Pro Hockey Rumors

The two-week break for the 4-Nations Face-Off couldn’t come at a better time for Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov, who head coach Jon Cooper shared is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury, per Benjamin Pierce, the Lightning’s Manager of Media Relations. Cooper added that Kucherov tweaked something at Saturday’s practice, forcing him to miss Tampa Bay’s 5-3 win … [Read more...] about Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov Out Day-To-Day With Upper-Body Injury

After returning winger Conor Sheary to the minors this morning, the Lightning wasted little time filling his vacated roster spot.  The team announced that they’ve recalled forward Dylan Duke from AHL Syracuse. It’s the first career regular season recall for the 21-year-old.  Duke was selected late in the fourth round back in 2021 by Tampa Bay, going 126th overall.  He spent … [Read more...] about Lightning Recall Dylan Duke

The Lightning announced Thursday they’ve recalled left-winger Conor Sheary from AHL Syracuse. He joined the team for this morning’s practice and could draw into the lineup in place of Anthony Cirelli, according to Benjamin Pierce of NHL.com. The latter may be dealing with the undisclosed injury that made him a game-time decision for last Saturday’s game against the Islanders. … [Read more...] about Lightning Recall Conor Sheary

Unsurprisingly, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s roster move from yesterday was confirmed as a paper transaction. According to a team announcement, the Lightning confirmed this morning that they’ve recalled goaltender Matt Tomkins and forward Gage Goncalves from their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. This evening, Tomkins will again serve as Andrei Vasilevskiy’s backup while … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay Lightning Recall Matt Tomkins, Gage Goncalves