What about Commodore? He seems like a tweener in this.
I like him. I was ok with the trade, but didn't really think he'd be more than a body to fill in for Hedman being out. In a small sample size I think he's played pretty well, especially since he isn't the fastest guy out there.
The Tampa Bay Lightning might get injured defenseman Victor Hedman back for Tuesday's game against the Senators at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.
"It's a possibility I can play," Hedman said after a brief skate on Monday. "We'll see how it feels (Tuesday)."
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Still no word on exactly what was bothering Hedman but after a trip last week to Michigan to see doctors there, he seems ready to go.
"I just went and made sure about a couple of things I was concerned about, and now that I got that cleared up, I'm ready to get back into action. ... I'm 100 percent and ready to go."
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Coach Guy Boucher won't have any problem finding Hedman a spot on his revamped defensive roster as Bruno Gervais is out with an upper body injury. Gervais was seen with a huge ice wrap on a shoulder."
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Captain Vinny Lecavalier, who has missed seven games with a fractured right hand, will not play Thursday at Washington, Boucher said, and there is no timetable for his return. "He's not ready yet at all," Boucher said, and added. "As much as I would love spending time waiting for Vinny, we have to focus on the guys who are here."
He also skated yesterday in a red no-contact jersey at practice.
If there are no hitches, it sounds as if Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier could be back in the lineup late next week. The center will miss his 11th game tonight against the Bruins because of a fractured right hand sustained Feb. 18 against the Capitals.
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Lecavalier said all indications are things are going in the right direction, though he still cannot stick-handle or shoot -- "I tried it with a puck and it didn't feel too good, still" -- he said he hopes to be doing both by the end of this week.
"Hopefully, I'll be able to stick-handle and shoot and get another MRI and a CT scan and see where things are at and go from there," Lecavalier said.
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Boucher said defenseman Bruno Gervais (shoulder) is "pretty close" to returning.
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Lightning D Bergeron said surgery to relieve pressure on sciatic nerve was a success. " The pain in my leg is gone," he said.
