Tampa Bay Lightning AHL affilliate icing a young and talented group of prospects

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Photo: Andrey Vasilevskiy has been very good in his first season of North American hockey, posting a 10-3-5 record in 18 AHL starts. Vasilevskiy even saw several NHL starts in December, filling in for injured starter Ben Bishop. (courtesy of Scott Audette/NHLI via Getty Images)


 

Having gone 6-2-2 in their last 10 games, the Syracuse Crunch are trending upward thanks to a well-stocked Tampa Bay Lightning prospect pool highlighted by some promising goaltenders and depth on the blue line.



The Crunch own a record of 22-9-5 and currently sit fourth in the AHL‘s Eastern Conference. Relative health in Tampa Bay has allowed Syracuse’s core to remain intact and the December demotion of*Vladislav Namestnikov has given the team added firepower up front.… read more

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