To say that I had mixed emotions when news broke on Saturday that Kristers Gudlevskis had been traded to the New York Islanders organization would probably be an understatement. To be frank, crushing sadness warred with elation.
I was horribly upset that I would never get to see him play in a Syracuse Crunch uniform again, but I was also happy for him. I have high hopes that he will be allowed a fresh start with a new organization that will hopefully utilize him more fairly than the Tampa Bay Lightning ever did.