The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free agent defenseman Matt Carle to a six-year contract today, vice president and GM Steve Yzerman announced. Carle has played in 471 career NHL games with San Jose, Tampa Bay and the Philadelphia Flyers. He has amassed 32 goals, 202 points and 17 power-play goals. Carle played in every game for Philadelphia in 2011-12, recording four goals and 38 points with a plus-4 rating. Carle led all Flyers in average ice time with 23:01 per game and blocked shots with 164.