For the third time this season the Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled defenseman Darren Raddysh from the Syracuse Crunch. Coupled with the fact that both Zach Bogosian and Erik Cernak were absent from the Lightning’s practice on Tuesday it looks like he was brought back as a little defensive insurance for the upcoming road trip to Colorado and Arizona.
Even without the two veterans, the blueline has been okay with a right side of Jan Rutta, Cal Foote, and Mikhail Sergachev (switching over from his preferred left side). Fredrik Claesson, who was returned to the Crunch at the beginning of February has been.