Erne, a second round (33rd overall) selection of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2013 NHL Draft, broke his hand in his fourth game with the Syracuse Crunch. The power forward missed nearly a month and a half of the season before returning to put up 14 goals and 15 assists in 59 games.
Erne, however, didn’t see the setback as, well, a setback. The time off the ice allowed him to see the game from a different viewpoint, one that he was able to put to use once he was fully healthy and ready to play again.