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Tampa Bay Lightning acquire conditional first-round selection for 2020

The team will also have goaltender Marek Mazanec from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward J.T. Miller.
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Columbus Blue Jackets' Pierre-Luc Dubois, left, knocks the puck away from Tampa Bay Lightning's J.T. Miller during the third period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets beat the Lightning 7-3. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

TAMPA, Fla. — The year 2020 could be an exciting one for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Lightning announced Saturday they will have a conditional first-round pick in the drafts in 2020.

For 2019 the team will have the third-round selection and 71 overall.

The team will also have goaltender Marek Mazanec from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward J.T. Miller.

If the Canucks don’t make the playoffs in 2019-20, the first-round selection will move to the 2021 draft.

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