Lightning release Wisniewski from professional tryout

James Wisniewski will have to look for NHL employment elsewhere.

The veteran defenseman has been released from a professional tryout by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Wisniewski missed all but 47 seconds of 2015-16 after suffering a knee injury on opening night as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes. His contract was bought out early in the offseason, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Tampa Bay was working with limited cap space and with restricted free-agent Nikita Kucherov yet to sign, they would have very little room to maneuver a deal for Wisniewski.