If there was ever a player in the National Hockey League who was unceremoniously thrown out of the pan and into the fire in a particular season, that player would be Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Vasilevskiy was drafted in the First Round (19th Overall) in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Over the course of the next two seasons, the Russian netminder would remain in the Kontinental Hockey League, playing for both Tolpar Ufa and Salavat Yulaev Ufa.
Last season, Tampa Bay Lightning Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman decided that it was finally time for Vasilevskiy to make his way to North America and begin to adapt his game to a new style.