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Lightning Re-Sign Gabriel Fortier To Two-Way Deal

June 17, 2024 at 11:12 am CDT | by Josh Erickson Leave a Comment

The Lightning have re-signed forward Gabriel Fortier to a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced today. PuckPedia reports the deal carries a cap hit of $775K and boasts an AHL salary of $100K with a $150K guarantee.

Fortier, 24, will reprise his role as a solid depth piece for the club in AHL Syracuse next season. While he has parlayed a second-round choice by the Lightning in 2018 into a solid professional career within the organization, he hasn’t seen much NHL time. He’s got 11 games to his name, 10 of which came in the 2021-22 season. His last NHL appearance was over a year and a half ago, coming on October 15, 2022.

He does have a goal and -2 rating in those games, along with 14 shots. The 5’10” Quebec native was a solid producer in junior hockey with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar and the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL, but his offensive production in the AHL has been stagnant at best over the past four seasons. Fortier set a career-high in goals (14), points (30), and games played (72) with Syracuse in 2021-22 and hasn’t managed to elevate his production above that of a middle-six AHL forward. Last season, he scored 13 goals and 26 points in 62 games for the Crunch, adding a goal and four assists in eight playoff games.

Fortier, who was set to become a restricted free agent, will remain under consideration for brief NHL recalls next season but appears unlikely to challenge for a spot out of camp. He was placed on waivers to begin last season and cleared, spending the entire season on the Syracuse roster.

He spent this season on a two-way deal carrying a $775K cap hit with a $100K minors salary and $125K guarantee. The extension marks a raise of at least $50K, considering he didn’t spend any time on the NHL roster in 2023-24.

Of the Lightning’s 2018 class, only Fortier and Cole Koepke have played NHL games for the club. Netminder Magnus Chrona was a fifth-round pick, but his only NHL experience has come with the Sharks. He’s the second member of the 2018 second round to sign a deal today, joining Flyers defenseman Adam Ginning.

Fortier becomes the 34th player under contract for the Lightning next season. In the likely event he plays fewer than 69 regular-season games, he’ll reach UFA status early next summer via Group VI designation.

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