DIRK SHADD | Times
With the Lightning's season on the line in tonight's Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final, it needs all the help it can get.
"You want to be part of it," captain Steven Stamkos said.
But Stamkos (blood clot) and goalie Ben Bishop (lower left leg) aren't expected to be available for tonight's game at Consol Energy Center. Stamkos, sidelined since April 4 surgery to repair a blood clot, said his status hasn't changed. He would need to get off blood thinners, or be on a different regimen, to play.
"There's nothing to update," Stamkos said.