for Colorado this makes sense because they are cup contenders and they can offload Girards contract which carries risk because its unlikely he is on lair for the remainder of the contract, they trade some futures for a player that can slot in very well on the top line LW or even as a 2nd line centre. tufte and Tatar are their just for contract and cap purposes. I believe this trade would workout well for both teams also Colorado is a place where Stamkos would most likely be willing to re-sign so this could be potentially more than a rental. Stamkos would also be willing to waive his NTC imo due to the fact that the AVS are cup contenders and he obviously wants to win more cups.

the lightning need a minor retool to extend their window and this trade should help, imo they can make a trade during the offseason to let go of the 1st and or Gulyayev to get themselves 2 to 6 forwards and that will give them much needed depth, as for Girard who is to say how his treatment will go but assuming he comes back imo he should be able to bounce back but if he can't then Colorado also can offload that risk with this trade. although if he can bounce back then that gives Tampa a solid top 4 the best they would have had in a while.

my assumption would be Girard is probably gone for the year imo if so then trading for Peeke can make sense although imo with his term and play I would consider him a cap dump but I do think he would be able to bounce back with the lightning.