Austin Watson is a bit lighter in the wallet today after the NHL fined him $2,022.57 for his actions at the end of the game against the Nashville Predators. As the buzzer sounded, the Lightning forward fired a slapshot from his own bluelien in the general direction of the Nashville net. The specific direction was right at Nashville’s Jeremy Lauzon.
Lauzon was understandably upset and in pain after getting hit with a puck that had no business being shot at that point in the game. Watson was given a 10-minute misconduct for his actions as well.
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Who is the odd man out when Conor Sheary returns [Raw Charge – paid subscriber]
The Bolts will have too many forwards when Sheary is back. So who gets left out?
Where will Conor Sheary fit upon his return [Tampa Bay Times]
The other half of the equation – where does Sheary play when he’s back. I feel he starts on the fourth line and goes from there.
Crunch win, 4-1 [Syracuse Crunch]
Waltteri Merala, Mitchell Chaffee, Tristan Allard, and Daniel Walcott scored while Matt Tomkins stopped 21-of-22. The Crunch are back on the ice tonight for their annual Teddy Bear Toss game. The Orlando Solar Bears are also having their Teddy Bear game tonight as they host the Atlanta Gladiators.
Trrrrrrraaaaaddddde [Lighthouse Hockey]
With Ryan Pulock hitting the IR, the Islanders were short a few defenders so they swapped a 2024 7th-round pick for veteran Robert Bortuzzo.
Fantasy MVPs for every team [ESPN]
The World Wide Leader in Sports has the Lightning ranked 13th this week (sounds about right) and in the least surprising pick ever, their fantasy MVP for the team is Nikita Kucherov.
Ranking all 23 third jerseys in the NHL [Daily Faceoff]
The Lightning aren’t scheduled to wear any this season as far as I know so they aren’t on this list. The Stars and their neon green attire take the top spot.
Could there be a new alternate jersey on the way? If you believe in prophecy by billboard, maybe just maybe.
