Yanni Gourde, F:The 25-year-old earned the trust of coach Jon Cooper as a valuable fill-in last season when the Lightning had several key players out because of injuries and had eight points (six goals, two assists) in 20 games. ... Anthony Cirelli, F: The 20-year-old finished third in the OHL playoffs with 31 points (15 goals, 16 assists) in 22 games and helped Erie reach the Memorial Cup championship game with eight points (one goal, seven assists) in five games. … Brett Howden, F: The 27th pick of the 2016 draft, Howden, 19, had 81 points (38 goals, 43 assists) in 58 games as captain for Moose Jaw of the Western Hockey League. He also had three goals and an assist in five regular-season games for Syracuse of the American Hockey League, and two assists in three AHL playoff games. ... Taylor Raddysh, F: A second-round pick (No. 58) in 2016, the 19-year-old was second in the OHL with 109 points (42 goals, 67 assists) in 58 games for Erie last season. ... Libor Hajek, D: A second-round pick (No. 37) in 2016, Hajek, 19, had 26 points (four goals, 22 assists) in 65 games for Saskatoon of the WHL and one goal in eight games for Syracuse.