Just a few games into the regular season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are in an unfortunate yet familiar, and very undesirable situation again. Lightning captain, and then-leading goal-scorer, Steven Stamkos is out indefinitely with an injury.
Stamkos tore his right lateral meniscus against the Detroit Red Wings on November 15th and since then has undergone surgery to repair the tear. Unfortunately, even with the corrective surgery, Stamkos will be out for around four months and possibly more.
Just last season, Steven Stamkos was diagnosed with a blood clot near his right collarbone in April and didn’t play again until the Lightning’s final game of the postseason.