{"id":41839,"date":"2019-02-19T21:10:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T02:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=41839"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:34:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:34:20","slug":"tampa-bay-lightning-victor-hedman-and-brayden-point-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/02\/19\/tampa-bay-lightning-victor-hedman-and-brayden-point-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman and Brayden Point Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/lightning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> are without <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hedmavi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Hedman<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pointbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brayden Point<\/a><\/strong> on Tuesday as they take on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>. Hedman is believed to be out extremely &#8220;short-term&#8221; with an injury. Point will sit after missing a team meeting.<\/p>\n<h1>Lightnings Victor Hedman and Brayden Point Out<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lightning coach Jon Cooper says defenseman Victor Hedman expected t be out &quot;extremely short-term&quot; with lower body injury. Stralman draws in after being scratched Monday. Jan Rutta recalled from AHL for insurance<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLAdamK\/status\/1097992045304651777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Bolts announced Tuesday that the team would face the Flyers without both Hedman and Point. Hedman left Mondays game against the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blue-jackets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Colombus Blue Jackets<\/a> after completing the first period. Hedman&#8217;s injury was later deemed a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the exact cause is unknown as there was no noticeable damage during the period. After the game, Hedman was spotted leaving the dressing room with a slight limp. Hedman averages 22:26 minutes of ice time a night. He owns seven goals and 30 assists for 37 points in 53 games played this season. Most likely, the team is just being overly cautious with their star defenseman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brayden Point out for Lightning&#39;s game against Flyers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rMdLB75ko7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/rMdLB75ko7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tampa Bay Times (@TB_Times) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TB_Times\/status\/1098010363914682368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Tampa Bay announced that Point would sit for Tuesday&#8217;s contest. The club completed warm-ups without Point and is presumably only going to miss one game. Removing him from the bench for the tilt will serve as punishment for missing a team meeting earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Point has been thriving this season, netting 35 goals and 43 assists for 78 points in 59 games. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnsty01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Johnson<\/a><\/strong> will take his place on the second line, centring <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gourdya01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yanni Gourde<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kucheni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikita Kucherov<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>What this means for the future<\/h2>\n<p>The Bolts recently re-assigned <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/josepma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mathieu Joseph<\/a><\/strong> to the AHL to open a space for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/ruttaja02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jan Rutta<\/a><\/strong> during Hedman&#8217;s injury. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marteda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danick Martel<\/a><\/strong> will slot back into the lineup after being a healthy scratch.<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/stralan01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anton Stralman<\/a><\/strong> will take Hedman&#8217;s place on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>The Bolts will shuffle their pairings for the matchup. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/millejt01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.T. Miller<\/a><\/strong> will take a spot on the top line on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/stamkst01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steven Stamkos<\/a><\/strong>&#8216; right wing. Tampa is a deep team and can easily adjust to accommodate absences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tampa Bay Lightning are without Victor Hedman and Brayden Point on Tuesday as they take on the Philadelphia Flyers. Hedman is believed to be out extremely &#8220;short-term&#8221; with an injury. Point will sit after missing a team meeting. 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