Remember 'Gratton-Gate'? Click Here And Rediscover A Wild Part Of Tampa Bay's Past

Oct 13, 2025 9:39 PM

The Tampa Bay Lightning have employed many elite NHL players, including veteran center Chris Gratton. However, as you can see in this exclusive story, the Bolts ultimately gave up Gratton to the Philadelphia Flyers in 1997 via an offer sheet that Tampa Bay chose not to match. 

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