First things first - yes, I voted for Andrei Vasilevskiy as the number one player in the Tampa Bay Lightning organization under the age of 25, ahead of Nikita Kucherov. Maybe, it was a bit of a hot take - but maybe, just maybe I’ll be able to build an argument that he might be more important to the future of the Bolts than a guy who was in the Hart Trophy conversation last season.
When I put together my list, I had slots one and two open with the names Vasilevskiy and Kucherov staring me in the face.