Yesterday Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois gave his annual state of the Lightning during his mid-season media availability, which became a tradition since BriseBois replaced Steve Yzerman as the team’s general manager. BriseBois analyzed the current season for the defending Stanley Cup champions, threw light on his plans for the upcoming trade deadline, and discussed many other details.
Julien BriseBois also disclosed details about Nikita Kucherov’s current condition. The Russian forward has been recovering after undergoing a surgery on his right hip at the end of the last year. Initially the Lightning expected that this surgery would sideline Kucherov for the whole 2020-21 regular season and he would be ready by the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs.