TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-assigned forward Jack Finley to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.

The Lightning recalled forward prospect Jack Finley on Tuesday afternoon, just hours before their game against the Bruins in Boston. He will make his NHL debut, with Tampa Bay sitting top center Brayden Point for missing a team meeting before the morning skate.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without Brayden Point versus the Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins on Tuesday as head coach Jon Cooper has elected to scratch the talented center after he missed a team meeting,

The Lightning played without their leading goal-scorer, top center Brayden Point, who was scratched for missing a team meeting prior to the morning skate. It forced the team to scramble just to get enough players to fill its roster, recalling 22-year-old forward Jack Finley from AHL Syracuse to make his NHL debut as the 12th forward.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have established one of hockey’s winningest cultures in the last decade, resulting in back-to-back Stanley Cup victories and a third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final.