Welcome to a little afternoon news wrap-up. It’s been awhile since we’ve put up a news post, so why not fill a Lightning-less evening with our thoughts on what is going on around the league?
First up, the Lightning reassigned Declan Carlile to the Syracuse Crunch. While this does leave the Lightning with just six healthy defensemen at the moment, it’s not a totally unexpected move.The young defenseman, who is waivers-exempt, was probably going to get reassigned tomorrow prior to the holiday roster freeze kicking in at midnight. By doing it tonight, Tampa Bay saves a couple of extra bucks on the salary cap.