The moves come one day after the Lightning were eliminated from the first round of the NHL playoffs by the Florida Panthers.
With the lower-body injury to Jonas Johansson lingering, and a back-to-back on the road looming, the Tampa Bay Lightning recalled Matt Tomkins from the Syracuse Crunch.
The Syracuse Crunch started their three-in-three weekend with a 2-1 win over the Utica Comets on Friday night. Second period goals from Joe Carroll (his 11th) and Declan Carlile (his 6th) provided all of the offense Matt Tomkins needed for the win.
Joe Carroll’s ninth goal of the season came with one second left on the clock and was the difference as the Syracuse Crunch defeated the Utica Comets 5-4 in overtime on Monday.
The Syracuse Crunch made it two in a row this weekend as they downed the Providence Bruins 4-1 on Sunday. Matt Tomkins got back on the winning track with 22 saves while Gabriel Dumont (x2), Cole Koepke, and Felix Robert provided the offense.
Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, a column detailing the highs and lows of the team’s performance. At the quarter mark of the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are 9-6-5 and are sitting in third place in the Atlantic Division.
While the rest of us were passing out on the couch after consuming too much turkey Julien BriseBois was prepping for the return of Andrei Vasilevskiy. That unfortunately required placing back-up netminder Matt Tomkins on waivers for the purpose of assigning him to the Syracuse Crunch in the AHL.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have placed goaltender Matt Tomkins on waivers, which is the last logistical step needed to make room for Andrei Vasilevskiy’s return.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have placed goaltender Matt Tomkins on waivers. Tomkins will be sent down to the Lightning’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Syracuse Crunch if he clears.
When the Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Chicago Blackhawks tonight, Jon Cooper should start Matt Tomkins. Tomkins is a 29-year-old goalie who recently made his NHL debut after playing his way up from the NCAA, ECHL, AHL and the SHL before getting his chance in the NHL.
Welcome back for another edition of Around the Atlantic, our Wednesday column that will showcase any trending news surrounding the Atlantic division and of course, the impact it may have on the Toronto Maple Leafs.
A true journeyman goaltender, Matt Tomkins’ path to the NHL went from Indianapolis to Rockford to Sweden to Tampa. On Tuesday night, 11 years after he was drafted by Chicago, he made 22 saves on 25 shots to pick up his first NHL victory.
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