TAMPA — Eight years is a long time. Most people have little idea where their careers will take them in eight years. Heck, think of how much trends change in that time.
Eight years ago, Charlie Sheen re-defined #winning, planking meant taking a picture of yourself lying somewhere weird and maybe dangerous, and Rebecca Black sang about the wonders of Friday.
At that time, Andrei Vasilevskiy was playing in the Russian juniors league. Now, he’s the second Vezina winner under 25 in 30 years. In eight more years, Vasilevskiy is scheduled to be right here, going into the final year of his $76-million contract.