On Tuesday, a report surfaced that Syracuse Crunch defenseman Dominik Masin was going to sign with Amur Khabarovsk of the KHL. This has yet to be confirmed by either the Crunch or the Tampa Bay Lightning, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t going to happen. With the uncertainty facing the AHL next season he might not be the only member of the Crunch to choose the European/Russian option.
The Crunch/Lightning have a few players who are RFA’s heading into the offseason. Leading that group is Alexander Volkov. While reports have him as currently in Tampa as part of the taxi squad, there are no assurances he makes the Lightning’s roster next season and he may choose the certainty of playing in the KHL as opposed to waiting around for the AHL to start.