With news breaking late on Monday night that Ryan Callahan is "out indefinitely" following an emergency appendectomy, what can the Tampa Bay Lightning do to replace him in the lineup for Game 6 and beyond?
This is, perhaps, one of the strangest ways to lose a top-6 forward just before a pivotal game.
The Tampa Bay Lightning will have to do without versatile right winger Ryan Callahan for the foreseeable future, as the team announced late on Monday night that he is out indefinitely following an emergency appendectomy.
Recent rhetoric surrounding Callahan hovers around his postseason performance, which has been underwhelming; he has just 3 points (all assists) in 12 playoff games so far and has yet to hit the scoresheet at all against the Montreal Canadiens.