The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that they’re recalling prospect Sam O’Reilly from AHL Syracuse.
Whenever Tampa places him into the forward lineup, it’ll be for the player’s NHL debut. O’Reilly has two goals for six points in 12 AHL games with the Crunch to start the AHL this season.
The 20-year-old was the last selection of the first round by the Oilers in the 2024 NHL draft, but Edmonton traded him to the Bolts for the signing rights to reigning Hobey Baker Award winner Isaac Howard. Howard was previously Tampa’s top prospect, but a disagreement over the role he would play in 2025-26 led him to decide not to sign with the club, essentially forcing a trade unless they wanted to lose…
