TORONTO — Tampa Bay Lightning star defenseman Victor Hedman left the team’s spherical-robin finale Saturday evening, following it appeared he twisted his appropriate ankle midway by the initially period against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Adhering to the 4-1 reduction that secured the No. 2 seed in the Jap Conference for the Lightning, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper failed to have an update on Hedman’s position or how considerably time he could miss, though he acknowledged his opportunity decline would produce a noteworthy gap in the Lightning’s lineup.
“It is a small disheartening due to the fact we really feel like we are going in the proper direction and to lose some of the star electric power we have,” stated Cooper, noting the Lightning are also with no captain Steven Stamkos and played Saturday minus Hedman’s defensive lover Jan Rutta. “We have obtained to circle the wagons.”
Hedman went down untouched as he spun about to skate backward at the Tampa Bay blue line with the Flyers’ Tyler Pitlick driving up the proper wing. The NHL’s 2017 Norris Trophy winner acquired up little by little and broke his adhere when heading down the tunnel to the locker room.
Stamkos has nonetheless to enjoy following sustaining a lower system injuries prior to the start out of teaching camp past thirty day period.
The Lightning, last season’s No. 1 seed in the East, will participate in both Columbus or Toronto in the 1st spherical. The Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs will enjoy a selecting Video game 5 on Sunday to conclude the qualifying spherical.
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