Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waJune 25, 2014, Lightning yakasaina Ryan Callahan pachibvumirano chemakore matanhatu, chemamiriyoni $34.8. Callahan akawanikwa nechikwata mumwaka wapfuura mukutengeserana kwakaendesa Martin St. Louis kuNew York Rangers, pamwe chete nekuwana izvo zvaizova sarudzo yekutanga kutenderera muzvose zviri zviviri
2014 uye 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Callahan akanga ane zvibodzwa zvitanhatu uye zvishanu zvinobatsira mumitambo 20 yemwaka wenguva dzose neRightning. Pazuva rimwe chetero, Lighting yakasarudza kushandisa kutenga kwavo kwekupedzisira kwokuteerera paRyan Malone. Malone akanga atarisana nezvinetso zvekukuvara munguva yake neRightning, uye akaona nhamba dzake dzichidonha kusvika kune zvinangwa zvishanu uye gumi zvinobatsira mumitambo 57. Mukuwedzera, Malone akanga achibatanidzwa mukusungwa nokuda kwokutyaira akadhakwa uye kuva necocaine. Chikwata chakapfuuridzira zuva racho rakabatikana kupfurikidza nokusainazve mberi J. T. Brown kune chibvumirano chemakore maviri, chakananga. Brown akaonekwa mumitambo 63 neLightning mwaka wadarika, achihwina zvibodzwa zvina uye mapoinzi gumi nemapfumbamwe uku achienzanisa 13: 02 munguva yechando pamutambo. Brown akaonekwawo mumitambo mina yese yeStanley Cup playoff muna 2014, achibatsira vaviri.