With two games to go before the All-Star break, and another injured forward (Austin Watson) added to their growing list of walking wounded, the Tampa Bay Lightning made a couple of roster moves on Wednesday.
The Tampa Bay Lightning went with an 11/7 rotation in their 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. One of the reasons was because forward Austin Watson was ruled out with an lower-body injury prior to the game.
In a bit of a knock to their depth, forward Austin Watson is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Austin Watson is a bit lighter in the wallet today after the NHL fined him $2,022.57 for his actions at the end of the game against the Nashville Predators.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety had a busy day Friday, levying two fines to two different players.
The National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today that New Jersey Devils defenseman Brendan Smith and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Austin Watson have each received fines for their actions during Thursday’s games.
Though he likely didn’t mean any harm, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Austin Watson may have injured Nashville Predators defenseman Jeremy Lauzon, inadvertently or not.
During the closing moments of the Nashville Predators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning matchup on Thursday, Austin Watson of the Lightning unleashed a dangerous and seemingly intentional slap shot at Predators defenseman Jeremy Lauzon.
When the summer free agency period began, Austin Watson wasn’t likely on general manager Julien BriseBois’ radar. At the end of the summer, it was long shot that Watson would make it through training camp after signing a PTO with the team in late August.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Austin Watson to a one-year contract worth $776,665.
The Tampa Bay Lightning brought Austin Watson to their training camp and preseason on a PTO, allowing him the chance to make an impression and potentially earn an NHL deal.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Austin Watson to a professional tryout contract.
The Tampa Bay Lightning signed hard-hitting forward Austin Watson to a professional tryout in this year’s training camp.
Of the Ottawa Senators eight currently injured players, none of them will be returning to the lineup before the end of the season next week.
Things were getting intense between the Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators on Thursday night and they reached a boiling point during an insane sequence in the second period.
The Ottawa Senators ran into an in-form Juuse Saros in their latest defeat, a 3-0 setback at the hands of the Nashville Predators. The Finn produced a 38-save performance to shut out D.J.
The NHL fined Ottawa Senators forward Austin Watson $4,054.05 on Sunday for interference on Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin. The fine is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement.
Ottawa Senators forward Austin Watson has been given a two game suspension for interference.
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