The Tampa Bay Lightning has certainly had its fair share of struggles over the course of the last week or so. The injuries have been mounting with players like defenseman Jason Garrison and Vladislav Namestnikov on the sidelines with various injuries and numerous players (and coaches) coming down with a nasty case of the flu. Amid all the bad news the Lightning has received, the Bolts received some good news today.
Despite the wishes of some of the Winnipeg Jets roster, according to Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman will not face a hearing with the National Hockey League Department of Player Safety stemming from the Swedish defenseman’s hit on Winnipeg Jets center on Bryan Little on Thursday night at the Amalie Arena.