One of the prevailing feelings following the conclusion of the 2022-23 season for the Tampa Bay Lightning was that it might be time to dial back Andrei Vasilevskiy’s workload. Even with a longer summer this year after three straight shortened ones, Tampa Bay still might look to decrease Vasilevskiy’s regular season time in the starting crease.
After the Lightning were eliminated in round one of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Vasilevskiy shared that as this most recent season wore on, his mind and body were not on the same page and that he had a number of small injuries that he continued to push through.