Kammala wannan magana: Lightning sun rike zaben farko sau uku a tarihin kungiyar. Sun yi amfani da waɗannan zaɓuka don zaɓar Roman Hamrlik a cikin 1992, Vincent Lecavalier a cikin 1998 da Steven Stamkos a cikin
A shekara ta 2008. Sun kuma zaɓi na farko a cikin 1992 NHL Supplemental Draft, inda suka zaɓi mai kare Cory Cross. Lokacin da suka lashe Stanley Cup a 2003-04, kawai biyar daga cikin 25 da suka yi ado don Game 7 da aka tsara ta Tampa Bay. Lokacin da Walƙiya ta lashe Kofin Stanley na biyu a cikin 2020, jerin sunayen sun ƙunshi ƙarin zaɓuɓɓukan zaɓe na Walƙiya. Wannan jerin sunayen sun hada da zabin Lightning 12 da 'yan wasa 3 da ba a zaba ba wadanda suka bunkasa a cikin tsarin su.