Lightning promote Geekie, Halverson as three teammates head back to Syracuse
The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled forward Conor Geekie and goaltender Brandon Halverson from the Syracuse Crunch and reassigned forwards Mitchell Chaffee and Jakob Pelletier, along with defenseman Steven Santini, to Syracuse. Geekie has 17 goals and 59 points in 57 AHL games this season (14 NHL games with Tampa Bay this year), while Halverson leads the AHL in shutouts and is among the league leaders in wins; Pelletier paces the AHL in scoring, and Santini serves as Syracuse's captain. The moves are part of the team’s ongoing roster adjustments ahead of NHL play.