vegas for the NHL awards as part of the three finalists for GM of the Year, then off to...