Prior to their game against the St. Louis Blues, but after the Syracuse Crunch’s game against Bridgeport, the Lightning recalled defenseman Haydn Fleury from Syracuse where he was on a conditioning assignment. The 27-year-old appeared in 5 games, recorded 6 shots on goal and had 6 penalty minutes.
He’ll likely join the team in Chicago and provide a little more depth should Erik Cernak need to take another game to recover from his upper-body injury. In two games with the Lightning Fleury has one assist.
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Lightning get shut out, again [Raw Charge]
First time since 2015 that the Bolts were shut out in back-to-back games. That was a pretty good streak.
Crunch win, 5-4 [Syracuse Crunch]
The final score was likely closer than it needed to be considering they had a 4-0 lead at one point, but a hat trick from Max Groshev helped them extend their winning streak to two games.
The Lightning keep sliding, but could Andrei Vasilevskiy change that? [Daily Faceoff]
Not sure asking a player who just came off of back surgery to carry the weight of the season is a good idea, but hey, it could work out!
Tage Thompson to miss ‘significant time’ with injury [Sportsnet]
The big forward got tangled up with an opponent last night and had to be helped off the ice. He returned to the game only to leave again after taking a shot off his hand.
NHL considering rule changes to create more overtime offense [ESPN]
The Lightning hope they institute a rule where both teams have to touch the puck in overtime.
A way too early guide to the 2025 NHL Draft [The Athletic]
Who knows, maybe these articles will start being relative to Lightning fans.
Rangers not in the Patrick Kane sweepstakes this time [NY Post]
Florida is apparently bidding hard for his services, but Toronto and Tampa Bay are also among the teams reported to be interested in the future hall-of-famer. Even on a discount, it would be interesting to see how Kane fits in on the Lightning’s roster.
Man arrested in hockey player’s death [AP News]
While the man’s name was not released by the police, it is assumed to be Matt Petgrave, the player whose skate sliced the neck of Adam Johnson, leading to his death.
Bruins to play Kings in Quebec City in 2024 preseason [Boston.com]
The Kings preseason tour of possible expansion cities will hit a second year in a row. The played the Sharks in Salt Lake City this preseason and will head up to Quebec City next year to play the Bruins one night and the Panthers on another.
PWHL release images of inaugural jerseys [The Ice Garden]
As the new league rushes to get ready for their debut in January, they are simplifying some things. On Tuesday they released the designs of the sweaters the six teams will be wearing for the first season. They all have basically the same design with the city of the team going down the front diagonally while they have slightly different piping on the sleeves.
