![]() Veterans Remain Consistent as Lightning Prospects Find Their Feet And Miftakhov was an unlucky redirection off a Crunch defenseman away from recording his second shutout of the season on January 26th against the Cleveland Monsters but ended the month giving up 6 goals to the Charlotte Checkers in a blowout loss. However, Alnefelt did raise his stats and win count after starting a stretch of games that the Crunch played their best defense of the season yet in but had let in a handful of goals that needed to be stopped. January looked like it was going to be the month when Max Lagace and Hugo Alnefelt finally settled into their split starting role for the Crunch as Amir Miftakhov was reassigned to the Solar Bears, but an injury to Lagace in the first half of the month and an injury to Alnefelt in the second half of the month brought Miftakhov right back into the Crunch goaltending equation.Īll three goalies had inconsistent performances over the month as none of the three truly looked like they could take over as the number one netminder for the Crunch. Goaltending Carousel Reemerges Amid Injuries and Mixed Performances Hora has been with the Crunch for most of the season on a PTO but earned himself a contract as he has proven to be the Crunch’s preferred option to insert into the lineup when injuries or NHL call-ups have depleted the Crunch’s blue line. While not known as an offensive talent, Labrie has quickly added another layer of leadership and physicality to the Crunch. Labrie should be a familiar name to Crunch and Lightning fans as he played 46 games with the Lightning between the 2012-2014 seasons and 77 games with the Crunch during the 20 seasons. Labrie to a two-year AHL contract and defenseman Frank Hora to a one-year AHL contract. The Crunch made two additions to the roster during January signing veteran forward P.C. ![]() Felhaber has already been assigned to the Solar Bears and what impact Richard might have with the Crunch remains to be seen. These trades will likely not affect the Crunch or Lightning too much as Lipanov was never able to make meaningful on-ice impacts with Syracuse and Huntington had been stuck on the Crunch’s fourth line for some time after jumping out to one of the best goal-scoring starts in Crunch history this season. Richard has 7 goals and 5 assists in 31 games with the Predators’ AHL affiliate this season. For Huntington, the Lightning received 25-year-old center Anthony Richard from the Nashville Predators. Felhaber has 2 goals in 14 games with the Stars’ AHL affiliate this season. In return for Lipanov the Lightning received 23-year-old LW Tye Felhaber from the Dallas Stars. In 2021 Lipanov spent the season in the second-tier Russian league, the VHL. Lipanov was scoreless in the 5 games he played for the Crunch in the 20 seasons as he spent most of his time in the ECHL with the Orlando Solar Bears. ![]() Huntington played 88 games over his three seasons with the Crunch and scored 11 goals and 18 assists. Jimmy Huntington and Alexey Lipanov are both forwards in the last year of their entry-level contracts and had struggled to gain traction in their two and a half seasons with Lightning affiliate teams in Syracuse and Orlando. Tampa Bay general manager Julien BriseBois started off February by making two change of scenery trades for two struggling prospects that have spent time with the Crunch. January Storylines Jimmy Huntington and Alexey Lipanov Traded
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