![]() ![]() This season, the Lightning may see the same thing happen as there are a handful of players who played important roles in Syracuse last season and could find their way to Tampa Bay in 2023-24.Story Links SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced the roster and schedule for the team's 30th anniversary training camp. They ended the campaign playing important minutes and are now important pieces on the roster. Last season, defensemen Nick Perbix and Darren Raddysh earned promotions to the Lightning after starting the season with the Crunch. Related: Lightning’s 3 Most Significant Offseason Moves This is an important season for Myers and the Lightning, as the native of Moncton, New Brunswick, will be an unrestricted free agent in 2024. Myers played very well for the Crunch at the end of the season and in the playoffs, highlighted by scoring the overtime-winning goal against the Americans in Game 1 of their playoff series. He cleared waivers in December 2022 and spent the rest of the season with the Crunch. The 6-foot-6 defenseman appeared in 11 games last season with the Lightning and had a goal and three points. Philippe Myers, Philadelphia Flyers ( Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) He established good chemistry with linemates Barre-Boulet and Simon Ryfors, which has helped increase his productivity. While his goal numbers went down from 17 in 2021-22 to 13 last season, he has established himself as a key playmaker on the Crunch with 41 assists. Gage Goncalves was third on the Crunch with 54 points last season. The 22-year-old has been quietly improving his game with the Crunch and may be on the verge of making a run at a roster spot with the Lightning. He appears to be ready to make that jump on a permanent basis next season, so don’t be surprised to see him on the Lightning roster when camp breaks. Barre-Boulet had a brief NHL opportunity last season with the Seattle Kraken after being claimed off waivers, only to land back with the Lightning organization after only 11 days. The Quebec native hopes to follow a similar path to the Lightning roster as Yanni Gourde, another undersized forward out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) who developed in Syracuse and spent five seasons in the AHL before blossoming with the Lightning. Barre-Boulet will look to make the same kind of impact that Raddysh did when he was called up from the Crunch last season.Īlex Barre-Boulet, Syracuse Crunch ( Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers) He was named to the AHL’s First All-Star Team along with former Crunch teammate and current Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh. The fifth-year pro also tied for third in plus/minus among AHL forwards with a plus-25 rating. He also was second in the AHL in assists (59) and points (82), both career highs, over his 67 games with the Crunch. Alex Barre-BouletĪll the 25-year-old forward did last season was become the all-time points leader in Syracuse franchise history. From that Crunch team, three players will have a very good chance to make the Lightning during the upcoming training camp. The Crunch had a very successful season, qualifying for the playoffs before being eliminated in the Game 5 overtime loss to the Rochester Americans in the second round. While the players who have been brought in will be front runners to make the team’s roster when the season starts in October, they will be challenged by a handful of players who played most of last season with the Lightning’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate in Syracuse. Their positions and a few other roster spots that were opened to free up cap space were filled with veteran free agents Conor Sheary, Luke Glendening, and Calvin de Haan. They were unable to keep significant members of their Stanley Cup championships teams due to salary cap restrictions, such as Alex Killorn and Ross Colton. ![]() The Tampa Bay Lightning had some significant roster changes over the offseason. ![]()
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