Dries was called up from AHL Grand Rapids on Wednesday under emergency conditions.
Dries has 20 goals and 27 points in 48 appearances with AHL Grand Rapids in 2025-26. He's a veteran of 122 regular-season NHL games, but he hasn't played at the top level since the 2022-23 campaign. If Dries draws into the lineup Thursday in Tampa Bay, it will probably be as a member of the bottom six.