The emotional ride that was Ryan Strome‘s 2016-17 season hit a high point on the night he was welcomed back to the team after a three-week stint with the New York Islanders AHL affiliate Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
After hitting a really rough patch earlier in the season the team decided to move him down to Bridgeport a common move when players go into bad funks. In his opening 12 games, Strome had five points to his name; one goal and four assists.
It was a far cry from the kid we had all seen just a year earlier net 50 points.