Jason Garrison News

Garrison (upper-body) is doubtful to play in Game 3.

Garrison is in jeopardy of missing his sixth consecutive game with an upper-body injury. If Garrison is held out of the lineup on Tuesday, the Lightning’s blue line will remain the same.

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Garrison (upper-body) is not expected to be ready this week.

Garrison missed the final six games of the regular season and was not available for practice on Monday morning. Garrison is expected to miss at least the first two games of the playoffs, but could be ready next week.

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Garrison left Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return.

Garrison appeared to lose his footing as he was hit from behind by Justin Abdelkader this afternoon. It didn’t appear as if Abdelkader meant to drive him into the board, but the collision ended up being much worse as they both crashed into the end boards. Abdelkader was assessed a two-minute boarding minor. There was no update on Garrison’s status following the game.

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Garrison (lower-body) will be back in the Lightning lineup on Tuesday.

Garrison was back on the ice for the morning skate on Tuesday and will be back in the lineup, paired with Luke Witkowski tonight in Nashville. Garrison has 20 points (3G / 17A) with a plus-15 rating in 49 games this season.

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Garrison (lower-body) will not play Saturday; doubtful for Sunday.

Garrison suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday’s win over the Stars and it will likely keep him out of both games over the weekend. He definitely will not play tonight, so look for Nikita Nesterov to get back into the lineup.

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Garrison (lower-body) did not take part in the Lightning's morning skate.

Garrison left Thursday's game with a lower-body injury and did not return. His absence from the morning skate means that he is unlikely to play tonight vs. the Kings.

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Garrison left Thursday’s game with a lower-body injury and did not return.

Garrison played 10:16 before being forced from the game with a lower-body injury. The Lightning have eight defensemen on their roster right now, so they will have no problem replacing Garrison if he misses Saturday’s game vs. the Kings.

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Garrison (undisclosed) will return to the lineup on Friday.

After missing the last four games, Garrison will return to the lineup tonight in Pittsburgh. There is no word on who he will replace, but Garrison comes in with 17 points (3G / 14A) and a plus-12 rating in 35 games.

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Garrison (undisclosed) will not play on Monday vs. Toronto.

Garrison had hoped to return to the lineup tonight, but he did not take part in the morning skate and will miss his third straight game with an undisclosed injury. He remains day-to-day.

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Garrison (undisclosed) practiced on a Sunday; hopes to return on Monday.

Garrison missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury, but it looks like he will be in-line to return to the lineup tomorrow vs. the Maple Leafs. Monitor his status in the pre-game warmups.

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Garrison (undisclosed) is not expected to play on Saturday.

Garrison was on the ice for the Lightning’s morning skate, but coach Jon Cooper doesn’t expect him to play tonight vs. Carolina. It would be the second straight game that Garrison will have missed, but his presence on the ice this morning suggests that he isn’t far from a return.

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Garrison is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

Garrison, who missed the third period of Saturday’s game, is dealing with a minor undisclosed injury and shouldn’t miss an extended period of time. The Lightning are in action tomorrow vs. Pittsburgh, so monitor his status today and tomorrow.

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Garrison left Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury and did not return.

Tampa Bay did not provide any details on Garrison’s injury, so the nature and severity of the injury are a complete mystery. The Lightning are off until Tuesday, so monitor his status leading up to that game vs. the Penguins.

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The Lightning have acquired Jason Garrison, the rights to Jeff Costello and a 2015 seventh-round pick from the Canucks for the 50th overall pick in this year's draft.

After scoring 16 goals (9 PPG) with the Panthers in 2011-12 the Canucks signed him to a six-year, $27.6 million dollar deal. In two seasons with Vancouver, Garrison had 15 goals and 34 assists (49 points) in 128 games. Trading Garrisson is a cap-dump by the Canucks. It is not just for this season, but the next four seasons he is signed through while carrying a $4.6 million dollar cap-hit. He heads to an aging blueline where he is expected to get a lot of power-play time because of the cannon he possesses.

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