The Tampa Bay Lightning previously indicated that Tyler Johnson was day-to-day after suffering an injury during a practice over the weekend. Yesterday, Bryan Burns, beat writer for TampaBayLightning.com reported that Jon Cooper updated Johnson’s status to being out for the rest of the pre-season with the hope he’d return for opening night.
Tyler Johnson is likely out for the remainder of the preseason because of his injury according to Jon Cooper. The hope remains that he’ll be available for Opening Night. #Bolts
— Bryan Burns (@BBurnsNHL) September 24, 2018
The opening night roster is already taking shape with the cuts made on Sunday in preparation for the start of Syracuse Crunch training camp on Tuesday.