Lightning's Vasilevskiy set to start in AHL on conditioning assignment
Kim Klement / USA Today
Andrei Vasilevskiy is on the road back to the NHL.
The Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender, who underwent offseason surgery to remove a blood clot near his collarbone, is expected to make an AHL start Wednesday in Toronto, according to Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times.
With @SyracuseCrunch playing tonight in Toronto and Friday at home, Vasilevskiy could play both. Figured he needed 1-2 games to be ready
— Joe Smith (@TBTimes_JSmith) October 28, 2015
General manager Steve Yzerman later officially announced a conditioning assignment with the Crunch.
The 21-year-old, considered one of hockey's top goalie prospects, appeared in 16 games for the Lightning last season, going 7-5-1 with a .918 save percentage.