The Tampa Bay Lightning has made their first set of cuts to their Training Camp Roster, sending 10 players back to their respective junior teams.

The Tampa Bay Lightning may only have one preseason game under their belts in the 2015-16 season, but as the Lightning travel to the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville to go one-on-one in a rematch with the Nashville Predators, the Lightning will be less 10 players to their training camp roster.

Tampa Bay Lightning Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced today that the Lightning has officially reduced their Training Camp Roster by 10 players. According to the official release, eight of those players have been returned to their respective junior teams and two players have been officially released from their professional tryout agreements.

While the move may seem rather early to some, we knew that this was going to come to pass at one point or another. Let’s take a look at some of the names who will be making their way back to their respective teams.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning were not incredibly descriptive in their individual reasons for each players’ release, but at the end of the day there are some things that will always (and should) remain behind closed doors; especially in a league as competitive as the National Hockey League.

Members of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2015 Draft Class like Mitchell Stephens and Matt Spencer all looked good during Training Camp, but in a team that is jam-packed with talent as the Lightning is, there is absolutely no reason to rush the development of young players like these who could very well be the future of the franchise one day.

The Tampa Bay Lightning’s Training Camp Roster is now down to 53 players. Some of those players will have another shot at impressing Tampa Bay Lightning Head Coach Jon Cooper and Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman tonight as the Lightning travel to the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville for a rematch against captain Shea Weber and the Nashville Predators.

The puck is scheduled to drop at 8:00 p.m. Are you ready to Be The Thunder as the Lightning attempt to electrocute the Predators tonight?