Much like Barclay Goodrow, Blake Coleman was one of Julien BriseBois’ 2020 trade deadline acquisitions. And, much like with the Goodrow acquisition, the Coleman trade attracted a bunch of criticism. While nearly everyone agreed that Coleman is an incredibly strong player on a very affordable contract, some scoffed at the price of Nolan Foote and a first-round pick. Once again, the Stanley Cup victory silenced those critics.

After doing very little in his nine regular season games with the Bolts, Coleman delivered the goods all postseason long. He lived up to his reputation as a play-driving, defensively-conscious forward with a knack for chipping in offensively, and was a key cog on the Yanni Gourde line that confounded opposing lineups from Round One through the Final.

Beyond the five goals and 13 points he chipped in, Coleman generated a five-on-five shot attempt share of nearly 56%, and a five-on-five expected goal share of nearly 55% in his 25 playoff games (Natural Stat Trick). Getting that kind of production out of a sub-$2M contract is obscenely good value for the Lightning.

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