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Lightning's Conor Sheary: Waived Wednesday
Conor Sheary was waived by Tampa Bay on Wednesday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.Sheary dressed in three of the Tampa Bay Lightning's opening six games, recording no points or shots while averaging 11:01 of ice time across those three appearances. If he goes unclaimed -- which seems likely given his $2 million annual cap hit through 2025-26 -- he will probably be reassigned to AHL Syracuse.
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Lightning's Conor Sheary: First points in seven games
Conor Sheary scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Senators.He scored on a backhand from between the circles off a slick pass from Nikita Kucherov. The points were Sheary's first in his last seven games. He has 15 points, including four goals, in 54 games this season.
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Lightning's Conor Sheary: Snaps major goal drought in loss
Conor Sheary had a goal and an assist in a 6-3 loss to Calgary on Thursday.Sheary tied the game 1-1 in the first period when he tapped in a backdoor pass. It was his first goal in 36 games, a span during which he managed just eight assists. The 31-year-old Sheary is mired on a lower line in Tampa Bay and isn't really a fantasy asset. Nice night, though.
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Lightning's Conor Sheary: Expected to play Tuesday
Conor Sheary (hand) is expected to be in the lineup Tuesday versus the Jets.The Tampa Bay Lightning have a lack of healthy defensemen with Mikhail Sergachev (lower body), Haydn Fleury (hand) and Erik Cernak (upper body) all sidelined, but they won't have to play short. Sheary was considered a game-time decision, and with 13 forwards dressing for the contest, his ice time may be even more limited than usual -- he's averaged just 10:41 per game this season.
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Lightning's Conor Sheary: Game-time decision
Conor Sheary (hand) will be a game-time call versus the Winnipeg on Tuesday, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.The Tampa Bay Lightning are dealing with a bunch of injuries among their defensemen, so if Sheary is able to play, the team may be forced to roll with 13 forwards and five blueliners Tuesday. If he's not able to play, Tampa Bay may just have to play a player short against the Jets. Either way, confirmation on Sheary's status should surface once the Bolts take the ice for pregame warmups.
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Lightning's Conor Sheary: Won't play Sunday
Conor Sheary (hand) won't play Sunday versus the Canadiens, Chris Krenn of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports.Sheary was injured Saturday versus the Rangers, and the results of further tests have not yet been revealed. Austin Watson will play on the third line with Mikey Eyssimont moving down to the fourth line for Sunday's contest. The Lightning's next match Tuesday versus the Jets to begin a three-game road trip.
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Lightning's Conor Sheary: Needs further evaluation
Conor Sheary will be evaluated for a hand or finger injury Sunday after leaving Saturday's game versus the Rangers in the second period, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.Sheary tried to play through the injury initially, but he couldn't finish the contest. If he can't play Sunday versus the Canadiens, Austin Watson will likely check back into the lineup on the fourth line.
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Lightning's Conor Sheary: Activated off LTIR
Conor Sheary (upper body) was removed from the long-term injured reserve list Thursday, per the NHL media site.Sheary has a goal and three points in 13 contests with Tampa Bay this season. Now that he's activated, Sheary might serve in a bottom-six capacity Thursday versus Edmonton. Mitchell Chaffee, who logged 6:56 of ice time in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Vancouver, was reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Thursday, so there's an opening for Sheary in the lineup.
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Lightning's Conor Sheary: Moves to LTIR
Conor Sheary (upper body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Tuesday, per CapFriendly.The Tampa Bay Lightning used the cap space to bring up defenseman Philippe Myers and forward Mitchell Chaffee from AHL Syracuse on Tuesday. Tampa Bay has a flu bug circulating through the team, so reinforcements were deemed to be necessary. Sheary practiced Monday and appears to be nearing a return to the lineup. He is eligible to be activated whenever he is ready to play.
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Lightning's Conor Sheary: Nearing return
Per coach Jon Cooper, Conor Sheary (upper body) is likely to return during the Tampa Bay Lightning's trip out West that begins Dec. 9, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.Sheary was injured Nov. 7 versus Montreal and has missed the last 10 games. Sheary was off to a slow offensive start before his injury, scoring once while adding a pair of assists in 13 games.