The Numbers Game
Matt Carle will wear number 25 for the Tampa Bay Lightning, a number many thought would eventually be (or maybe already was, at least unofficially) retired in honor of the last player to wear it, former captain Dave Andreychuk.
Matt Carle will wear number 25 for the Tampa Bay Lightning, a number many thought would eventually be (or maybe already was, at least unofficially) retired in honor of the last player to wear it, former captain Dave Andreychuk.
Martin St. Louis' addition to the Tampa Bay Lightning was an after-thought in 2000. 11 years later, Marty scored his 300th goal with the club.
Rick Dudley presided over the Lightning's draft from 1999 until 2001. Of the 33 players selected during that time, only one was playing in the NHL by 2009-10.