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Michael Del Zotto News

Del Zotto (lower-body) will not play on Wednesday; listed as day-to-day.

Del Zotto missed Sunday’s game in Brooklyn because of a lower-body injury. Del Zotto is dealing with a bruised leg after blocking a shot vs. the Devils on Saturday. Del Zotto will likely miss Wednesday and Thursday’s game, so look for Brandon Manning to stay in the lineup.

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Callahan (hip) will return to the Lightning lineup on Tuesday.

Callahan has missed the last 15 games with lingering srness in his surgically-repaired hip. Callahan will take Brian Boyle’s spot in the lineup on a line with Valtteri Filppula nd Jonathan Drouin. He had two goals and two assists in his first 15 games.

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Callahan (lower-body) is listed as probable for Thursday’s game.

Callahan has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury, but is set to return to the Lightning lineup on Thursday. At this point in his career Callahan is more of a depth forward than the 40-50 point player he used to be. He has just two goals and two assists (four points) in 15 games this season.

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Del Zotto (lower-body) will be placed on long-term injured reserve on Wednesday.

Del Zotto is expected to miss at least the first month of the regular season, so his move to IR simply opens up a roster spot for an extra player to make the Flyers roster out of training camp. Del Zotto’s injury means that rookie Ivan Provorov will play huge minutes to start his NHL career.

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Callahan (hip) skated with a no-contact jersey on Monday.

Callahan continues to work his way back after offseason hip surgery and his return to the ice on Monday keeps him on pace for a mid-November return. With Callahan missing the first month of the season, it looks like Brayden Point will get a shot to start the year in Tampa Bay.

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