Late Friday afternoon the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that they had re-signed Syracuse Crunch forward Daniel Walcott to a one-year, two-way contract. The 26-year-old forward was finally enjoying a healthy season following a couple of seasons interrupted by shoulder injuries. In 55 games with the Lightning’s AHL-affiliate Walcott recorded a career high 19 points (7 goals, 12 assists).
In 240 career AHL games (all but one with the Crunch) the former 5th-round pick by the New York Rangers has 63 points (18 goals, 45 assists) and 288 penalty minutes. The Lightning acquired him in 2015 in exchange for a seventh round pick (a conditional pick that was originally part of the Martin St.