TAMPA, Fla. – It’s hard to believe, but Barclay Goodrow’s time in Tampa Bay was just under 17 months.
It was a really, really productive 17 months, though.
Goodrow, who helped the Tampa Bay Lightning win two Stanley Cup titles in his time with them, returned to Amalie Arena Thursday for the first time since the Lightning traded him to the Rangers in July, and it brought back a flood of memories and emotions, he said.
"I've been traded a couple times, but . . . I haven't been back to San Jose since I was traded from there, so obviously is the first time coming back to a team I used to play for,’’ Goodrow said after the Rangers practiced at Amalie Arena in preparation for Friday’s New Year’s Eve matchup with the Lightning.