Brian Lawton trades
| Tampa Bay Lightning acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gary Roberts | June 28, 2008 | 2009 conditional 4th round pick (3rd round if Malone re-signs with Lightning) (#63-Ben Hanowski) |  |
| rights to Ryan Malone | ||||
| San Jose Sharks acquire | Date | Tampa Bay Lightning acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2008 3rd round pick (#62-Justin Daniels) | June 21, 2008 | 2008 4th round pick (#117-James Wright) | |
| 2008 5th round pick (#147-Kyle DeCoste) | ||||
| 2009 3rd round pick (#87-Simon Bertilsson) | ||||
| Tampa Bay Lightning acquire | Date | Philadelphia Flyers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaclav Prospal | June 18, 2008 | 2008 7th round pick (#196-Joacim Eriksson) |  |
| 2009 conditional 4th round pick (if Lightning re-sign Prospal) (#93-Alex Hutchings) | ||||