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Lightning Round: Ben Bishop’s career has come to an end

Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill told The Dallas Morning News yesterday that goaltender Ben Bishop will remain on long-term injured reserve with a degenerative knee injury, which also means the end of Bishop’s career. Bishop previously played for the Tampa Bay Lightning from the 2012-13 to 2016-17 seasons.

After more than a year trying to return from knee surgery, Stars goaltender Ben Bishop’s career is over, general manager Jim Nill said Saturday morning. https://t.co/uGH2BCmVuh

— Matthew DeFranks (@MDeFranks) December 11, 2021

The 35-year-old Bishop had a torn meniscus surgery after the 2019-20 season and missed the whole 2020-21 season.