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Bolts get Dotchin under contract, still need to sign Johnson and Palat

Tampa Bay Lightning v Chicago Blackhawks

CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 24: Marian Hossa #81 of the Chicago Blackhawks and Jake Dotchin #59 of the Tampa Bay Lightning battle for position near the goal at the United Center on January 24, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Lightning defeated the Blackhawks 5-2. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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Two days after signing Slater Koekkoek, the Tampa Bay Lightning got another young defenseman under contract. Jake Dotchin has inked a two-year, one-way deal with a cap hit of $812,500.

Dotchin, 23, was a pleasant surprise for the Bolts in 2016-17. As a rookie, he played 35 games and had 11 assists.

Now that Koekkoek and Dotchin have been taken care of, GM Steve Yzerman can turn his attention to restricted free agent forwards Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat.

Johnson and Palat both have until 5 p.m. ET today to file for arbitration.