BRANDON, Fla. - As the Lightning entered the Christmas break, the goaltending - normally a strength of this team over the past few years - came under some fire.
Ben Bishop was injured, diagnosed with a lower body injury suffered during a game on Dec. 20 and expected to miss 3-4 weeks. Andrei Vasilevskiy was immediately thrust in to the role of filling in as the No. 1 goaltender.
But when he faltered on a back-to-back situations in Washington, questions about whether he was ready to take on the role started to creep in to the equation.
But coming out of the break, Vasileskiy has show sure sing...
