Lightning Round: European prospects update

Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports After the start of the 2020-21 NHL regular season, some of the Tampa Bay Lightning prospects stayed in European leagues. Let’s check in on how they’re performing during this season

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Mikhail Shalagin

8 games: 3 goal, 0 assists – Khimik Voskresensk – VHL

25 games: 8 goals, 12 assists – Gornyak Uchaly – VHL

4 games: 2 goals, 2 assists – Gornyak Uchaly – VHL playoffs

2 games: 0 goals, 0 assists – Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg – KHL

After getting drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2019, some fans considered Shalagin another late-round steal, after seeing his record breaking season in the MHL (the Russian junior league) where he scored 48 goals in 45…