The Tampa Bay Lightning were back on the ice for practice on Monday following their disappointing loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. Well, most of the Lightning were. Boris Katchouk wasn’t there as the team re-assigned him to the Syracuse Crunch. While that’s an unfortunate hit to the 27-year-old’s bank account (his AHL salary is $250,000 compared to his $775,000 NHL salary) it is a good sign that the Lightning are starting to get healthy.
Katchouk appeared in three games during his recall, tasting NHL action for the first time since the 2023-24 season when he was with Ottawa.