Lightning get major injury update on Victor Hedman’s status against Maple Leafs originally appeared on The Sporting News. Click here to add Sports News as your go-to source.
The Tampa Bay Lightning can only watch from afar.
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Their superstar defender, Victor Herdman, was in Milan competing for Team Sweden at the Winter Olympics. Hedman never came off the bench once in the quarterfinals. It turned out that he was injured while warming up.
This raised all sorts of concerns, but as it turned out, there was nothing to worry about.
Assistant coach Rob Zettler told reporters Hedman would be a good fit for Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs as the NHL returns from its Olympic hiatus.
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The Chargers captain missed nearly two months due to elbow surgery earlier this season.
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He played in the final three games before the Tampa Bay Olympics, then appeared in three qualifying games for Sweden before unexpectedly sitting out against the United States.
Hedman has played in 21 games for Tampa Bay this season, scoring 13 points and assists.
The Chargers got more good news from Zeitler during that media appearance. He added that Brayden Point, Charles Edward Dastos and Emil Martinson-Lilberg are also ready to play against Toronto.
Poe had to miss the Olympics after being named to Canada’s team due to a knee injury, but he’s apparently now recovered.
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Both Lierberg and Dastos are on injured reserve heading into the Olympic break, but are clearly fit to play.
The Chargers face Toronto on Wednesday and Carolina on Thursday, so now is a good time to get back to full strength.
