The Tampa Bay Lightning continue to shape their roster early into the offseason. On Sunday, they signed forward Jack Finley to a three-year contract extension. The deal is set to start out as a two-way contract for the 2025-26 season, and convert to a one-way deal in the final two years.

Finley, 22, appeared in 40 games for the Syracuse Crunch this season and recorded a career-high 14 goals while ranking sixth among Crunch skaters for points with 28. In total he has played 161 AHL games, all with the Crunch, registering 39 goals, 81 points and 10 power-play goals.

Finley was originally taken in the second round, 57th overall, of the 2025 NHL Draft. He made his NHL debut on Jan. 14 against the Boston Bruins, where he registered 8:25 of ice time and was a +1.

The Finley signing comes days after the Lightning announced the extension of Max Crozier on Friday. Crozier, a right-shot defenseman who was an arbitration-eligible restricted free agent, could be in line to take over duties from Nick Perbix. 

Perbix will become an unrestricted free agent if unsigned by July 1. The only remaining arbitration-eligible restricted free agent left for the Lightning is forward Gage Goncalves. 

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