Lightning's Hedman Will Miss World Championship: Victor Hedman will not play in the World Championships in order to heal from a lower-body injury, the Tampa Bay Times reports. (Updated 4/28/13)
Injury Report
Lower Body - (Updated - 4/28/13)
Fantasy Analysis
Victor Hedman missed four games in April due to the lower-body injury, so he will spend the offseason getting back to full strength. (Updated 4/28/13).
04/21/2013 20:57 Hurricanes hold off Lightning behind Tlusty's goals
Jiri Tlusty scored two first-period goals and Dan Ellis stopped 34 shots to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night.
04/18/2013 22:42 Canadiens come through late to down lowly Lightning
Brian Gionta scored his second goal of the game with 47 seconds left in regulation and the Montreal Canadiens snapped a three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.
Victor Hedman is a talent. But he spent most of last season being schooled by opposing players. Those lessons started to sink in toward the end of the year and he had 10 points and an even rating in his last 13 games. That's impressive considering he finished with 23 points and a minus-9 rating on the season. He's still a bit of a gentle giant, but skating with the newly arrived Matt Carle should help take him to the next level. Are 40 points possible? He should come close, courtesy of first-unit power-play time. He'll hit 50 points in two years time. (Updated 8/14/12)
