Lightning Made A Great Call Signing Former Blackhawks Forward

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Chicago Blackhawks by a 4-1 final score on Thursday night. 

Ilya Mikheyev was a big reason for the Lightning's win, as he scored two goals against his former team.

Following this strong game, Mikheyev now has four goals, six points, and a plus-2 rating in 15 games this season with the Bolts. With numbers like these, he is proving to the Lightning that they made the right call by adding him this off-season.

The Lightning signed Mikheyev to a four-year, $15.4 million contract back in July. The decision was not too difficult to understand, as the Lightning needed more secondary scoring. So far, Mikheyev is providing just that for them.

Mikheyev also provides value due to his strong two-way play. As a result, he has a spot on Tampa Bay's penalty kill, just like he did with the Blackhawks. Thus, he has been helping the Lightning in multiple ways. 

It will now be interesting to see how Mikheyev performs as this season rolls on. He has been a solid addition for Tampa Bay so far.