The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled ahead Gage Goncalves from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.
This transfer comes simply 4 days after he was re-assigned to the Crunch on Nov. 9. Goncalves has performed in two video games for the Lightning this season. To this point, he has but to seek out his means onto the scoresheet and has had one shot on objective in simply over 10 minutes of ice time. He performed two video games with the Lightning final season – no factors then both.
Nonetheless, the expectations for the 23-year-old ahead stay excessive. He was an AHL All-Star final season and has been productive in 5 AHL video games this season. He has six assists for six factors however no objectives but.
There have been no harm updates from the Lightning, a minimum of not but. Brayden Level has been out since Nov. 3 however it’s uncertain if the transfer is said to that fairly but.
Level has been seen training with the crew.
So, it may merely be that Goncalves is being recalled so the Lightning can attempt to shake issues up forward of their sport towards the Winnipeg Jets on Thursd
Since their 7-3-0 begin to the season, the Lightning have dropped their final 4 video games (0-3-1, together with a shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers of their most up-to-date sport). All these video games have been shut bouts with empty netters working up the rating in the long run for the multi-goal losses.
Lacking Brayden Level and Erik Cernak hasn’t helped. However the backside six may use a lift. Exterior of Mitchell Chafee’s current run, the manufacturing has been fairly top-heavy through the four-game skid.
