Murray has not played this season but has been practicing with the team for nearly two weeks, which is a great sign that he is nearing his season debut. Traveling with the team leaves the possibility that the young defenseman will play on the road-trip, but that is not a guarantee at this point.
Callahan played just 10:50 compared to his average of 17:45 a night on Monday. The Lightning are back in action on Tuesday in the second game of a back-to-back, so there is a chance that Callahan will not be available; depending on the severity of the injury. If he can't go then there is an open spot on the Lightning top-line next to Steven Stamkos, could it be filled by Jonathan Drouin in his second NHL game? We shall see.
Killorn took a spill in practice this morning, but head coach Jon Cooper said that he was fine and just got the wind knocked out of him and would play tonight. Well, it turns out that was not the case. He is out, Jonathan Drouin will make his NHL debut.
This situation has been a roller-coaster all day long. Originally he was ruled out, then was a maybe when Alex Killorn went down in practice. After the skate, head coach Jon Cooper said Killorn was fine and Drouin would not play. Now, with warmups underway Killorn is not on the ice and Drouin is, so he will make his much anticipated debut.
Wilson is nearly ready to return after having offseason ankle surgery. He will head to the Hershey Bears where he should practice throughout the week and likely play this weekend. He should be back with the Capitals really soon after playing 82 games with them in his rookie season.
Ramo allowed three goals on 26 shots in a loss to the Blue Jackets on Friday. It was Ramo's first loss of the season, but after sitting on Saturday vs. the Jets, the Flames will continue their goalie rotation by giving Ramo the start on Tuesday. The Lightning have one of the best offences in the league, so Ramo makes for a risky start.
Miller suffered the dislocated shoulder in a fight with Nicolas Deslauriers of the Sabres on Saturday. Miller is not an offensive threat so this won't hurt any fantasy lineups. Matt Bartowski will slide into the lineup and fill the hole left by Miller's injury.
Harrington, 21, has not played yet this season. He is going back to the AHL where he had 24 points (5G / 19A) in 76 games a season ago.
Ebbett, 31, has not played yet this season and will head to WBS (AHL) where he had 13 goals and 27 assists (40 points) in 44 games last season.
Sekera missed last Thursday's game with an upper-body injury but has been skating with the team for consecutive days. Head coach Bill Peters said that there is no guarantee that Sekera will play, so monitor his status during Tuesday's morning skate.
Varlamov missed three games with a groin injury, but he will be back between the pipes tonight against the Canucks. Varly has yet to record a win, while posting a 3.80 GAA and .910 SV% in his first three starts. Tonight he faces a Vancouver team coming off of a 4-1 win over the Blues last night.
Berra reportedly had a good day on Monday and head coach Patrick Roy says he will return from his neck injury tomorrow if he is as healthy as he was today. Semyon Varlamov is also making progress and will be in goal on Friday.
Bolland will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury. With Bolland sidelined, Brandon Pirri will remain in the lineup vs. the Avalanche. Consider Bolland day-to-day.
The Oilers never gave a timetable for Fasth's return, but he was on the ice this morning and won't miss as much time as the Oilers thought he would. For the time being, Ben Scrivens will continue to start with Richard Bachman as his back-up, but Fasth does not appear far off.
Gudas will miss his third straight game tonight in Edmonton. The Lightning just lost Victor Hedman to a fractured finger so their blueline is pretty banged up right now. Gudas is expected to miss Tuesday's game as well, but could be back on Friday vs. the Jets.
Brodie has come into his own in the last two years playing alongside Mark Giordano. The 24-year-old is an excellent skater with a great first pass and hard shot. On Sunday he scored his third goal of the season, which gives him seven points on the year and a six-game point streak. He was featured in our 'Fantasy Minute' and should be added if he is available in your league.
Hanzal missed practice today after being injured on Saturday night and he will not travel with the team which means he won't play Tuesday in Nashville and likely not in Minnesota on Thursday either. He was spotted with his knee wrapped walking around the facility, but head coach Dave Tippett called him day-to-day.
This was supposed to be the case from the beginning, but when Alex Killorn left practice early, there was some speculation that Drouin may play for him. However, it turns out that Killorn is fine and will play, which means Drouin will have to wait to make his NHL debut. "Playing back to back Friday and Saturday plus traveling Sunday, [Drouin is] not going to play tonight," said head coach Jon Cooper.
Killorn left Monday's practice early, but head coach Jon Cooper said that he just had the wind knocked out of him and he will play tonight. That means that Jonathan Drouin will not go until tomorrow at the earliest.
Schneider allowed three goals on 31 shots in a loss to the Sharks on Saturday. After winning the first three starts of the season and allowing just six goals, Schneider has now lost back-to-back games while allowing eight goals on 57 shots (.860 SV%). He will face the Rangers, who he was 1-0-0 against last year.
