As expected, the Lightning trimmed their roster by 18 players today. The roster is now at 40 on its way down to 23. The roster now is made up of 23 forwards, 14 defensemen and three goalies. Here are the players that were cut and their assignments.
Brady Brassart (Syracuse, AHL), Cedrick Desjardins (Syracuse, AHL) (waivers), Danick Gauthier (Syracuse, AHL), Riki Helenius (Syracuse, AHL) (waivers), Henri Ikonen (Kingston, OHL), Slater Koekkoek (Windsor, OHL), Charles Landry (Syracuse, AHL), Max Langelier-Parent (Syracuse, AHL), Dan Milan (Syracuse, AHL), Joey Mormina (Syracuse, AHL), Eric Neilson (Syracuse, AHL), Nikita Nesterov (Syracuse, AHL), Carl Nielsen (Syracuse, AHL), Drew Olson (Syracuse, AHL), Evan Rankin (Syracuse, AHL), Tanner Richard (Syracuse, AHL), Artem Sergeev (Syracuse, AHL), and Luke Witkowski (Syracuse, AHL). (Photo/Susan Ferlita)
UPDATE: After tonight’s 5-4 shootout victory over the Panthers, Vladislav Namestikov, Cedric Paquette, Philipppe Paradis, and Geoff Walker (waivers) were assigned to the Syracuse Crunch trimming the roster to 36.
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