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Watson will be a healthy scratch on Saturday vs. Columbus.
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Watson will draw back into the Lightning lineup on Thursday.
Watson will play for the first time since January 21st as head coach Jon Cooper looks to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of Tampa's back-to-back. Watson has two goals and one assist in 26 games this season.
Watson is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Watson has two goals and one assist in 26 games with the Lightning this season, playing predominantly on the team's fourth line.
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Austin Watson will draw back into the Lightning lineup Sunday vs. Montreal.
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Watson is listed as a scratch for Tuesday's game against the Blues.
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Austin Watson will draw back into the Lightnings' lineup Saturday vs. Calgary.
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Watson is listed as a scratch for Thursday's game in Edmonton.
Watson will sit on Thursday as Conor Sheary (upper-body) makes his return to the lineup. Watson has one goal and zero assists in 15 games this season.
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Austin Watson will be a healthy scratch Saturday vs. Seattle.
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Austin Watson will draw back into the Lightning lineup Saturday vs. Dallas.
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Watson will be a healthy scratch for Tuesday's game in Arizona.
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Watson will draw back into the Lightning lineup on Thursday.
Watson will enter the lineup in place of Alex Barre-Boulet, who is listed as a scratch for Thursday's game in Chicago. Watson has no points and seven shots on goal in five games this season.
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Watson will be a healthy scratch for Tuesday's game in Montreal.
Michael Eyssimont will return to Tampa Bay's lineup in place of Watson as the Lightning do a bit of lineup rotation for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Watson has registered zero points, four shots on goal, and 10 hits across four games this season.
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Austin Watson will draw back into the Tampa Bay lineup Saturday vs. Ottawa.
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Watson will make his Lightning debut on Sunday.
Tampa Bay has signed Austin Watson to a one-year, $776,667 contract after a successful PTO.
Watson was brought into Tampa Bay's training camp on a PTO and has successfully been signed to a one-year, $776,667 contract Monday. The 31-year-old veteran is joining his third NHL team (NSH, OTT) for his 10th career season. He had nine goals, two assists, 123 PIMs and 79 SOG in 75 games played with Ottawa in 2022-23.
Watson (foot) will not play again this season.
Watson (illness) will be a game-time decision on Sunday.
Watson (illness) will not play Friday vs. the Blackhawks.
Watson has four goals, two assists, 52 SOG, 56 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 50 games this season but will miss Friday's game vs. Chicago due to illness. He will hope to be back in the lineup soon to break his current 12-game pointless drought.
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Watson will be back in the Senators lineup on Monday.
Watson has been a healthy scratch for the Senators' previous three games but will draw back into the lineup Monday as the team takes on Calgary. The 31-year-old has four goals, six points, 49 SOG, 56 PIMs and a -10 plus/minus through 48 games this season.
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Watson has been suspended for two games for interference on Jack Ahcan.
Watson will not be available for Sunday's game in Washington or Tuesday's game vs. the Blues. Watson will likely be replaced by Clark Bishop in the bottom-6 on Sunday. He'll be eligible to return Thursday in Buffalo.