The NHL roster freeze may be in effect but it doesn't prevent recalls, it would seem The Bolts have brought in another forward in Tanner Richard. From the team:
The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled center Tanner Richard (rih-SHARD) from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced.
Richard, 6-foot, 195 pounds, has played in 23 games with Syracuse this season, recording 11 assists. He leads all Crunch forwards for assists. Richard has played in 166 career AHL games, all with Syracuse, notching 15 goals and 69 points.