The Tampa Bay Lightning has been dealing with more than their fair share of struggles as of late. In addition to the glaring issues with team chemistry which have been plaguing the team, injuries have started to pile up and have been taking a serious toll on the team as a whole.
Today, the Bolts Nation got some more bad news on the injury front. The Tampa Bay Lightning announced on Twitter this afternoon after further evaluation by the medical staff, Lightning forward Ondrej Palat will be forced to miss 6-8 weeks with a Lower Body Injury sustained on Saturday night against the Minnesota Wild.