Pro Hockey Rumors

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced during the second intermission that star defenseman Victor Hedman will not return versus Montreal due to injury. The Swede left after 06:14 of ice time, which was all in the first period. Further details have not been provided at this time on possible severity.  The hits keep coming for Tampa Bay, already having a defense corps ravaged by … [Read more...] about Lightning’s Victor Hedman Leaves Due To Injury

While the Lightning will get one of their stars back tonight, they’ll be without two others. Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times relays that goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy and winger Nikita Kucherov are listed as day-to-day with undisclosed injuries.  Tampa Bay was hoping to have Vasilevskiy back after missing Thursday’s game but that won’t be the case, meaning Jonas … [Read more...] about Kucherov And Vasilevskiy Out Tonight

11/29/25: The Lightning announced Saturday that they reassigned Lundmark back to AHL Syracuse. Lundmark didn’t dress for the Lightning’s 4-1 road win over the New York Rangers, but at least heads back down to the minors with a game’s worth of salary at his contract’s NHL pay rate. Lundmark is playing on a two-year, two-way contract containing a league-minimum $775K NHL salary … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay Lightning Reassign Simon Lundmark

According to Erik Erlendsson of Lightning Insider, the Tampa Bay Lightning have activated depth forward Pontus Holmberg from the injured reserve. No corresponding roster move was required as the Lightning placed defenseman Erik Cernak on injured reserve a few days ago. Although Tampa Bay’s defense is still banged up, Holmberg’s activation brings the Lightning’s forward core to … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay Lightning Activate Pontus Holmberg

When Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak stepped onto the ice for practice this morning, most observers assumed he’d be fit to play in the team’s game tonight against the Edmonton Oilers. That didn’t come to fruition though, as his injury kept him from taking on the Oilers tonight, meaning he’ll miss a second game with an undisclosed ailment. Cernak has been Tampa Bay’s … [Read more...] about Latest On Erik Cernak