Quick Strikes for Thursday, September 25
More details about Lightning Fan Fest, some news on some top Bolts prospects, and injuries galore around the league make up your Quick Strikes for Thursday, September 25.
- More details have been released about Lightning Fan Fest. The event will begin at 9 a.m. on Ford Thunder Alley, and will conclude at 3:30 p.m inside Amalie Arena. [Fox Sports Florida]
- Andrei Vasilevskiy, one of the top NHL prospects currently, had a solid game for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. [Tampa Tribune]
- One guy who wasn't on the ice against the Nashville Predators was Jonathan Drouin. He recently suffered a fractured thumb and will miss 3-4 weeks. As Pierre LeBrun explains though, that doesn't change the Lightning's plans for the young star. [ESPN]
- Injuries galore in the NHL already, as Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal will miss time with a broken leg. [Canes Country]
- Derek Stepan was another casualty of the NHL preseason, injured during an on-ice conditioning test held by the New York Rangers. He, like Jordan Staal, also fractured a bone in his leg. [Blueshirt Banter]
- ANOTHER injury, this time affecting the Detroit Red Wings. Wings star Pavel Datsyuk will miss 4-5 weeks with a second-degree shoulder separation. Datsyuk suffered injury problems last season, along with his linemate Henrik Zetterberg. [Hockey World Blog]
- Evander Kane has been the subject of trade rumors the past few seasons. Well, it looks like the Philadelphia Flyers were a team that nearly acquired him this summer. [Buzz on Broad]
- Former Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steve Downie talks about his new team, his time in Tampa, and re-uniting with former Bolts head coach Rick Tocchet, now an assistant with the Pittsburgh Penguins. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
Outside of Tampa, which Florida city would you most like to see host a Lightning preseason game?
Daytona (Ocean Center) | 19 |
Estero (Germain Arena) | 40 |
Jacksonville ( Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena,) | 33 |
Lakeland (Lakeland Center) | 48 |
Orlando (Amway Center) | 134 |
Pensacola (Pensacola Bay Center) | 20 |
Tallahassee (Donald L. Tucker Civic Center) | 18 |
Other | 8 |
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