The Tampa Bay Lightning received some pretty bad news at the onset of the off-season. On June 21st, just under one month after being eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals by the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Lightning would receive news one of their key players would be down for an extended period of time.
You see, this was the day the news broke Tampa Bay Lightning alternate captain Ryan Callahan underwent successful surgery to repair a labral tear in his right hip. It was believed this would cause him to miss around five months away from the ice.