Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop took another step closer to a return, working out on the ice in full gear before Wednesday's morning skate.
While Bishop won't play in tonight's Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final, coach Jon Cooper is hopeful the Vezina Trophy finalist will join the team for practice Thursday and come back in the series.
"Ben skated today, and he will not be in the lineup tonight, but he's progressing," Cooper said. "After today's game, I think now we're teetering on whether he can be back. There's no guarantees in that. But he's been making gradual steps everyday and he was going up and down today in his pads.