The Tampa Bay Lightning sent rookie forward Cedric Paquette to AHL Syracuse on Friday, leading to speculation that Ryan Callahan — who hasn’t played since Oct. 20 with a lower-body injury — would make his return tomorrow night against Washington.
Re post: #tblightning re-assign Cedric Paquette to Syracuse @SyracuseCrunch as Ryan Callahan expects to return tomorrow night
— Erik Erlendsson (@erlendssonTBO) October 31, 2014
#tblightning reassign Paquette to @SyracuseCrunch, meaning Callahan likely ready to return
— Joe Smith (@TBTimes_JSmith) October 31, 2014
Callahan, who had five points in his first six games this season, has missed the last five contests, during which the Lightning have gone 4-1-0 while scoring 17 goals. He returned to practice on Tuesday and told the Tampa Bay Times he’s “good to go” for tomorrow’s clash with the Caps.