Report: Lightning not among suitors for Will Butcher

Cross the Tampa Bay Lighting off the list of potential destinations for college free agent Will Butcher.

The Lightning are not among the clubs pursuing the 22-year-old defenseman, reports Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times.

Butcher was originally drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the fifth round in 2013. After playing out his four years at the University of Denver - capping off his NCAA career by winning the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in college hockey - he elected not to sign with the Avalanche and became an unrestricted free agent.

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Butcher racked up 28 goals and 103 points in 158 games during his tenure with the Pioneers, who won the Frozen Four in his final season.

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